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Can a Stage 2 duodenal cancer patient take Gelusil for chest burn, indigestion, and bile-like vomiting before starting chemotherapy?	2	1	Wed, 1 Oct 2025
Can cancer patients in 2nd stage (poorly differentiate carcinoma in Deodenum 2nd and 3rd part) take gelusil as after having meals he is having chestburn, irritation,indigestion, feeling like all the food is stuck in his throat and also have thrown up(green bile like vomit with food particles) in...

Is elevated hemoglobin count a concern in an APML survivor who is cured of cancer?	3	1	Tue, 30 Sep 2025
My mother, aged 62 years, is an APML Survivor who is cured of cancer and has completed 5 years post her treatment. We got her blood work done recently. Her blood count seem to be elevated hb 14.4, Platelets 3.7 and WBC 13,900. One year before her HB used to be 13.8, Platelets around 3.3 or 3.4,...

What does my Pap smear result mean if it’s negative but shows benign cellular changes, coccobacilli shift, and minimal inflammation?	2	1	Tue, 30 Sep 2025
Hi I just want to ask my Pap Smear result. it says that General Categorization is Negative but theres Benign Cellular Changes. Organism is Predominance of coccobacilli consistent with shift of vaginal flora. Reative: infammation, minimal (includes typical repair)

Could elevated IgA level and low M spike level indicate multiple myeloma while with a history of low iron saturation?	2	1	Tue, 30 Sep 2025
I received an abnormal blood test with an IgA level of 1200 and an Mspike of 0.6. I cannot get in to see a hemetologist for 5 weeks. I am so scared that I have multiple myeloma or something else terrible. All my other bloodwork come back normal. Normal kidney function, normal CBC panel, no...

Has there been a reduction in enhancement of the biopsy-proven invasive ductal carcinoma in my right breast?	2	1	Tue, 30 Sep 2025
There has been interval resolution of enhancement associated with the biopsy-proven invasive ductal carcinoma in the right breast at 12:00 at anterior-to-middle depth (previously 22 x 15 x 20 mm on 3/29/2023). The cork clip denoting site of malignancy is in the appropriate location

Could my mom s difficulty breathing, coughing, and rib pain be related to her previous rectal cancer and lung metastasis?	2	1	Tue, 30 Sep 2025
My Mom was diagnosed with rectal cancer in 2020, has lung metastasis, undergone radiation and chemotheraphy. Metastasis in lungs did not change or develop after the treatment in Nov of 2021, didnt feel anything wrong with her breathing. This year 2023 she s having a hard time taking deep breath...

Can I take oral Pyridium for burning while urinating during prostate cancer radiation, considering I can t tolerate IV iodine?	2	1	Tue, 30 Sep 2025
I’m having radiation for prostate cancer. I’ve had to discontinue radiation as I’m up all night and have become incontinent. I have burning on urinating and want to get pyridium. I cannot tolerate iv iodine, but can I still try the oral pyridium?

What treatment options are available for stage 4 pancreatic cancer?	2	1	Tue, 30 Sep 2025
Hi I am wondering what options are available for my uncle who has been diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer, he is in a lot of pain and family has been told that he has 6mts to live with chemo 12mts. I am wondering if this is fact or is there other options available to him like surgery or...

What is a granuloma, and could it indicate cancer, given my history of treated PTB and recent lung findings?	2	1	Tue, 30 Sep 2025
Impression Ptb in the right upper lobe of undetermined activity Consider small granuloma vs bone island in the right lower lung Minimal pleural effusion and or thickening right I was treated ptb ten years ago treatment complete. What is granuloma? Is it cancer?

Could a raised brown mole on my clitoral hood that hasn t changed in years be vulvar cancer or something else?	2	1	Tue, 30 Sep 2025
I hava a raised brown mole/skin tag on my clit hood. It looks like a pimple filled with fluid, but it is brown instead of skincolour. Ive had it for years, maybe 8+. Im 28 years old. I have no itching or anything. It does not hurt. I also did de abcd to check if it qualified for a manaloma, but...

