I lost most of what I gained (I'm a paraplegic) over the last 40+ yrs during 7 months of chemotherapy (does that make sense?). Recovery after 3 months off chemo seems to have stuck at around 70%.

-I am more familiar with lung. However, my understanding is that there are no chemo regimens showing significant success with solid tumors. It is the new gene therapies Iressa, erbitux, even Celebrex, which are showing success. Maybe its a question of terminology, since I look at chemo as a way of killing cells, when the gene therapies target particular receptors.

- I don't think I've ever seen "contraindication polio" on any chemo warning. I just posted about Prednisone which has a warning on it about immunizations. (another website mentioned "live vaccines"). Perhaps Steph would know if chemos can lower the immune system and cause/enable such to reactivate?

This is of interest to me for a number of reasons. Dad was a partial paraplegic but we never knew the reason. (but he did not have chemo nor prednisone as far as I know)

Also I had a friend in school who had polio, he had a pretty rough time but 30 years later at a school reunion he looked spiffy and rarely had to use his wheelchair. Some years later I heard he'd battled cancer (forgot which), yet had succumbed to polio. This had baffled me.

I've seen posts on other websites about postpolio syndrome - reactivation of polio. (I think) This Acrobat file might mention some of that http://www.health.qld.gov.au/polio/gp/GP_Manual.pdf I haven't read it all - but will try later.