Hi - I was hoping that someone can answer a quick question for me. I am a person that tans fairly easily when I'm in the sun, but I do have a lot of moles on my body. I have quite a few moles that have changed color and shape over the past year or so. Is this something I should look into...
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please give me infoMon, 17 Dec 2007 14:58:00 GMTHi, I have two lumps on each of my testicles, they are both fatty lumps and become tense when I ejaculate. Iwas wondering if anyone has any idea of what this is, im 17 years old and very worried and im going to see a doctor in one or two days time. Thanks in advance....
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HPV Come hereSun, 16 Dec 2007 16:02:00 GMTI only want ppl who have HPV to answer this pleaseI'm really scared, and I think I'm having symptoms... so anyone with HPV ... please please answer throughly...What color is the discharge?And what size are the bumps when they first appear...really, can you tell me ANYTHING that has to...
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Larynx/Throat Cancers SymptomsSun, 16 Dec 2007 03:33:00 GMTMy boyfriend can't use his voice as well lately. I don't want to jump to conclusions and think "cancer!!" but I just lost my Mom to it a couple months ago, so it's on my mind a lot. He's a singer and recently he can't hit any notes he used to. He hasn't had a cold o...
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Mums cancerTue, 18 Dec 2007 21:48:00 GMTHi All, im new to this forum but ive read quite a few threads and the level of support has been fantastic.My mum was diagnosed with cancer a few months ago, but last Tuesday(19th June) i got a call from my sister to say that my mum had taken a turn for the worse.(I should say she has form of lun...
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Rach 81Sat, 15 Dec 2007 22:59:00 GMTJust wondering how you're doing and if you found anything out with your tests. I'm still trying to get my Dr. to do another CT to check on my "thymic mass". I hope you're doing better. Hilery...
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can a ct scan of the neck show all head & neck cancersSun, 16 Dec 2007 00:54:00 GMTJust wondering if a ct scan of the neck can show all head and neck cancers around the neck area. I had one just a few months ago for a throat and neck problem that is still persisting. My tongue hurts a lot underneath and goes numb on the sides. My throat also hurts a lot. Went to an ENT who...
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Puzzling symptoms, looking for adviseMon, 17 Dec 2007 13:50:00 GMTHello, I realize I'm sort of going out on a limb here, but I have been suffering from some somewhat troubling symptoms for approximately 3 months and am really not sure where to post... (I should mention that in late January of this year, I had a cardiac ablation for an electrical problem...
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Face & hands swelling - Is this a sign of the endSat, 15 Dec 2007 22:53:00 GMTGreetings,I just found this msg board it looks like a terrific source of support for families suffering from cancer. My 76 year old father has lung cancer and was given 2-8 weeks to live last September.Lately he has become too weak to purge the fluids from throat and I fear that it is building...
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Hi Im new & had a questionFri, 14 Dec 2007 12:29:00 GMT[FONT=Arial] :wave: Hi Everyone..I'm so glad I found this message board..I look forward to getting to know you all..I am 29 years old with 4 children..I went and have had 2 abnormal pap smears..They read...High Grade Squamous..Intraepithelil lesion..Favor Severe DysplasiaI am having a colop...
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husband with 111a nsclcMon, 17 Dec 2007 08:01:00 GMTHi everyone this is my first time posting.My husband has stage 111a lung cancer, just finished two months of clinical trials radiation and concurrent chemo on feb 28th.(Taxol/Carboplatin every monday for 7weeks and 38 radiation) his tumour was 27mm by 24mm on his top right lobe and also into the...
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Can anyone help with thisTue, 18 Dec 2007 23:51:00 GMTHi everyone, I just found this site, I am hoping to get some information. But first let me give you a brief history. My dad was diagnosed with colon cancer in August 06 with mets to the liver (10 legions on his liver) Went the next week for radiation and was on xeloda during. After radiation, st...
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geographicallyWed, 16 Mar 2011 23:33:00 GMTDoes geographic location play a part in the occurrance of brain tumors? Do certain states in the USA tend to have higher instances of brain tumors?...
