Cancer Treatment

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1. What can my mom's doctor give her for extreme muscle pain?

   - What can my mom's doctor give her for extreme muscle pain? She is going thru Avraxane treatment now. I know there is more he can do. Do you have any ideas?
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2. What next steps are there for endometrial cancer?

   - My mom underwent four rounds of chemo and is undergoing radiation for recurrent endometrial cancer. It spread near iliac artery near the bladder and pelvis region. The CT scan after the chemo showed the hypo dense oval lymph nodes along both the external iliac arteries measuring 2.8 x 0.9cms on the right and 2...
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3. Can other cancers develop during chemo?

   - I have breast cancer. Cancer in the lymph nodes too. I have completed eight sessions of chemo. Once completed I had another CT Scan and bone scan. Now they see an irregularity on my right lung that wasn't there in March when I had my initial CT. My oncologist says to see a lung doctor. Could cancer develop or move during chemo...
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4. Can you tell me about a drug called Sumitinib?

   - Can you tell me a little about the new drug for renal cancer called Sumitinib?
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5. Does the Poly-MVA supplement show any good results?

   - Does the supplement Poly-MVA show any good results?
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6. Is refusing cancer treatment a selfish act?

   - If a person refuses treatment for cancer, is it being selfish to the rest of the family? I have seen many people die from it even after they took treatment and while they were taking treatment they suffered terribly.
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7. What do we expect if esophogeal cancer is untreated?

   - Learn what to expect if diagnosed cancer is left untreated, the various risks involved, and how to best deal with resultant pain.
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8. I went through treatment for stage 3 breast cancer in 2007....

   - I went through treatment for stage 3 breast cancer in 2007. For my yearly check up, my oncologist requests a colonoscopy, but every year, no doctor in my town will perform the procedure. They say I only need one every 10 years. I am 55 years old and had a clear colonoscopy five years ago. Who should I trust...
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9. My dad was dx w/ sqamous cell ca of the parotid gland. This...

   - My dad was diagnosed with squamous cell cancer of the parotid gland. This was a primary tumor. He did have part of the salivary gland removed. They did not remove entire lymph node due to frozen section showed benign findings. Came back 2 weeks later, after sending to Boston General, and said this was malignant...
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10. Will cancer treatment help at this point?

    - My father was diagnosed with stage four renal cell carcinoma ten months ago. Last February he had a radical nephrectomy. Soon after the doctors found that he had small tumors on his liver and lungs. Shortly after that they found it on his arm in the bone. He started a chemo treatment in July that made him terribly sick...
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