I have had quite a few inquiries as to the details of my cancer story, so here goes. First of all, my heart goes out to everyone who currently suffers. Patients, caregivers, family, doctors, survivors, etc. Anyone who has been impacted by this disease, physically or emotionally, past or present. I truly appreciate your interest and hope that my story can be of some help, hope or inspiration. I was diagnosed with stage 4 Angiosarcoma in 1992 at the age of 22. I had a dull pain in my lower abdomen and was initially told that I had a prostate infection. This went on for about 3 mos and the pain just got worse and worse. My urologist finally felt a mass while doing a rectal exam and we went ahead with a CT. It turned out that I had a large tumor between my prostate and right seminal vesticle, with metastasis to the lungs. My urologist had no idea what to do, and simply said "It's just a tragedy." Yee-haw! So I went to The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center where I was seen by the Sarcoma specialist M.A. Burgess. After going over treatment options we decided on a protocol and I was on chemo within 2 days. My first cycles were Adriamycin, Cytoxan and DTIC. I was extremely ill and lost a ton of weight. I also went into remission, with complete tumor shrinkage in my pelvis and expulsion of the tumors in my lungs. I took about 6 rounds of that protocol, then went on to take something else which escapes me, and then 6 rounds of Ifosfamide. I had all the problems associated with this type of protocol. Anemia, low blood counts, infected catheters, you name it. I did not ever come out of remission. I was given the official clean bill of health in September of 1993 after a 12 core, unanesthetised, prostate biopsy. That was a rush. Anyhow, all has been good, and I am just really happy to have the opportunity to give something back after being so fortunate to have dodged a nuclear warhead. If you have any other questions, shoot me an email. Take care,