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Diagnose the breast cancer on a very initial stage to my mother. on a initial stage, the breast cancer can be remove? or what are the challenges we have to face during the therapy? can you suggest the best cancer specialist doctor to us?

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Treatment for breast cancer early stage is surgery which can be either breast conservation surgery or modified Radical Mastectomy. Adjuvant therapy after surgery depends mostly on final histopatholog ...  Read More

Is breast cancer at stage 3 curable. Which are the best hospitals for treatment in India to address this .

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Yes it is curable .you should consult at TATA memorial at BomBAy. ...  Read More

Any sure kind of medication for stage 4 breast cancer,bones&lungs affected. What type of medication is best.

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There various options to treat, chemotherapy,hormonal therapy and surgery even in stage 4 cancers. According to PET scan it seems to low uptake and she may have low grade tumour , so need to do biopsy ...  Read More

Hi My mother got stage 2 breast cancer. Very soon surgical operation and chemotherapy is planned. Please let me know how much it will take to surgical treatment. Thanks.

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Depends on type of surgery.. Breast conserving surgery price differs from oncoplastic surgery and MRM Breast reconstruction adds extra.. Meet a local surgical oncologist for discussion ...  Read More

Hi, My mother is diagnosed with stage 2A breast cancer. Surgeon suggested to remove left breast and MRM operation is already done to remove left breast completely. So as a next step I want to know how many chemotherapy sessions she has to take. Also is radiation required for stage 2A breast cancer? I have attached IHC, ER, PR, HER-2 reports. Please

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Yes.. adjuvant chemotherapy is definitely required.. radiotherapy is not required.. ...  Read More

Please tell the stage of breast cancer. cerbB2 - Positive (Score 3+) PR Negative ER Negative tumour size - 26.5 x 15.8 mm

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there are other factors which determine the stage(other than tumor size). ...  Read More

Based on the biopsy report, my mom is diagnosed with cancer in left breast...I have attached the PET scan report results...Can you please let me know at what stage the cancer is based on the attached PET scan report? Your help will b much appreciated

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It is still localized so you should go ahead with Curative treatment as per advice of your treating oncologist.Final treatment plan depends on clinical examination and biopsy/ histopathology report al ...  Read More

Patient age 52. It was IIb stage of breast cancer and operation has already been done.and left breast has been removed .6 Chemotherapy is already given to the Patient as doctor prescribed and the course is over. Further we want to know the proceedings. And details of further check up.for the Patient. Please guide.

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Your pathology report and ER PR her2nu status also ...  Read More

My mother has breast cancer stage 3 type A .Currently undergoing treatment in SGPGIMS but it don't have faith in doctors as they are not tell number of chemotherapy cycles she will go under . If they say 10 chemo cycles what does it mean does it mean 5 chemo then surgery then again 5 chemo please correct me if am wrong. They are also saying the cyc

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As per the scanned paper, I think they have planned 4 cycles of chemo followed by re assessment for surgery. She will then recieve 4 more after surgery. The ER, PR and HER 2 NEW status on the biopsy s ...  Read More

Receiving Oral Chemotherapy With Endoxan 50 mg. Metastasis stage 4 after breast Cancer. Is it Helpful for brain cancer? Is it as effective as iv ?

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Yes.perfectly. you can take them confidently. ...  Read More

I see now a days that many people after 60 years are diagnosed with cancer . The thing is, it is diagnosed in the last stage. Is there a test that we can perform every 6 months that can point out early stage cancer any where in the body?.

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Visit an Oncologist if you are having any symptoms. There are some screening test which should be done in individuals at risk. These include blood tests , tumour markers ,fecal immunochemical test, L ...  Read More

Hi, I'm 24 years old female. I feel a hard lump on one of my underarm. It is hard like a bone. I feel uncomfortable if I bring my arm closer to my chest. I fear of this can be a symptom of breast cancer.

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A hard lump in underarm should be evaluated at earliest. You should visit a Surgeon for clinical examination which will help determine the extent of problem. If there is a lump found on examinati ...  Read More

Breast lump present for about 2 years, size remained stable at 2.8 cm. After biopsy, the lump increased rapidly and is now around 6 cm. Biopsy result shows Invasive Ductal Carcinoma and HER2 positive. A core needle biopsy was done multiple times — 6 passes in the breast lesion and 3 passes in the axillary (underarm) area. Recent sonomammogram

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U need to start treatment as soon as possible with anti her2 therapy ...  Read More

My mother has undergone breast cancer surgery followed by chemotherapy and radiation. Recently we had PET CT. It shows the cancer has gone to collar bone lymp nodes. Doctor again advice with chemotherapy. Kindly help if the advice is right attached the pet ct report.

