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| Subject | Date Asked | Expert |
| Chances of colon cancer | 2/8/2012 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
| Q: I have a question regarding colon cancer. My husband's grandmother died of colon cancer(it was ... A: Well, there is a definite family history with colon cancer here so that is probably the bigger ... | ||
| colon cancer stage 3b, swollen feet and possible hernia | 2/6/2012 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
| Q: My mother aged, 68 had been diagnosed wtih stage 3b of colon cancer last year april 2010 as she ... A: Unfortunately you may be right. Those symptoms may indicate something bad. But it is too early to be ... | ||
| TVA with high grade dysplasia suspicious for invasion | 2/3/2012 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
| Q: My mother 4 days ago my mother had a colonoscopy. The pathology report came back "tubularvillous ... A: Her surgeon said the truth. It is impossible to know if it has spread to her lymph nodes (or even ... | ||
| narrow bowel movements | 2/1/2012 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
| Q: I am a 31 year old Caucasian female. I do not smoke and rarely drink any alcohol. For the past 9 ... A: Yes the problem would probably be more permanent. At your age your bowel cancer risk is small too ... | ||
| levermetastaser | 1/29/2012 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
| Q: Hej! Jag är en 58 årig kvinna som diagnosticerades med rectalcancer och opererades 2008. Jag tackade ... A: Om Din cancer spritt sig till Din lever så har den med stor sannolikhet också spritt sig till andra ... | ||
| Tubular Adenomas - Colon | 1/28/2012 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
| Q: My 74 year old mother has battled chronic IB for years, the last couple of months have been ... A: Such adenomas can usually be removed. The easiest and simplest method - if possible in her case - is ... | ||
| bph or prostate cancer | 1/27/2012 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
| Q: do you thing that is a prostate cancer or just an enlarged prostate bph my dad was having Problems ... A: However, not all prostate cancers signal their presence by a high PSA level. The best way of finding ... | ||
| Tubulvillous Adenoma | 1/25/2012 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
| Q: My mother is 87 years old and has recently had a colonoscopy in which a "Tubulovillous adenoma. No ... A: So far - if the diagnosis of her adenoma is correct - no cancer or precancerous lesion has been ... | ||
| Colonic Lipoma | 1/24/2012 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
| Q: I cannot find an area to place this question. My physician found a 20 mm colonic lipoma in my ... A: Lipomas usually do not just disappear so someone has probably made a mistake there. If I was in your ... | ||
| bowel | 1/21/2012 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
| Q: why do some of us, have loads of polyp, i have screening every three years, i had a bleed august ... A: That some of us - including you and also me - develop polyps is mainly caused by genetic factors ... | ||
| Colorectal Cancer stage IV | 1/14/2012 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
| Q: Background: My husband has Stage IV Colorectal Cancer. 10-12 cm at rectum to sigmoid Colon.It has ... A: First of all his urinary problems should make MRI, CT and probably new PET studies of his lower ... | ||
| Bowel problem | 1/8/2012 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
| Q: What could be wrong when you have black colored stools during bowel mevement? A: Some medications can give that effect including iron. It can also be the result of gastrointestinal ... | ||
| Distal Rectum | 12/21/2011 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
| Q: I understand your service if free of any costs. Thanks Firstly what is "DISTAL-RECTUM" i.e what ... A: Distal rectum is the lower part (end part) of the end section of your big bowel, close to wherte ... | ||
| colon cancer | 12/4/2011 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
| Q: Colon cancer IV stage metastases in liver with overflow insignifficant diarrhea and constant ... A: Vicodin may actually make the constipation worse (since it contains codeine an opiate related to ... | ||
| results from colonoscopy | 11/30/2011 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
| Q: My husband is 58, he has been suffering with loose stools for the past 5 months. He was diagnosed ... A: Since they have all been removed and none of them was cancerous nothing needs to be done now. The ... | ||
| gastric signet rings carcinoma, stage 1a | 11/29/2011 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
| Q: I am a female, 35 years and 2 years ago i have a subtotal gastrectomy (roux en Y) for an early ... A: Well, if I had been in your situation I would have accepted chemotherapy since your cancer had ... | ||
| metastatic cancer with intestine tumors | 11/27/2011 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
| Q: During my search I found your website & saw almost similar case being discussed, it gave me a hope ... A: Sir, I too have lost both my parents to cancer and my older sister to Parkinson's disease so I fully ... | ||
| stage 4 colon cancer | 11/26/2011 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
| Q: Is it possible to estimate the rate of growth of a tumour? My friend's should have been picked up 6 ... A: Tumours like patients are individuals not identical carbon copies/clones. So it is not possible to ... | ||
| cea lvel | 11/25/2011 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
| Q: my father aged 72 was detected with colon cancer in the ascending colon surgery was done and tumor ... A: One probable reason is that the chemotherapy he is receiving is not working so his tumour is growing ... | ||
| Colocteral Cancer | 11/20/2011 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
| Q: What are the chances of this being cancer? I'm 14 years old and i have no family history of ... A: At your age and without any family history probably VERY small! You can also reach me at: ... | ||
| do i have cancer | 11/17/2011 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
