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Board certified internist, medical oncologist and hematologist. I treat all type of cancers and hematologic disease with focus on hematologic malignancies and stem cell transplantation. My research interest focus on improving the outcomes of patients after stem cell transplantation by preventing complications and preventing relapse with maintenance approaches.
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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
Internal Medicine
Internal Medicine - Hematology
Medical Oncology
Languages spoken
Arabic
Doctor Q&A
48 Answers
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A 48-year-old member asked:
Dr. Jean Yaredanswered
Specializes in Internal Medicine - Oncology
Yes: Usually brain tumors are metastatic coming from other organs cancer and these are usually not curable diseases. Some primary brain cancers can be very... Read More
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A 69-year-old male asked:
Dr. Jean Yaredanswered
Specializes in Internal Medicine - Oncology
No: I don't know any data that zeolite helps in the treatment of non - hodgkin's lymphoma.
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A 27-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jean Yaredanswered
Specializes in Internal Medicine - Oncology
Dry air: Basically you have moved from a high humidity area to a dry one. I would recommend to try to put a humidifier in the room where you sleep and you will... Read More
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A 26-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jean Yaredanswered
Specializes in Internal Medicine - Oncology
Normal: If you are feeling fine, don't worry, it means it's normal. Different people have different basal body temperature.
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A 24-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jean Yaredanswered
Specializes in Internal Medicine - Oncology
Well cooked: Pregnant women can eat eggs as long as you trust the source and you cook it well. You can eat it fried or scrambled.
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A 35-year-old male asked:
Dr. Jean Yaredanswered
Specializes in Internal Medicine - Oncology
Blood: Hemorrhoids usually do not discharge mucus. On flare-up it might bleed.
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A 25-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jean Yaredanswered
Specializes in Internal Medicine - Oncology
Go see your doctor: Need more info: one or more? How big? Is it growing? Is it hard, painful, red etc? Any other swollen glands anywhere else? Any fevers, night sweats, w... Read More
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A 18-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jean Yaredanswered
Specializes in Internal Medicine - Oncology
Cough: It should not be a problem. If you aspirate water in your airway, you will cough it up. As simple as that.
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A 28-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jean Yaredanswered
Specializes in Internal Medicine - Oncology
Go see your gyn: You probably need to go and see back your gyn. Will need more info to help you. Just curious, how can you feel your own cervix?
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A 28-year-old male asked:
Dr. Jean Yaredanswered
Specializes in Internal Medicine - Oncology
Probably not: They all should be the same; taking into consideration that you are buying it from a reputable pharmacy.
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A 38-year-old member asked:
Dr. Jean Yaredanswered
Specializes in Internal Medicine - Oncology
Remission: Multiple myeloma is treated classically with chemotherapy and autologous stem cell transplantation. Both modalities can put the disease on remission a... Read More
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A 25-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jean Yaredanswered
Specializes in Internal Medicine - Oncology
Pregnancy test: It all depends on your ovulation time which is usually 14 days before the date expected of your next period. Practically, if you missed your expected ... Read More
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A 16-year-old male asked:
Dr. Jean Yaredanswered
Specializes in Internal Medicine - Oncology
Platelets: They all contribute in the platelets function that are responsible in part in blood clotting.
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A 17-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jean Yaredanswered
Specializes in Internal Medicine - Oncology
Many or none: It depends how early you mean; nausea, vomiting, bloating, change in your bowel movements patterns, mild abdominal cramping and lack of menstruation e... Read More
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A 49-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jean Yaredanswered
Specializes in Internal Medicine - Oncology
See below: If the pathology report didn't indicate monoclonality or lymphoproliferative disorder, it means that probably it is not lymphoma.
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A female asked:
Dr. Jean Yaredanswered
Specializes in Internal Medicine - Oncology
Last menstruation: Once you confirmed you are pregnant, you go back to the date of 1st day of last menstruation and you start counting. This is how it is usually calcula... Read More
4.2k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A member asked:
Dr. Jean Yaredanswered
Specializes in Internal Medicine - Oncology
No: I would answer no; I am not aware that tramadol can cause such thing.
