A 22-year-old member asked:
what can i do to control side effects i will get from chemotherapy for stomach cancer?
2 doctor answers • 3 doctors weighed in
Dr. Ritesh Rathoreanswered
Hematology and Oncology 30 years experience
Quite a Lot: Follow doctors instructions closely- diet (everything cooked-nothing raw); nausea control (use meds as instructed before getting nauseous); proper fluid intake (to prevent dehydration); infection precautions (minimise contacts, hand sanitizers); daytime power naps or rests; daily light exercise/walking; use diarrhea meds aggressively; biotene/baking soda oral rinses; call for fevers immediately.
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Dr. Reza Shirazianswered
Radiation Oncology 20 years experience
Medication: Your oncologist will put you on prophylactic medication to counter some of the possible side effects from treatment. For example anti nausea med for nausea, anti diarrhea med etc. Maintain a healthy diet. Avoid sick contacts.
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A 40-year-old member asked:
Is it safe to take birth control while taking antibiotics?
1 doctor answer • 3 doctors weighed in
Dr. Lonna Larshanswered
Family Medicine 30 years experience
Yes, but: Most antibiotics and many other medications lower the effectiveness of birth control pills, so it is safest to also use condoms as well.
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A 25-year-old female asked:
My baby cries whenever I put her to sleep on her tummy, they say I have to do that 4 her lungs to be strong?
2 doctor answers • 2 doctors weighed in
Dr. James Fergusonanswered
Pediatrics 46 years experience
Who told you that ?: The american academy of pediatrics & many other advisory groups have promoted sleeping on a babies back since the early 90's. Since that time we have seen a 40-50% drop in crib death over that period. I know of no one that advises belly sleeping for any reason, although if baby rolls into that position after 6m i don't try to change it. Tummy time while awake can help build upper body strength.
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A 48-year-old member asked:
Can plastic surgeons remove skin from noses for a small are of skin cancer?
3 doctor answers • 13 doctors weighed in
Dr. James Cullingtonanswered
Plastic Surgery 27 years experience
Yes: Ca require small amounts of skin removal for margins then local flap or skin grafts can be used to cover the defect.
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Dr. Hashim Alani commented
Specializes in Plastic Surgery
skin cancer should be removed together with aa acceptable margin so it will not come back. Repair can be with a flap or graft.
Good luck
Aug 18, 2012
A 34-year-old member asked:
Can birth control pills cause or help heart problems?
1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in
Dr. Alan Pattersonanswered
Obstetrics and Gynecology 42 years experience
BCPILLS: Can cause rarely ht attack , blood clots, strokes, if you have ht problems you would need to check with both your cardiologist and gyn before using any type of birth control pill , depending on your problem and situation, some people can and some people cannot.
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A 36-year-old member asked:
What happened at komen foundation for breast cancer screening?
2 doctor answers • 10 doctors weighed in
Dr. Addagada Raoanswered
General Surgery 56 years experience
They do great job: Susan komen gets breast ca in her thirties and dies in her thirties, due to lack of awareness, treatment choices is the genesis , over billion dollars were well spent, many lives were saved, . Due to cure support of planned parenthood, trapped in political controversy, major leaders resigned, great organisations will never die, and are needed to save more woman.
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