Couldn't find what you looking for?

TRY OUR SEARCH!

Diagnosed with Cancer

Have you been diagnosed with cancer? Share your story and talk about your diagnosis, treatment and coping mechanisms here. Topics about all kinds of cancer go here, including cervical and ovarian cancer, colon and rectal cancer, leukemia, lung cancer, lymphomas, skin cancer, and uterine cancer.

Constipation after brachytherapy for prostate cancer?

Answered by a doctor

After I’ve been diagnosed with stage t2 prostate cancer tumor and since it was detected relatively early, my oncologist recommended radiotherapy, both external and then I had a surgery to implant radioactive seed to prevent cancer from recurring. It’s been three months since I had brachytherapy...

by User avatar Guest

loss of 1/4 of epiglotis - I had throat cancer and now have swallowing problems

Answered by a doctor

I had throat cancer and now have swallowing problems. I have had a swallowing test twice and it showed that I am swallowing into the treacha and have had pheunomia twice in the last 2 months. My ENT stated that I lost 1/4 of my epigolitis from the radiation and the chemo treatments. What are the...

by User avatar bonitac263723

Pain in chest after I eat or drink

Answered by a doctor

hi I'm  14 and I have a pain everytime I eat or drink anything . Even wen I swallow my saliva. It's bin like this for a couple of days.niw I can't eat and I'm starving. Should I go to the ER. Ps I can't go to the doctors cuz it's weekend. Please help!!!!!!!  

by User avatar Ashley

Could I have Lung Cancer?

Answered by a doctor

Ok, I'm 12 years old and I haven't got anyone in the family who smokes in the house ever. But I have got a few people who smoke at school and on numerous occasions I have breathed it in by mistake. I have asthma, and often suffer from bad chest infections.But this time, I have a chest infection...

by User avatar Slogan123

Measuring calcitonin levels in thyroid cancer

Answered by a doctor

I am looking for some support here! If there are any others in the same boat, who have a relative with thyroid cancer and would like to write about it? My brother was diagnosed and we all live in the same house. Do you know anything about measuring calcitonin levels? Is this something you can tell...

by User avatar wright1639182741

Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in Hispanic patients, better survival rate?

Answered by a doctor

Please help me solve a mystery. I heard that Hispanic patients have a better chance of survival when they are diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. Is this true, and if so, do they know what the gene is that helps these people survive or fight off the cancer better? Thanks for your input!

by User avatar kendell405182739

Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia diagnosis and spinal tapping?

Answered by a doctor

A friend of mine has been admitted to hospital with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. Her husband called us up to tell us that she will be going through spinal tapping and that the doctors are doing everything that they can to help her get better, but the situation is very unstable and scary at the...

by User avatar tish55180157

Vomiting and stomach pain in pancreatic cancer

Answered by a doctor

My best friend is going through a rough time at the moment. She was only diagnosed with pancreatic cancer recently and has already started her treatment, and our group of friends is trying to do the best we can to support her through this. She has been vomiting nearly everything she eats, and vomits...

by User avatar suzie1069176970

Can mammography discover reemission of the breast cancer?

Answered by a doctor

Are there any people here who know all about breast cancer and mammographies? I am hoping to find out here if it is in fact possible to discover reemission of the breast cancer that was previously diagnosed with a mammography? If you are a person with knowledge about this, please do tell me more...

by User avatar friederike1154171840

side effects of lung cancer

Answered by a doctor

This may seem like a slightly odd question, but I am hoping for more information about the side effects of lung cancer. When a person has lung cancer, what are the medical conditions that can occur more often? Are there any links between lung cancer and heart disease, for instance? If there are any...

by User avatar jerald901165726