Question 1

back cracking a lot, do i have cancer?

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Unlikely...: If your only symptom is "back cracking", then it is unlikely that the cause is cancer, especially if you have no personal history of cancer.  Pain, unexplained weight loss, fatigue, and other symptoms in association with back problems would be more concerning.  If you are worried about cancer and/or back trouble, please see a  primary care doc and give all of your symptoms.  Hope that this helps.

Question 2

i'm 20 year old male and in 2 years i've lost 20 pounds and my appetite has diminished. do i have cancer?

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Other symptoms?: Unintentional weight loss is associated with cancer, but usually there are also other symptoms. I would become more concerned if you had unexplained fevers, enlarged lymph nodes, new bruising or bleeding, pain, or a mass that you could feel. More common causes of weight loss due to decreased intake are related to the gastrointestinal system. I would see doc if you have anything in addition.

Question 3

pain in inner thigh, do i have cancer?

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Not necessarily: It could be caused by lymphadenitis ( inflammed /swollen lymph glands) or could be musculoskeletal-muslce sprain etc. Infection, open wound, trauma, inflammation, tumor around the genital areas can cause swollen lymph gland on the inner thigh and swollen lymph gland can be painful. Not necessarily to be cancer. Infection would be the most common cause. Go to see your md to get checked.

Question 4

im having bleeding had hysterectomy  20 yrs ago. do i have cancer?

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Hysterectomy: Vaginal bleeding after a hysterectomy or menopause needs to be evaluated. It can be due to infections, trauma, or cancer. Get to your GYN asap for treatment and peace of mind.

Question 5

fat density lesion adjacent to hepatic flexure - do i have cancer?

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No: Fat density lesions adjacent to the hepatic flexure probably is in the region of the retrohepatic area representing the region of the kidney.  Depending on size and possibility of a perirenal fatty tumor, at times one finds liposarcomas arising in this region.  If there is a question, a core biopsy should be performed to rule out a fatty tumor undergoing changes.

Question 6

do i have cancer since my recent hemoglobin is 13.1 (otherwise am a healthy adult)?

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Sounds okay: Depending on your gender and your lab, that may be reference range hemoglobin or just-below-reference-range. These ranges are set so that a few percent of healthies fall outside. If you feel well and are not losing blood into your gut, I wouldn't be concerned and suggest just keeping an eye on it.

Question 7

i have small abnormality one of adrenal glands, do i have cancer?

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Usually no: Most of those are benign but it all depends on the context.  Have you been diagnosed with cancer before?  Anything else see in the scan?  Any suspicious sign or symptom?  Why was the scan done to begin with?  I would suggest you discuss the report with the ordering doc and let him/her decide if further work up is indicated. Best to you.

Question 8

do i have cancer if my eyes hurt when i wake up?

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No relation: Eye pain upon waking has no relationship with the presence or absence of cancer.  The most common etiology is a form of dry eyes called meibomitis.  Eye trauma can also do the same.  You should see an eye md for an evaluation.

Question 9

infiltrative mass/venous malformation, do i have cancer?

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No: Many of the venous malformations that are seen are associated with head and neck masses.  They can grow very large and cause massive destruction of facial features.  Various approaches have been tried to control them including  cyberknife radiation.  Several centers have formed in the US specializing in the treatment of this disorder with multiple specialists involved.

Question 10

i have a small black dot on the skin of my penis. do i have cancer?

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Watch for two weeks: If it is not gone by two weeks, and it does not look like an ordinary benign pigmented lesion like you have elsewhere, then have it seen. The likelihood that this is cancer is very small, but it would need to be looked at.

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