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| TESTICULAR CANCER | 1/6/2009 | Doug Bank |
Q: Are there early symptoms for this and does your normal blood work show up with signs. What kind of ...
A: Lance had a very bad case of testicular cancer. The way cancer works is that get first get a tumor ...
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| What is going on with me? | 1/6/2009 | Robert Arnone, DC |
Q: I have my rbc is a little low (3.74) and my MCH (34.3) and (MCV 100fl) are high. My folate and b12 ...
A: Kathleen, The Depression Medication is certainly a possible indicator here, are you taking any other ...
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| TESTICULAR CANCER | 1/6/2009 | Doug Bank |
Q: Are there early symptoms for this and does your normal blood work show up with signs. What kind of ...
A: Testicular cancer does have symptoms, though it can also be there without any symptoms. Rather than ...
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| Gynecologic Oncology | 1/6/2009 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
Q: I would like to discuss your expert opinion regarding treatment options for a 62 year old female ...
A: No, not really. I have now been retired 6 years and am at present undergoing prostate cancer ...
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| Confusing Findings on Ulnar Bone Lump | 1/6/2009 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
Q: I have written to you previously about pain assoc w/rapidly growing lump on left ulnar bone. I have ...
A: Well even if there was fluid there in the beginning it is unlikely to be any there now after bone ...
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| testi | 1/5/2009 | Doug Bank |
Q: WHAT WOULD BE SOME SYMPTOMS FOR TESTICULAR CANCER, AND WHAT KIND OF DOCTOR SHOULD I SEE TO GET ...
A: You can get checked out by your regular family physician or you can the the kind of doctor that ...
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| permanent bone pain | 1/4/2009 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
Q: my boyfriend is Danish and he has problem with the bones, right now i dont remember the name of the ...
A: Yes if he is a Danish citizen he can seek help in Denmark and in any other part of the European ...
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| Gastric Cancer | 1/3/2009 | Robert Arnone, DC |
Q: Arnone, My wife age 44 has been diagnosed gastric cancer in Sept 2008. A secondary cancer was found ...
A: Shon, The only way something goes away is when whats causing it goes away. Therefore, we would have ...
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| cancer pain | 1/3/2009 | Dr Khalid Munir |
Q: Dr. I hope you are online as I am quite concerned. I had lung cancer alittle over a year ago and was ...
A: not to panic. you can take immunotherapy by dendtricic cell based cancer vaccine. It will search and ...
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| Acute Mylogenic Leukemia | 1/3/2009 | Meir Wetzler M. D. |
Q: If going to have stem cell transplant, would you have TBI first? If so, would you be confined to a ...
A: Patients usually get hospitalized for the chemo unless it is a reduced intensity regimen. If the TBI ...
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| permanent bone pain | 1/3/2009 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
Q: my boyfriend is Danish and he has problem with the bones, right now i dont remember the name of the ...
A: without knowing what illness he does have I can hardly recommend ANY specialist anywhere!Pain is a ...
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| Slow growing lymphoma? | 1/3/2009 | Juliet Seigle, MD |
Q: I'm a 23 year old male. I have several lymph nodes that I got looked at not too long ago (about a ...
A: It appears to me that, based on your description, that your lymph nodes are behaving like normal ...
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| severely agressive Desmioid tumours | 12/31/2008 | Michael Dean |
Q: I am a female of 30 years old, at 13 I developed desmoid tumors in the upper part of my left leg. ...
A: This comes from Wiki A desmoid tumor (sometimes referred to as aggressive fibromatosis) is a rare ...
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| malignant spindled melanoma | 12/30/2008 | Michael Dean |
Q: My mother is diagnosed with malignant spindled melanoma. stage 3, level 5 on the clark scale as it ...
A: I am sorry to hear about your mother. My uncle died of melanoma, so I understand your concern. ...
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| Kidney Cyst | 12/30/2008 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
Q: I am 44 years old and was diagnosed with a complex cyst 3.2 cm on a kidney. Doctor said it had thin ...
A: You SHOULD mention ALL your symptoms to your dr. - how else will your dr. know about them?! If your ...
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| Bone cancer | 12/29/2008 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
Q: i recently have undergone an operation to the fumer.pathilogical fracture.I have secondary breast ...
A: Well unfortunately you are now a case of stage 4 breast cancer since it has spread to your bones. A ...
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| Could you please put my mind at ease?? | 12/28/2008 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
Q: Good evening, I have been dealing with health problems for as long as I can remember, and just want ...
A: Well Steven, I'm here ONLY as a tumor dr. But between one military person and another (I was chief ...
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| cancer pain | 12/24/2008 | Dr Khalid Munir |
Q: I was diagnosed with lung cancer (melanoma + one other)in August of 2007. I had 1/2 or lung taken ...
A: It may be that your cancer has returned. The pain in shoulders is due to irritation of nerves in the ...
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| germ cell yolk sac tumor | 12/22/2008 | Doug Bank |
Q: My son is 22 and was diagnosed with germ cell yolk sac tumor in the right mid chest area,There were ...
A: I am sorry the email address didn't work. It should, so go ahead and try again: ...
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| cervical cancer | 12/21/2008 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
Q: A little under a year ago i had the cone biopsy, and was told to get a check uo every four months, ...
