Question 1

what is the most painful type of cancer?

Accepted Answer

Depends on site: Generally, it's not the tissue origin of a cancer which makes it painful, but the site to which it has spread. Since pain is a subjective experience, it's difficult to compare pain intensities between people, so your question eludes direct answer.

Question 2

an apparent polyclonal gammopathy: iga. kappa and lambda typing appear increased. what does this mean? im being referred to a hematologist, do i have cancer?

Accepted Answer

: Discuss with Hematologist and your Drs.. Why was the test done?  Don't know enough details to be able to help.

Question 3

i have red patches in the roof of my mouth- they ar not painful- is it cancer? which type of doctor can check that?

Accepted Answer

Red patches: You probably have an inflammatory reaction possibly due to a viral infection.  Unlikely cancer.  See an ENT for evaluation.

Question 4

what type of breast cancer that cause the breast to swell and cause under the armpit to have a painful lump? and does that mean the cancer has spread

Accepted Answer

May not be cancer: Breast cancer usually does not present with pain and swelling in most cases. Pain in armpit may be related to some nearby infection in hair follicle or in breast. See you doctor and get checked asap.

Question 5

what type of cancer are their?

Accepted Answer

Many: There are many different types of cancers that can develop from many different organs. Some of the general categories are carcinomas (cancers of epithelial organs like colon, breast etc), sarcomas (cancers of connective tissue like bone, muscle), leukemia / lymphoma (cancers of blood and lymph nodes) and others.

Question 6

are cancer deaths always painful?

Accepted Answer

No: Some cancers, especially in the central nervous system (brain) can produce chemicals which cause a general feeling of euphoria.  Even painful cancers (like bone) can be relieved by appropriate use of opioid pain medication and with hospice care.  Dr. J.

Question 7

what is an unusual type of cancer?

Accepted Answer

Several not in skin: most malignancies are glandular in origin and at least by type can easily be diagnosed. The second most common lesions are of squamous origin.  More uncommon are sarcomatous lesions such as extremity epitheliod sarcomas which are rare and deadly, leiomyosarcomas not arising in stomach or uterine fibroid but in vein walls  and as Ive just encountered a sarcomatoid carcinoma in the mastoid bone.

Question 8

how many types of cancer are there?

Accepted Answer

Thousands: More are reported each month. For some, only a handful of cases are known.

Question 9

what are the different type of cancer?

Accepted Answer

Too many to list: The two major types are carcinoma and sarcoma and both types affect different organs. See this site for more information about cancer.

http://www.cancer.gov/

Question 10

tell me the most common types of cancer?

Accepted Answer

See below: Prostate, breast, lung, colorectal, melanoma (skin), and bladder cancer are the most common types.  A full list is published at: http://www.Cancer.Gov/cancertopics/types/commoncancers.

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