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The quality of life in patients with multiple myeloma is quite variable. Age and other related diseases all combine to affect the patient's ability to live a normal life. P...
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I would like to address your question about answering the question of whether a patient with dementia should undergo surgery for a suspected recurrent cancerous lymph node ...
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In response to your question about whether chemotherapy caused warty spots on the forehead, I would like to be a bit non-specific. The dermatologist you saw apparently did ...
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I am delighted that your leukemia is under control but unhappy that you have so many uncomfortable symptoms. I know that the drug Fludarabine can cause many side effects du...
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Modern medicine, referred to as scientifically based Contemporary or Modern Medicine, makes up most of what western practitioners use as the basis of 'proven therapy' for m...
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LOSING WEIGHT AFTER COLON CANCER SURGERY IS NOT COMMON, AFTER THE FIRST WEEK POST SURGERY. WEIGHT LOSS SEVERAL WEEKS AFTER SURGERY CAN BE DUE TO SURGICAL COMPLICATIONS, MAL...
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HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY AFTER CURATIVE CANCER THERAPY, ESP 5 YEARS SINCE THE TREATMENT, IS A DEFINITE POSSIBILITY, BUT ITS USE MUST BE HIGHLY MONITORED AND USED IN ONLY...
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tHE FREQUENCY OF 'checking psa level after biopsy' VARIES FROM CENTER TO CENTER. THE FIRST QUESTION RELATES TO THE INITIAL LEVEL OF PSA, THE PERCENT OF FREE PSA, THE DOUBLI...
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CAN I STOP TAKING CHEMO FOR BREAST CANCER IS A COMPLEX QUESTION. AS A RADIATION ONCOLOGIST, I AM AWARE OF THE VARYING LEVELS AND DEGREES(STAGES) OF BREAST CANCER. TO ANSWER...
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How long are chemo drugs in the body after the final treatment varies. Most drugs are present in the body for a few hours to days. The effects of the drugs on the cells of ...
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Cancer Chemotherapy may be excreted in very small amounts in the semen. The side effects from ingesting a small amount of semen have not been tested, to my knowledge, but t...
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The breast cancer recurrence at the 10 year mark is no more critical than any other mark. The one thing to know about breast cancer is that it can occur for many years into...
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The use of a female hormone blocking agent, like Tamoxifen, is a breast cancer treatment that has a very small risk of causing blood clotting, especially if used along with...
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CHOP chemotherapy is a combination of standard chemo drugs and a targeted drug called Rituxan. The standard drugs do not tend to cause skin reactions, but the Rituxan is mo...
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Ovarian cancer tends to spread widely within the abdomen. When it attaches to the covering of the bowel, it tends to exude fluid called ascites. That can cause bloating and...
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The symptoms and stages of pancreatic cancer are multiple depending on the location of the disease within the pancreas and its extent.
Your monther seems to have a locally ...
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The term bone cancer has several meanings. Thus what is meant by bone cancer stages depends on the type of cancer, as described below. The word bone cancer means a malignan...
