Dr. Murthy Andavolu
Hematology and Oncology
Rancho Mirage, CA
34 years experience
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Rancho Mirage, CA
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SpecialtiesDoctors may have more than one area of specialty interest. Board certification in a specialty area means the doctor has completed formal training and has practice experience in that specialty, and has passed the certification examination from the corresponding accredited medical specialty board.
Doctors may have more than one area of specialty interest. Board certification in a specialty area means the doctor has completed formal training and has practice experience in that specialty, and has passed the certification examination from the corresponding accredited medical specialty board.
Hematology and Oncology
Languages spoken
English
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A 30-year-old member asked:
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Hematology and Oncology 34 years experience
No: There is no relationship between carcinoids and asbestos.
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A 37-year-old member asked:
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Yes: It is very safe as no opening of the skull is involved.
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A 35-year-old member asked:
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No: They are not the same......Adenomas are benign tumors in the colon and carcinoid tumors are not benign.....They could be low grade cancers but usually... Read More
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A 44-year-old member asked:
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No: Fibroadenomas of the breast can remain for years without becoming cancerous.
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A 24-year-old member asked:
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Scan and biopsy: A ct scan should show the swelling and a biopsy should confirm it.
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A 24-year-old member asked:
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Could be: A particular form of kidney cancer which has a genetic mutation called von hippel lindau's gene mutation is genetically mediated kidney cancer.
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A 40-year-old member asked:
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Scan and biopsy: A scan of the chest should show it and a biopsy should confirm it.
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A 23-year-old member asked:
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Yes: It is called radiation pneumonitis. Not an infection but it is damage caused by the radiaton to the lung tissue.
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A 50-year-old member asked:
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No: No, anemia is lack of sufficient blood/hemoglobin in the system. It does not spread from person to person but some forms of anemia (ex. Thalassemia) c... Read More
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A 35-year-old member asked:
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Hematology and Oncology 34 years experience
Years: It is almost always in years, depending on the extent of disease. It is a wide range, anywhere from a year and a half to 12-15 years.
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A 40-year-old member asked:
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Mutations: Genetic mutation(s) in the tumor can make it grow faster suddenly.
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A 34-year-old member asked:
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No: They are not caused by stress. They are benign tumors of unknown cause.
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A 27-year-old member asked:
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Cance of soft tissue: It is an aggressive/high grade cancer of the soft tissues usually arising in the bones.
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A 27-year-old member asked:
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Hematology and Oncology 34 years experience
No: Not usually. There are no specific genetic syndromes that predispose pts to sarcoma unlike breast cancer, ovarian, colon cancer etc. Having said that,... Read More
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A 31-year-old member asked:
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Suspicion of cancer: When there is pain, rapid increase in size or infection with fevers etc and there is a family history of ovarian cancer.
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A 24-year-old member asked:
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No: They are usually benign and do not recur if completely removed.
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A 35-year-old member asked:
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Yes: Yes, if they produce adrenal hormones in excess.
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A 34-year-old member asked:
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Benign: It is a benign tumor in the milk ducts (of the breast).
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NO: No insulinoma causes low blood glucose.
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A 33-year-old member asked:
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No: Bone cysts are benign and do not spread.
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Yes: Depends on the size.
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A 41-year-old member asked:
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Biopsy: Any suspicious looking skin lesion, esp if it grows fast or changes in color or starts bleeing, needs to be biopsied. It will reveal melanoma if prese... Read More
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A 37-year-old member asked:
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Non cancerous: Dilation of blood vessels forming a swelling but not a cancer.
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A 35-year-old member asked:
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YES: Yes, it can spread by blood and lymphatics, usually to lungs.
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A 36-year-old member asked:
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No diff: Not different. But some medication used to tx kidney cancer can cause problems with blood sugar control in diabetics.
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A 42-year-old member asked:
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Not really: Tongue ulcers do not turn into cancers but they may be cancers to begin with.
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A 25-year-old member asked:
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No: If it is radiation to the thyroid, it never becomes normal and need to have life long thyroid supplementation.
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A 36-year-old member asked:
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Usually: If not surgically removable, it is usually lethal.
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A 50-year-old member asked:
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No: Not usually. In fact if it is malignant, one might lose weight.
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A 41-year-old member asked:
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YES: The highh doses of chemotherapy (and whole body radiation) used in bmt often causes infertility.
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A 25-year-old member asked:
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Yes: Rarely. But possible. Need to have them evaluated and removed, if there is a suspicion. By putting a thin needle in the nodule and taking fluid for ex... Read More
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A 47-year-old member asked:
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Facial Paralysis and: Facial paralysis and loss of taste sensation and numbness of the face.
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A 23-year-old member asked:
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Before or atfer?: Not after it is diagnosed. It can be prevented or its risk reduced by taking high fiber diet. But once it is already diagnosed, changing diet does not... Read More
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A 53-year-old member asked:
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Biopsy: A ct scan or chest X-ray can show the tumor and / the fluid caused by mesothelioma. A biopsy of the tumor can confirm mesothelioma.
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A 44-year-old member asked:
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Secretory: An adrenal adenoma usually does not produce the usual adrenal hormones (corticosteroids or mineralocorticoids) but if does, it is called hyperfunction... Read More
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A 26-year-old member asked:
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Yes: Hemangiomas in the stomach and small intestine can do that.
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A 24-year-old member asked:
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Not usually: But a particular form, which is part of a genetic syndrome (men i) is genetic.
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A 37-year-old member asked:
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Endometrial biopsy: By having a biopsy of the endometrium done by a gynecologist.
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A 36-year-old member asked:
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Hematology and Oncology 34 years experience
Scan and biopsy: Blood tests can measure levels of adrenal hormones.
Ct and MRI scans can show the tumor and biopsy can confirm.
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Mar 30, 2015
Dr. Andavolu is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Andavolu is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Osmania University, Gandhi Medical College, India
Graduated 1989MD
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