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Nancy and I thank you all for your support. By the way, my name is Steve. We do have some questions. I have read other posts that refer to CA-19 Tumor Markers. What is normal and what is extreme? Do these markers tell you how the cancer is progressing? We have not been informed what Nancy’s CA-19 is.

How does this disease progress? What are the signs that we need to be aware of that Nancy is in danger of losing this battle. When we asked Dr. Mc Clay what the prognosis is, he would only say that he trys to achieve a cure with every patient. We appreciate his optimism, but we also would like to know how severe her cancer is and what we can expect. Nancy has had difficulty eating and keeping foods and liquids down since this started.

We have a second opinion scheduled with Dr. Lentz at USC next month. Is there any other doctors in the San Diego area that are experinced in Chalangiocarcinoma?

Thanks,
Steve & Nancy St.Germain