Dr. Christian Schultheis
Hematology and Oncology
Dubuque, IA
26 years experience male
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Dubuque, IA
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I am originally from Des Moines, IA. I enjoy playing with my kids, golf, tennis and cooking.
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Hematology and Oncology
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A 43-year-old female asked:
Dr. Christian Schultheisanswered
Hematology and Oncology 26 years experience
Hard to answer: That varies. I have had patients on their first hormone treatment for over 5-10 years. Ultimately if it is stage 4, the cancer will recur. Regular ... Read More
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A 32-year-old female asked:
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Exam: I would not recommend obtaining a ca-125 as it is a nonspecific test in patients without ovarian cancer. I would recommend a gynecologic exam. At yo... Read More
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A 32-year-old male asked:
Dr. Christian Schultheisanswered
Hematology and Oncology 26 years experience
Anemia: B12 deficiency can cause anemia. If you are anemic, then you could be short of breath. Hope this helps.
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A 24-year-old female asked:
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ENT: Need to see an ENT physician. Also would have some blood checked. A CBC, coagulation studies (PTT and PT). Hope this helps.
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A 33-year-old female asked:
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Hematology and Oncology 26 years experience
Unlikely: If occurs with your cycle, it could just be related to blood loss and fatigue. If it only occurs with period, likely not serious. I would however su... Read More
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A 65-year-old female asked:
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Hematology and Oncology 26 years experience
Petechia : Usually suggests the platelet count is less than 20-30,000. Any bruising or bleeding? Hope this helps.
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A 29-year-old male asked:
Dr. Christian Schultheisanswered
Hematology and Oncology 26 years experience
Colonoscopy?: Any angiodysplasia? Does she have a murmur? Rare cases include Heyde's syndrome, Angiodysplasia of the bowel with a coexistent Von Willebrand diseas... Read More
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A 35-year-old male asked:
Dr. Christian Schultheisanswered
Hematology and Oncology 26 years experience
Several things: Infection most likely in your age group. However, you need a good exam and full work up and review of the peripheral smear ( review of your blood on ... Read More
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A 28-year-old male asked:
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Hematology and Oncology 26 years experience
Depends: it needs to be evaluated. Is it infectious, neoplastic or inflammatory. Basically you need tissue. Also symptoms would be helpful, such as cough, s... Read More
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A 26-year-old female asked:
Dr. Christian Schultheisanswered
Hematology and Oncology 26 years experience
Probably not: Pain is an uncommon presentation but I would recommend you see your doctor for a breast exam. Hope this helps.
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A 41-year-old female asked:
Dr. Christian Schultheisanswered
Hematology and Oncology 26 years experience
IHC?: Does it say IHC? Immunohistochemistry. Immunohistochemistry is an array of stains used to confirm a specific type of cancer. They probably used thi... Read More
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A 29-year-old female asked:
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Hematology and Oncology 26 years experience
No: You should have your CBC checked weekly. It also depends on your anesthesiology departments platelet comfort level. Usually if the platelet count is... Read More
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A female asked:
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Hematology and Oncology 26 years experience
Esophagitis: Could be multiple things. Consider an endoscopy to look for any abnormality. Would consider a trial of Omeprazole 20 mg twice a day on an empty stom... Read More
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A 32-year-old member asked:
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Hematology and Oncology 26 years experience
RARS: That is a lot. At your age, one can think of too much iron or a hereditary sideroblastic anemia. Rare to have a myelodysplasia at your age. The you... Read More
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A 32-year-old female asked:
Dr. Christian Schultheisanswered
Hematology and Oncology 26 years experience
Cysts?: Could be cystic. Cysts can enlarge and cause discomfort. Hope this helps.
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A member asked:
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Hematology and Oncology 26 years experience
Should be able to: Having a hemolytic anemia should not affect the ability to get pregnant. However, your hematologist will need to monitor your blood closely. May nee... Read More
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A 21-year-old member asked:
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Hematology and Oncology 26 years experience
Depends: Primarily with chemotherapy. There are several variables that predict a favorable profile. If favorable, chemotherapy alone is appropriate based on ... Read More
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A 34-year-old member asked:
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Hematology and Oncology 26 years experience
No: One in the same. Hope this helps.
