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| Subject | Date Asked | Expert |
| Colon cancer re-occurance | 2/3/2007 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
| Q: The inevitable did happen! I have just been diagnosed once again with evasive adenocarcinoma which ... A: Yes it is possible that you actually had not one but 2 cancers all the time but we can not be sure ... | ||
| Colon cancer re-occurance | 1/31/2007 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
| Q: The first one was on the right decending colon near the appendix and close to the small intestine. I ... A: You mean the right ascending colon close to the appandix - right? The descending colon is on the ... | ||
| Colon cancer re-occurance | 1/31/2007 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
| Q: Although not confirmed yet through lab biopsy, it is suspected that it is located next to the new ... A: It is possible, can even be a NEW colon cancer (since you have already had one you have a somewhat ... | ||
| colon cancer | 1/20/2007 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
| Q: I was diagnosed with colon cancer in July of 2004 with a routine colonoscopy at age 50. At the time ... A: Without knowing the full pathology of what was found in your colon it is unfortunately impossible to ... | ||
| colon polyps | 1/18/2007 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
| Q: what does pre-cancerous colon polyp mean? A: It means a polyp in the large bowel that has not yet turned into a cancer but should be removed ... | ||
| My Sister and cancer | 1/16/2007 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
| Q: I wrote to you at beginning of this year, and asked about the constipation being suffered by my ... A: I do understand your concern! In these cases we always do come to a point when it is just not worth ... | ||
| colon cancer metz to liver | 1/14/2007 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
| Q: My step-father had a total colectomy on May and started chemotherapy shortly after. He was able to ... A: Unfortunately once his cancer has spread to his liver and elsewhere it is no longer curable. What ... | ||
| Husband's recurrent colon ca | 1/13/2007 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
| Q: My husband was diagnosed with stage 3C colon ca july 12, 2005. Underwent total abdominal colectomy ... A: Yes it is possible to have just (known) lymph node metastasies and (known) bone metastasies without ... | ||
| rectal cancer | 1/12/2007 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
| Q: How much do you charge to review medical records and provide an opinion on this matter? Thanks1) How ... A: On this site I do not charge anything! On the other hand I normally do not do anything like that ... | ||
| rectal cancer | 1/12/2007 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
| Q: If a diagnosis of a Stage II cancer was made today, but no diagnosis was made 8 months previous by ... A: While it is known that a stage 0 ("cancer in situ") and then a stage I happen before the cancer ... | ||
| recurrance of colon cancer | 1/12/2007 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
| Q: my actual reason for asking the question was to have an opinion as we are thinking of having a 2nd ... A: 1. In my opinion yes. Of course the choice & decision is yours but since you have asked I must give ... | ||
| rectal cancer | 1/9/2007 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
| Q: 1) How long does a rectal cancer tumor takes to advance from stage 1 to stage 2? 2)Is a permanant ... A: 1. Cancers like patients are individuals! There is no simple "one size fits all" answer to your ... | ||
| signet ring cell adenocarcinoma | 1/8/2007 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
| Q: My father-in-law was diagnosed with colon cancer 4 weeks ago and has had an illiostomy. He is in ... A: I have no real reason not to agree with his dr. The only hesitation from my side is due to the heart ... | ||
| signet ring cell adenocarcinoma | 1/7/2007 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
| Q: ------------------------------------------- The text above is a follow-up to ...How RARE is this ... A: Different in different statistical material: Between 0.2 to a few percent of all colon cancers. Yes ... | ||
| Bleeding through pants | 1/7/2007 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
| Q: I have had a pain on my left buttocks for the past few days. It started bleeding last night and bled ... A: If you have an acute pain in one of your buttocks in connection with this it is far more probable ... | ||
| signet ring cell adenocarcinoma | 1/6/2007 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
| Q: Does signet ring cell adenocarcinoma (colon) produce a CEA? A: At least not always. Sorry, these tumours are RARE, so experience is very limited. There are ... | ||
| My Sister and cancer | 1/5/2007 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
| Q: ------------------------------------------- The text above is a follow-up to ... My sister is due ... A: Unfortunately it is more or less impossible to predict survival times with any degree of accuracy. ... | ||
| 50yo Dad has stage IV colon cancer (10-16-06) | 1/5/2007 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
| Q: Since my last question, my dad has continued chemo. He does really well, he's healthy, little side ... A: CEA changes between 11 to 9.4 to 9.2 and then to 10 are not really significant. They indicate a ... | ||
| My Sister and cancer | 1/4/2007 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
| Q: Please advise me as I am so very concerned for my sister, she was diagnosed early Oct with cancer of ... A: I'm sorry to read about her & your problems! Unfortunately a cancer of the pancreas that has spread ... | ||
| bile duct cancer | 1/3/2007 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
| Q: can you please give your opinion based on the following set of facts liver enzymes were high, and an ... A: It is possible. The CA 19 test showing a value of 98 is pathological and could indicate a pancreatic ... | ||
| metastasized colon cancer | 1/3/2007 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