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Familial lung cancerWed, 16 Mar 2011 22:12:00 GMTHello Michael, I have written you before regarding this subject. To give you some back story, my mother was a smoker and diagnosed with non-small cell adenocarcinoma at the age of 47. She passed a little over a year later at the age of 48. You had told me that my and my sisters risk was pretty...
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Chest X-ray positiveWed, 16 Mar 2011 22:11:00 GMTI have had seminoma without signs of spread, I had a chest xray and it is showing something and now I am going for a CT scan tomorrow. Now the thing is I have just recovered from Bronchitis and am wondering if that could be the cause of the xray showing something suspicious, I forgot to tell the...
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How to check for breast cancer.Mon, 17 Dec 2007 16:04:00 GMTI want to know how to correctly check for breast cancer. If I feel around there are always small lumps, but how am I to know they are cancerous? Should the lump be prominent?...
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Epidermoid Brain TumorWed, 16 Mar 2011 23:34:00 GMTMy son also has and Epidermoid tumor. He a few yrs ago had a shunt put in to relieve the water on the brain from the tumor. Now he is having numbness in his face, he chokes once in a while on liquids. He told me...when he's lying down he's fine, but when he gets up to do anything his...
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Do radiologists give opinions?Wed, 16 Mar 2011 22:44:00 GMTMy 19 year old sister in law found three lumps on her breast. Her GP sent her off for a mammogram. According to my mother in law (who was not there and is somewhat of a sensationalist), the radiologist "allegedly" stated directly to my sister in law that "at least two of them look ma...
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2 cm ovoid nodular density left lung baseWed, 16 Mar 2011 22:14:00 GMTan Xray found the nodule and a ct scan confirmed a '2cm oviod nodular density' in the left lung base. The ct scan result was 'unremarkable'. Nothing more done, except for a followup for Nov. Shouldn't anything strange in the lung be looked at more closely....One's air...
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spread coloncancerWed, 16 Mar 2011 23:32:00 GMTHi, my mum, 59 years old, was diagnosed with spread coloncancer (diagonal part) in august 2008. It had then spread to the liver, gall bladder and both lungs. She started chemo four weeks after her vistit to the ER (= bloodtests, ultrasound, colonscopi and scan), with Xeloda, Eloxatin and...
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Abnormal mamogram from previous mastitis?Wed, 16 Mar 2011 23:38:00 GMTI am 44 years old with 2 children. I have no family history of breast cancer but I have smoked for over 20 years. My first mammogram has produced some concern to my physician and I am scheduled for a followup mammogram in 3 weeks. In the meantime, I am curious if a chronic Mastitis condition...
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Brain surgery side effectsWed, 16 Mar 2011 23:35:00 GMTMy father had a brain surgery on his left side last year in Feb, having removed a tumour. He recovered quickly, only side effect was his right hand remained a bit numb. This year on 31/01/08 he had a second surgery, this time on his right part of the brain. The after surgery effects are really...
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Colorectal CancerWed, 16 Mar 2011 23:31:00 GMTI was diagnosed with colorectal cancer two years ago (I am now 55) and had a bowel resection and an Eliostomy (?) for 9 months. During this time I also had chemo for 32 week cycle. Last June I underwent a CT scan and they found my lymph nodes were swollen which resulted in further testing,...
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Starting treatment for HodgkinsSat, 15 Dec 2007 21:49:00 GMTHi everyone.I'm feeling really nervous. I'm going to be getting the results of all the horrible tests they've been doing on me tomorrow. I've had a CT, MRI, blood tests, Bone Marrow biopsies & further pathology tests on the removed Lymph nodes. I will finally know what stage...
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Transportation costsTue, 18 Dec 2007 06:05:00 GMTMy mil has been diagnosed with T2N2 lung cancer. She had surgery and they removed part of her lung. We were told that the tumor was alot bigger then expected and part of it couldn't be removed as it is leaning on the trachea. She has to undergo radiation every day for 6 weeks straight, have...
