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<br><b>LMS Tutorial for the Newly Diagnosed</b><br><br>
   <ul>
   <a href="basic.htm"><b>Basic Information</b></a><br>
      <ul>
      <a href="basic.htm#what"><b>What is Leiomyosarcoma?</b></a><br>
      <a href="basic.htm#definitions"><b>Definitions</b></a><br>
      <a href="basic.htm#progression"><b>LMS and Disease Progression</b></a><br>
      <a href="basic.htm#staging"><b>Significance of Staging</b></a><br>
      <a href="basic.htm#general"><b>General Principles of Treatment</b></a><br>
      <a href="basic.htm#glivec"><b>STI-571 [Glivec]</b></a><br>
      <a href="basic.htm#other"><b>Other Treatments</b></a><br>
      </ul>
   <a href="firststeps.htm"><b>First Steps</b></a><br>
      <ul>
      <a href="firststeps.htm#shock"><b>In Shock?</b></a><br>
      <a href="firststeps.htm#do"><b>Do I [Really] Have LMS?</b></a><br>
      <a href="firststeps.htm#get"><b>Get Your Records</b></a><br>
      <a href="firststeps.htm#donext"><b>What to Do Next</b></a><br>
      <a href="firststeps.htm#where"><b>WHERE are you, in the staging of the illness?</b></a><br>
      <a href="firststeps.htm#primary"><b>LMS Primary or Metastasis?</b></a><br>
      <a href="firststeps.htm#nature"><b>Nature of Leiomyosarcomas</b></a><br>
      <a href="firststeps.htm#general"><b>General Principles of Treatment</b></a><br>
      <a href="firststeps.htm#sti571"><b>LMS & Treatment STI-571 & CD117 & GIST</b></a><br>
      <a href="firststeps.htm#faq"><b>FAQ About GIST and C-kit and STI-571</b></a><br>
      <a href="firststeps.htm#adjuvant"><b>Adjuvant Treatment OR Not?</b></a><br>
      <a href="firststeps.htm#pdq"><b>PDQ files and the NCI</b></a><br>
      <a href="firststeps.htm#deal"><b>Dealing with Doctors</b></a><br>
         <ul>
         <a href="firststeps.htm#choose"><b>Choosing A Doctor</b></a><br>
         <a href="firststeps.htm#members"><b>Members of the Healthcare Team</b></a><br>
         <a href="firststeps.htm#talk"><b>Talking with Your Doctor</b></a><br>
         <a href="firststeps.htm#seek"><b>Seeking Second Opinions</b></a><br>
         </ul>
      </ul>
   <a href="steptwo.htm"><b>Second Steps</b></a><br>
      <ul>
      <a href="steptwo.htm#adjuvant"><b>Adjuvant Treatment For Leiomyosarcoma?</b></a><br>
      <a href="steptwo.htm#mets"><b>Metastatic Cancer </b></a><br>
      <a href="steptwo.htm#lmsmets"><b>LMS, Metastases, and Treatment Decisions</b></a><br>
      <a href="steptwo.htm#trials"><b>Clinical Trials</b></a><br>
      <a href="steptwo.htm#myelodysplasia"><b>Myelodysplasia</b></a><br>
      <a href="steptwo.htm#special"><b>Special Uterine Leiomyosarcoma Section</b></a><br>
         <ul>
         <a href="steptwo.htm#uladjuvant"><b>Uterine Leiomyosarcoma: Whether or Not to have Adjuvant Treatment</b></a><br>
         <a href="steptwo.htm#hrt"><b>Uterine Leiomyosarcoma and HRT</b></a><br>
         <a href="steptwo.htm#error"><b>Uterine Diagnostic Error</b></a><br>
         <a href="steptwo.htm#inherit"><b>Uterine Leiomyosarcoma & Inherited Susceptibility</b></a><br>
         </ul>
      </ul>
   <a href="uk.htm"><b>International Perspective</b></a><br>
      <ul>
      <a href="uk.htm#diagnosis"><b>Diagnosis</b></a><br>
      <a href="uk.htm#gettreat"><b>Getting Treatment</b></a><br>
      <a href="uk.htm#treatment"><b>Treatment</b></a><br>
      <a href="uk.htm#charter"><b>Whatever happened to the NHS Patient Charter?</b></a><br>
      <a href="uk.htm#howlong"><b>How Long Does It Go On For?</b></a><br>
      <a href="uk.htm#centres"><b>Some Cancer Centres in England</b></a><br>
      </ul>
   </ul>
<br><b>&nbsp;</b><br><br>
<a href="approach.htm"><b>How to Deal with LMS</b></a><br>
   <ul>
   <a href="general.htm"><b>General Approach to Treatment</b></a><br>
      <ul>
      <a href="general.htm#010sarconc"><b>Use A Sarcoma Oncologist</b></a><br>
      <a href="general.htm#020primary"><b>Primary Tumor</b></a><br>
      <a href="general.htm#030recur"><b>Local Recurrence</b></a><br>
      <a href="general.htm#040mets"><b>Metastases</b></a><br>
      <a href="general.htm#050testing"><b>Test Your Tumor</b></a><br>
      <a href="general.htm#060myelo"><b>Myelodysplasia</b></a><br>
      <a href="general.htm#070clot"><b>Clotting</b></a><br>
      <a href="general.htm#080stress"><b>Stress Management</b></a><br>
      <a href="general.htm#090alt"><b>Alternative Medicine</b></a><br>
      <a href="general.htm#100howitis"><b>How It Is for an LMS Survivor</b></a><br>
      <a href="general.htm#110clinicaltrials"><b>Clinical Trials</b></a><br>
      <a href="general.htm#120sarcammo"><b>Ammunition References</b></a><br>
      <a href="general.htm#130prognosis"><b>Prognosis</b></a><br>
      <a href="general.htm#140addend"><b>Addendum</b></a><br>
      <a href="general.htm#160rhythms"><b>Rhythms of Treatment</b></a><br>
      </ul>
   <a href="metastasectomies.htm"><b>Surgical Remissions Extend Survival</b></a><br>
      <ul>
      <a href="metastasectomies.htm#010intro"><b>Metastasectomies</b></a><br>
      <a href="metastasectomies.htm#020pubmed"><b>Medical Journal Corroboration</b></a><br>
      <a href="metastasectomies.htm#030other"><b>Further Corroboration</b></a><br>
      </ul>
   <a href="ulmsadj.htm"><b>Uterine LMS and Adjuvant Treatment</b></a><br>
      <ul>
      <a href="ulmsadj.htm#1adj"><b>What is Adjuvant Treatment?</b></a><br>
      <a href="ulmsadj.htm#2adjrad"><b>Adjuvant Radiation</b></a><br>
      <a href="ulmsadj.htm#3adjchemo"><b>Adjuvant Chemotherapy</b></a><br>
      </ul>
   <a href="rights.htm"><b>Patients' Rights</b></a><br>
   <a href="testingtumor.htm"><b>Testing Your Tumor</b></a><br>
      <ul>
      <a href="testingtumor.htm#05dediff"><b><b>How Cancer Starts, and Dedifferentiation</b></b></a><br>
      <a href="testingtumor.htm#060chemosens1"><b><b>Chemosensitivity Testing</b></b></a><br>
      <a href="testingtumor.htm#110drugstotest"><b>Some Chemotherapy Drugs to Test</b></a><br>
      <a href="testingtumor.htm#120chemosenslabs"><b>Some Labs Testing Chemosensitivity</b></a><br>
      <a href="testingtumor.htm#130drugresist"><b>Tumor Drug Resistance</b></a><br>
      <a href="testingtumor.htm#140prognmarkers"><b>Prognostic Markers</b></a><br>
      <a href="testingtumor.htm#150predictmarkers"><b>Predictive Markers</b></a><br>
      <a href="testingtumor.htm#160hormonemarkers"><b>Hormonal Markers</b></a><br>
      <a href="testingtumor.htm#170ckittest"><b>Ckit {CD117} Testing</b></a><br>
      <a href="testingtumor.htm#180targetedmarkers"><b>Other Targeted Drug Test Markers</b></a><br>
      <a href="testingtumor.htm#191tissuebank"><b>International LMS Tissue Bank</b></a><br>
      <a href="testingtumor.htm#193immunohisto"><b>Immunohistochemical Tests</b></a><br>
      <a href="testingtumor.htm#195geneexpr"><b>Gene Expression Profiling</b></a><br>
      <a href="testingtumor.htm#197proteomic"><b>Proteomic Studies</b></a><br>
      <a href="testingtumor.htm#190searches"><b><b>More Information</b></b></a><br>
      <a href="testingtumor.htm#200references"><b>References</b></a><br>
      </ul>
   <a href="scans.htm"><b>About Scans</b></a><br>
      <ul>
      <a href="scans.htm#010surveillance"><b>A Word About Surveillance</b></a><br>
