Dr. Uma Swamy
Radiation Oncology
Dublin, CA
18 years experience female
Locations
Epic Care
Dublin, CA
About
Bio
At critical times, it is important to have a compassionate physician that understands the need for comprehensive care. That physician should work with leading edge technology and in partnership with you and your other doctors to provide the best treatment options. That is what I would want for my family and it is part of the collaborative approach I take with my patients.
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.
Radiation Oncology
Languages spoken
Tamil
Doctor Q&A
160 Answers
4 Agrees
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A 21-year-old member asked:
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Radiation Oncology 18 years experience
Depends: Some cancers can have signs and symptoms while others don't until advanced stages.
Development of any symptoms that are especially persistent and w... Read More
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A 40-year-old member asked:
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Radiation Oncology 18 years experience
Please see below: There are many factors that can dictate prognosis, so best to discuss with your doctor. However, here is some additional info:
http://www.Cancer.Ne... Read More
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A 48-year-old member asked:
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Radiation Oncology 18 years experience
Depends: Usually chemoradiation but there are caveats depending on the individual situation.
Here is some additional info:
http://www.Cancer.Net/cancer-t... Read More
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A 47-year-old member asked:
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As opposed to?: Needle biopsies are commonly employed for the diagnosis of cancers.
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A 39-year-old female asked:
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Radiation Oncology 18 years experience
Pelvic Exam: Please be seen by a health care provider for a workup - including a pelvic exam with a pap smear.
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A 32-year-old member asked:
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Radiation Oncology 18 years experience
Yes: Most common route of hpv transmission is via sexual intercourse. But even without intercourse - genital to genital contact, genital to hand, genital ... Read More
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A 39-year-old female asked:
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Radiation Oncology 18 years experience
Generally Yes.: Here is good patient resource online:
http://www.Cancer.Net/cancer-types/thyroid-cancer.
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A 44-year-old member asked:
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Radiation Oncology 18 years experience
Persistance: Generally if symptoms persist and/or worsen, it is less likely to be allergies. Here is a good overview of head/neck cancer
http://www.Cancer.Net/c... Read More
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A 58-year-old female asked:
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Radiation Oncology 18 years experience
Depends: It really depends. Here is a good resource.
http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/support/end-of-life-care.
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A 52-year-old female asked:
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Radiation Oncology 18 years experience
No: Ercp can be used to diagnose cancer. But if symptoms persist and nothing found on ercp, further testing is warranted. Sometimes blind biopsies are nee... Read More
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A 63-year-old female asked:
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Radiation Oncology 18 years experience
Depends: Symptoms can be related to many things - please have patient be evaluated by his doctor immediately. Also in the mean, please make sure adequate hydra... Read More
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A 36-year-old member asked:
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Radiation Oncology 18 years experience
Feel your Testes: Do a self exam. If you feel a lump, hardness, enlargement, pain, or any other change in one or both of their testicles, you should visit your doctor i... Read More
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A 39-year-old member asked:
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Radiation Oncology 18 years experience
No guidelines: There are no screening guidelines for ovarian cancer unless you are known to have a genetic predisposition (because of certain gene mutations that hav... Read More
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A 30-year-old member asked:
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Radiation Oncology 18 years experience
Difficult to answer: Given the multitude of cancers and their different behaviors, this is a difficult question to answer accurately.
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A 36-year-old member asked:
I have heard it can take 20 to 30 years for some cancerous tumors to grow, however some grow faster?
Dr. Uma Swamyanswered
Radiation Oncology 18 years experience
That is correct: That is true. Here is an overview of cancer
http://www.Cancer.Net/all-about-cancer.
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A 30-year-old member asked:
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No Correlation Known: No known correlation between the two.
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A 39-year-old female asked:
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Radiation Oncology 18 years experience
Continued Follow-Up: Dependent on the type of brain tumor, there are usually guidelines for follow-up. Please discuss with your treating physicians.
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A 34-year-old member asked:
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Tumor = Cancer: Tumor is a mass of abnormal cell growth. When it is mutated a certain way, it is cancer (since a tumor can be benign as well). Here is a good resource... Read More
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A 35-year-old male asked:
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It Can: It can. But so can infection or inflammatory processes. Please have a thorough exam from your doctor.
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A 35-year-old member asked:
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HPV Testing: Hpv testing on the tumor specimen in pathology or a surrogate marker like p16.
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A 45-year-old member asked:
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Radiation Oncology 18 years experience
No established : No established correlation between the two.
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A 36-year-old member asked:
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Radiation Oncology 18 years experience
Depends: Some cancers can be symptomatic early while others are not. Here is a good overview of symptoms for head/neck cancer (aka throat cancer):
http://ww... Read More
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A 20-year-old female asked:
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Radiation Oncology 18 years experience
Abdominal/Vaginal: There are two ways - depending on what was ordered by your doctor. Often, both ways are performed. Here is some good information on the tests:
http... Read More
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A 18-year-old female asked:
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Radiation Oncology 18 years experience
Please see doctor: Not sure if you mean your dad had radiation therapy and chemotherapy and now he has a cough for 4 months - if yes, please have him be seen by his doct... Read More
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A 25-year-old female asked:
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Radiation Oncology 18 years experience
Please see a doctor.: There could be a lot of reasons for your symptoms but it is important you are evaluated by your doctor.
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A 39-year-old member asked:
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Radiation Oncology 18 years experience
No established data: No established data. Here is some more information on ovarian cancer:
http://www.Cancer.Net/cancer-types/ovarian-cancer.
