Dr. Aruna Mani
Internal Medicine - Oncology
Pembroke Pines, FL
21 years experience female
Locations
Memorial Breast Cancer Center
Pembroke Pines, FL
About
Bio
Breast Medical Oncologist at Memorial Breast Cancer Center - South Florida
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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.
Internal Medicine - Oncology
Medical Oncology
Languages spoken
English
Doctor Q&A
105 Answers
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A 33-year-old female asked:
Dr. Aruna Manianswered
Internal Medicine - Oncology 21 years experience
Confusing labels: "All natural" can mean a lot of things. Organic means the animal also ate organic feed. If you are so inclined to more natural eating, go with hormo... Read More
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A 22-year-old female asked:
Dr. Aruna Manianswered
Internal Medicine - Oncology 21 years experience
Try it: Neither is likely to increase gerd but the only way to know is to try it.
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A 28-year-old female asked:
Dr. Aruna Manianswered
Internal Medicine - Oncology 21 years experience
Probably normal: Perhaps you had some bleeding in the site of the biopsy and what you are feeling is either a blood clot or perhaps scarring. Try using warm compresse... Read More
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A 37-year-old male asked:
Dr. Aruna Manianswered
Internal Medicine - Oncology 21 years experience
Ignore: In addition to medications, physical therapy, acupuncture, and massage may help cancer pain.
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A 26-year-old female asked:
Dr. Aruna Manianswered
Internal Medicine - Oncology 21 years experience
Perhaps partially: While anemia can cause some level of tachycardia (fast heart beat), 180 is very rapid, and i would suggest further evaluation by a cardiologist if you... Read More
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A 22-year-old female asked:
Dr. Aruna Manianswered
Internal Medicine - Oncology 21 years experience
Need to see GYN asap: It is very concerning that you are bleeding and you may be correct in your worry about a miscarriage. There are other possibilities but you need to b... Read More
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A 48-year-old member asked:
Dr. Aruna Manianswered
Internal Medicine - Oncology 21 years experience
Needs workup: Try to make an appointment with your primary care doctor or GI doctor but in the meantime, write down if there are particular drinks, foods, or medica... Read More
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A 45-year-old member asked:
Dr. Aruna Manianswered
Internal Medicine - Oncology 21 years experience
Who knows : There are some studies looking at trastuzumab generic vs brand, but ongoing. Unfortunately it won't be easy to figure out which generics are the clos... Read More
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A 47-year-old member asked:
Dr. Aruna Manianswered
Internal Medicine - Oncology 21 years experience
The general concept: The general concept behind angiogenesis promoting cancer metastasis growth is that cancer cells / tumors use more nutrients and therefore need more bl... Read More
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A 42-year-old member asked:
Dr. Aruna Manianswered
Internal Medicine - Oncology 21 years experience
Heart failure: Most commonly (though still very uncommon) it can cause heart failure - most often reversible upon holding the drug. It has been demonstrated to be s... Read More
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A 45-year-old member asked:
Dr. Aruna Manianswered
Internal Medicine - Oncology 21 years experience
Breast cancer: It is a breast cancer treatment for breast cancer that is hormone receptor (estrogen- or progesterone-receptor) positive. Basically a hormone blocker... Read More
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A member asked:
Dr. Aruna Manianswered
Internal Medicine - Oncology 21 years experience
Unclear: I'm not entirely certain what you mean by clogged duct but if you have a lump in your breast or armpit, and you are in your 20s or older, you should p... Read More
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A 16-year-old female asked:
Dr. Aruna Manianswered
Internal Medicine - Oncology 21 years experience
You need some tests: You need to have some blood work with your pediatrician to see if you have a bleeding tendency. Many times this can be inherited, though sometimes n... Read More
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A 46-year-old member asked:
Dr. Aruna Manianswered
Internal Medicine - Oncology 21 years experience
Yes: Check
http://hodgkins-lymphoma.supportgroups.com/
though you may want to ask the social worker wherever you get your Oncology care. Good luck!
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A 44-year-old member asked:
Dr. Aruna Manianswered
Internal Medicine - Oncology 21 years experience
No: I think you are asking if you can contract cancer if you come into contact with blood from someone who has cancer. If this is what you are asking, no... Read More
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A 36-year-old member asked:
Dr. Aruna Manianswered
Internal Medicine - Oncology 21 years experience
More details?: The location and severity of post op pain varies depending on the type of surgery (for example lumpectomy vs mastectomy, lymph node removal or not, re... Read More
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A 28-year-old female asked:
Dr. Aruna Manianswered
Internal Medicine - Oncology 21 years experience
No: There is no evidence to support this.