      <a href="scans.htm#020eatwear"><b>What to Wear, Eat, and Drink</b></a><br>
      <a href="scans.htm#030reports"><b>How to get your Reports Promptly</b></a><br>
      <a href="scans.htm#040copy"><b>Scans: To Have and To Hold and to Copy</b></a><br>
      <a href="scans.htm#050readscans"><b>Learn to Read Your Scans</b></a><br>
      <a href="scans.htm#060errors"><b>Imaging Errors</b></a><br>
      <a href="scans.htm#070risk"><b>CT Radiation and CT Contrast Are Not Without Risk</b></a><br>
      <a href="scans.htm#choices"><b>Imaging Choices</b></a><br>
         <ul>
         <a href="scans.htm#110xray"><b>X-rays</b></a><br>
         <a href="scans.htm#120ct"><b>CT Scans</b></a><br>
         <a href="scans.htm#130boneiso"><b>Bone Isotope Scans</b></a><br>
         <a href="scans.htm#140bonedens"><b>Bone Density Scans</b></a><br>
         <a href="scans.htm#150mri"><b>MRI Scans</b></a><br>
         <a href="scans.htm#160pet"><b>PET Scans</b></a><br>
         <a href="scans.htm#170mamm"><b>Mammography</b></a><br>
         <a href="scans.htm#180us"><b>Ultrasound Scans</b></a><br>
         <a href="scans.htm#190ct-mri"><b>Comparison of MRI and CT scans for Liver Imaging</b></a><br>
         </ul>
      <a href="scans.htm#200surveilldiscussion"><b>Surveillance Schedules and Discussion</b></a><br>
         <ul>
         <a href="scans.htm#210uterine"><b>Uterine LMS</b></a><br>
         <a href="scans.htm#220gi"><b>Gastrointestinal LMS</b></a><br>
         <a href="scans.htm#230retro"><b>Retroperitoneal LMS</b></a><br>
         <a href="scans.htm#240extr"><b>Extremity LMS</b></a><br>
         <a href="scans.htm#250skin"><b>Skin</b></a><br>
         </ul>
      <a href="scans.htm#260specorgan"><b>Which Scan is Best for Which Organ?</b></a><br>
      </ul>
   <a href="biopsies.htm"><b>About Biopsies</b></a><br>
      <ul>
      <a href="biopsies.htm#01intro"><b>Introduction</b></a><br>
      <a href="biopsies.htm#03necessary"><b>Necessary Biopsies</b></a><br>
      <a href="biopsies.htm#05fineneedle"><b>Fine Needle Biopsies</b></a><br>
      <a href="biopsies.htm#07core"><b>Core Needle Biopsies</b></a><br>
      <a href="biopsies.htm#09open"><b>Open Biopsies</b></a><br>
      <a href="biopsies.htm#11track"><b>Seeding Local Tumors by Track Implantation</b></a><br>
      <a href="biopsies.htm#13mets"><b>Seeding of Metastases</b></a><br>
      <a href="biopsies.htm#15refs"><b>Annotated References</b></a><br>
      </ul>
   <a href="lab.htm"><b>Lab Tests and Keeping Records</b></a><br>
      <ul>
      <a href="lab.htm#01records"><b>Keeping Records</b></a><br>
      <a href="lab.htm#02lab"><b>Interpreting Laboratory Tests</b></a><br>
      </ul>
   <a href="stats1primary.htm"><b>Primary Site Statistics</b></a><br>
      <ul>
      <a href="stats1primary.htm#stats1primary"><b>Read First -- Discussion of Statistics Terms</b></a><br>
      <a href="stats1primary.htm#stats2cgap"><b>Read First -- Cancer Genome Project</b></a><br>
      <a href="stats1primary.htm#stats2general"><b>Read First -- LMS General Statistics Information</b></a><br>
      <a href="stats1primary.htm#stats3other"><b>For Other Primary Sites Not Listed</b></a><br>
      <a href="stats2bontoheart.htm"><b>Bone<br>Breast<br>Chest<br>External Genital<br>Cutaneous<br>Gastrointestinal<br>Heart</b></a><br>
         <ul>
         <a href="stats2bontoheart.htm#statsbon"><b>Bone</b></a><br>
         <a href="stats2bontoheart.htm#statsbre"><b>Breast</b></a><br>
         <a href="stats2bontoheart.htm#statsche"><b>Chest</b></a><br>
         <a href="stats2bontoheart.htm#statscut"><b>Cutaneous</b></a><br>
         <a href="stats2bontoheart.htm#statsgen"><b>External Genital</b></a><br>
         <a href="stats2bontoheart.htm#statsgi"><b>Gastrointestinal</b></a><br>
         <a href="stats2bontoheart.htm#statsheart"><b>Heart</b></a><br>
         </ul>
      <a href="stats3limbretro.htm"><b>Limb<br>Nose<br>Retroperitoneal</b></a><br>
         <ul>
         <a href="stats3limbretro.htm#statslimb"><b>Limb</b></a><br>
         <a href="stats3limbretro.htm#statsnose"><b>Nose</b></a><br>
         <a href="stats3limbretro.htm#statsretro"><b>Retroperitoneal</b></a><br>
         </ul>
      <a href="stats4utevein.htm"><b>Uterine<br>Vascular<br>Aorta and/or IVC<br>Renal Vein</b></a><br>
         <ul>
         <a href="stats4utevein.htm#010statsuterine"><b>Uterine</b></a><br>
         <a href="stats4utevein.htm#020statsvein"><b>Vascular</b></a><br>
         <a href="stats4utevein.htm#030statsivc"><b>Aorta and/or Inferior Vena Cava</b></a><br>
         <a href="stats4utevein.htm#040statsrenalvein"><b>Renal Vein</b></a><br>
         </ul>
      </ul>
   <a href="accessmed.htm"><b>Access to Medical Information</b></a><br>
   <a href="causes.htm"><b>Causes of LMS</b></a><br>
      <ul>
      <a href="causes.htm#010intro"><b>Introduction - Sarcoma and Leiomyosarcoma</b></a><br>
      <a href="causes.htm#020howcancerstarts"><b>How Cancer Starts [Carcinogenesis]</b></a><br>
      <a href="causes.htm#025secondcancer"><b>Second and Multifocal Cancers</b></a><br>
      <a href="causes.htm#026berwickstudy"><b>The Berwick Study</b></a><br>
      <a href="causes.htm#027screening"><b>Screening</b></a><br>
      <a href="causes.htm#030ULMS"><b>Uterine LMS</b></a><br>
      <a href="causes.htm#050autoimmune"><b>Autoimmune Causes of LMS</b></a><br>
      <a href="causes.htm#050chemical"><b>Chemical and Environmental Carcinogens</b></a><br>
      <a href="causes.htm#050chemotherapy"><b>Chemotherapy Agents</b></a><br>
      <a href="causes.htm#050diet"><b>Diet</b></a><br>
      <a href="causes.htm#050hereditary"><b>Hereditary [Familial] LMS: Some Syndromes </b></a><br>
      <a href="causes.htm#050inflammation"><b>Inflammation</b></a><br>
      <a href="causes.htm#050irradiation"><b>Radiation Exposure</b></a><br>
      <a href="causes.htm#050otherdisease"><b>In the Presence of Other Disease</b></a><br>
      <a href="causes.htm#050thyroidlink"><b>The Link with Thyroid Disease</b></a><br>
      <a href="causes.htm#050viral"><b>Viral</b></a><br>
      </ul>
   <a href="pain.htm"><b>Pain Management</b></a><br>
      <ul>
      <a href="pain.htm#010pain"><b>Pain Management</b></a><br>
      <a href="pain.htm#020refs"><b>Resources & Information</b></a><br>
      </ul>
   <a href="insurancedisputes.htm"><b>Insurance: Petitioning for Disputed Items</b></a><br>
      <ul>
      <a href="insurancedisputes.htm#010intro"><b>Introduction</b></a><br>
      <a href="insurancedisputes.htm#020insco"><b>Insurance Disputes 1</b></a><br>
      <a href="insurancedisputes.htm#030insco"><b>Insurance Disputes 2</b></a><br>
      <a href="insurancedisputes.htm#040HMO"><b>HMO Saga</b></a><br>
      <a href="insurancedisputes.htm#050medicare"><b>Medicare</b></a><br>
      <a href="insurancedisputes.htm#060army"><b>Military</b></a><br>
      </ul>
   </ul>
<br><b>&nbsp;</b><br><br>
<a href="techniques.htm"><b>Tools & Techniques</b></a><br>
   <ul>
   <a href="ulmsadj.htm"><b>Uterine LMS and Adjuvant Treatment</b></a><br>
      <ul>
      <a href="ulmsadj.htm#1adj"><b>What is Adjuvant Treatment?</b></a><br>
      <a href="ulmsadj.htm#2adjrad"><b>Adjuvant Radiation</b></a><br>