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A 48-year-old member asked:
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Hematology and Oncology 26 years experience
How they act: Malignant tumors can grow locally and destroy other tissues but can also spread distantly. Benign tumors can grow locally and can cause symptoms if t... Read More
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A 47-year-old member asked:
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Hematology and Oncology 26 years experience
Depends: Depends on the location since adenocarcinomas can occur in the breast, lung, kidney, stomach, pancreas, esophagus, parotid gland, bladder, colon. So ... Read More
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A 27-year-old female asked:
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Hematology and Oncology 26 years experience
Myeloproliferative : Sounds like a myeloproliferative neoplasm. Given the fibrosis, I am sure they checked a jak-2 mutation. Difficult to make any recommendation on trea... Read More
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A 47-year-old member asked:
Dr. Christian Schultheisanswered
Hematology and Oncology 26 years experience
Well: Apl or acute promyelocytic leukemia or m3 is a type of aml. This type typically responds rapidly but this type is a medical emergency. Types of AML ... Read More
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A 44-year-old female asked:
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Hematology and Oncology 26 years experience
1 year: The standard of care for stage 1, 2, 3 breast cancer is a year of herceptin (trastuzumab). It is probably the most important drug in her 2 positive b... Read More
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A 40-year-old member asked:
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Hematology and Oncology 26 years experience
Yes.: There is only one test that has been shown to improve survival and that is checking the stool for blood. One should have a colonoscopy at age 50. S... Read More
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A 31-year-old member asked:
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Hematology and Oncology 26 years experience
Big difference: Leukopenia means low white blood cell count. Leukemia means cancer of the blood cells. Hope this helps.
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A 53-year-old female asked:
Dr. Christian Schultheisanswered
Hematology and Oncology 26 years experience
Flow cytometry: Has someone reviewed the peripheral smear. If more lymphocytes, consider having peripheral flow cytometry done. Need to have someone look at your bl... Read More
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A 50-year-old female asked:
Dr. Christian Schultheisanswered
Hematology and Oncology 26 years experience
Months: The average survival of extensive stage small cell lung cancer if left untreated is weeks to months. If treated and responds can be longer. Rare to ... Read More
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A 52-year-old female asked:
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Hematology and Oncology 26 years experience
Little: Probably not very beneficial. For uterine cancer, there has been some data. Little if any benefit in ovarian cancer. Unlike breast cancer in which ... Read More
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A 43-year-old member asked:
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Hematology and Oncology 26 years experience
Possibly: If the leukemia develops out of a myelodysplasia and has evidence of a 5q-, then possibly. But, the results are mediocre at best. Not curative by an... Read More
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A 57-year-old male asked:
Dr. Christian Schultheisanswered
Hematology and Oncology 26 years experience
Many things: It could be reactive, such as infection, recent surgery, malignancy, iron deficiency. Other causes can include myeloproliferative disorders. These i... Read More
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A 33-year-old female asked:
Dr. Christian Schultheisanswered
Hematology and Oncology 26 years experience
Benign or not?: If the tumor was malignant, the whole thyroid should be removed. If not, then no replacement thyroid is needed.
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A 33-year-old member asked:
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Hematology and Oncology 26 years experience
Depends: They are several phases of the disease and it depends on how much fibrosis is present in the marrow. Since this is included in the group of disorders... Read More
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A 38-year-old member asked:
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Hematology and Oncology 26 years experience
Indirectly: What i mean there is a disorder called celiac disease which does not allow the person to tolerate gluten. One of the symptoms is malabsorption and th... Read More
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A 31-year-old member asked:
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Hematology and Oncology 26 years experience
MD or DO: A four year college degree, then medical school. A residency in internal medicine (3 years). Followed by a 2-3 year fellowship in oncology and hemat... Read More
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A 32-year-old member asked:
Dr. Christian Schultheisanswered
Hematology and Oncology 26 years experience
Several: Because some patients respond better than others. I have some patients alive at 3-4 years. The goals of treatment are to prolong the progression fre... Read More
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A 33-year-old female asked:
Dr. Christian Schultheisanswered
Hematology and Oncology 26 years experience
Yes: One can see a lot of blood abnormalities in iron deficiency. Depending on how severe, it can be mistaken for other disorders.