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A 35-year-old member asked:
Dr. Aruna Manianswered
Internal Medicine - Oncology 21 years experience
Usually : Unless you bleed so heavily that you are anemic during your periods, it is safe to exercise during your periods.
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A 38-year-old member asked:
Dr. Aruna Manianswered
Internal Medicine - Oncology 21 years experience
Not necessarily true: While it is protective for women to have full term births, particularly at a young age, having an abortion does not necessarily increase the risk of b... Read More
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A 40-year-old member asked:
Dr. Aruna Manianswered
Internal Medicine - Oncology 21 years experience
It depends: It depends on the type of breast cancer. If positive for estrogen and/or Progesterone receptors ("er" and "pr") there are other options, though in so... Read More
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A 28-year-old female asked:
Dr. Aruna Manianswered
Internal Medicine - Oncology 21 years experience
It can be confusing: I'm guessing your biopsy was benign, the previous radiologist was satisfied by this, but the one reading your most recent film disagrees. In young wo... Read More
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A 46-year-old male asked:
Dr. Aruna Manianswered
Internal Medicine - Oncology 21 years experience
Need more info: How waste as items diagnosed? If by physical exam, you need imaging of your abdomen, ideally a ct scan. If there is no clear cause seen, you will pr... Read More
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A 27-year-old male asked:
Dr. Aruna Manianswered
Internal Medicine - Oncology 21 years experience
Are you exercising?: A good healthy way to put on weight is to build up muscle mass. Assuming you have no heart problems or other reasons for which your doctor has advise... Read More
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A 55-year-old female asked:
Dr. Aruna Manianswered
Internal Medicine - Oncology 21 years experience
Probably a seroma: What you are describing is probably a seroma - a pocket of fluid in the space where the tissue used to be prior to tumor removal. Sometimes the tiss... Read More
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A 48-year-old member asked:
Dr. Aruna Manianswered
Internal Medicine - Oncology 21 years experience
Aerobic exercise: I assume you have at least had a preliminary evaluation of your hand. You should not use any equipment that requires gripping with your hands for the... Read More
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A 43-year-old member asked:
Dr. Aruna Manianswered
Internal Medicine - Oncology 21 years experience
Other symptoms?: Any weight loss? Any swollen lymph nodes/glands? Do you think you might be going into menopause?
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A 32-year-old member asked:
Dr. Aruna Manianswered
Internal Medicine - Oncology 21 years experience
Depends on the chemo: Most chemotherapies unfortunately cause hair loss but there are a few that don't, so it really depends on which drug you are asking about.
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A 39-year-old member asked:
Dr. Aruna Manianswered
Internal Medicine - Oncology 21 years experience
Not typically : It is typically a very fast drawing out of fluid with a needle, and most patients do not find it uncomfortable enough to warrant any sort of pre-medic... Read More
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A 47-year-old member asked:
Dr. Aruna Manianswered
Internal Medicine - Oncology 21 years experience
Possibly: While stable calcifications over time (ie years) on a mammogram are less likely to be due to cancer, any changing calcifications are likely to come wi... Read More
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A 50-year-old member asked:
Dr. Aruna Manianswered
Internal Medicine - Oncology 21 years experience
It depends: If the cancer is large relative to the size of your breast, it may require a mastectomy instead of a lumpectomy. Depending on the type of breast can... Read More
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A 46-year-old member asked:
Dr. Aruna Manianswered
Internal Medicine - Oncology 21 years experience
Yes: There are multiple types of drugs to treat osteoporosis but yes, bisphosphonates are the most widely used drugs.
