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A 45-year-old member asked:
Dr. Amir Faridianswered
Specializes in Hematology and Oncology
Lipomas: Usually are benign growth and non painful.
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A 23-year-old member asked:
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Depends on stage: Early stage disease has excellent prognosis.
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A 30-year-old member asked:
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Yes: You can give medication through ng tube.
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A 44-year-old member asked:
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Practitioner: Nurse practitioner can see you and can prescribe treatment while oncology nurse usually deliver chemotherapy or radiation but in actual she can not pr... Read More
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A 25-year-old member asked:
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Hepatic mets: I think you mean what cancers can cause hepatic mets. It usually happens when cancer spread through blood circulation in liver. Many different type of... Read More
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A 33-year-old member asked:
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Depends on stage : Median survival 9-10 months. 3 year survival about 25%.
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A 33-year-old member asked:
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Histology: Adenoma is any benign growth. Myelolipoma usually called for fatty tissue growth.
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A 41-year-old member asked:
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Adjuvant treatment: Depends on type of surgery and aggressiveness of disease. Usually recommends to decrease the chances of local and systemic recurrence.
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A 23-year-old member asked:
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Depends on stage: For early stage excellent prognosis.
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A 23-year-old member asked:
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No: There is no data that tongue piercing can cause cancer.
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A 34-year-old member asked:
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NSAID: Aleve, (naproxen) ingdocin, Motrin all available, need to be careful with too much consumption.
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A 34-year-old member asked:
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Specializes in Hematology and Oncology
Mammogram: It is imaging study of breast tissue. It can be painful.
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A 24-year-old member asked:
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Thyroid cancer: Potentially good prognosis on treated patients depending on type. If left untreated can grow locally or can spread to other places.
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A 44-year-old member asked:
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Cell type: Myelogenous arrive from different bone marrow cells called myeloid cells while lymphoid is lymphoid cells. Actual difference is if they are acute or c... Read More
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A 39-year-old member asked:
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Prognosis: Survival depends on many factors but most important of that is bone marrow cytogenetics, that can differentiate one to low, intermediate or high risk.
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A 23-year-old female asked:
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Specializes in Hematology and Oncology
Consult endocrinolog: Dizziness can be due to many reasons. With weight gain, I am concerned you have some hormonal issue. Also high blood pressure can be associated with t... Read More
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A 50-year-old member asked:
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Pathology: Hernia is benign happened secondary to abdominal muscle weakness while testicular cancer is malignant growth.
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A 33-year-old member asked:
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Yes: Smoking can cause number of cancers including mouth cancer.
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A 33-year-old member asked:
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Survival: It depends on stage. Localized early stage cancer can be curable
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A 25-year-old member asked:
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No known cause: No certain risk factors.
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A 44-year-old member asked:
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Pituatary tumor: Tumor which release somatostatin or growth hormone.
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A 27-year-old member asked:
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Leukemia : Exposure to radiation, chemicals like benzene, previous exposure to chemotherapy and genetic are some but not all causes of leukemia.
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A 41-year-old member asked:
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Hormonal therapy: Certain breast cancers are hormone drive, estrogen receptor positive. Hormonal therapy block receptors or formation of hormones in that way it decreas... Read More
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A 34-year-old member asked:
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Imaging: Different imaging studies. Mammogram is usually to see breast tissue. If there is any cyst in breast sometimes ultrasound is ordered to see if this is... Read More
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A 41-year-old member asked:
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Immunotherapy: Can be use for autoimmune conditions and hypogammaglonulinemia.
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A 31-year-old member asked:
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Depends on stage: Median survival 6-7 months. Also depends on response to treatment.
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A 41-year-old member asked:
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Oral cancer: Leukoplakia is white chalky like substance in oral cavity which can lead to oral cancer.
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A 45-year-old member asked:
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Laxatives: Yes you can. But it is important to find out what causing constipation.
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A 35-year-old member asked:
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Bone cyst: Cyst is usually consider benign.
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A 24-year-old member asked:
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Autologous transpant: When patient own cells are infused back to patient.
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A 23-year-old member asked:
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Can be years: These patients can survive years, depending on if they don't have other organ involvement also if they are responsive to hormone treatment.
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A 44-year-old member asked:
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No: Fibroadenoma is benign and not considered cancerous.
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A 44-year-old member asked:
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Rectal cancer: Staging for rectal cancer depend on depth of tumor, nodal involvement and spread to other organs. Early stage( stage1), smaller tumor without involvem... Read More
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A 37-year-old member asked:
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Adenoma: Adenoma is benign growth.
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A 23-year-old member asked:
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Specializes in Hematology and Oncology
ADR Oma: Usually consider slow growing and no immediate mortality.
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A 36-year-old member asked:
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Gbm: Yes but location and neurological compromise in most cases didn't allow that.
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A 42-year-old member asked:
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Gamma knife: Gamma knife is usually a very safe procedure.
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A 32-year-old member asked:
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Specializes in Hematology and Oncology
Transplant: Now a days it is actually called stem cell transplant. It involves stem cell collection, followed by high dose chemotherapy to wipe bone marrow and th... Read More
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A 36-year-old member asked:
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Dermatitis: Redness, colour changes and skin burn can happen.
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A 32-year-old member asked:
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Specializes in Hematology and Oncology
Skin cancer: Melanoma can be lethal if advance.
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A 50-year-old member asked:
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Depends on stage: Median survival 27-30 months in stage 4 disease after appropriate treatment.
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A 52-year-old member asked:
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Chemotherapy: Chemotherapy used for esophageal cancer is usually platinum based, different combination. Either cisplatinum/ 5 fu or carbo/ taxol (paclitaxel). There... Read More
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A 38-year-old member asked:
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Specializes in Hematology and Oncology
Adjuvant: I assume you are talking about breast cancer. Patient need to be closely followed every 3-4 months initially and then biannually with physician and im... Read More
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A 40-year-old member asked:
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Gall bladder cancer : Gall bladder cancer can be locally advanced involving other surrounding organs or spread to blood stream to other organs. Prognosis in this situation ... Read More
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A 26-year-old member asked:
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Depends on staging: Median survival of about 27-30 months in metastatic disease who response to proper treatment.
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A 38-year-old member asked:
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Protein intake: There is no set limit or recommendation or restriction for protein intake. Just eat healthy balance diet.
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A 40-year-old member asked:
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Sentinel node: Your surgeon will give a dye to look for these mother node or sentinel node, if they are negative then they don't have to look for whole nodal area. U... Read More
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A 24-year-old member asked:
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Prognosis: Obviosly prognosis is not good in this situation. Usual treatment is palliative to keep patient comfortable. Radiation therapy can help neurological s... Read More
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A 32-year-old member asked:
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Specializes in Hematology and Oncology
Radiotherapy: Mostly local skin burn, redness and local pain. Late side effects of possible development of cancer.
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A 24-year-old member asked:
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Specializes in Hematology and Oncology
Testicular cancer : Potentially curable . If left untreated can metastasize to locally in lymph nodes or distantly to other organs specially lungs.
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