Question 1

is it safe to take actoplus while pregnant or breastfeeding?

Accepted Answer

No: We generally use Insulin in pregnancy because other medications are likely to cross the placenta. There isn't a lot of information about actoplus in pregnancy to comment otherwise.  It is safe in breastfeeding.  If you are on actoplus and get pregnant, don't stop until you talk to your doctor.

Question 2

is neo 102 drug effective for colon cancer mets. ? is it different to chemotherpay ?

Accepted Answer

Investigational: NEO 102 is a monoclonal antibody, not what is usually meant by the word chemotherapy.  It is the subject of ongoing clinical trials. Therefore it is not yet known whether the drug is useful, harmful, or indifferent. In the U.S. it would only be available for subjects in a clinical trial. I suspect, but am not certain, that that is true in the U.K. Too.

Question 3

what's the prognosis for nsclc, st 4, mets, .chemo stopped. kras and tissue samples & new clin trial drug  being discussed now. 10 mts diagnosed?

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Hard to predict: Metastatic lung cancer as a whole has a history of poor long term survival.  Unfortunately, the 5 yr survival is only about 10%. But this is dependent on many things including age and type of cancer.  Also some people's tumors respond differently to chemo.  Your cancer specialist may be your best resource.

Question 4

will avastin (bevacizumab) increase survival significantly for metastic colon cancer with liver mets ?

is it a risky drug

Accepted Answer

Slight benefit: Bevacizumab (Avastin (bevacizumab)) is one of those drugs that is extremely expensive and often has limited benefit. Patients with metastatic colon cancer who received Avastin (bevacizumab) plus chemotherapy lived 1-2 months longer on average than those receiving chemo only. Because it has marginal benefit but costs ~$30,000 the U.K. Health Service won't pay for it. It can cause skin rash, bleeding or wound healing problems.

Question 5

osteosarcoma mets both lungs, any statistics on survival rates?

Accepted Answer

Specialist help: The are many studies but each case is variable. You are not a statistic.
Osteosarcoma pulmonary metastasis: prognostic factors of 88 ...
www.asco.org/ascov2/meetings/abstracts?&vmview=abst...
May god bless you.

Question 6

what's a metastasis?

Accepted Answer

Metastasis = spread: Metastasis refers to the spread of cancer to area(s) of the body not contiguous with the original cancer, often other organs such as lung, liver or bone. This means the cancer has "spread".

Question 7

what is the cascade of metastasis?

Accepted Answer

Describes the biolog: Metastases is a complex process with many steps(often called cascade) that cancer cells released from a primary cancer go thru to reach and establish as distant metastases.

Question 8

what does a drop metastasis mean ?

Accepted Answer

unusual term!: It is something, used when there is a tumor in a lower organ(like in ovary) when the starting organ is located high up in the abdomen, like it can be from stomach cancer. But it is not always an exact term in its causation.

Question 9

are metastasis and metastases synonymous?

Accepted Answer

Singular/pleurals: Used for one metastasis or more metastases!

Question 10

what is the definition or description of: metastasis?

Accepted Answer

Metastasis: Is the spread of a disease from one organ or part to another non-adjacent / distant  organ or part. Different ways of metastasis-can happen via blood, or lymphatic organ.

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