      <a href="ulmsadj.htm#3adjchemo"><b>Adjuvant Chemotherapy</b></a><br>
      </ul>
   <a href="hormones.htm"><b>Uterine LMS and Hormones and HRT</b></a><br>
      <ul>
      <a href="hormones.htm#01test"><b>Test Your Tumor</b></a><br>
      <a href="hormones.htm#03hrt"><b>HRT & LMS</b></a><br>
      <a href="hormones.htm#05erpos"><b>Estrogen Receptor Positive</b></a><br>
      <a href="hormones.htm#07aroma"><b>Aromatase Inhibitors: Letrozole & Anastrazole</b></a><br>
         <ul>
         <a href="hormones.htm#07letrozole"><b>General Information about Letrozole</b></a><br>
         <a href="hormones.htm#08anastrozole"><b>General Information about Anastrozole</b></a><br>
         </ul>
      <a href="hormones.htm#09notam"><b>NOT Tamoxifen</b></a><br>
      <a href="hormones.htm#11megace"><b>Megace Therapy</b></a><br>
      <a href="hormones.htm#13gnrh"><b>Gonadotrophin Releasing Hormone [GnRH]Agonists </b></a><br>
      <a href="hormones.htm#15antiprog"><b>Anti-Progestogen Therapy</b></a><br>
      <a href="hormonerefs"><b>More Information & References</b></a><br>
      </ul>
   <a href="radiation.htm"><b>Radiation Therapy and Radiation Damage</b></a><br>
      <ul>
      <a href="radiation.htm#nci"><b>NCI publications</b></a><br>
      <a href="radiation.htm#choose"><b>About Choosing Radiation</b></a><br>
      <a href="radiation.htm#why"><b>Why This Web Page Was Constructed</b></a><br>
      <a href="radiation.htm#types"><b>Types of Radiation</b></a><br>
      <a href="radiation.htm#works"><b>How Radiation Works</b></a><br>
      <a href="radiation.htm#choices"><b>Treatment Choices</b></a><br>
      <a href="radiation.htm#unwanted"><b>Prevention of Unwanted Radiation Damage</b></a><br>
      <a href="radiation.htm#sensitizers"><b>Radiosensitizers</b></a><br>
      <a href="radiation.htm#adding"><b>Adding Chemotherapy, Hyperthermia, or Antiangiogenesis</b></a><br>
      <a href="raddiscuss.htm"><b>Discussion of Radiation Damage</b></a><br>
         <ul>
         <a href="raddiscuss.htm#points"><b>Some Important Points</b></a><br>
         <a href="raddiscuss.htm#early"><b>Early and Late Side Effects</b></a><br>
         <a href="raddiscuss.htm#damage"><b>Damage & Risks to Structures Usually Within the Beam</b></a><br>
            <ul>
            <a href="raddiscuss.htm#arteries"><b>Arteries</b></a><br>
            <a href="raddiscuss.htm#bone"><b>Bone</b></a><br>
            <a href="raddiscuss.htm#skin"><b>Skin</b></a><br>
            <a href="raddiscuss.htm#newcan"><b>New Cancers</b></a><br>
            <a href="raddiscuss.htm#marrow"><b>Bone Marrow: Myelodysplasia</b></a><br>
            </ul>
         <a href="raddiscuss.htm#areas"><b>Possible Late Effects in Individual Irradiation Areas</b></a><br>
            <ul>
            <a href="raddiscuss.htm#areachest"><b>Chest</b></a><br>
            <a href="raddiscuss.htm#areahead"><b>Head and Neck</b></a><br>
            <a href="raddiscuss.htm#areabrain"><b>Brain</b></a><br>
            <a href="raddiscuss.htm#areaabd"><b>Abdomen and Pelvis</b></a><br>
            <a href="raddiscuss.htm#areacord"><b>Spinal Cord</b></a><br>
            <a href="raddiscuss.htm#arealimb"><b>Limb</b></a><br>
            </ul>
         </ul>
      <a href="radiation.htm#glossary"><b>Glossary</b></a><br>
      <a href="radabstracts.htm"><b>Medical Abstracts - Radiation</b></a><br>
         <ul>
         <a href="radabstracts.htm#treatabs"><b>References for Radiation and Treatment</b></a><br>
         <a href="radabstracts.htm#worksabs"><b>Mechanisms of Radiation Damage & Radiosensitivity</b></a><br>
         <a href="radabstracts.htm#sensabs"><b>RadioSensitizers and RadioChemoTherapy</b></a><br>
         <a href="radabstracts.htm#abdabs"><b>ABDOMEN & PELVIS - Radiation Damage</b></a><br>
         <a href="radabstracts.htm#artabs"><b>ARTERIES - Radiation Damage</b></a><br>
         <a href="radabstracts.htm#boneabs"><b>BONE - Radiation Damage</b></a><br>
         <a href="radabstracts.htm#marrowabs"><b>Bone Marrow Damage</b></a><br>
         <a href="radabstracts.htm#brainabs"><b>Radiation Induced Brain Damage</b></a><br>
         <a href="radabstracts.htm#chestabs"><b>CHEST - Radiation Damage</b></a><br>
         <a href="radabstracts.htm#headabs"><b>HEAD and NECK - Radiation Damage</b></a><br>
         <a href="radabstracts.htm#limbabs"><b>LIMB - Radiation Damage</b></a><br>
         <a href="radabstracts.htm#newcanabs"><b>NEW CANCERS - Radiation Damage</b></a><br>
         <a href="radabstracts.htm#skinabs"><b>SKIN - Radiation Damage</b></a><br>
         <a href="radabstracts.htm#cordabs"><b>Spinal Cord - Radiation Damage</b></a><br>
         <a href="radabstracts.htm#prevabs"><b>Prevention of Radiation Damage</b></a><br>
         </ul>
      </ul>
   <a href="protons.htm"><b>Proton Beam Radiotherapy</b></a><br>
      <ul>
      <a href="protons.htm#010proton"><b>About Proton Beams</b></a><br>
      <a href="protons.htm#020refs"><b>References and URLs</b></a><br>
      <a href="protons.htm#040where"><b>Where to Go?</b></a><br>
      <a href="protons.htm#050mail"><b>Correspondence</b></a><br>
      </ul>
   <a href="neutrons.htm"><b>Neutron Beam Radiotherapy</b></a><br>
      <ul>
      <a href="neutrons.htm#010neutrons"><b>Fast Neutron Therapy</b></a><br>
      <a href="neutrons.htm#020which"><b>When To Use It</b></a><br>
      <a href="neutrons.htm#030refs"><b>More Information</b></a><br>
      <a href="neutrons.htm#040where"><b>Fermilab</b></a><br>
      <a href="neutrons.htm#060mail"><b>Correspondence</b></a><br>
      </ul>
   <a href="chemo01menu.htm"><b>Chemotherapy</b></a><br>
      <ul>
      <a href="chemo10therapy.htm"><b>About Chemotherapy</b></a><br>
         <ul>
         <a href="chemo10therapy.htm#whychemo"><b>Why Choose Chemotherapy?</b></a><br>
            <ul>
            <a href="chemo10therapy.htm#dediff"><b>Chemotherapy and Dedifferentiation</b></a><br>
            <a href="chemo10therapy.htm#choosing"><b>Choosing A Chemotherapy Agent</b></a><br>
            <a href="chemo10therapy.htm#updating"><b>Updating Chemotherapy Response Rates</b></a><br>
            </ul>
         <a href="chemo10therapy.htm#late"><b>Late Effects of Chemotherapy</b></a><br>
            <ul>
            <a href="chemo10therapy.htm#marrow"><b>Chemotherapy Damage to Bone Marrow</b></a><br>
            <a href="chemo10therapy.htm#andropause"><b>ChemoBrain & Chemotherapy-Induced Menopause and Andropause</b></a><br>
            <a href="chemo10therapy.htm#listserv"><b>ChemoBrain Discussion on the ACOR LMS Listserv</b></a><br>
            </ul>
         <a href="chemo10therapy.htm#protect"><b>Protective Agents Against Chemotherapy and Radiotherapy Damage</b></a><br>
            <ul>
            <a href="chemo10therapy.htm#dexrazoxane"><b>Dexrazoxane Use</b></a><br>
            <a href="chemo10therapy.htm#lupron"><b>Lupron Depot Use</b></a><br>
            <a href="chemo10therapy.htm#gcsf"><b>Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factors</b></a><br>
            <a href="chemo10therapy.htm#amifostine"><b>Amifostine</b></a><br>
            </ul>
         <a href="chemo10therapy.htm#trials"><b>Clinical Trials</b></a><br>
