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Is Increased Weight Loss And Heavy Menstruation Sign Of Cancer?

MY 20 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER HAS LOST ALLOT OF WEIGHT, UNEXPLAINED. HAS HER PERIOD SEVERAL TIMES PER MONTH. TOOK HER TO OUR FAMILY DR. DID BLOOD TESTS AND ULTRASOUND, THOUGHT UTERUS WAS ENLARGED AND HARD. SAID LABS WERE NORMAL, BUT NOW SHE HAS BRUISING DOWN LEGS AND SIDES AND IS SO THIN ABOUT 30 POUNDS SINCE CHRISTMAS AND SHOWED ME LYMPH NODES IN GROIN ARE ENLARGED, HAS HAD NIGHT SWEATS AND IS ALWAYS TIRED. COULD SHE BE MISDIAGNOSED WITH SOME FORM OF CANCER
posted on Thu, 13 Mar 2014
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Thanks for your question on Health Care Magic.
I can understand your daughter's situation and problem.
Possibility of cancer is unlikely in her case because she is of 20 years. And uterine cancers are common after the age of 60 years. So no need to worry for cancer in her case.
She is mostly having PID (pelvic inflammatory disease). And the most common cause is bacterial infection.
Her symptoms like night sweats, groin lymphnodes, menstrual abnormality, weight loss etc are suggestive of tuberculosis more.
So better to consult gynecologist and get done clinical examination, microscopic examination of culture, endoscopic examination etc to rule out infective etiology.
Hope I have solved your query.
Wishing good health to your daughter. Thanks.
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Is Increased Weight Loss And Heavy Menstruation Sign Of Cancer?

Thanks for your question on Health Care Magic. I can understand your daughter s situation and problem. Possibility of cancer is unlikely in her case because she is of 20 years. And uterine cancers are common after the age of 60 years. So no need to worry for cancer in her case. She is mostly having PID (pelvic inflammatory disease). And the most common cause is bacterial infection. Her symptoms like night sweats, groin lymphnodes, menstrual abnormality, weight loss etc are suggestive of tuberculosis more. So better to consult gynecologist and get done clinical examination, microscopic examination of culture, endoscopic examination etc to rule out infective etiology. Hope I have solved your query. Wishing good health to your daughter. Thanks.