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Cancer Treatment

There are many different cancer treatment, and your doctor will take many factors into account before deciding on the most appropriate treatment — including cancer type, your age, medical history, and lifestyle. Talk about your treatment and see what has helped others in the realms of both conventional (surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy, hormone therapy, immunotherapy, gene therapy) and alternative (herbs, vitamins, chemicals, diet, meditation, massage, acupuncture, and body-mind therapy) medicine.

Brachytherapy

Hi, I have I prostate cancer, and doctor recommended me brachytherapy. It is a procedure when a radioactive source is put next to the area requiring treatment. Did anyone have brachytherapy? Do you have any tips for me?

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Is nitrogen mustard therapy a treatment only for early stage disease?

My husband has cutaneous T-cell lymphoma type of cancer. They say that it is one of the most prevalent types of cancer in the USA. I have heard that mustard therapy is one of the best treatments for slowing the disease. But my husband is not in early stage of disease. Is nitrogen mustard therapy a...

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Brachytherapy or Laproscopic Prostatectomy

Hi, I have a prostate cancer, and it’s still localized. Doctor will tell me in few days if I’m going to have brachytherapy or laparoscopic prostatectomy. I don’t know which procedure is better. Any suggestions?

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Raloxifene shows advantages over tamoxifen in breast cancer

Initial results from the Study of Tamoxifen and Raloxifene (STAR) trial show that the anti-osteoporosis drug raloxifene (Evista) is as effective as tamoxifen (Nolvadex) in reducing the risk of breast cancer in postmenopausal women at increased risk for the disease, without some of the serious side...

by User avatar Tim

Cellect Budwig protocol and immune system

Hello, I’m currently in remission after I was diagnosed and treated for ovarian cancer (surgery and 6 rounds of chemotherapy) and of course, now I’m trying my best now to recover as much as I can. While reading online, I came across the info about Cellect Budwig protocol, usually recommended...

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Is homeopathy helpful in treating ovarian cancer

Answered by a doctor

Hi, I would like to look for other options apart from chemotherapy for treatment of ovarian cancer. Is homeopathy helpful in treatment of ovarian cancer?

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Obstructed kidney function because of cisplatin therapy

One thing I was not warned about before starting cisplatin treatment (for a bladder tumour) was that one of the potential side effects was the obstruction of kidney functions! I have been having all kinds of problems and doctors have even been discussing the need for dialysis. Can anyone tell me...

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Protein Related To Down Syndrome Can Help In Breast Cancer Treatment

Researchers believe that a protein related to Down syndrome can help in treatment for breast cancer. Previous studies proved that Down syndrome is caused when a person has an extra copy of the 21st chromosome and because of great progress of medicine people with Down syndrome live longer and...

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Can urinary issues happen after a colon cancer surgery?

I have a bit of a personal question if that is OK? My aunt, whom I am very close with, has just had an operation for colon cancer. Now she has had lots of urinary issues, like the constant urge to go and no control over her bladder. Is this something that can happen as a direct result of the cancer...

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Should I try German new medicine as my last option?

Hello, I have late stage extensive small cell lung cancer and it seems that there are no chemotherapy or radiation or any conventional options left for me - my oncologist already told me that I could go for several more rounds of chemo, but that there’s no guarantee they will make any difference...

by User avatar Jon