         <a href="chemo10therapy.htm#eval"><b>Evaluating Chemotherapy Options for LMS</b></a><br>
         <a href="chemo10therapy.htm#before"><b>Before You Start Chemo Read This Section</b></a><br>
         <a href="chemoabstracts.htm"><b>Medical Abstracts - Chemotherapy</b></a><br>
            <ul>
            <a href="chemoabstracts.htm#marrowabs"><b>References for Myelodysplasia</b></a><br>
            <a href="chemoabstracts.htm#chemobrainabs"><b>References for Chemobrain</b></a><br>
            </ul>
         </ul>
      <a href="chemo20choose.htm"><b>How to Choose Chemotherapy Agents</b></a><br>
         <ul>
         <a href="chemo20choose.htm#1choosing"><b>Choosing a Chemotherapy Agent</b></a><br>
         <a href="chemo20choose.htm#2druginfo"><b>Some Drug Information Sites</b></a><br>
         <a href="chemo20choose.htm#3circadian"><b>Circadian Rhythms</b></a><br>
         </ul>
      <a href="chemo30cocktails.htm"><b>Chemotherapy Cocktails</b></a><br>
         <ul>
         <a href="chemo30cocktails.htm#00intro"><b>Why Use Multiple Agents?</b></a><br>
         <a href="chemo30cocktails.htm#10aim"><b>AIM</b></a><br>
         <a href="chemo30cocktails.htm#20gemtax"><b>Gemcitabine + Taxotere</b></a><br>
         <a href="chemo30cocktails.htm#30dmap"><b>DMAP</b></a><br>
         <a href="chemo30cocktails.htm#40epi"><b>High Dose Epirubicin + GCSF</b></a><br>
         <a href="chemo30cocktails.htm#50doxdac"><b>Doxorubicin + Dacarbazine</b></a><br>
         <a href="chemo30cocktails.htm#60cyvadic"><b>CYVADIC</b></a><br>
         </ul>
      <a href="chemo40agents.htm"><b>Individual Chemotherapy Agents</b></a><br>
         <ul>
         <a href="others.htm"><b>Access to Investigational Drugs--Compassionate Use</b></a><br>
            <ul>
            <a href="others.htm#010others"><b>Other Useful Techniques</b></a><br>
            <a href="others.htm#030compassionate"><b>Access to Investigational Drugs--Compassionate Use</b></a><br>
            <a href="construction.htm"><b>Vaccines</b></a><br>
            <a href="construction.htm"><b>Targeted Molecular Therapy</b></a><br>
            </ul>
         <a href="chemo40agents.htm#allnames"><b>Agents by aliases, brand &amp; generic names, &amp; abbreviations</b></a><br>
         <a href="chemo47doxo.htm"><b>Anthracyclines</b></a><br>
            <ul>
            <a href="chemo47doxo.htm#05gencons"><b>Some Considerations</b></a><br>
            <a href="chemo47doxo.htm#10ptinfo"><b>URLs for Patient Information</b></a><br>
            <a href="chemo47doxo.htm#15packin"><b>General Information on Doxorubicin</b></a><br>
            <a href="chemo47doxo.htm#18doxil"><b>General Information on Doxil</b></a><br>
            <a href="chemo47doxo.htm#20clintrials"><b>Clinical Trial Results for Each</b></a><br>
            </ul>
         <a href="chemo43dacarb.htm"><b>Dacarbazine</b></a><br>
            <ul>
            <a href="chemo43dacarb.htm#05gencons"><b>General Considerations</b></a><br>
            <a href="chemo43dacarb.htm#10ptinfo"><b>URLs for Patient Information</b></a><br>
            <a href="chemo43dacarb.htm#15packin"><b>Descriptive Information</b></a><br>
            <a href="chemo43dacarb.htm#20clintrials"><b>Clinical Trial Results</b></a><br>
            </ul>
         <a href="chemo45taxo.htm"><b>Docetaxel</b></a><br>
            <ul>
            <a href="chemo45taxo.htm#05gencons"><b>General Considerations</b></a><br>
            <a href="chemo45taxo.htm#10ptinfo"><b>URLs for Patient Information</b></a><br>
            <a href="chemo45taxo.htm#15packin"><b>Descriptive Information</b></a><br>
            <a href="chemo45taxo.htm#20clintrials"><b>Clinical Trial Results</b></a><br>
            </ul>
         <a href="chemo49et.htm"><b>Ecteinascidin-743</b></a><br>
            <ul>
            <a href="chemo49et.htm#05gencons"><b>General Considerations</b></a><br>
            <a href="chemo49et.htm#10ptinfo"><b>URLs for Patient Information</b></a><br>
            <a href="chemo49et.htm#15packin"><b>Descriptive Information</b></a><br>
            <a href="chemo49et.htm#16refs"><b>References</b></a><br>
            <a href="chemo49et.htm#20clintrials"><b>Clinical Trial Results</b></a><br>
            </ul>
         <a href="chemo52gem.htm"><b>Gemcitabine</b></a><br>
            <ul>
            <a href="chemo52gem.htm#05gencons"><b>General Considerations</b></a><br>
            <a href="chemo52gem.htm#10ptinfo"><b>URLs for Patient Information</b></a><br>
            <a href="chemo52gem.htm#15packin"><b>Descriptive Information</b></a><br>
            <a href="chemo52gem.htm#20clintrials"><b>Clinical Trial Results</b></a><br>
            </ul>
         <a href="chemo55ifos.htm"><b>Ifosfamide</b></a><br>
            <ul>
            <a href="chemo55ifos.htm#05gencons"><b>General Considerations</b></a><br>
            <a href="chemo55ifos.htm#10ptinfo"><b>URLs for Patient Information</b></a><br>
            <a href="chemo55ifos.htm#15packin"><b>Descriptive Information</b></a><br>
            <a href="chemo55ifos.htm#20clintrials"><b>Clinical Trial Results</b></a><br>
            </ul>
         <a href="construction.htm"><b>Imatinib mesylate</b></a><br>
         <a href="chemo64temo.htm"><b>Temozolomide</b></a><br>
            <ul>
            <a href="chemo64temo.htm#05gencons"><b>General Considerations</b></a><br>
            <a href="chemo64temo.htm#10ptinfo"><b>URLs for Patient Information</b></a><br>
            <a href="chemo64temo.htm#15packin"><b>Descriptive Information</b></a><br>
            <a href="chemo64temo.htm#17advdisc"><b>Advanced Discussion</b></a><br>
            <a href="chemo64temo.htm#19moreinfo"><b>Further Information</b></a><br>
            <a href="chemo64temo.htm#20clintrials"><b>Clinical Trial Results</b></a><br>
            </ul>
         <a href="chemo67thal.htm"><b>Thalidomide</b></a><br>
            <ul>
            <a href="chemo67thal.htm#01history"><b>Historical Perspective</b></a><br>
            <a href="chemo67thal.htm#03restrict"><b>Restricted Distribution</b></a><br>
            <a href="chemo67thal.htm#05gencons"><b>General Considerations</b></a><br>
            <a href="chemo67thal.htm#15packin"><b>Descriptive Information</b></a><br>
            <a href="chemo67thal.htm#18prescribe"><b>Prescribing Information</b></a><br>
            <a href="chemo67thal.htm#20addinfo"><b>Additional Information</b></a><br>
            <a href="chemo67thal.htm#30clintrials"><b>Clinical Trial Results</b></a><br>
            </ul>
         <a href="chemo58navel.htm"><b>Vinorelbine</b></a><br>
            <ul>
            <a href="chemo58navel.htm#05gencons"><b>General Considerations</b></a><br>
            <a href="chemo58navel.htm#10ptinfo"><b>URLs for Patient Information</b></a><br>
            <a href="chemo58navel.htm#20clintrials"><b>Clinical Trial Results</b></a><br>
            </ul>
         </ul>
      <a href="chemo41before.htm"><b>Coping With Chemotherapy</b></a><br>
      </ul>
   <a href="rfa.htm"><b>Radio Frequency Ablation  [RFA] <br>Cryosurgery <br>VATS</b></a><br>
      <ul>
      <a href="rfa.htm#10rfa"><b>RFA of Tumors in Lung, Liver, Bone, Adrenal or Kidney</b></a><br>