4.3k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 39-year-old male asked:
Dr. Jean Yaredanswered
Specializes in Internal Medicine - Oncology
Sometimes: There are some long-term remissions with stage 3 lung cancer ranging from 10 to 20% depending on the extent of lymph nodes with cancer in the mediasti... Read More
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A 41-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jean Yaredanswered
Specializes in Internal Medicine - Oncology
Give it some time: It is not uncommon that people experience back pain, nerve pain or headache after lumbar puncture. Most of it will go away in few days. You can ask yo... Read More
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A 29-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jean Yaredanswered
Specializes in Internal Medicine - Oncology
Unlikely but...: Cancer of the mouth is a rare disease that affect usually older people with heavy history of drinking and smoking. Nevertheless, cancer of the mouth c... Read More
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A 35-year-old member asked:
Dr. Jean Yaredanswered
Specializes in Internal Medicine - Oncology
Hematopoietic... Yes: We use hematopoietic stem or progenitors cells routinely in practice for treatment of hematologic malignancies as autologous or allogeneic bone marrow... Read More
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A 28-year-old male asked:
Dr. Jean Yaredanswered
Specializes in Internal Medicine - Oncology
Not really: A panic attack can produce an out of control emotional surge including severe anxiety, imminent death etc. But it is not a cause of respiratory nor ca... Read More
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A 25-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jean Yaredanswered
Specializes in Internal Medicine - Oncology
See below: A contact between body fluids (semen, blood, saliva etc) of a person infected with HIV and mucosal membranes (mouth, vagina etc) can predispose to inf... Read More
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A 22-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jean Yaredanswered
Specializes in Internal Medicine - Oncology
Diabetes: Usually type 2 diabetes appears in a middle age person who are unfit and overweight. It is unlikely to appear in a young healthy fit person, but it is... Read More
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A 23-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jean Yaredanswered
Specializes in Internal Medicine - Oncology
Yes: Nipples sensitivity and constipation can be early signs of pregnancy. Obviously, these are not specific signs at all; therefore, my advise is to perfo... Read More
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A 19-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jean Yaredanswered
Specializes in Internal Medicine - Oncology
Stretching: Stretching before and after and regular exercise schedule will help preventing soreness.
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A 25-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jean Yaredanswered
Specializes in Internal Medicine - Oncology
Yes: Pregnancy by itself is a risk factor for blood clot especially in the late part of pregnancy and the several weeks after delivery. In general, any pr... Read More
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A 31-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jean Yaredanswered
Specializes in Internal Medicine - Oncology
Possible: Typically fibrocytic disease is found in both breasts, but one breast can be affected more than the other and this is why possibly what is going on in... Read More
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A 36-year-old male asked:
Dr. Jean Yaredanswered
Specializes in Internal Medicine - Oncology
Low: Need more info. It is more common in heavy sm9ker abovevage of 50. It is not impossible though to have lung cancer at young age but i would rule out m... Read More
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A 36-year-old male asked:
Dr. Jean Yaredanswered
Specializes in Internal Medicine - Oncology
See below: Usually cancers are hard tumors. And yes, cancers continue to grow if left untreated.
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A 32-year-old female asked:
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Specializes in Internal Medicine - Oncology
Underlying cause: A reactive lymphoid hyperplasia is usually due to another primary problem (ie infection, inflammation etc) the main treatment will be tailored against... Read More
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A 21-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jean Yaredanswered
Specializes in Internal Medicine - Oncology
Stomach ulcer: Usually middle upper abdominal pain/discomfort exacerbated or alleviated by food, blood in the stool or black stool, nausea-vomiting etc.
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A 21-year-old male asked:
Dr. Jean Yaredanswered
Specializes in Internal Medicine - Oncology
It depends: Enlarged lymph nodes can be due to several different diseases. The treatment is tailored according tothe cause. In other terms, we need to understand ... Read More
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A 23-year-old male asked:
Dr. Jean Yaredanswered
Specializes in Internal Medicine - Oncology
Hard to say: The good news is that you probably ruled out serious conditions by the test you have done. Irregular heart rhythm Asthma, allergic reaction, anxiety ... Read More
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A 32-year-old male asked:
Dr. Jean Yaredanswered
Specializes in Internal Medicine - Oncology
No: More or less hair has nothing to do with testicular cancer.