| Q: i have that proplem from maybe more than a year when i wipe there is a blood on the toilet paper and ... A: What you describe does not change my evaluation. I suggest that you let a gastro-enterologist or a ... | ||
| Tubulovillous adenocarcinoma | 11/16/2011 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
| Q: During a recent colonoscopy an early TVA was found and tested as cancerous with no proof of ... A: The risk that any cancer will spread from this kind of lesion is small but not 0. I must say that ... | ||
| do i have cancer | 11/15/2011 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
| Q: i have that proplem from maybe more than a year when i wipe there is a blood on the toilet paper and ... A: The risks of cancer there at your age and with these symptoms are very small. BUT to be sure let a ... | ||
| Bowel movement bleeding | 11/11/2011 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
| Q: My husband just noticed he has blood in toilet after bowel movemnt..like a darker colour blood ...I ... A: It does not have to be but it may be. He SHOULD let a doctor check him soonest! Best with a ... | ||
| End Stage Rectal Cancer | 11/9/2011 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
| Q: My mother in law was diagnosed about a year ago with rectal cancer after her colon ruptured. The ... A: There is water, salts, proteins and probably some white blood cells. If you have an open wound this ... | ||
| cancer treatment | 11/8/2011 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
| Q: my father is 55 years old. around 15 days ago he saw some blood in his urine. but he has no pain in ... A: While cytology is fine for finding a urine bladder cancer it is not of much use for finding a kidney ... | ||
| Rectum Growth | 11/6/2011 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
| Q: I have attached a photograph with my question of a growth growing on the rectum of a female. Is this ... A: That MAY be a hemorrhoid but without being able to check it close up I can NOT be sure! She SHOULD ... | ||
| "other" symptoms of colon cancer | 11/4/2011 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
| Q: before asking this question I spent a considerable amount of time looking through the other ... A: Symptoms of colon cancer are often rather vague. Any kind of change of bowel habits may be such a ... | ||
| father has colon cancer | 10/31/2011 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
| Q: My 70 year old father has colon cancer. We moved him into my brothers house last July and have ... A: By taking care of him yourselves you are carrying a BIG burden! Probably a too big burden to demand ... | ||
| Signet cell - colon cancer | 10/24/2011 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
| Q: I have had half of my colon removed and underwent 6 months of chemo. 2 weeks ago we discover the ... A: Since your cancer has spread to another organ (your ovary) it must be considered to be a stage 4 ... | ||
| Primary Colon Cancer | 10/5/2011 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
| Q: A year ago my mother-in-law's colon ruptured and through a series of tests it was determined that ... A: Cancers like patients are individuals not identical carbon copies or clones. It is therefore ... | ||
| Colon cancer symptoms | 9/30/2011 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
| Q: I am a 27 year old male. The last couple months I have been having symptoms which in some ways mimic ... A: At your age and without any family history or previous medical history your colon cancer risk is ... | ||
| Mild cramp in right colon | 9/26/2011 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
| Q: , I am currently experiencing a minor cramp feeling in my right lower colon. At least 2-3 inches ... A: Based on your description of your symptoms I really see very little cause for concern or for ... | ||
| confused about possible colon cancer | 9/16/2011 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
| Q: My husband has a strong history of colon cancer in his blood line. His father's and mother's side. ... A: Yes this seems very bad and I think you have reason to be alarmed! However without any examinations ... | ||
| Colon cancer and Brain MRI | 9/13/2011 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
| Q: I am a 55 years old male. I was diognoised with a Dukes C colon cancer in September 2008. A ... A: No it may not be strictly necessary from an oncology point of view - there I agree with your ... | ||
| 5 cm Colon Polyp | 9/6/2011 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
| Q: Two years ago (53) my wife had breast cancer that was caught early (2 mm), no lymph nodes, had it ... A: Well first of all, I'm NOT a surgeon or a gastro-enterologist but a medical oncologist & radiation ... | ||
| Gluten | 8/22/2011 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
| Q: Dr I am a 52 year old male. My symptoms match those of my father and grandfather, both of whom died ... A: Sir, I'm here ONLY as an expert of colon cancer (and other malignancies) certainly NOT as an expert ... | ||
| sidmoidoscopy | 8/17/2011 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
| Q: I have recently had a examination due to rectal bleeding, my doctor firstly examined me by a gloved ... A: It NEEDS to be investigated further even if the need is not urgent. To do that investigation AT ... | ||
| no sedation | 8/14/2011 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
| Q: Dr. Nordquist-I know that in Europe colonoscopies can be done without sedation. I'm ready to ... A: Well I can tell you how it is done on me once every year now since 2009. So up to now 3 times. In ... | ||
| Green Poop! | 7/31/2011 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
| Q: ..I have a question about stool color. My husband has had olive green poop for about a month now. He ... A: N, but it SHOULD be investigated. He SHOULD let his doctor check him! You can also reach me at: ... | ||
Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D.
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I`m a doctor of medicine and a specialist in radiation therapy and medical oncology. I have long experience with regards to this cancer.
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I'm a Doctor of Medicine and specialist in Medical Oncology and Radiation Therapy educated & 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.
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