      <a href="rfa.htm#13lung"><b>RFA of Lung Tumors</b></a><br>
      <a href="rfa.htm#15trials"><b>Current Open RFA Clinical Trials</b></a><br>
      <a href="rfa.htm#30cryo"><b>Cryoablation [Cryosurgery]</b></a><br>
      <a href="rfa.htm#40faqs"><b>RFA and Cryosurgery FAQs</b></a><br>
      <a href="rfa.htm#45vats"><b>VATS [Video Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery]</b></a><br>
      <a href="rfa.htm#50rfavats"><b>Comparison of RFA, VATS, and Thoracotomy for Lung Tumors</b></a><br>
      </ul>
   <a href="chemoembolization.htm"><b>Chemoembolization</b></a><br>
      <ul>
      <a href="chemoembolization.htm#chemoembolization"><b>Chemoembolization</b></a><br>
      </ul>
   <a href="hyperthermia.htm"><b>Hyperthermia</b></a><br>
      <ul>
      <a href="hyperthermia.htm#01intro"><b>Introduction</b></a><br>
      <a href="hyperthermia.htm#02limb"><b>Limb</b></a><br>
      <a href="hyperthermia.htm#03bone"><b>Bone</b></a><br>
      <a href="hyperthermia.htm#04lung"><b>Lung</b></a><br>
      <a href="hyperthermia.htm#05liver"><b>Liver</b></a><br>
      <a href="hyperthermia.htm#06brain"><b>Brain</b></a><br>
      <a href="hyperthermia.htm#07abdomen"><b>Abdomen: Peritoneal Sarcomatosis</b></a><br>
      <a href="hyperthermia.htm#08wholebody"><b>Whole Body Hyperthermia</b></a><br>
      <a href="hyperthermia.htm#09sideffects"><b>Complications and Side Effects</b></a><br>
      <a href="hyperthermia.htm#10eval"><b>Evaluation of Response</b></a><br>
      <a href="hyperthermia.htm#11moreinfo"><b>More Information</b></a><br>
      <a href="hyperthermia.htm#12where"><b>Where Is It Done?</b></a><br>
      <a href="hyperthermia.htm#13refs"><b>References</b></a><br>
      </ul>
   <a href="construction.htm"><b>Anti-angiogenesis</b></a><br>
   <a href="diet.htm"><b>Diet</b></a><br>
      <ul>
      <a href="diet.htm#010intro"><b>Points to Consider</b></a><br>
      <a href="diet.htm#011hydration"><b>Dehydration and Clotting</b></a><br>
      <a href="diet.htm#020diet"><b>American Cancer Society Diet Recommendations</b></a><br>
      <a href="diet.htm#012antiox"><b>Bioactive Food Substances & Cancer </b></a><br>
      <a href="diet.htm#015phytoestr"><b>Dietary Estrogen & ULMS</b></a><br>
      <a href="diet.htm#018cachexia"><b>Tumor Induced Weight Loss [Cancer Cachexia Syndrome]</b></a><br>
      <a href="diet.htm#030vegan"><b>Vegan & Antiangiogenic</b></a><br>
      <a href="diet.htm#040copper"><b>Low Copper - Antiangiogenesis</b></a><br>
      <a href="diet.htm#042herbs"><b>Herbs</b></a><br>
      <a href="diet.htm#043blockdiet"><b>The Block Diet</b></a><br>
      <a href="diet.htm#045greenreddiet"><b>Green-Red Diet</b></a><br>
      <a href="diet.htm#050duringrx"><b>During Treatment</b></a><br>
      <a href="diet.htm#055constipation"><b>Constipation</b></a><br>
      <a href="diet.htm#057magicmouth"><b>Mouth Sores</b></a><br>
      <a href="diet.htm#060beware"><b>Snake Oil, Scams, and Quackwatch</b></a><br>
      <a href="diet.htm#070dietician"><b>Finding a Dietician</b></a><br>
      </ul>
   <a href="construction.htm"><b>Psychological</b></a><br>
   <a href="others.htm"><b>Others</b></a><br>
      <ul>
      <a href="others.htm#010others"><b>Other Useful Techniques</b></a><br>
      <a href="others.htm#030compassionate"><b>Access to Investigational Drugs--Compassionate Use</b></a><br>
      <a href="construction.htm"><b>Vaccines</b></a><br>
      <a href="construction.htm"><b>Targeted Molecular Therapy</b></a><br>
      </ul>
   </ul>
<br><b>&nbsp;</b><br><br>
<a href="metsite01.htm"><b>Treatment by Metastatic Site</b></a><br>
   <ul>
   <a href="metsite07intro.htm"><b>Introduction</b></a><br>
      <ul>
      <a href="metsite07intro.htm#01intro"><b>How To Use This Section</b></a><br>
      <a href="metsite07intro.htm#02patterns"><b>Metastatic Patterns in Sarcoma</b></a><br>
      <a href="metsite07intro.htm#03surgeons"><b>Choose Your Surgeons Carefully</b></a><br>
      </ul>
   <a href="metsite10lung.htm"><b>Lung</b></a><br>
      <ul>
      <a href="metsite10lung.htm#metsite10intro"><b>How To Use This Page</b></a><br>
      <a href="metslung1.htm"><b>Surgical Resection</b></a><br>
         <ul>
         <a href="metslung1.htm#10surgical"><b>Surgical Resection</b></a><br>
         <a href="metslung2.htm"><b>Some Other Treatment Choices for Lung Mets</b></a><br>
            <ul>
            <a href="metslung2.htm#20vats"><b>VATS   [Video Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery]</b></a><br>
            <a href="metslung2.htm#30rfa"><b>RFA   [Radio Frequency Ablation]</b></a><br>
            <a href="metslung2.htm#40reresect"><b>RE-Resection  [Reoperate]</b></a><br>
            <a href="metslung2.htm#50chemo"><b>Chemotherapy</b></a><br>
            <a href="metslung2.htm#60emb"><b>Chemoembolization</b></a><br>
            <a href="metslung2.htm#70perfusion"><b>Isolated Lung Perfusion</b></a><br>
            <a href="metslung2.htm#80radiation"><b>Radiotherapy</b></a><br>
            <a href="metslung2.htm#90cryo"><b>Cryotherapy</b></a><br>
            </ul>
         </ul>
      <a href="metslung2.htm"><b>VATS: Video Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery<br>RFA: Radio Frequency Ablation<br>Surgical RE-resection<br>Chemotherapy<br>Chemoembolization<br>Isolated Lung Perfusion<br>Radiation</b></a><br>
         <ul>
         <a href="metslung2.htm#20vats"><b>VATS   [Video Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery]</b></a><br>
         <a href="metslung2.htm#30rfa"><b>RFA   [Radio Frequency Ablation]</b></a><br>
         <a href="metslung2.htm#40reresect"><b>RE-Resection  [Reoperate]</b></a><br>
         <a href="metslung2.htm#50chemo"><b>Chemotherapy</b></a><br>
         <a href="metslung2.htm#60emb"><b>Chemoembolization</b></a><br>
         <a href="metslung2.htm#70perfusion"><b>Isolated Lung Perfusion</b></a><br>
         <a href="metslung2.htm#80radiation"><b>Radiotherapy</b></a><br>
         <a href="metslung2.htm#90cryo"><b>Cryotherapy</b></a><br>
         </ul>
      </ul>
   <a href="metsite20liver.htm"><b>Liver [Surgical and Ablative Methods]</b></a><br>
      <ul>
      <a href="metsliver1.htm"><b>Surgical Resection</b></a><br>
         <ul>
         <a href="metsliver1.htm#liver10intro"><b>General Considerations</b></a><br>
         <a href="metsliver1.htm#liver20surg"><b>Surgical Resection of Liver Metastases</b></a><br>
         </ul>
      <a href="metsliver2.htm"><b>Cryosurgery<br>RFA [Radio Frequency Ablation]<br>Microwave Ablation</b></a><br>
         <ul>
         <a href="metsliver2.htm#liver30cryo"><b>Cryoablation</b></a><br>
         <a href="metsliver2.htm#liver40rfa"><b>RFA  {Radio Frequency Ablation]</b></a><br>
         <a href="metsliver2.htm#liver50micro"><b>Microwave Ablation</b></a><br>
         </ul>
      </ul>
   <a href="metsite30liver.htm"><b>Liver [Methods Other than Surgical or Ablative]</b></a><br>
      <ul>
      <a href="metsliver3.htm"><b>Percutaneous Ethanol Injection<br>Hepatic Arterial Infusion [HAI]<br>Arterial Embolization and Chemoembolization</b></a><br>
         <ul>
         <a href="metsliver3.htm#liver60etoh"><b>Percutaneous Ethanol Injection [PEI]</b></a><br>
