Archive for October, 2008

18
Oct

I smoke weed on basically nearly each day so does that increase my chance of getting cervical cancer??? I’ve had hpv for 2 years now and have mild dysplasia….
Answer: Actually, I just looked into this, and there is brand new research that came out this week from the John Hopkins Institute that says that marijuana […]

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18
Oct

It seems like billions have been raised for cancer research but you never hear of medical breakthroughs.
Answer: There are few breakthroughs, only incremental improvements usually.
Here are some to consider:
1) Tyrosine kinase inhibitors for chronic myeloid leukemia: Major breakthrough here, just ask most anyone with CML how important this drug has been to their lives
2) 4 […]

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18
Oct

About a year ago a friend of mine passed away because of cancer and he burped a lot during his last months. Also my father is now on heavy chemo treatment and taking a lot of pain killers for pancreatic cancer that has spread to lungs and armpit, and he’s burping more and more. What […]

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18
Oct

I've feeling real sick, here are what they are:
Lack of enegry
tridness
nose bleeds
leg and joint pains
fever
heaches
sometimes pale skin
dizziness
I went to the doctors about two months ago for other sicknessies and got a blood test before my symptoms got worse. My blood was good but this was before all these symptoms.
Answer: Hi, I'm pretty much have got […]

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18
Oct

A year ago mother was declared free of non-Hodgkins lymphoma. Now her physician wants her to have a mammogram. He says it's just routine but I'm worried sick. Does non-Hodgkins spread to the breast? Mom is 80 and has osteoporosis but no other health problems. Her family has no […]

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18
Oct

i was wondering, my uncle (older brother of my father)
had cancer few years ago but recovered from it tahnkfully,
it was a Lung cancer caused by smoking.
and hes the only person i know from my relative branches that got cancer.
my father used to be a heavy smoker bak like when i was born til 14, […]

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18
Oct

i wanted to know because i picked off a mole like 5 months ago and nothing happend… it just stung for a while. and if i can cause cancer, how does it then?
Answer: It won’t cause cancer. Don’t pick at your moles though! If you have serious issues with them go to a […]

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18
Oct

I have a mole slightly bigger than a pencil eraser on my back and is discolored: edges are tan then fades to white and has black center-if not black, very dark brown. It just recently got discolored, I had the mole for quite a while. It doesn't really injured, only if you push on […]

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18
Oct

how do i help her.. i comfert her and eveything bu ti want to do more
Answer: Just always be there to comfort and encourage her. Thats really the ideal thing you can do. She might be stressed out, exhausted, and busy.. so maybe help her study for tests or remind her about large assignments or […]

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18
Oct

I know you’ve to check yourself and stuff…but does that automatically mean you have cancer or is it just a possibility?
Answer: No, lumps do not automatically mean it's cancer. But please have it checked out to be sure.
I had a lump and several physicians told me it was a cyst. As it ended […]

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