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Lymphonic cancer
A 19-year-old member asked:
Dr. Kenneth Chenganswered
Family Medicine 33 years experience
Yes and no: Cure for cancer depends on the type of cancer, how early it was found, whether or not it has spread to other parts of the body, how early treatment is... Read More
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6.1k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
Dr. Raymundo Romeroanswered
Medical Oncology 24 years experience
Complicated Answer: Cancer is just an umbrella where more than 100 different cancers fall under. Each is diagnosed and treated differently. Prognosis is dependent on type... Read More
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6.1k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 52-year-old male asked:
Dr. Uma Swamyanswered
Radiation Oncology 18 years experience
Depends: While we are aware of some well established causes of cancer, like cigarettes, there is much that remains a mystery.
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5.3k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
Dr. Ed Friedlanderanswered
Pathology 46 years experience
Genetic mutations: All cancers result from the accumulation of genetic mutations. The genes have a natural tendency to mutate, making life as we know it possible, and th... Read More
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5.3k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 21-year-old member asked:
Dr. Ritesh Rathoreanswered
Hematology and Oncology 32 years experience
From Cell Damage: Most cancers start due to acquired damage to normal body cells leading to mutations which lead to abnormal cell growth, increased cell lifespan, and a... Read More
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6.4k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A Verified Doctoranswered
Pathology, Anatomic and Clinical 51 years experience
Cancer : Usually, a single mutation in a cell causes that cell to grow uncontrollably and possibly develop into a cancer. If you get regular screenings, such a... Read More
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5.3k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 34-year-old member asked:
Dr. Barry Rosenanswered
General Surgery 36 years experience
One Day At A Time: I don't think there is any more devastating news than hearing the word cancer. A few generalizations: 1-throw away any preconceived notions--everyone'... Read More
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5.9k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 32-year-old member asked:
Dr. Gurmukh Singhanswered
Pathology 51 years experience
Very very rarely!: A cancer in children, neuroblastoma, may occasionally regress on its own, otherwise one cannot "outgrow" cancer.
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6k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 35-year-old member asked:
Dr. Ritesh Rathoreanswered
Hematology and Oncology 32 years experience
In many ways: Cancers can spread in many ways- it spreads to distant organs through the blood vessels or through lymph nodes or along nerves. It can also spread loc... Read More
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6.4k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 18-year-old male asked:
Dr. Steve Martinezanswered
Breast Surgery 30 years experience
Do these: Have parents with no family histories of cancer (have good genes). Do not smoke tobacco or anything else. Consume very little meat, if any at all. Exe... Read More
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5.3k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 17-year-old male asked:
Dr. Rebecca Gliksmananswered
Internal Medicine 40 years experience
Terminal cancer: Usually when you have tried all known treatments/bone marrow transplant for the cancer and the cancer keeps growing in spite of ongoing treatment, t... Read More
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3.8k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 21-year-old member asked:
Dr. Pallav Mehtaanswered
Internal Medicine 22 years experience
Either by some symptom (something unusual you feel or notice about yourself - i.e. Pain) or sign (something your doctor notices during an evaluation -... Read More
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6.4k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 20-year-old female asked:
Dr. Bac Nguyenanswered
Family Medicine 25 years experience
Actually can be good: Caffeine use in moderation actually has good health benefits such as lowering risk of diabetes among others. Caffeine is also used for treatment of he... Read More
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5.2k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
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