         <a href="metsliver3.htm#liver70hai"><b>Hepatic Arterial Infusion [HAI]</b></a><br>
         <a href="metsliver3.htm#liver80emb"><b>Arterial Embolization and Chemoembolization</b></a><br>
         </ul>
      <a href="metsliver4.htm"><b>Isolated Liver Perfusion [IHP]<br>RadioIsotope Embolization<br>Radiotherapy</b></a><br>
         <ul>
         <a href="metsliver4.htm#liver90ihp"><b>Isolated Liver Perfusion [IHP]</b></a><br>
         <a href="metsliver4.htm#liver91ihprefs"><b>Isolated Liver Perfusion Annotated References</b></a><br>
         <a href="metsliver4.htm#liver94raiemb"><b>Radioisotope Embolization</b></a><br>
         <a href="metsliver4.htm#liver95rairefs"><b>Yttrium Microspheres Annotated References</b></a><br>
         <a href="metsliver4.htm#liver96radiotherapy"><b>Radiotherapy</b></a><br>
         </ul>
      </ul>
   <a href="metsite40liverlung.htm"><b>Lung AND Liver</b></a><br>
      <ul>
      <a href="metsite40liverlung.htm#liverlung1"><b>Liver AND Lung Metastases</b></a><br>
      </ul>
   <a href="metsite50bone.htm"><b>Bone and Spine</b></a><br>
      <ul>
      <a href="metsbone1.htm"><b>Introduction & Detection</b></a><br>
         <ul>
         <a href="metsbone1.htm#010intro"><b>Introduction</b></a><br>
         <a href="metsbone1.htm#020usefulurls"><b>Useful Links</b></a><br>
         <a href="metsbone1.htm#030detection"><b>Detection of Bone Lesions</b></a><br>
         <a href="metsbone1.htm#040bisphosphonates"><b>Bisphosphonates</b></a><br>
         <a href="metsbone1.htm#050tetra"><b>Tetracyclines</b></a><br>
         </ul>
      <a href="metsbone1.htm"><b>Bisphosphonates</b></a><br>
         <ul>
         <a href="metsbone1.htm#010intro"><b>Introduction</b></a><br>
         <a href="metsbone1.htm#020usefulurls"><b>Useful Links</b></a><br>
         <a href="metsbone1.htm#030detection"><b>Detection of Bone Lesions</b></a><br>
         <a href="metsbone1.htm#040bisphosphonates"><b>Bisphosphonates</b></a><br>
         <a href="metsbone1.htm#050tetra"><b>Tetracyclines</b></a><br>
         </ul>
      <a href="metsbone1.htm"><b>Tetracyclines</b></a><br>
         <ul>
         <a href="metsbone1.htm#010intro"><b>Introduction</b></a><br>
         <a href="metsbone1.htm#020usefulurls"><b>Useful Links</b></a><br>
         <a href="metsbone1.htm#030detection"><b>Detection of Bone Lesions</b></a><br>
         <a href="metsbone1.htm#040bisphosphonates"><b>Bisphosphonates</b></a><br>
         <a href="metsbone1.htm#050tetra"><b>Tetracyclines</b></a><br>
         </ul>
      <a href="metsbone2.htm"><b>Surgery, RFA and Cryoablation </b></a><br>
         <ul>
         <a href="metsbone2.htm#010long"><b>Surgery of Long Bones</b></a><br>
         <a href="metsbone2.htm#020vert"><b>Surgery of Vertebrae</b></a><br>
         <a href="metsbone2.htm#040rfa"><b>Radio Frequency Ablation</b></a><br>
         <a href="metsbone2.htm#050cryo"><b>Cryoablation</b></a><br>
         </ul>
      <a href="metsbone3.htm"><b>Embolization and Chemoembolization</b></a><br>
         <ul>
         <a href="metsbone3.htm#010emb"><b>Embolization</b></a><br>
         <a href="metsbone3.htm#020chememb"><b>Chemoembolization</b></a><br>
         <a href="metsbone3.htm#030rademb"><b>Radioisotope Embolization</b></a><br>
         <a href="metsbone3.htm#040radioisotope"><b>Radioisotopes</b></a><br>
         <a href="metsbone3.htm#060radiotherapy"><b>Radiotherapy</b></a><br>
         </ul>
      <a href="metsbone3.htm"><b>Radiation & Radioisotopes</b></a><br>
         <ul>
         <a href="metsbone3.htm#010emb"><b>Embolization</b></a><br>
         <a href="metsbone3.htm#020chememb"><b>Chemoembolization</b></a><br>
         <a href="metsbone3.htm#030rademb"><b>Radioisotope Embolization</b></a><br>
         <a href="metsbone3.htm#040radioisotope"><b>Radioisotopes</b></a><br>
         <a href="metsbone3.htm#060radiotherapy"><b>Radiotherapy</b></a><br>
         </ul>
      <a href="metsbone4.htm"><b>Injections into tumors</b></a><br>
         <ul>
         <a href="metsbone4.htm#010plasty"><b>Percutaneous Vertebroplasty</b></a><br>
         <a href="metsbone4.htm#020direct"><b>Direct Injections Into Tumors</b></a><br>
         <a href="metsbone4.htm#030intra"><b>Intratumoral Alcohol Injection</b></a><br>
         <a href="metsbone4.htm#040intrachem"><b>Intratumoral Chemotherapy Injection</b></a><br>
         <a href="metsbone4.htm#050intrarad"><b>Intratumoral Radioisotope Injection</b></a><br>
         <a href="metsbone4.htm#060radimmuno"><b>Radioimmunotherapy</b></a><br>
         <a href="metsbone4.htm#080hypertherm"><b>Hyperthermia</b></a><br>
         <a href="metsbone4.htm#090chemo"><b>Chemotherapy, Hormones</b></a><br>
         </ul>
      <a href="metsbone4.htm"><b>Hyperthermia</b></a><br>
         <ul>
         <a href="metsbone4.htm#010plasty"><b>Percutaneous Vertebroplasty</b></a><br>
         <a href="metsbone4.htm#020direct"><b>Direct Injections Into Tumors</b></a><br>
         <a href="metsbone4.htm#030intra"><b>Intratumoral Alcohol Injection</b></a><br>
         <a href="metsbone4.htm#040intrachem"><b>Intratumoral Chemotherapy Injection</b></a><br>
         <a href="metsbone4.htm#050intrarad"><b>Intratumoral Radioisotope Injection</b></a><br>
         <a href="metsbone4.htm#060radimmuno"><b>Radioimmunotherapy</b></a><br>
         <a href="metsbone4.htm#080hypertherm"><b>Hyperthermia</b></a><br>
         <a href="metsbone4.htm#090chemo"><b>Chemotherapy, Hormones</b></a><br>
         </ul>
      <a href="metsbone4.htm"><b>Chemotherapy, Hormones</b></a><br>
         <ul>
         <a href="metsbone4.htm#010plasty"><b>Percutaneous Vertebroplasty</b></a><br>
         <a href="metsbone4.htm#020direct"><b>Direct Injections Into Tumors</b></a><br>
         <a href="metsbone4.htm#030intra"><b>Intratumoral Alcohol Injection</b></a><br>
         <a href="metsbone4.htm#040intrachem"><b>Intratumoral Chemotherapy Injection</b></a><br>
         <a href="metsbone4.htm#050intrarad"><b>Intratumoral Radioisotope Injection</b></a><br>
         <a href="metsbone4.htm#060radimmuno"><b>Radioimmunotherapy</b></a><br>
         <a href="metsbone4.htm#080hypertherm"><b>Hyperthermia</b></a><br>
         <a href="metsbone4.htm#090chemo"><b>Chemotherapy, Hormones</b></a><br>
         </ul>
      <a href="metsbonerefs.htm"><b>References</b></a><br>
         <ul>
         <a href="metsbonerefs.htm#010bisph"><b>Bisphosphonate References</b></a><br>
         <a href="metsbonerefs.htm#020surg"><b>Surgical References</b></a><br>
         <a href="metsbonerefs.htm#030emb"><b>Embolization References</b></a><br>
         <a href="metsbonerefs.htm#040radioiso"><b>Radioisotope References</b></a><br>
         <a href="metsbonerefs.htm#050radiotherapy"><b>Radiotherapy References</b></a><br>
         <a href="metsbonerefs.htm#060plasty"><b>Intratumoral Vertebroplasty</b></a><br>
         <a href="metsbonerefs.htm#070inj"><b>Intratumoral Injections</b></a><br>
         </ul>
      </ul>
   <a href="metsite60limb.htm"><b>Limb</b></a><br>
      <ul>
      <a href="metsite60limb.htm#01intro"><b>How To Use This Page</b></a><br>
      <a href="metsite60limb.htm#02gen"><b>Obtaining Information</b></a><br>
