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Yes, you get an elevation of band cells (also called a shift to the left) with both polycythemia and leukemia. But polycythemia is more commonly associated with band cells.
Archive for June, 2008
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I'm 18 years old and had my first professional breast exam this day at the doctors. When I was 16 I did a self exam on myself and found a massive hard lump in my left breast. My mother died 2 years ago from breast cancer, and her mother had breast cancer in […]
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okay, you see i have been so afraid that my mother might have breast cancer and will die. she stated that she will have a biospy to see if she does have breast cancer. but im so afraid that the test results willl come out to be that she’ll have breast cancer. i've been crying […]
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Next week I'm having an excisional biopsy since there is still a fairly large lump remaining. What’s the false negative rate for core needle biopsies ? Is there a chance that this could be malignant and the biopsy missed it, since it is so huge?
Answer: Fibroadenoma can be large. Core biopsy/Fine needle aspiration biopsy procedures […]
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Ooooooo! The smoking police! Don't even get me started. CORPORATE PROPAGANDA! Scaring people about their health has been a growing business for a long time. I've answered several questions in detail regarding this subject.
Answer: Smoking is the leading risk factor in developing a specific type of lung cancer . . . it isn't a myth […]
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8 mo ago the dr. found a lump in my neck. Well a few weeks I had an ultra sound and the lump was labled as a thyroid noudle. So I had a thyroid scan and it showed nothing. The dr. felt my neck again and stated the lump was still there. I had a […]
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I found a tiny lumptoo my breast, got supert scared and went to the dr. the following day. He made an appointment for a mamogram and said if needed they would also do a sonogram. Ive never had this done before should I really worry? I try not to think that it […]
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Is the money we donate to cancer societies used to pay people or treat people with cancer?
Answer: No money goes to individuals. The largest portion is spent on administrative costs like salaries and the balance goes to research.
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If it is in the esophagus and has masticized, the dr. doesn't want to do surgery and only gives 1-5 yrs.? Thank you.
Answer: If it has metastasized it is a stage 4. Unfortunately, this is general in esophageal cancer as most patients have mediastinal lymph node involvement or distant mets when diagnosed. This type […]
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Stage 3 and she’s 400 miles away. My father is 64 who will take care of my mother.
Answer: You might want to discuss this with your mother to see what she wants you to do . . there might be nothing that you can help her with . . she may want you to continue […]