| Q: My father-in-law lives about 6 1/2 hours away from us and was diagnosed with Stage 4 Colon Cancer in ... A: Well I can recognize a losing battle when I see one and this unfortunately is one. He evidently do ... | ||
| Stage 4 colon cancer | 12/26/2006 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
| Q: My Grandmother was just diagnosed with advanced colon caner. They say that she has a tumor in her ... A: If her cancer is as advanced as you describe it there is really very little that can be done ... | ||
| Anal Cancer Colostomy Radio Treatment 2 types Chemo 5FU mitomycin | 12/18/2006 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
| Q: Nordquist. Sorry to be a pest, but my wifes sister saw her in the ward she was admitted to for ... A: Well, since I have never seen her at all, it is very difficult - or impossible - to say anything at ... | ||
| colon cancer | 12/12/2006 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
| Q: I would like to know the affects that smoking has on a colon cancer patient; also I would like to ... A: Smoking has the same bad effects on colon cancer patients as it has on anybody else, but no known ... | ||
| diet for colon cancer patient | 12/12/2006 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
| Q: I would like to have a weekly diet plan best suited for a colon cancer patient. Also, information ... A: There are no special diets for general use by colon cancer patients. For diets in connection with ... | ||
| Signet Ring colorectal cancer | 12/8/2006 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
| Q: My son is 36 and was diagnosised with this cacner about a month ago. SInce then he has had a few ... A: Nausea, vomiting, hair loss, blood changes (anemia, decreased number of white cells & platelets) ... | ||
| colon cancer recurance question | 12/8/2006 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
| Q: my name is Nora, my father has ahd stage 4 colon cancer 3 years has undergone chemo then a surgery 2 ... A: I'm sorry to read about your father's and your problems! First of all, your father is in the best of ... | ||
| Signet Ring colorectal cancer | 12/7/2006 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
| Q: My son is 36 and was diagnosised with this cacner about a month ago. SInce then he has had a few ... A: I'm sorry to read about his and your problems! Chemo therapy MAY help him for a time - not certain ... | ||
| Signet Ring Carcinoma | 12/6/2006 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
| Q: My husband has stage 3 colon cancer. I just found out that it is Signet Ring Cancer and that it is ... A: With malignant tumours you can never be sure of success, we can only try by doing our best. With ... | ||
| signet ring carsonoma | 12/3/2006 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
| Q: my dad has been diagnosed with signet ring carsonoma. the doctors are saying he only has about 2 ... A: It is very difficult to predict survival times, especially without having a lot more information. ... | ||
| colon cancer | 12/1/2006 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
| Q: Someone has advanced colorectal cancer, and given 6-12 months to live, and it has been 9 months now. ... A: I presume that the bleeding is from the cholostomy. Correct? No one can predict survival time with ... | ||
| SIGNETCARCINOMA | 12/1/2006 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
| Q: mY 25 YR OLD STEP DAUGHTER WAS JUST DIAGNOSED WITH SIGNETCARCINOMA. SHE IS ONLY 25! SHE WENT TO THE ... A: I'm sorry to read about her and your problems! Unfortunately with this type of cancer in such an ... | ||
| colorectal ca | 11/27/2006 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
| Q: My mother-in-law is 66 yo and diagnosed with colon ca last July at that time it was only locally ... A: Unfortunately if they are only going to give her palliative surgery - presumably because curative ... | ||
| adenocarcinoma/unspecified origin | 11/26/2006 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
| Q: my mom was just diagnosed with metastisized adenocarcinoma of unspecified origin. spots were found ... A: Unfortunately you most probably are. If it had started in her breasts there would have been more ... | ||
| colon cancer | 11/22/2006 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
| Q: My husband has just had surgery for colon cancer and they have staged it at a IIIb. Can you tell me ... A: I do not like to use statistics like that on a single case. If I'm dealing with a large number of ... | ||
| signet ring cell adenocarcinoma | 11/19/2006 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
| Q: My husband was diagnosed with colon cancer / Signet ring cell adenocarcinoma in June of this year. ... A: Unfortunately his oncologist is correct! If you are dealing with a large number of patients you can ... | ||
| white pus | 11/15/2006 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
| Q: I'm very concered that i have prostate cancer or something is very wrong with me. Sometimes when i ... A: I'm a Swede living in Sweden, what do you mean with taking a heavy dump? Prostate cancer normally is ... | ||
| Stage 4 with high CEA's | 11/15/2006 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
| Q: My wife has stage 4 colon cancer with two tumors on her liver and 9 of 19 lymph nodes showing ... A: How much larger? The CEA values seem to indicate that a large part of her tumour mass has been ... | ||
| Is there any other possibility other than colon cancer? | 11/13/2006 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
| Q: I'm just updating you on my situation as you requested. I was really stressed when I emailed you so ... A: Steve, I put much more faith in a regular colonoscopy than in a virtual one - in spite of being a ... | ||
| colon cancer stage IV, mets to omentum | 11/13/2006 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
| Q: My father, aged 60, was recently diagnosed with Stage IV colon cancer. He had a resection, tumor ... A: Well, colon cancer spreading like this into the abdominal cavity - if I have understood you ... | ||
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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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