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A 29-year-old member asked:
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Radiation Oncology 18 years experience
Please clarify.: Medical oncology and radiation oncology are two different specialties. Medical oncologists are doctors that generally administer chemotherapy and radi... Read More
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A 27-year-old male asked:
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Radiation Oncology 18 years experience
Please clarify: If you mean, have we evolved in the treatment of cancer - the answer is yes but we have still have a ways to go.
http://www.cnn.com/2013/01/17/heal... Read More
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A 18-year-old female asked:
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Radiation Oncology 18 years experience
Possibly: Having sex at a young age does not by itself cause cervical cancer...Generally if someone starts having sex at a younger age, their likelihood of havi... Read More
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A 43-year-old female asked:
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See Below: See below link
http://www.Cancer.Net/cancer-types/uterine-cancer/symptoms-and-signs.
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A 39-year-old female asked:
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Radiation Oncology 18 years experience
Possibly: If a MRI is negative, it is very unlikely that can be potentially life threatening that is causing your headaches. Mra may be in order to rule out any... Read More
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A 24-year-old male asked:
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Chelation Therapy: Chelation therapy is consideration alternative therapy for treating cancers. It is generally not part of main standard of care. Below is a good resou... Read More
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A 44-year-old member asked:
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Radiation Oncology 18 years experience
Www.cancer.net: Here is a good resource site on testicular cancers, including signs and symptoms.
http://www.cancer.net/cancer-types/testicular-cancer.
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A 46-year-old member asked:
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Radiation Oncology 18 years experience
Vaginal Bleeding: Unusual vaginal bleeding, spotting, or discharge
difficulty or pain when urinating
pain during sexual intercourse
pain in the pelvic area
are so... Read More
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A 35-year-old member asked:
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Depends on Location: The adrenal gland is only one of the organs involved in hormonal regulation in women. E.G. Pituitary gland, ovaries, etc also play a role. Therefore, ... Read More
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A 41-year-old member asked:
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Radiation Oncology 18 years experience
Please see doctor: There is no clear answer for this. If you are concerned you have cancer that is seen on your skin surface, please have your doctor do an exam.
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A 38-year-old member asked:
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Radiation Oncology 18 years experience
Depends: Other factors such as stage can contribute to survival rates. Please discuss this with your doctor in context of all the other factors that can contri... Read More
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A 41-year-old member asked:
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Radiation Oncology 18 years experience
Pl see urologist: Generally a urologist can help with likely a scope and biopsy if needed depending on what they see.
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A 47-year-old member asked:
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Radiation Oncology 18 years experience
Depends: Alp or perhaps you meant AFP - alphafeto protein, often elevated in liver cancer.
Afp doesn't always have to be elevated and amount of tumor burde... Read More
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A 41-year-old member asked:
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Radiation Oncology 18 years experience
Can be any of above: Please have your doctor evaluate to figure out the source of your lump.
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A 31-year-old member asked:
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Not necessarily: Here is a good review on thyroid cancer symptoms
http://www.Cancer.Net/cancer-types/thyroid-cancer/symptoms-and-signs.
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A 24-year-old female asked:
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Can be if untreated: Early intervention is always best.
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A 22-year-old member asked:
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Generally Not: Assuming you mean external beam radiation therapy, there is no safety concerns for radioactivity.
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A 21-year-old member asked:
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Radiation Oncology 18 years experience
Www.cancer.net: Please check out www.cancer.net for an excellent patient resource, including questions to ask your physicians.
http://www.cancer.net/cancer-types/m... Read More
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A 21-year-old member asked:
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Type of Cell: They are both a type of cancer that arise in a subtype of white blood cells, called a lymphocyte.
The difference between hodgkins and non-hodgkins... Read More
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A 38-year-old member asked:
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Radiation Oncology 18 years experience
Depends: Depends on stage, location and the condition of the patient to tolerate treatments - can be a combination of surgery, chemotherapy and radiation thera... Read More
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A 21-year-old member asked:
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Radiation Oncology 18 years experience
Depends: It depends on the area of your body that is being treated.
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A 39-year-old member asked:
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Radiation Oncology 18 years experience
Primary Omentum?: Do you mean a cancer that started in the peritoneum (omentum) or a cancer that has traveled to the omenum.
Primary peritoneal cancer is rarer than ... Read More
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A 36-year-old member asked:
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Radiation Oncology 18 years experience
Possibly Head/Neck : Possibly head/neck cancers
http://www.Cancer.Net/cancer-types/head-and-neck-cancer.
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A 36-year-old member asked:
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Can Be: Low BP can be dangerous. Please discuss further with your doctor.
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Mar 30, 2015
Dr. Swamy is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Swamy is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Thanks. I can't afford to see a urologist so I guess I'll just wait until I start urinating blood :/. Thanks for the info anyways.
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Excuse me I meant lymph nodes and thank you very much for your cooperation I hope their is a solution for this kind of pain.
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Thanks for your quick reply! The other doc on here says prostatitus-now I'm worried about that. Lol
Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Graduated 2005MD
Residency
New York Methodist Hospital
Residency
Alameda County Medical Center
Awards
Top Doctor, First Place, Fresno, CA - Winter
2013
Most Influential, Third Place, Fresno, CA - Winter
2013
Thought Leader, Third Place, Fresno, CA - Winter
2013
Publications
Early clinical outcomes of ultrasound-guided CT-planned high-dose-rate interstitial brachytherapy for primary locally advanced cervical cancer.
Clinical outcomes using image-guided interstitial brachytherapy for definitive cervical cancer patients with high-risk clinical target volumes greater...
Comparison study of intensity modulated arc therapy using single or multiple arcs to intensity modulated radiation therapy for high-risk prostate canc...
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