Cancer Recurrence Questions

1. What is the prognosis for stage 4 ovarian cancer?

   When your oncologist tells you that your ovarian cancer is Stage IV, it means the cancer has metastasized, or spread, to other parts of your body. That said, no one can offer you a prognosis for your cancer other than your own oncologist, who is familiar with your case, in particular your pathology reports...
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2. What could be causing a low white-blood, red-blood, and low-platelet counts in a former cancer patient?

   Low red blood cell counts and low platelet counts are side effects of chemotherapy because the chemotherapy drugs kill off the fast-growing bone marrow cells that boost red and white blood cell counts.
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3. Does this sound like a relapse in cancer?

   Dear Anonymous,
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4. Can cancer recur in a different area?

   Hi. It is always possible for cancer to appear in another part of the body but you can schedule regular exams with your doctor and try not to think about the danger of this occurring often. In other words, try and eat well so you get proper nutrition, exercise often if you can and think positively...
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5. Is it okay to resume tanning after having chemo?

   Tanning, either directly in the sun, or in artificial tanning salon booths, is not a good idea for anyone because it increases the risk of developing skin cancer. Tanning beds are the most dangerous because the rays of UV light are even more concentrated...
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6. Will a PSA level ever be undetectable after prostate cancer?

   It sounds like your husband has undergone multiple types of treatment for his diagnosis of prostate cancer.
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7. Can other cancers develop during chemo?

   Sadly new cancer can develop during chemo if the chemo is not as effective as we wish. There are several things the irregularity in your lung could be, but it is possible that the breast cancer has spread to a new place. The irregularity could also be a different cancer or something that is not cancer at all...
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8. How likely is my colon cancer to reoccur?

   First of all, it is a very good sign that last year’s colonoscopy was perfect.
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9. Is chronic lymphocetic leukemia (CLL) normally dormant or can it show up unexpectedly?

   I was diagnosed in 2005 with CLL and have been on a regular cell count check since that time. I am comfortabel with that, but my husband worries! I have also started some homeopathic therapies since the doctor said he could not do anything until I had symptoms other than the elevated white blood cell count...
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10. Could this be a reocurrence of the cancer?

    Your most important action, if you are concerned that your mother's breast cancer has returned, is to make an appointment to see her oncologist and explain the symptoms. It would be unusual to have the cancer return this fast if your doctors felt that chemotherapy was not needed such a short time ago, but nevertheless it is possible...
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11. Why does my melanoma keep returning?

    I have been diagnosed with skin cancer. None have been the worst kind. But once I have one removed, another pops up. At the present time I have at least twenty on my legs. The dermotologist has removed many and sprayed many. She says they came from sun damage. I can't understand how they keep poping up and some come back...

12. Are there natural remedies that can lower a colon cancer recurrence risk?

    My father is 76 and had colon cancer removed last summer. They removed the lymph nodes just in case although the cancer had not spread. It was contained and hasn't had any problems. Through his first blood work test his count was a 2. The doctor said its ok, it is not a 4. What do I make of this...

13. What are the chances of my mother's stage 4 colon cancer coming back again?

    My Mother is 80 years old and has had colon cancer twice since 2007. Now she is cancer free but still has to go and get shots daily instead of taking a blood thinner. Her cancer was a stage 4 in the colon. She has stopped getting treatments also...........do you think she will get it again.

14. Could my husband's post-cancer digestive issues be Chron's disease?

    My husband has some of the same problems.His Doctor has ordered a CT scan of the abdoman to try and figure this out.He has also had a radical prostetectomy and all of the same symptoms as your husband and he is almost 3 years out on rp surgery.He is 62 years old...
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15. What are the chances for remission?

    My husband was diagnosed with esophageal and stomach cancer as a result of acid reflux which he had no idea he had. One day he was eating a sandwich (in February 2009) which got stuck in his throat and couldn't swallow so one thing lead to another...