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| Subject | Date Asked | Expert |
| Colon Cancer | 1/29/2005 | Karen Brawner |
| Q: My father has colon cancer which has spread to his liver. The doctors have decided to treat this ... A: I do not even understand why the doctors are treating him at all since this cancer has spread so far ... | ||
| Husband's cancer | 1/28/2005 | Karen Brawner |
| Q: My husband was diagnosed with non-Hodgkins lymphoma 1 year ago;at diagnosis, it was in Stage III. ... A: YES, non-hodgkins lymphoma CAN spread to other tissue such as the stomach, colon etc... Doctors ... | ||
| Colonoscopy | 1/18/2005 | Karen Brawner |
| Q: Karen: If you recall, I wrote to you following an 11/30/04 colonoscopy that revealed a 5 cm sessile ... A: This is a LARGE polyp and for then to only send 3 fragments of this polyp for biopsy does not seem ... | ||
| Turned down by health care provider | 1/16/2005 | Karen Brawner |
| Q: My sister has just found that she has colon cancer(blood was found in her stool),all the tests ... A: You need to get your doctor to call and talk to a SUPERVISOR or the Doctor in charge of challenges ... | ||
| Nearing the end? | 1/16/2005 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
| Q: I wrote to you back on 6/29/04 about my husband with stage 4 colon cancer that came back. This is ... A: Without an examination of my own it is difficult or rather impossible for me to give you any kind of ... | ||
| colon cancer | 12/27/2004 | Karen Brawner |
| Q: my dad was recently diagnosed with colon cancer and had the tumor surgically removed. after the ... A: The doctor is recommending chemotherapy because CANCER travels trhough the blood stream and the ... | ||
| Swelling in legs and abdomen/recurrent colon cancer | 12/21/2004 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
| Q: My grandmother has colon cancer that has metastisized to her liver. She is 86 years old. She was on ... A: I'm sorry to read about your grandmother! Her symptoms are signs that her illness is advanced. It ... | ||
| FAP Reoccuring colon cancer | 12/21/2004 | Karen Brawner |
| Q: My 39 yr. old husband has reoccuring Stage IV colon cancer FAP and the chemo drugs have held the ... A: I am glad that your children have been tested but sorry to hear that they (2) have this problem and ... | ||
| FAP Reoccuring colon cancer | 12/20/2004 | Karen Brawner |
| Q: My 39 yr. old husband has reoccuring Stage IV colon cancer FAP and the chemo drugs have held the ... A: I do not know anything about this drug Herbatux and the only thing I can find on the internet is ... | ||
| Colon Cancer | 12/16/2004 | Karen Brawner |
| Q: Karen, On 04/27/04 and 05/01/04 you received questions from "Donna" and you responded with excellent ... A: No, I have not heard from Donna since my last correspondence to her and was wondering myself how ... | ||
| Bowel cancer | 12/12/2004 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
| Q: Can back ache occur due to bowel cancer and what other reasons could cause constipation? A: There are an almost infinite number of reasons for back ache so sure bowel cancer is a possibility. ... | ||
| Polyps | 12/6/2004 | Karen Brawner |
| Q: I had a colonoscopy 6 years ago at age 49 as a small amount of blood was discovered on a rectal ... A: A 5 cm polyp is a fairly large polyp (2 inches in diameter.... Polyps rarely burst, but they can ... | ||
| how can you tell if its blood in the stool? | 10/27/2004 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
| Q: this is kind of unpleasent but i was wondering what does blood in the stool look like? i mean how ... A: Red blood in your stools looks like any blood and certainly not like tomatoes. If it is red it ... | ||
| Colon Cancer | 10/19/2004 | Karen Brawner |
| Q: At what age should my children have a colonoscopy? There is a lot of colon cancer on my mother and ... A: Your question is not clear here, but I think you are asking if your oldest son and other children ... | ||
| Colorectal Cancer / Polyps | 9/20/2004 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
| Q: I hope you do not mind me contacting you with what is probably a trivial matter. I'm a 32 year old ... A: You are quite right! A more extensive examination - at least a proctoscopy - should have been done! ... | ||
| mother is 81 and has lost 19 lbs | 9/20/2004 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
| Q: My mother is 81 and has lost 19 lbs in the last year or so. She has always been in good health, but ... A: It is most probably best to check her colon (large bowel). That is best done by a colonoscopy ... | ||
| folfox-4 | 9/19/2004 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
| Q: my brother-in-law was diagnosed with colon cancer stage 11 eight months ago. since then he has had ... A: Depends on how the surgery is done. If it is done in order to obtain biopsies, which is likely, it ... | ||
| folfox-4 | 9/16/2004 | Karen Brawner |
| Q: i am not sure what type of cancer he has but it has spread to his liver. they are giving him doses ... A: I am assuming that if they are going to do liver surgery, you are saying they are going to remove ... | ||
| I believe I have the same... | 9/14/2004 | Karen Brawner |
| Q: I believe I have the same problem as a woman who emailed you on August 19, 2004 named Lemelia B. Did ... A: I have not heard back from Lemelia so I do not know what she ever found out.... My suggestion to ... | ||
| folfox-4 | 9/14/2004 | Karen Brawner |
| Q: my brother in law was diagnosed with colon cancer stage 111 in november. he had an operation and ... A: There have been many promising drugs come on the market since my husband died of Malignant Melanoma ... | ||
| stage 4 colon cancer | 9/9/2004 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