      <a href="metsite60limb.htm#03consid"><b>Considering Type of Treatment</b></a><br>
      <a href="metsite60limb.htm#04perfusion"><b>Isolated Limb Perfusion</b></a><br>
      <a href="metsite60limb.htm#05rerad"><b>Radiotherapy and Re-Irradiation</b></a><br>
      <a href="hyperthermia.htm"><b>Hyperthermia</b></a><br>
         <ul>
         <a href="hyperthermia.htm#01intro"><b>Introduction</b></a><br>
         <a href="hyperthermia.htm#02limb"><b>Limb</b></a><br>
         <a href="hyperthermia.htm#03bone"><b>Bone</b></a><br>
         <a href="hyperthermia.htm#04lung"><b>Lung</b></a><br>
         <a href="hyperthermia.htm#05liver"><b>Liver</b></a><br>
         <a href="hyperthermia.htm#06brain"><b>Brain</b></a><br>
         <a href="hyperthermia.htm#07abdomen"><b>Abdomen: Peritoneal Sarcomatosis</b></a><br>
         <a href="hyperthermia.htm#08wholebody"><b>Whole Body Hyperthermia</b></a><br>
         <a href="hyperthermia.htm#09sideffects"><b>Complications and Side Effects</b></a><br>
         <a href="hyperthermia.htm#10eval"><b>Evaluation of Response</b></a><br>
         <a href="hyperthermia.htm#11moreinfo"><b>More Information</b></a><br>
         <a href="hyperthermia.htm#12where"><b>Where Is It Done?</b></a><br>
         <a href="hyperthermia.htm#13refs"><b>References</b></a><br>
         </ul>
      <a href="rfa.htm"><b>Cryoablation</b></a><br>
         <ul>
         <a href="rfa.htm#10rfa"><b>RFA of Tumors in Lung, Liver, Bone, Adrenal or Kidney</b></a><br>
         <a href="rfa.htm#13lung"><b>RFA of Lung Tumors</b></a><br>
         <a href="rfa.htm#15trials"><b>Current Open RFA Clinical Trials</b></a><br>
         <a href="rfa.htm#30cryo"><b>Cryoablation [Cryosurgery]</b></a><br>
         <a href="rfa.htm#40faqs"><b>RFA and Cryosurgery FAQs</b></a><br>
         <a href="rfa.htm#45vats"><b>VATS [Video Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery]</b></a><br>
         <a href="rfa.htm#50rfavats"><b>Comparison of RFA, VATS, and Thoracotomy for Lung Tumors</b></a><br>
         </ul>
      <a href="metslung2.htm"><b>Chemoembolization</b></a><br>
         <ul>
         <a href="metslung2.htm#20vats"><b>VATS   [Video Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery]</b></a><br>
         <a href="metslung2.htm#30rfa"><b>RFA   [Radio Frequency Ablation]</b></a><br>
         <a href="metslung2.htm#40reresect"><b>RE-Resection  [Reoperate]</b></a><br>
         <a href="metslung2.htm#50chemo"><b>Chemotherapy</b></a><br>
         <a href="metslung2.htm#60emb"><b>Chemoembolization</b></a><br>
         <a href="metslung2.htm#70perfusion"><b>Isolated Lung Perfusion</b></a><br>
         <a href="metslung2.htm#80radiation"><b>Radiotherapy</b></a><br>
         <a href="metslung2.htm#90cryo"><b>Cryotherapy</b></a><br>
         </ul>
      <a href="metsliver3.htm"><b>Percutaneous Alcohol Injection</b></a><br>
         <ul>
         <a href="metsliver3.htm#liver60etoh"><b>Percutaneous Ethanol Injection [PEI]</b></a><br>
         <a href="metsliver3.htm#liver70hai"><b>Hepatic Arterial Infusion [HAI]</b></a><br>
         <a href="metsliver3.htm#liver80emb"><b>Arterial Embolization and Chemoembolization</b></a><br>
         </ul>
      </ul>
   <a href="metsite70brain.htm"><b>Brain</b></a><br>
      <ul>
      <a href="metsbrain1.htm"><b>Introduction</b></a><br>
         <ul>
         <a href="metsbrain1.htm#010intro"><b>Introduction</b></a><br>
         <a href="metsbrain1.htm#020symptoms"><b>Symptoms</b></a><br>
         <a href="metsbrain1.htm#030diangnosis"><b>Diagnosis</b></a><br>
         <a href="metsbrain1.htm#040treatment"><b>About Treatment</b></a><br>
         <a href="metsbrain1.htm#050trials"><b>Clinical Trials</b></a><br>
         <a href="metsbrain1.htm#060urlsanno"><b>Online Resources and Annotated Citations</b></a><br>
         <a href="metsbrain1.htm#070&sarcoma"><b>Sarcoma and Brain Metastases</b></a><br>
         <a href="metsbrain1.htm#072&sarcomarefs"><b>Annotated Citations</b></a><br>
         </ul>
      <a href="metsbrain1.htm"><b>Symptoms and Diagnosis</b></a><br>
         <ul>
         <a href="metsbrain1.htm#010intro"><b>Introduction</b></a><br>
         <a href="metsbrain1.htm#020symptoms"><b>Symptoms</b></a><br>
         <a href="metsbrain1.htm#030diangnosis"><b>Diagnosis</b></a><br>
         <a href="metsbrain1.htm#040treatment"><b>About Treatment</b></a><br>
         <a href="metsbrain1.htm#050trials"><b>Clinical Trials</b></a><br>
         <a href="metsbrain1.htm#060urlsanno"><b>Online Resources and Annotated Citations</b></a><br>
         <a href="metsbrain1.htm#070&sarcoma"><b>Sarcoma and Brain Metastases</b></a><br>
         <a href="metsbrain1.htm#072&sarcomarefs"><b>Annotated Citations</b></a><br>
         </ul>
      <a href="metsbrain1.htm"><b>About Treatment</b></a><br>
         <ul>
         <a href="metsbrain1.htm#010intro"><b>Introduction</b></a><br>
         <a href="metsbrain1.htm#020symptoms"><b>Symptoms</b></a><br>
         <a href="metsbrain1.htm#030diangnosis"><b>Diagnosis</b></a><br>
         <a href="metsbrain1.htm#040treatment"><b>About Treatment</b></a><br>
         <a href="metsbrain1.htm#050trials"><b>Clinical Trials</b></a><br>
         <a href="metsbrain1.htm#060urlsanno"><b>Online Resources and Annotated Citations</b></a><br>
         <a href="metsbrain1.htm#070&sarcoma"><b>Sarcoma and Brain Metastases</b></a><br>
         <a href="metsbrain1.htm#072&sarcomarefs"><b>Annotated Citations</b></a><br>
         </ul>
      <a href="metsbrain1.htm"><b>About Clinical Trials</b></a><br>
         <ul>
         <a href="metsbrain1.htm#010intro"><b>Introduction</b></a><br>
         <a href="metsbrain1.htm#020symptoms"><b>Symptoms</b></a><br>
         <a href="metsbrain1.htm#030diangnosis"><b>Diagnosis</b></a><br>
         <a href="metsbrain1.htm#040treatment"><b>About Treatment</b></a><br>
         <a href="metsbrain1.htm#050trials"><b>Clinical Trials</b></a><br>
         <a href="metsbrain1.htm#060urlsanno"><b>Online Resources and Annotated Citations</b></a><br>
         <a href="metsbrain1.htm#070&sarcoma"><b>Sarcoma and Brain Metastases</b></a><br>
         <a href="metsbrain1.htm#072&sarcomarefs"><b>Annotated Citations</b></a><br>
         </ul>
      <a href="metsbrain1.htm"><b>Brain Metastases and Sarcoma</b></a><br>
         <ul>
         <a href="metsbrain1.htm#010intro"><b>Introduction</b></a><br>
         <a href="metsbrain1.htm#020symptoms"><b>Symptoms</b></a><br>
         <a href="metsbrain1.htm#030diangnosis"><b>Diagnosis</b></a><br>
         <a href="metsbrain1.htm#040treatment"><b>About Treatment</b></a><br>
         <a href="metsbrain1.htm#050trials"><b>Clinical Trials</b></a><br>
         <a href="metsbrain1.htm#060urlsanno"><b>Online Resources and Annotated Citations</b></a><br>
         <a href="metsbrain1.htm#070&sarcoma"><b>Sarcoma and Brain Metastases</b></a><br>
         <a href="metsbrain1.htm#072&sarcomarefs"><b>Annotated Citations</b></a><br>
         </ul>
      <a href="metsbrain2.htm"><b>Neurosurgery</b></a><br>
         <ul>
         <a href="metsbrain2.htm#100neurosurg"><b>Neurosurgery</b></a><br>
         <a href="metsbrain2.htm#110irradiation"><b>Radiation</b></a><br>
         <a href="metsbrain2.htm#120whole"><b>Whole Brain Irradiation</b></a><br>