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Please help with results of TV Ultrasound!Tue, 18 Dec 2007 23:48:00 GMTHello everyone,I posted on Womens Health but just now found this and thought I would get more help here. Just would like peoples opinion on the following. I am 50 and have been going through menopause. April 2006 I had a light period. Nothing again until very mild spotting for 2 days in Oct 2006...
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Spot on roof of mouth very confusedTue, 18 Dec 2007 03:19:00 GMTI am very confused about a spot on the roof of my mouth. About 2 months ago it became a somewhat big painful raised spot that affected my eating habits and made my teeth hurt. I thought it was an abcess. I went to my dentist after 2 days and he said he didn't know why it was like that bu...
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Could this be something?Mon, 17 Dec 2007 01:30:00 GMTOk, last night I went to use the washroom. I was doing my business. When I was wiping my self off, I felt a tiny bit of pain. I think there is a tiny little lump on my crotch. It is on my left side of my crotch. Well, not really a lump, more like alittle bump. Very small but still. Could this be...
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Please! Need Help!Sat, 15 Dec 2007 01:35:00 GMTNeed info on living with NO ADRENAL GLANDS.Husband having them removed due to kidney cancer.How hard is it to regulate?Do you feel bad? What is your quality of life?They say you can not stay in sun long and daily stress is bad but what actually happens on a daily basis? He needs to know.Doctor s...
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Great Book To ReadSat, 15 Dec 2007 10:24:00 GMTHI, I recently faced the possibility of lung cancer, and was terrified until I woke up one morning and decided I had enough. It was time to grasp on to anything that was going to get me through each day with a smile until I had my surgery.I came across this book "How NOT to be my Patient" by Edw...
My mil has been diagnosed with T2N2 lung cancer. She had surgery and they removed part of her lung. We were told that the tumor was alot bigger then expected and part of it couldn't be removed as it is leaning on the trachea. She has to undergo radiation every day for 6 weeks straight, have...
Hello everyone,I posted on Womens Health but just now found this and thought I would get more help here. Just would like peoples opinion on the following. I am 50 and have been going through menopause. April 2006 I had a light period. Nothing again until very mild spotting for 2 days in Oct 2006...
I am very confused about a spot on the roof of my mouth. About 2 months ago it became a somewhat big painful raised spot that affected my eating habits and made my teeth hurt. I thought it was an abcess. I went to my dentist after 2 days and he said he didn't know why it was like that bu...
Ok, last night I went to use the washroom. I was doing my business. When I was wiping my self off, I felt a tiny bit of pain. I think there is a tiny little lump on my crotch. It is on my left side of my crotch. Well, not really a lump, more like alittle bump. Very small but still. Could this be...
Need info on living with NO ADRENAL GLANDS.Husband having them removed due to kidney cancer.How hard is it to regulate?Do you feel bad? What is your quality of life?They say you can not stay in sun long and daily stress is bad but what actually happens on a daily basis? He needs to know.Doctor s...
HI, I recently faced the possibility of lung cancer, and was terrified until I woke up one morning and decided I had enough. It was time to grasp on to anything that was going to get me through each day with a smile until I had my surgery.I came across this book "How NOT to be my Patient" by Edw...
Hi, my mum, 59 years old, was diagnosed with spread coloncancer (diagonal part) in august 2008. It had then spread to the liver, gall bladder and both lungs. She started chemo four weeks after her vistit to the ER (= bloodtests, ultrasound, colonscopi and scan), with Xeloda, Eloxatin and...
I am 44 years old with 2 children. I have no family history of breast cancer but I have smoked for over 20 years. My first mammogram has produced some concern to my physician and I am scheduled for a followup mammogram in 3 weeks. In the meantime, I am curious if a chronic Mastitis condition...
My father had a brain surgery on his left side last year in Feb, having removed a tumour. He recovered quickly, only side effect was his right hand remained a bit numb. This year on 31/01/08 he had a second surgery, this time on his right part of the brain. The after surgery effects are really...
I was diagnosed with colorectal cancer two years ago (I am now 55) and had a bowel resection and an Eliostomy (?) for 9 months. During this time I also had chemo for 32 week cycle. Last June I underwent a CT scan and they found my lymph nodes were swollen which resulted in further testing,...