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A 43-year-old male asked:
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Hematology and Oncology 26 years experience
Biopsy: A biopsy should be done but if the psa is very high, > 100 unlikely anything else. A biopsy will give tissue diagnosis, grade of the tumor, and help ... Read More
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A 33-year-old female asked:
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Yes: I have seen it but extremely rare.
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A 41-year-old member asked:
Dr. Christian Schultheisanswered
Hematology and Oncology 26 years experience
Malignant: Usually refers to cancer that has spread to the lymph nodes. For example, cancers of the head and neck (tonsil, larynx, mouth, sinus) can have involv... Read More
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A 35-year-old member asked:
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Hematology and Oncology 26 years experience
No: Blood in the urine can be caused by infection, a kidney stone, bladder irritation from many things, malignancy. Having epithelial cells does not tell... Read More
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A 44-year-old female asked:
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Hematology and Oncology 26 years experience
CEA: Carcinoembryonic antigen. Usually used as a marker for colon cancer but can be elevated in lung cancer and colon cancer. The normal level in non-smo... Read More
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A 34-year-old male asked:
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Many sizes: Variability in the size and shapes of cells. When there is increased nuclear pleomorphism, this typically indicates an increase in aggressiveness. H... Read More
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A 36-year-old member asked:
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Hematology and Oncology 26 years experience
Yea: If resectable, then remove it. If a large size, consider postoperative radiation and chemotherapy to reduce the risk of recurrence. If metastatic, t... Read More
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A 35-year-old member asked:
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Yes: Used in breast cancer, lymphomas, sometimes myeloma, occasionally ovarian cancer. Probably one of the most common chemotherapy drugs used.
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A 39-year-old female asked:
Dr. Christian Schultheisanswered
Hematology and Oncology 26 years experience
None: No benign tumors use chemotherapy. If someone is saying differently, then go somewhere else.
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A 46-year-old member asked:
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Hematology and Oncology 26 years experience
Long: This is a highly curable cancer. Responds dramatically to chemotherapy.
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A 35-year-old member asked:
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Hematology and Oncology 26 years experience
Blood disorder: My suspicion is that he has a blood disorder called a myeloproliferative neoplasm. His bone marrow is probably making too many of one or more cells.... Read More
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A 18-year-old male asked:
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Hematology and Oncology 26 years experience
Tough: If they thought it was cancer, should have had a orchiectomy at diagnosis. We do not remove masses from the testicle if concern for malignancy. You ... Read More
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A 47-year-old member asked:
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Hematology and Oncology 26 years experience
No: However, there can be marrow changes seen on the MRI which makes one think of a bone marrow disorder. A diagnosis of a myeloproliferative disorder ca... Read More
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A 75-year-old male asked:
Dr. Christian Schultheisanswered
Hematology and Oncology 26 years experience
Bladder: Even though ct scan is normal, you should go see an urologist. It could be a simple urinary tract infection but could also be a bladder problem. Hop... Read More
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An excellent source of information
May 6, 2013
I recommend this physician!
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Mar 30, 2015
Dr. Schultheis is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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I am not on aromatase inhibitor therapy yet. My estradiol came out 307,7 pmol/L. Testosterone was normal. Other tests/screenings are under way.
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Ty..scared me but Iget infussions weekly with b12.. I eat meat everyday. Spinach etc..but not helping. I didn't think it was a big deal. I
Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
American University of the Caribbean, St. Maarten
Graduated 1997MD
Awards
FACP
Top Doctor, First Place, Dubuque, IA - Winter
2013
Most Influential, Second Place, Iowa - Winter
2013
Affiliations
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Mercy Hospital Dubuque
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