12
Oct
My mother in law has breast cancer in her left breast and she’s a very well blessed lady when it comes to the boob department, however she’s scheduled to have her breast (left) removed this month, My question is I guess why can't they remove the both of them the right and the left, That […]
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12
Oct
Is cancer contagious? How is something like that obtained? Then again everything now a days causes cancer.. Is it hereditary also?
Answer: Cancer can be hereditary or it can be caused by lifestyle and environmental exposures. It also just happens to some people.
Cancer isn’t contagious! You can not “catch” cancer, however patients with cancer have weakened […]
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12
Oct
i was checking my breast which i do now and then and i notices little bumps like marble size in each could i have developed breast cancer and i am planning on breastfeeding can i still get a mammogram if my breast are full of milk? serious answers please
Answer: Fibrous cysts are very common in […]
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12
Oct
I have a family history of colon cancer. I’m 34 and I had colonoscopy 3 years ago. When should I repeat it?
Answer: If you had 2 or more close relatives with colon cancer and have been advised a regular colonoscopy, then each 3 years colonoscopy is advised and fecal occult blood test should be done […]
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12
Oct
symptopms bloating gas constipation stomach cramps anemia do u think its possible maybe its just ibs can u tell me some symptoms and stuff it doesnt run in the family incase u think its genetic i get realy bad bloating im also anemic which is a sign im also underweight my whole life i never […]
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12
Oct
Last week the national news carried stories about Dr. Susan Love and the Army of Women project, where they are attempting to get one million women to volunteer for various testing projects to help cure breast cancer. Have any of you read about it or joined to help in this effort? I was thinking about […]
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12
Oct
for about 8 days now I have been having an extreme pain in my right side. I went to the hospital and they took a MRI and found “masses” or “tumors” in my colon and in my back. The ones in my back are identical to the ones in my colon in shape and size […]
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12
Oct
This is my fourth time with cancer and i just feel like giving up. I have skin cancer twice, and muscle cancer once. Now its skin cancer, can anyone help me with this.
Answer: I too have had recurrent cancer. I’ve been battling it for 2 years now. I am going in for my […]
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12
Oct
Where do they make the insision? how long is hospitalization for? any more info
thanks a lot trying to help my best friend
Answer: Incision will depend on the location of the cancer (the colon is pretty long) and the method of surgery - it can be “open” or “laproscopic”.
A laproscopic surgery will have only a few […]
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12
Oct
if you knew you were dying would you fight or just go ahead and accept what the Dr told you and give up ? I'm so tired anymore I have pancreatic cancer with stage 2 liver failure I don't want my family see me suffering anymore I saw my Dr today he put me oxymorphone […]
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