Would it be unusual for a "dip" or chewing tobacco user to develop oral cancer without ever seeing any changes to the any of the surfaces inside the mouth? In other words, is it uncommon for a chewing tobacco user to have advanced oral cancer without any obvious and visible signs of said cancer on the surfaces of the mouth. Redundant I guess. Sorry for that.

My mother in law was diagnosed with cervical carcinoma... what it states on the report from her ct it showed as follows:hetergeonity of the uterus,the cervix, and the cervix protrudes into the vaginal vault, where the vaginal wall thickening. There is significant inflitration of the fat planes surrounding cervix including the reovaginal pouch, their is significant rectal and perirectal soft tissue inflitraion. Constellation of findings are highly suspicious for cervical carcinoma. But then she had a follow up with a doctor today who said they think it may be colon cancer that is spreading? She is having pelvic pain, and rectal bleeding.. what type is this how far do you think it has spread?? I am tired of the waiting game I just want some answers??

What is the cause for anorexia in a pre diagnosed person with suspected Acute Lymphatic Leukemia? And what would cause hypermetabolism in ALL? Thank you.

my 4 year old had the first dose of Nasal H1N1 vaccine on Nov 13. He and his great grandmother are going to be in close proximity on Thanksgiving, 13 days later. Is this dangerous? How much closeness or distance must they have between each other? Gr Grandmother is 2 weeks into her chemotherapy for ovarian cancer. She is 89 years old. We want to spend the holiday together, we dont know how much time she has left....

My father is 53 years old and has been diagnosed with obstructive jaundice. He has been advised to undergo a ca 19-9 test and the result was initially >1000. After about a week he had undergone the test again and the result was >25000. Then a stent was successfully placed in his bile duct to facilitate the flow of bile which had caused his bilirubin to rise to 15. While the stenting was being done the doctor found a stone struck in his bile duct and also found the bile duct narrower than it should be, so he took a brushing from the region which was sent for a histo-pathology test the result to which was negative. We were then advised to discharge him and bring him back for further treatment after a month and go for regular ca 19-9 and bilirubin tests during the period. As advised we had his blood sample tested and the result showed bilirubin to be 4.2 and ca 19-9 to be >5500 which is less than the previous value. I would be ever indebted if you find time out of your busy schedule to reply me and tell me what inference can be drawn from the above mentioned facts. Thank you

I recently found out that I have hpv. The strain I have does NOT produce warts, just possible cervical cancer. I am very educated on the subject but I just started dating someone whom I really care for and I plan on telling him before we have sex. I'm really worried that he will freak out being that he does not have much sexual experience. How should I approach this topic? Also, I hear different things. How can this affect him? My primary care MD said that the chances of him being affected by it were the same as him being struck by lightning...?

I was diagnosed with Stage 4 with mets to liver & bone about 3 years ago. I have been on treatment the majority of that time. Have just recently changed to Doxil weekly. I found a knot under my arm (on the "good breast" side) about 1 1/2 weeks ago. It seems to have increased in size, but does not cause pain. It feels like the original nodule when I was first diagnosed in 2000. My question is does this most likely represent more mets, another tumor or different cancer in this breast, or could it be something else? What can I expect as far as intervention?

My 26 yr old son has been diagnosed with testicular cancer. Within 6 months, it has spread to his prostate, colon and brain. He is now on experimental chemo and they will start radiation because everything else has failed to stop the spread. How long before he succumbs to this disease?

hello there, i have a question regarding my mum. she is 48, on no medications, never had any health problems in her life. for the past 11 months she has this cough. it is real irritating for her and she has been bringing up stuff lately, not sure if she was at the start of year but she is now. she is also serverly anemic. at the moment her hemoglobin is 75. she has thelasemea and usually she is around 97. in june she had her left kidney removed due to cancer. the doctors said that the anemia was a reslut of the cancer but 6 months on she is still anemaic. when they first found out how low her levels were, (i think this was in may perhaps), she had two blood transfusion and i think she went back up to 80 but she soon went back down agian. after she had her operation this cough that she has dissapeard as well for 2 months but then came back in august. for the past few years she has always seemed to get this cough at the start of evey year and it usually just lasts for 3 months. it just so happend that this time it went on for longer so she went to hemotologists and other doctors to see about it and she was sent for a CT scan which is how the cancer was found. last month she had an endoscopy and a colonoscopy, both of which came up clear. she has also tried possibly every cough medicine on the market but nothing seems to work. what could be causing this cough and why is she so anemic?