Could a hard, painful neck lump with squamous cells in biopsies be cancer?	2	1	Tue, 30 Sep 2025
I developed a lump on my neck about the size of a small fist and is hard as a rock and is painful. I have had 2 CT scans they said showed a lymph node. They also did 2 needle biopsys which show some squamous cells and they think it is cancer. What do you think?

Are Lupron and Flutamide an effective alternative hormonal treatment for prostate cancer, rising PSA and bone metastases after refusing orchiectomy?	2	1	Tue, 30 Sep 2025
The patient is a 55-year-old male with adenocarcinoma of the prostate. He had a TURP 1 year ago for presumed prostatic hyperplasia, but tissue fragments examined by a pathologist revealed a poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma. He received local irradiation to the prostate; however, PSA levels...

What is the survival rate and potential outcome with poorly differentiated renal adenocarcinoma and a growing cyst?	2	1	Tue, 30 Sep 2025
My father has been diagnosed with poorly differentiated renal adenocarcinoma. He has been in severe pain over the last 8 month with still no treatment plan in place. He has a bosnial 3/4 on left kidney 17cm and his liver is starting to get infected. Within 3 weeks the cyst has grown by 4/5cm....

Could my throat and neck pain be a sign of cancer from smoking?	2	1	Wed, 2 Jul 2025
Hi, I am 20 year old Indian. I started smoking at 19. I smoke one cigarette every alternate day i.e. I smoke 4 cigarettes per week. From last week I have pain in the right side of my throat. I even had neck pain but now the neck pain is gone. My mouth is also a little sensitive from last week....

Could my bowel issues, including constipation, blood, mucus, and changes in stool color, be signs of colon cancer?	2	1	Thu, 3 Apr 2025
Hi, for 3 years now Ive been experiencing bowel issues it first started with constipation out of the blue it cleared up for a day and then continued and never stopped since then but as time passed ive also experience blood in the toilet which I believe is from hemorrhoids because of the off and...

Is it safe to use Truxima after finishing chemotherapy when side effects like infections, low antibody levels, and heart problems are concerning?	2	1	Mon, 4 Nov 2024
doctor i just finished 5 months of chemo, for follicular non hogkins. after a pet scan, after the last treatment, it said i was cancer free. so glad. now my oncolgist wants me to do every other month treatment, of truxima, and i went to the manufactures website, and there some serious side...

What are the risks of swimming in an outdoor pool and eating grapefruit while on Letrozole for breast cancer?	2	1	Mon, 4 Nov 2024
I am on letrozole for 5 years having been operated for breast cancer last May. I didn t have any radio or chemo therapy. I am 73 ears old. I would like to know what are the risks of swimming in open air pool in a sunny country. Also, I just read that I shouldn t eat grapefruit if I take letrozole...

What can I use to soothe my hoarse throat caused by bile vomiting given my history of esophageal cancer and recent Barrett s disease?	2	1	Mon, 4 Nov 2024
I was diagnosed with oesophageal cancer, caused by reflux and Barrett s disease, in November 2004. I had an Ivor Lewis oesophagectomy in January 2005. I have continual bile vomits because of the way I have been cut inside. The Barrett s has come back again, diagnosed in November 2021. I am having...

Could a CEA level of 8 after previous colon cancer treatment indicate that the cancer has returned?	2	1	Mon, 4 Nov 2024
6 yrs ago I had chemo and radiation for colon. CANCER then I had to have a colstomy.today I went in for routine blood work and a cea.the class came back at level 8 everything I ve read this evening looks like my cancer is back!?? Is this a for sure diagnosis?

Is it an emergency situation when someone with stomach cancer experiences severe vomiting, ear bleeding, disorientation, and dizziness?	2	1	Wed, 3 Jul 2024
A few hours ago my friend got sick and started vomiting. She was vomiting so hard that the strain caused her ear to bleed. She says she’s really disoriented and dizzy. She’s just started vomiting again a few minutes ago. What could this be and how big of an emergency is it? Should she go to the...

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