         <a href="metsbrain2.htm#130focussed"><b>Gamma Knife and Stereotactic Radiation</b></a><br>
         <a href="metsbrain2.htm#140intraop"><b>Intraoperative Radiation</b></a><br>
         <a href="metsbrain2.htm#150radioisotope"><b>Radioisotope</b></a><br>
         <a href="metsbrain2.htm#160proton"><b>Proton Beam Therapy</b></a><br>
         <a href="metsbrain2.htm#170neutron"><b>Fast Neutrons</b></a><br>
         </ul>
      <a href="metsbrain2.htm"><b>Radiation</b></a><br>
         <ul>
         <a href="metsbrain2.htm#100neurosurg"><b>Neurosurgery</b></a><br>
         <a href="metsbrain2.htm#110irradiation"><b>Radiation</b></a><br>
         <a href="metsbrain2.htm#120whole"><b>Whole Brain Irradiation</b></a><br>
         <a href="metsbrain2.htm#130focussed"><b>Gamma Knife and Stereotactic Radiation</b></a><br>
         <a href="metsbrain2.htm#140intraop"><b>Intraoperative Radiation</b></a><br>
         <a href="metsbrain2.htm#150radioisotope"><b>Radioisotope</b></a><br>
         <a href="metsbrain2.htm#160proton"><b>Proton Beam Therapy</b></a><br>
         <a href="metsbrain2.htm#170neutron"><b>Fast Neutrons</b></a><br>
         </ul>
      <a href="metsbrain3.htm"><b>Chemotherapy</b></a><br>
         <ul>
         <a href="metsbrain3.htm#200chemo"><b>Chemotherapy</b></a><br>
         <a href="metsbrain3.htm#202chemrefs"><b>Chemotherapy Annotated Citations</b></a><br>
         <a href="metsbrain3.htm#210rfa"><b>Radio Frequency Ablation</b></a><br>
         <a href="metsbrain3.htm#220hypertherm"><b>Hyperthermia</b></a><br>
         <a href="metsbrain3.htm#230immgene"><b>Immunology and Gene Therapy</b></a><br>
         </ul>
      <a href="metsbrain3.htm"><b>Radio Frequency Ablation</b></a><br>
         <ul>
         <a href="metsbrain3.htm#200chemo"><b>Chemotherapy</b></a><br>
         <a href="metsbrain3.htm#202chemrefs"><b>Chemotherapy Annotated Citations</b></a><br>
         <a href="metsbrain3.htm#210rfa"><b>Radio Frequency Ablation</b></a><br>
         <a href="metsbrain3.htm#220hypertherm"><b>Hyperthermia</b></a><br>
         <a href="metsbrain3.htm#230immgene"><b>Immunology and Gene Therapy</b></a><br>
         </ul>
      <a href="metsbrain3.htm"><b>Hyperthermia</b></a><br>
         <ul>
         <a href="metsbrain3.htm#200chemo"><b>Chemotherapy</b></a><br>
         <a href="metsbrain3.htm#202chemrefs"><b>Chemotherapy Annotated Citations</b></a><br>
         <a href="metsbrain3.htm#210rfa"><b>Radio Frequency Ablation</b></a><br>
         <a href="metsbrain3.htm#220hypertherm"><b>Hyperthermia</b></a><br>
         <a href="metsbrain3.htm#230immgene"><b>Immunology and Gene Therapy</b></a><br>
         </ul>
      <a href="metsbrain3.htm"><b>Immunology and Gene Therapy</b></a><br>
         <ul>
         <a href="metsbrain3.htm#200chemo"><b>Chemotherapy</b></a><br>
         <a href="metsbrain3.htm#202chemrefs"><b>Chemotherapy Annotated Citations</b></a><br>
         <a href="metsbrain3.htm#210rfa"><b>Radio Frequency Ablation</b></a><br>
         <a href="metsbrain3.htm#220hypertherm"><b>Hyperthermia</b></a><br>
         <a href="metsbrain3.htm#230immgene"><b>Immunology and Gene Therapy</b></a><br>
         </ul>
      </ul>
   </ul>
<br><b>&nbsp;</b><br><br>
<a href="construction.htm"><b>Coping</b></a><br>
<br><b>&nbsp;</b><br><br>
<a href="research.htm"><b>LMS Research</b></a><br>
   <ul>
   <a href="research.htm#upenn"><b>UPENN Tissue Bank</b></a><br>
   <a href="research.htm#array"><b>Stanford Mico-Array Study</b></a><br>
   <a href="research.htm#location"><b>Patient Location Survey</b></a><br>
   </ul>
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<a href="pamphlet.htm"><b>Education &amp; Awareness</b></a><br>
   <ul>
   <a href="pamphlet.htm#about"><b>About the pamphlet</b></a><br>
   <a href="pamphlet.htm#howtoprint"><b>Printing Instructions</b></a><br>
   <a href="images/pamphlet3col.pdf"><b>Tri-fold Version -- Letter size</b></a><br>
   <a href="images/pamphlet2col.pdf"><b>Single-fold Version -- Letter size</b></a><br>
   <a href="images/pamphlet3colA4.pdf"><b>Tri-fold Version -- A4 size</b></a><br>
   <a href="images/pamphlet2colA4.pdf"><b>Single-fold Version -- A4 size</b></a><br>
   </ul>
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<a href="drafts.htm"><b>Drafts of Future Pages</b></a><br>
   <ul>
   <a href="drafts/gleevec_gist.htm"><b>Gleevec and GIST</b></a><br>
   <a href="drafts/emotional.htm"><b>Coping: Emotional Aspects</b></a><br>
   <a href="drafts/fundraising.htm"><b>Coping: Education and Fundraising</b></a><br>
   <a href="drafts/petition.htm"><b>Insurance: Petitioning for Coverage of Disputed Treatments</b></a><br>
   <a href="drafts/fighting.htm"><b>Insurance: Fighting with Insurance Companies for Coverage</b></a><br>
   <a href="drafts/hmosaga.htm"><b>Insurance: An HMO Saga</b></a><br>
   <a href="drafts/medicaid.htm"><b>Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security Disability</b></a><br>
   <a href="drafts/emprights.htm"><b>Employment Rights, Medical Insurance, Financial Assistance</b></a><br>
   <a href="drafts/need_drugs.htm"><b>Reducing Drug Cost -- Drug Information URLs</b></a><br>
   </ul>
<br><b>&nbsp;</b><br><br>
<a href="resources.htm"><b>Links &amp; Web Resources</b></a><br>
   <ul>
   <a href="resources.htm#surfing"><b>Surfing for Health Information </b></a><br>
   <a href="resources.htm#trust"><b>How do you know who to trust? </b></a><br>
   <a href="resources.htm#nci"><b>National Cancer Institute (NCI) Resources</b></a><br>
   <a href="resources.htm#useful"><b>Useful Sites</b></a><br>
   <a href="resources.htm#sarcoma"><b>LMS & Sarcoma Information</b></a><br>
   <a href="resources.htm#info"><b>Cancer Information Sites</b></a><br>
   <a href="resources.htm#treat"><b>Cancer Treatment Centers</b></a><br>
   <a href="resources.htm#drug"><b>Drug Information</b></a><br>
   <a href="resources.htm#research"><b>Research</b></a><br>
   <a href="resources.htm#trans"><b>Transportation</b></a><br>
   <a href="resources.htm#trials"><b>Clinical Trials</b></a><br>
   </ul>
<a href="dictionary.htm"><b>Glossary</b></a><br>
<a href="mg.htm"><b>LMS Science</b></a><br>
   <ul>
   <a href="mg.htm#intro"><b>Introduction</b></a><br>
   <a href="genetics.htm"><b>Genetics Overview</b></a><br>
   <a href="lms_genetics.htm"><b>Genetic Causes of LMS</b></a><br>
      <ul>
      <a href="lms_genetics.htm#intro"><b>Introduction</b></a><br>
      <a href="lms_genetics.htm#chromo"><b>Chromosome Mutations</b></a><br>
      <a href="lms_genetics.htm#gene"><b>Gene Mutations</b></a><br>
      <a href="lms_genetics.htm#references"><b>References</b></a><br>
      </ul>
   <a href="cell_signaling.htm"><b>Cell Signaling</b></a><br>
      <ul>
      <a href="cell_signaling.htm#intro"><b>Cell Signaling</b></a><br>
      <a href="cell_signaling_transport.htm"><b>CellSignal Transport</b></a><br>
      <a href="growth_factor_ligands.htm"><b>Growth Factor Ligands and Receptors</b></a><br>
      <a href="genetic_causes.htm"><b>Probable genetic causes of LMS</b></a><br>
      <a href="gist.htm"><b>How STI571 works for GIST with cKIT</b></a><br>
      </ul>
   </ul>
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