From: Minello <r.andj.minello@sympatico.ca>
To: vianet@i-2000.com <vianet@i-2000.com>
Subject: Information Please!!!!!!
Date: Monday, June 01, 1998 2:46 PM

Dear Kent,
    I'm so glad you are doing well. You deserve to be with your family! I
am looking for information on uterine leiomyosarcoma. I lost my mother
three years ago to this disease. It started for her with fibroid tumors
that were determined to be benign but suspicious. She had a complete
hysterectmy. We thought that was it. One year later
she was diagnosed with leiomyosarcoma. Her abdomen was full of growths,
one lung had a spot and her liver had a large spot also lymph nodes
along the main aorta were effected. She received chemo had no success.
Surgery
three times gave her an extra six years.
    I so wish I had the internet back in 1989 when she was first
diagnosed. Your site has given me such a wealth of information. I
thank your for the service you are giving so many people.
    I am looking for information on any hereditary links to this disease or
if any research has been done to date on Hormone Replacement
Therapy being a cause of this disease. My Mom took these drugs for
many, many years for menoposal symptoms! Later she took drugs to make
her periods return to get rid of fibroid tumors. If you have any
information or can direct me to someone to get more information I would
appreciate it very much. I have one sister, three daughters and two
neices. If there is anything we can do to prevent what happened to our
Mom from happening to us I would like to know. To me knowledge gives
you power to overcome almost anything!
    Continued good health to you and your family!

Sincerely,

Judy Minello
e-mail me at r.andj.minello@sympatico.ca