I recently went to the doctor for my annual pap smear exam. My results came back as having abnormal cells in my cervix. My first thought was precancerous cells or an STD...HPV. My doctor performed a colposcopy to collect a biopsy sample of my cells. I was informed that my cells were considered "minor," and no major changes had occurred, and was recommended to go back to the doctor in 6 months to make sure it would not turn into HPV. My questions are... With my 3 doses of the Gardasil vaccination, will that help prevent my cells from turning into HPV and just remain "abnormal?" Is my boyfriend at risk for developing HPV, even though my abnormal cells are not considered HPV yet? I've read that men have a very small percentage of showing any symptoms, and that there is no real test for them. Is it safe for my boyfriend and I to perform oral sex on one another considering the abnormal cells and the chance of them turning into HPV? Thank you!

Dear Doctor, I am age 34 yr old female healthy 5'5 - 140lbs - no drugs,drink,or smoking. I gave birth to my last child in April and required two blood transfusions with that pregnancy.My mothers family except my mom - all the females have died of difficults related to breast cancer. All the males die of cancer @ 54 yrs - my dad passed July 09 with terminal lung/and/last stage one cancer.Here are my systems ? YELLOWING IN WHITES OF MY EYES ? WHITISH STOOLS SOMETIMES OILY LOOKING ? SWELLING ON AND OFF OF LYMPHOID IN THROAT ? LOW GRADE FEVER ON AND OFF ? NAUSEA ? ABDOMINAL PAIN ? EXTREME FATIGUE ? CONSTANT ACHING IN JOINTS ? ITCHING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE ENTIRE BODY ? EXCESSIVE HEADACHES ? CHILLS ? INCREASED BRUISING ? TINGLING/NUMBNESS OF TONGUE ? EXTREME EXTREME FATIGUE ? CHEST PAINS AND HYPOGLYCEMIA The ER did a urine workup with normal everything being normal or negative.My LIPASE was 236. AMYLASE was 51. COMPLETE CBC MNEMONIC 5.8 WBC 5.8 RBC 4.31 HGB 12.9 HCT 39.5 MCV 91.6 MCH 30.0 MCHC 32.8 RDW 13.2 PLT 254 MPV 8.5 PLT EST -- ADEQUATE SEGS 39.1 LYMPHOCYTES 45.5 MONOCYTES 11.9 EOSINOPHILS 2.0 BASOPHILS 1.5 MY CARBON DIOXCIDE WAS HIGH 31.7 MY CALCIUM LOW 8.5 BILIRUBIN .19 ANY IDEAS?

want to know how to get advice for treatment of a patient suffering from abdomanial cancer.

Please could you confirm the truth of the understated medical advise? DRINK WATER ON EMPTY STOMACH It is popular in Japan today to drink water immediately after waking up every morning. Furthermore, scientific tests have proven its value. We publish below a description of use of water for our readers. For old and serious diseases as well as modern illnesses the water treatment had been found successful by a Japanese medical society as a 100% cure for the following diseases Headache, body ache, heart system, arthritis, fast heart beat, epilepsy, excess fatness, bronchitis asthma, TB, meningitis, kidney and urine diseases, vomiting, gastritis, diarrhea, piles, diabetes, constipation, all eye diseases, womb, cancer and menstrual disorders, ear nose and throat diseases. METHOD OF TREATMENT 1. As you wake up in the morning before brushing teeth, drink 4 x 160ml glasses of water 2. Brush and clean the mouth but do not eat or drink anything for 45 minute 3. After 45 minutes you may eat and drink as normal. 4. After 15 minutes of breakfast, lunch and dinner do not eat or drink anything for 2 hours 5. Those who are old or sick and are unable to drink 4 glasses of water at the beginning may commence by taking little water and gradually increase it to 4 glasses per day. 6. The above method of treatment will cure diseases of the sick and others can enjoy a healthy life.

Have you ever heard of misdiagnosing hodgkins as anaplastic large cell lymphoma? The first pathologist said anaplastic large cell lymphoma andnow they are saying hodgkins lymphoma? which one should I trust?

why does cancer drugs such as paclitaxel and vinca alkaloids only target cancer cells and not other cells? and also I know cancer drugs suppress microtubule dynamics but it is before the spindles bind to the kinetochore of chromosome in prophase or after it binds to the kinetochore it stops the chromosome form reching opposite pole to the metaphase plate and therfore microtubule spindles do not shorten? thank you

who many types of cancer can a person get who has a habbit of drinking , chewing tobacco regularly and smoking also includes in his regular life style

Hi, I am 160 cms and weigh 83 kgs. I want to loose weight. I am controlling my diet and excercise but i feel i need some extra help as I have a lot of weight to loose. There is one place where they are offering weight loss using RF monopolar and bipolar devices (Thermosculpting ). The heat produced melts the fat inside. I read some reserch papers which say it's pretty good and effective way with no side effects. But I was wondering about the long term side effects. Is it ok if i get this done? How deep do there rf penetrate? Can they cause any kind of cancer/tumour or damage to my internal body organs in later life? Is it safe to get it done on hips and thighs? Can i get it done on stomach too- will this cause damage to my internal organs or my c section cut or cause problems in getting pregnant again etc? Waiting for your reply. Anna