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A 43-year-old member asked:
Dr. Aruna Manianswered
Internal Medicine - Oncology 21 years experience
Tumor marker: Research is ongoing to try to achieve earlier detection for ovarian cancer. CA125 is most commonly elevated with advanced stage ovarian cancer, but t... Read More
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A 40-year-old member asked:
Dr. Aruna Manianswered
Internal Medicine - Oncology 21 years experience
Avoid sun : Other than avoiding sunlight there is probably nothing you should be doing. Consult with a dermatologist to learn about safety data of lightening pro... Read More
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A 32-year-old female asked:
Dr. Aruna Manianswered
Internal Medicine - Oncology 21 years experience
Probably normal: light spotting in these situations is pretty normal. if you have any more blood than usual (ie when not pregnant, in these same scenarios) then you n... Read More
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A 20-year-old male asked:
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Internal Medicine - Oncology 21 years experience
Healthy weight gain: If you think you are underweight for your eating patterns you may want to see a doctor to be checked for conditions that could keep your weight low, l... Read More
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A 33-year-old female asked:
Dr. Aruna Manianswered
Internal Medicine - Oncology 21 years experience
Reflux? indigestion?: Try to figure out if it correlates with when you eat/drink and if particular items set it off. Try Tums (calcium carbonate) or Maalox to see if eithe... Read More
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A 34-year-old female asked:
Dr. Aruna Manianswered
Internal Medicine - Oncology 21 years experience
Healthy weight gain: If you think you are underweight for your eating patterns you may want to see a doctor to be checked for conditions that could keep your weight low, l... Read More
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A female asked:
Dr. Aruna Manianswered
Internal Medicine - Oncology 21 years experience
Imbalanced: You will lack essential nutrients. There is nothing wrong with a heavily plant based diet, but you need to have a good idea of where to get all of yo... Read More
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A 36-year-old male asked:
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Internal Medicine - Oncology 21 years experience
Ignore: Palliative Care does not = hospice. It is an area of medicine focused on symptom control.
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A 43-year-old member asked:
Dr. Aruna Manianswered
Internal Medicine - Oncology 21 years experience
Only one is hard?: If only one breast is hard, you need to have this evaluated right away for the possibility of breast cancer. There are other possibilities but that i... Read More
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A 46-year-old member asked:
Dr. Aruna Manianswered
Internal Medicine - Oncology 21 years experience
Yes, for some : Yes, in some patients, Taxol (paclitaxel) can cause bone pain. Sometimes it can be the turnover of the bone marrow from the chemo or from growth fact... Read More
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A 41-year-old member asked:
Dr. Aruna Manianswered
Internal Medicine - Oncology 21 years experience
Exam and mammogram: Hello, if you have a new breast lump, it needs to be evaluated by your primary doctor and you may need a mammogram or ultrasound for evaluation. If i... Read More
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A 36-year-old member asked:
Dr. Aruna Manianswered
Internal Medicine - Oncology 21 years experience
Probably nothing : Most breasts are asymmetric. Unless one seems to be enlarging or changing shape, it is unlikely indicative of a problem.
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A 39-year-old member asked:
Dr. Aruna Manianswered
Internal Medicine - Oncology 21 years experience
Stage 0 breast ca: DCIS is a stage 0 breast cancer. A lumpectomy is only comparable to a mastectomy when the lumpectomy is followed by radiation. Otherwise the risk of... Read More
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A 46-year-old member asked:
Dr. Aruna Manianswered
Internal Medicine - Oncology 21 years experience
Maybe : For some women, during menstruation or pregnancy, the breasts can engorge quickly. In the absence of this, better to see your doctor - PCP or GYN.
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A 41-year-old member asked:
Dr. Aruna Manianswered
Internal Medicine - Oncology 21 years experience
Possibly: You would need to work with a plastic surgeon and really discuss what implant size is realistic for your body shape and size. If you choose an implan... Read More
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A 30-year-old female asked:
Dr. Aruna Manianswered
Internal Medicine - Oncology 21 years experience
See your doctor: If you were my patient I'd order a CT scan of your brain. But you'll need to see a doctor to have that or other testing ordered. Please don't ignore... Read More
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A 48-year-old member asked:
Dr. Aruna Manianswered
Internal Medicine - Oncology 21 years experience
Late childbirth : Having children late is one of the risk factors for breast cancer, but not age of marriage itself.
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A 37-year-old male asked:
Dr. Aruna Manianswered
Internal Medicine - Oncology 21 years experience
Ignore: Wear cushy shoes with support or use cushioned inserts. Don't sacrifice your feet for fashion.
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A 45-year-old member asked:
Dr. Aruna Manianswered
Internal Medicine - Oncology 21 years experience
Maybe : If this second lump has been diagnosed as cancer, you would need to discuss with your surgeon and radiation oncologist whether you are a candidate 6 y... Read More
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Mar 30, 2015
Thank you for your input. I am seeing him tommorrow because after fluid drained there is still a large very hard knot. #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Mani is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Dr. Mani is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Thank you, your answer was very helpful! Thank you very much! I have an appoinment with neurologist this week.
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Thank you very much. I see my PCP tomorrow and my oncologist in a week.
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Thank you, your quick reply made me feel good!
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Medical/Graduate school
Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine, OH
Graduated 2002MD
Residency
CLEVELAND CLINIC HOSPITAL
Completed 2005
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