27
Apr
I got my blood test results in the mail today. I have been having what was thought to be hypothyroid issues (weight gain, dizziness, fatigue, cold, thinning eyebrows), but my thyroid came out ok.
Most of my results are ok, but these came out “weird….”
My WBC is 4.43 (low), and […]
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27
Apr
Hi
my husband has found a lump under his nipple, i am so scared as can men get breast cancer, his brother died at the age of 18 of lung cancer,, his doctors appointment is to long away so i really need to no if any body can tell me anything about this please,,
Answer: hurry […]
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27
Apr
Standard blood test look for indirect signs of cancer - markers - special proteins that are often secreted from cancer cells (but sometimes normal cells generate these proteins too).
There are some experimental methods that try to detect the small amount of cancer cells circulating in the blood. I think one test for melanoma was found […]
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27
Apr
My mom was diagnosed with PC. She has been in hospice house since Apr 1rst. She has lost a temendous amount of weight and has hardly been eating anything. I believe she'd weigh under 60 pounds.
Her main problem has been having a bowel movement. Even laxatives don't seem to be working anymore. I think this […]
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27
Apr
Ive had a lump in the back of my head (Not the one in the center either) for about 2 years now. Last year I thought it was a brain tumor and I went to the doctor like 5 times and she kept telling me it wasnt and it was anxiety that was causing my […]
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27
Apr
that raisins can somehow cause cancer?
Answer: no dont think so……no. god now days everything gives ya cancer!!!
Answer: Everything seems to cause cancer nowadays.. its ridiculous. Eat as many raisins as you like, itll do more good than not eating them!
Answer: no, or they would pull them off the shelves. rasins are good for the iron […]
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27
Apr
Now she says it hurts! (refer to my first 2 ??'s)
Answer: Read the response from the dr. to your first question.
Tell her don't touch it if it hurts, give her some tylenol and reassure her it is normal part of breast development.
Answer: not good at all, see you doctor right away.
Answer: visit a […]
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25
Apr
i am only 13 and i am getting kemo i hate it because i am going to lose all my hair i know that i am i am guy but i have long hair and i love it that way. how long do you think it will take to grow back there only going to […]
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25
Apr
I am looking for the name of a really rare form of cancer that kids get. It’s for a school paper.
Answer: rhabdomyosarcoma
http://www.nci.nih.gov/cancertopics/type…
Answer: Nephroblastoma, (Wilms Tumour).
Answer: Desmoplastic small round cell tumor - rare abdominal sarcoma that presents as multiple tumors throughout the abdomen. Affects children as young as four years old, teens, and young adults.
http://www.curesearch.org/for_parents_an…
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25
Apr
Even though the scan was normal they want to do another one with contrast. Should I be nervous and are they looking for something? I suffer from infertility and missed periods.
Answer: They are probably looking for a prolactinoma. It is a tumor, usually benign and very very small, that overproduces prolactin. An excess […]
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