| Q: I have a 37 year old male friend with stage 4 colon cancer that has spread to the liver. He is ... A: Madame, you have asked me a straight question, so it deserves a straight reply! Unfortunately, ... | ||
| what if I opt for no treatment of colon cancer? | 9/5/2004 | Karen Brawner |
| Q: I'd like to know, before I go for "stage testing" what would happen if I opt to do nothing but ... A: I will never be patronizing... I believe if the truth regarding cancer and treatments.... I leave ... | ||
| Reoccuring Colon Cancer | 9/4/2004 | Karen Brawner |
| Q: My 38 yr. old husband (& father of our 5 children) had colon cancer/FAP/Gardners syndrome 10 yrs ago ... A: It is a great concern about the children bringing home germs, bacteria, viral infections etc from ... | ||
| Reoccuring Colon Cancer | 9/3/2004 | Karen Brawner |
| Q: My 38 yr. old husband (& father of our 5 children) had colon cancer/FAP/Gardners syndrome 10 yrs ago ... A: It is so very sad to see a "thought to be healthy" man or woman with so many children to have such a ... | ||
| COLON CANCER | 9/2/2004 | Karen Brawner |
| Q: IN 2000 I WAS DIAGNOSED WITH BREAST CANCER, STAGE 2, WITH 1 POSITIVE LYMPH NODE. I HAD LUMPECTOMY, ... A: THe fact that the fecal occult blood test showed POSITIVE for blood, and the fact that the stool is ... | ||
| colon cancer | 8/31/2004 | Karen Brawner |
| Q: My mother was diagnosed with colon cancer in March 2004. The cancer had penetrated the colon wall ... A: I have never heard of gallstones being caused by chemotherapy drugs, but then there is a first for ... | ||
| Colonoscopy | 8/30/2004 | Karen Brawner |
| Q: On Thursday 2nd Sept I will be having a colonoscopy. Have to buy 'glycoprep or fleet' to be taken ... A: Either the glycoprep or the fleet will be okey to take... The main thing here is to go to the ... | ||
| Mother's delayed treatment | 8/21/2004 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
| Q: I wrote to you recently about my mother's surgery and diagnosis May 21. You asked me when a problem ... A: Sorry to read about your problems! A certain amount of delay is unavoidable. So surgery within 2 ... | ||
| Something odd in my stool! | 8/19/2004 | Karen Brawner |
| Q: I'm a single mom, and haven't had insurance or been able to afford routine medical exams for about ... A: THere is no way I can tell you what this strange thing is in your stool.... You must have a stool ... | ||
| colon cancer slow treatment | 8/18/2004 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
| Q: My mother is a 62 yr old woman who has been in excellent health. She was scheduled to have a ... A: I'm sorry to read about your mother's problems! Of course her therapy should be proceeded with A ... | ||
| Rejection | 8/16/2004 | Karen Brawner |
| Q: My husband died July 2nd from Colon cancer. Before he died, it had spread to his lungs, chest, back ... A: OH YES!!!!!! I have the very same situation regarding his children and his step-children.... He ... | ||
| Stage IV Colon Cancer | 8/16/2004 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
| Q: Dr. Nordquist, my 42 year old husband was diagnosed in Feb 2004 with andocarcinoma colon cancer. A ... A: I'm sorry to read about your problems! There is an old Swedish proverb (if you do not already know ... | ||
| Colon Cancer radiation pods | 8/5/2004 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
| Q: My daughter in law has told us she has colon cancer. She just had radioactive pods inserted in her ... A: This sounds a bit strange. To evaluate it though I need a lot more information tha you have provided ... | ||
| Husbands last days | 7/26/2004 | Karen Brawner |
| Q: I wrote to you a couple of times during the time that my husband was first diagnoised with ... A: I am sorry for the loss of your husband, but so very glad that you remembered all the BAD things I ... | ||
| metastatic melanoma | 7/14/2004 | Karen Brawner |
| Q: Your previous info was helpful so I am now wondering if your husband had episodic pain in the anal ... A: Fortunately for me, my husband was a very strong willed person and rarely complained of pain, and ... | ||
| Colon cancer survival rates | 7/11/2004 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
| Q: Dr. Nordquist, You have been very helpful to me in the past and I hope you don't mind one more ... A: This is statistics. It does not tell you much about a single case! It means that ON AVERAGE treated ... | ||
| Painful problem. | 6/30/2004 | Karen Brawner |
| Q: I have a question regarding my health. I dont think its cancer but i dont want to go to the doctor ... A: This could be just about anything.... I can't tell you because it will take a visit to the doctor ... | ||
| Problem. | 6/30/2004 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
| Q: I have a question regarding my health. I dont think its cancer but i dont want to go to the doctor ... A: Without an examination it is impossible to tell. There are many possibilities, but to be more sure ... | ||
| narrower than normal stool | 6/30/2004 | Karen Brawner |
| Q: Iam a 59 year old male, and my stool is the size of a pencil. what does this mean? A: It is not possible to tell you for sure what this means, but this IS one of the symptoms of colon ... | ||
| recurrent cancer | 6/29/2004 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
| Q: In Oct. 2002 my husband was diagnosed with stage IV colon cancer, which had spread to his liver ... A: I'm sorry to read about your husband! Unfortunately I can not honestly give you any good news. His ... | ||
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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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