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A 36-year-old male asked:
Dr. Jean Yaredanswered
Specializes in Internal Medicine - Oncology
Needs biopsy: A pet scan negative (no hypermetabolic lesions) is good news but some of the cancers are not pet avid and therefore a biopsy is warranted to rule out ... Read More
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A 29-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jean Yaredanswered
Specializes in Internal Medicine - Oncology
Many things: I would suggest that you take your temperature for few days in a row to see if you are having fevers. It might be anywhere from very benign problem to... Read More
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A 52-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jean Yaredanswered
Specializes in Internal Medicine - Oncology
Need more info: You probably mean 6.9 g/dl? There are several types of bone marrow cancer such as leukemia, myeloma etc. Treatment depend on the diagnosis, her age, h... Read More
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A member asked:
Dr. Jean Yaredanswered
Specializes in Internal Medicine - Oncology
Ask her pediatrician: Fine hair that cover babies is called lanugo and usually goes away by itself; but it is also uncommon at your girl age. I would not recommend removing... Read More
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A 20-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jean Yaredanswered
Specializes in Internal Medicine - Oncology
Needs to be watched: In your age group, the most common causes are musculoskeletal problems that usually self-resolve. Esophageal spasm can cause deep middle pain. Acid re... Read More
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A 48-year-old male asked:
Dr. Jean Yaredanswered
Specializes in Internal Medicine - Oncology
Yes: Anxiety can cause many symptoms and signs including cough. Anxiety can provoke hyperventilation, and for patients with history of asthma or copd, it c... Read More
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A 27-year-old male asked:
Dr. Jean Yaredanswered
Specializes in Internal Medicine - Oncology
Unlikely: Gum recession is not due to squirrel smell; brushing gently with soft toothbrush might help. See you dentist.
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A 31-year-old male asked:
Dr. Jean Yaredanswered
Specializes in Internal Medicine - Oncology
Unlikely: Chronic pancreatitis occurs mostly in heavy chronic alcohol drinkers or in people who have repetitive acute pancreatitis.
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A female asked:
Dr. Jean Yaredanswered
Specializes in Internal Medicine - Oncology
Possibly: Overdose of pepto bismol (bismuth subsalicylate) can cause diarrhea. Please hold it and consult with your doctor of why you're taking it everyday and... Read More
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A 34-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jean Yaredanswered
Specializes in Internal Medicine - Oncology
See below: 2.5 to 7.5 mg on cycle days 3 to 7.
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A 26-year-old male asked:
Dr. Jean Yaredanswered
Specializes in Internal Medicine - Oncology
See below: Gabapentin is used to treat seizure or to treat nerve pain from viruses or diabetes. There is no specific cause for restless leg syndrome, but sometim... Read More
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A 36-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jean Yaredanswered
Specializes in Internal Medicine - Oncology
Unlikely: I would first rule out sinus infection before thinking of brain tumor. The latter usually present with seizure, focal neurologic deficit, headaches, n... Read More
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A 23-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jean Yaredanswered
Specializes in Internal Medicine - Oncology
See below: It could be food intoxication or infectious gastroenteritis or food intolerance or irritable bowel syndrome etc. Need more info ... If things did not ... Read More
4.2k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Yared is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Yared is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Thank you, your answer was very helpful! I was afraid of that. I have had 3 different OSs do the fasciotomies.
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Thank you, your answer was very helpful! I was diagnosed with MGUS, but the numbers were in the low range.
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Thanks for your quick reply! Sorryfor being vagueMy complete question is here: http://bit.ly/Rz81w
Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
St Joseph's University Faculty of Medicine, Lebanon
MD
Residency
GREATER BALTIMORE MEDICAL CENTER
Completed 2010
Affiliations
American Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation
American Society of Clinical Oncology
American Society of Hematology
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