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I woke up three weeks ago with a soreness on my left breast and I felt a lump as well. The soreness extends it self to my armpit and I feel it more in the mornings. I have no cancer history on my mothers' side but am unsure about my fathers'. I have a doctors appointment in a few days but I am worried it might be cancer. Do my symptoms fit in that category?

i have found a small hard spike on my testicule about the size of the tip in a ball point pen maybe smaller should i be concerned of cancer? i am a 29 year old male. someimes i feel it and at times i cannot feel it.

hi, I have has testicular cysts for years now. However there is a cyst or hard lump actuall on one of my testicule as oppose to in the scrotum. My ultrasound last year showed no cancer , just cysts. my question is can a cyst be right on a testicle. I am 36 years old, i was born with an undescended testicle, but had surgery to correct it when i was very young. the cyst that is on my testicle is not the same testicle that was undecended.

My relative needs a surgery (in Belgrade, Serbia( with prognosys that he will not make it through in 80% - my rough interpretation. After plenty of cemos and surgeries we exhausted all options in our country. I need an oncologist to review his profile and medical history and give me some direction how to help him. Is there some doors I can nock on? May I forward his history to you?

how long does it take for a stomach ulcer to turn to cancer if untreated?

Actually, since beginning this new regimen of vitamins, I still have daily bowel movements daily. HOWEVER, I constantly feel as if I have gas, but it actually bowel slowly leaking out into my underwear, causing those dreaded streaks. Due to the breast cancer, I am wondering if it is the new regimen of vitamins causing this, or a new cancer? I have a spinach salad daily with brocco sprouts, which is new to my diet, also. Worried again......Can you be of any help to me? I had my last colonoscopy and endoscopy in July of 2008. Small polyp, is all.

My family meets the Amsterdam and Bethesda criteria for Lynch symdrome II. I have tested positive for a genetic mutation. I get biannual (2 yr) colonoscopies (3 polyps found), annual intravaginal ultrasound(female), and urine cytology. Are there any additional screening tests I should be doing? Any annual blood work? I have good insurance and can self refer to specialists, but do most of mundane medical work through the N.P. at my universities Student Health center. I don't see a general oncologist, just the gync. oncologist and the GI doctor. I am 40, and approaching the average age of onset for many of the syndrome cancers, especially in my particular family. Known cancers in my family are: skin, bladder, ureter, kidney, endometrial, ovarian, and colon (mets to pancreas). Upper GI's aren't identified.

other doc had told us to go for k-ras test. today we have received reports and as per report it says--RESULTS:NOT DETECTED. PLS ADVZ WAT IS THIS MEAN.. IS IT GOOD SIGN OR NEGATIVE FOR US.

Hi I just wanted to know what the main signs of lung cancer are? I used to smoke of and on for about one year and Im worried about getting lung cancer. Now lately i dont know what to call it, but sometimes it feels like I cant take a full breath. And once in a while I cough. But other than that nothing else. I read online that coughing is one sign of lung cancer but I dont know what kind of cough? Can you please let me know? Oh yeah Im 21 years old. I dont if this matters or not. I also take a multivitamin, Vitamin C, Vitamin D, C0Q10, and Fish Oil everyday. I keep on asking my co-workers and they keep on telling me that Im worring too much. They told me that if I did have it I definetly notice something wrong with me. Can you please let me know? Thank you.

I know that ovarian cancer is very hard to find in its early stages. Is it possible for 2 CT scans and a transvaginal ultrasound to come back clear when a woman does in fact have ovarian cancer? About how long would ovarian cancer have to develop before it reached an easily detectable stage?

The tumor on my lower neck was removed two weeks ago. I just found out that the pathologist indicated that it is anaplastic large cell lymphoma, non hodgkins. His report indicated that although scarcity of non viable cells were found due to extensive necrosis, the overall morphology indicated anaplastic large cell lymphoma. This tumor is causing a lot of pain. My alk test was also negative. My cat scan showed no other signs. What is my chances of beating this cancer? Do you think the cat scratch disease a year ago set it off? if it was in higher stages would it have shown on the cat scan?

Hello, I was diagnosed in Feb. 2009 with mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the LEFT parotid gland. It "appears" that I have had a chalazion (since Aug. 2009) on my bottom LEFT eyelid. I have been treated for this by my ophthalmologist and family practitioner with antibiotics and steroids, tablets and drops respectfully, for a month now, still no change. My question is how long do I wait for further action (if any) and should I be worried (medical history) that this is sebaceous cell carcinoma and no one is catching it yet? As it took 3 months to establish the other cancer. Thank You for your time and consideration in answering this question. HLB