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Expert: - 8/17/2010


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I HAVE STAGE 4 MULTIPLE METASTATIC MELONOMA AND AM CONCERNED IT HAS SPREAD TO MY BRAIN. IVE BEEN GETTING BAD HEADACHES AND MY RT EYE FEELS LIKE POPPING OUT. ALSO ITS HARD TO URINATE. WHAT COULD THE FOLLOWING SYMPTOMS BE AN INDICATION OF


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In this situation I do suggest that you have an MRI brain scan examination in order to find if there is anything there. Let a urologist check your urinary problem. There may be a connection but that is not sure.






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Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D.

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I`m a doctor of medicine and specialist in radiation therapy and medical oncology. I have a long time experience of these tumours.

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I'm a Doctor of Medicine and specialist in Medical Oncology and Radiation Therapy, educated and trained in Sweden. Now retired. Background in Radiation Therapy, Medical Oncology, Radiation Protection, Nuclear Medicine, Diagnostic Radiology, Gynecological Oncology, Clinical Pathology, Clinical Cytology,Hematology and Internal Medicine. M.D. from the faculty of medicine, Royal Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden. Have also been an exchange student at the Hebrew University, Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem Israel. Former medical consultant, Swedish National Board of Radiation Protection. Former Police Surgeon and Medical Examiner, Stockholm Police Department. Former Chief Medical Officer, The Royal Guards, The Royal Horse Guards and the Royal Household Brigade, Royal Swedish Army Medical Corps. You can also reach me on: http://www.lifestylerescue.com/expert/health-fitness-advice/dr-claes-gustaf/128 . I have no restrictions on the number of questions there. I also answer questions about Oncology (General Cancer), General History, Military History, Breast Cancer, Colon Cancer.

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