A: These cells do not come from what was removed. They come from elsewhere on your cervix. They are ...
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| Fallopian cancer - stage 4 nexe to my pericardium | 12/21/2008 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
Q: Fallopian cancer - stage 4 (I had 2 lymph nodes nexe to my pericardium which seem to have ...
A: Both cancers and patients are individuals not identical copies/clones. There are therefore big ...
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| Hard Lump on Ulnar Bone | 12/20/2008 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
Q: I have been having bone pain in my left forearm area for a couple weeks now, about a week ago when I ...
A: Yes an MRI will probably be helpful. Probably could cause that much pain. Well we really do not know ...
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| Hard Lump on Ulnar Bone | 12/19/2008 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
Q: I have been having bone pain in my left forearm area for a couple weeks now, about a week ago when I ...
A: There are several radiological techniques available (CT scans, MRI scans, isotope scans, PET scans). ...
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| cancer dx.. | 12/18/2008 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
Q: My father in law, he's in his 50's, has over last 2 mths lost considerable amount of weight, been ...
A: It is not common but it does happen now and then. Probably he has had some symptoms earlier but ...
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| young son-in-law cancer | 12/17/2008 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
Q: my son-in-law, 34 years old had his colon removed a year and a half ago, there was enough to ...
A: 2.8 in CEA is not high. Do you know of any level of CEA before surgery? CEA is ONLY of interest if ...
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| lymphoma cancer | 12/17/2008 | Christopher M |
Q: my mom was dx w/ this about this time last year and was caught in stage4 already and now she is ...
A: If your mother is in stage 4, the prognosis is usually not that good, although some patients will ...
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| Lumps on both testicles | 12/15/2008 | Doug Bank |
Q: I have been reading the other questions and I think I know the answer. I discovered a hard lumpon ...
A: No, not at all. Testicular cancer usually presents on the side or front of the testicle. In ...
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| swollen lymph nodes | 12/14/2008 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
Q: A little over a year ago I discovered a swollen lymph node in my groin. My gynecologist said that it ...
A: While lymphomas and cancer can cause lymph node growth the most common causes are ...
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| Infection in Lymphedemia Arm | 12/14/2008 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
Q: I don't know if you'll be able to answer this but I'll ask and see. A few weeks ago I had ...
A: This is a common problem after lymph node cancer surgery & radiation therapy so it is certainly not ...
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| pain management for end stage colon cancer | 12/11/2008 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
Q: My father has been battling colon cancer for the past 3 years. His physician has pretty much ...
A: This kind of advanced pain management is actually somewhat outside my area of expertise here. That ...
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| High WBC and umbilical discharge | 12/11/2008 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
Q: This is for my husband: 35yr Male, Moderate Smoker, good health, no problems.. Elevated WBC over the ...
A: This may very well be caused by a local infection/inflammation close to his navel. I can not explain ...
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| nuclear medicine | 12/10/2008 | Meir Wetzler M. D. |
Q: if a person with AML is given nuclear medicine, is that the same as having a radiation treatment?
A: I would tend to believe that you are asking about an antibody armed with a radioactive isotope. This ...
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| Ovarian cancer | 12/10/2008 | Dr Khalid Munir |
Q: I'm a 18yr old femal and I have been having a problem with constipation, heartburn, fatigue and ...
A: visit a medical school internal medicine specialist. Your problem is not being dealt in the right ...
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| stage 4 metastatic prostate cancer | 12/10/2008 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
Q: He is currently going through hormone replacement therapy, an injection 2x a year, and also 25mg of ...
A: Has his urine bladder tumor been examined thoroughly? That may be a completely separate tumor ...
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| Met. colon cancer and treatment | 12/9/2008 | Dr Khalid Munir |
Q: My father has metastatic colon cancer, liver was resected, successfully and but now he just ...
A: There is lot of chance of cure if we use the latest therapies especially immunotherapy. Most cancer ...
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| Chemo not working | 12/9/2008 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
Q: My wife is 45 years old with breast cancer and had right masectomy for 3.7 cm her2 neu- er+ pr- with ...
A: Decisions with regards to chemotherapy must be done by the dr. in charge of her therapy who has all ...
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| Muscle Mass Found in my back | 12/9/2008 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
Q: I had a CT done because I had a huge varicose vein in my left leg. I have/had terrible BL swelling ...
A: Without much more information I am certainly not sure if this mass in any way is connected with your ...
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| Hereditary risk for cancer | 12/8/2008 | Michael Dean |
Q: My father passed away from cancer in 1999. By the time the cancer was found, it had metastasized ...
A: You are welcome. I would start with the oncologist that your brother saw, if that is possible, and ...
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| my dad | 12/8/2008 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
Q: My dad was diagnosed with lung cancer the Wed before thanksgiving. He was told that he had two spots ...
A: Unfortunately with primary lung cancer the prognosis is almost always bad (and if this is a ...
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| my dad | 12/8/2008 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
Q: My dad was diagnosed with lung cancer the Wed before thanksgiving. He was told that he had two spots ...
A: If your father never smoked it is probable that his lung cancer is an adenocarcinoma - if indeed it ...
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