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Expert: - 9/15/2006


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hi!  

my boyfriend and i just found out that hes got cancer this week.  it shocked me.

anyway, what i would want to know is,  what are the things that he should be doing and not be doing?  

we are talking about submitting to a chemotherapy,too.    

please help

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Dear Sarah Joy, if I am to help you you have to help me by answering these questions:
1.What kind of cancer are we talking about?
2. Where in his body is it located?
3. Its size and if possible its stage?
4. What kinds of therapies are being planned: Surgery? Radiation therapy? Chemo therapy? Immunotherapy?
I understand that this is shocking and confusing for you but I do need this information to be able to help!

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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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