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Hello, I’m sorry your family is going through this. I’ll explain this step-by-step. Your mother has already received definitive treatment for breast cancer (surgery + chemotherapy + radiot ...  Read More

My grand father is 70 yr old, biopsy-proven adenocarcinoma upper rectum. CT shows mesorectal + pre-aortic/aortocaval lymph nodes (necrotic). No liver/lung mets. Please clarify stage (III vs IV) and whether curative treatment is possible. And please suggest ,best treatment procedure for better outcome.

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Needs to see the surgical oncologist like me , who will assess and suggest whether chemo radiation or surgery is required. Whole body pet ct scan may help in differentiating a stage 3 or 4 with surge ...  Read More

My aunt had a womb removal surgery 25 years ago after that she just have normal pains and white discharge which she ignored recently bleeding started from her anus and urethra and then dr. Tells us that she has cancer and it's spread to her internal organs so please suggest what can we do now

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Hi, Why was the hysterectomy done in first place? Secondly, these symptoms point towards a locally advanced disease and to rule out mets please get a PETCT done. ...  Read More

Hello, I am (23F). I have a big cystic acne type thing in my underarms. Usually it's painless but sometimes it gets bigger and then it forms a yellow pimple like like thing and ejects puss. I always have a hard cystic like thing beneath my underarms. I have also encountered some nipple ejection. Like the liquid is same like puss. I am very scared.

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Hello doctors so my maternal uncle has been diagnosed with stomach cancer from last 4 years but now he has reached to such a condition that he is getting thinner very low appetite whatever he eats comes out with saliva black stool and he is not able to walk properly basically he doesn't have the energy he has become so thin that it feels like a ske

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Hi Dear! I felt like you were crying while you were writing it. I am an oncologist. I have seen so many terminal patients. It is not an easy sight. What you are going through, is not easy. Palliative ...  Read More

My mother is undergoing chemotherapy treatment for TNBC breast cancer. Total 8 cycles are suggested by doctor and 7 are completed. In her recent cycle, while chemo infusion through IV, she experienced pain and then after that now her left hand swells so much and little bit of pain also there when touching it. What should we do? Can we use Sumag dre

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It looks like drug extravasation from your history. 7 cycles are done ,means the patient is undergoing paclitaxel chemotherapy. 2 nd reason can be thrombophlebitis. ...  Read More

Right breast: Irregular mass (4.8 x 2.5 x 3.9 cm) with skin involvement, nipple retraction, calcifications, and signs of malignancy. Enlarged right axillary lymph nodes with suspicious features – suggestive of metastatic lymphadenopathy. BIRADS 5: Highly suggestive of malignancy. Left breast: No dominant mass, one small benign-appearing lesio

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Hi. Although the details you have provided point to malignancy. It is important to wait for the biopsy results and properly stage the disease before starting any treatment. Breast cancer treatment in ...  Read More

Frequent urination during night time resulting in undisturbed sleep,itching on whole body,slight pain in right side breast,i am worried could be these signs of breast cancer???but no lumps on breast

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I would suggest you meet a MD general medicine doctor first and evaluate for these symptoms. These could be anything. Need not worry about cancer first. If evaluation shows something significant, then ...  Read More

I'm having lumps in both breasts.i got to know at the age of 16(at that time I was having 2 lumps) Now I'm 24 and I'm having 5 lumps in left breast and 2 in right one.size and number is also increasing.in USG I came like fibroadenoma.but my mother and my father's sister diagnosed with breast cancer recently... should I get the lumps removed or what

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Can help you with the next course of action and treatment plan. Kindly consult via whatsapp at nine zero two nine six zero zero four seven zero. ...  Read More

Periods are coming for three months some lumps in breast are there is there any chance of breast cancer

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My mom’s grandmother had breast cancer at the age of 75. Her grandmother had 4 daughters and None had got breast cancer neither any cancer. Now my mom’s own sister has got breast cancer at 37 age but it’s not tripple negative breast cancer. My mom's sister Priyanka Dutta (your mom’s sister) had ER+/PR+/HER2– breast cancer at age 37. • The tumor w

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Regarding the treatment of your mom’s sister: Even if she has only pT1cN0(sn), and ER and PR are strong pos with low ki67, which are all good factors, her age is only 40 years. She can receive hormona ...  Read More

My friend he is 45 years old, he has been daigonosed with rectal cancer stage 1 , no regional or distant metastasis. Can he able to live full live .

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Hope you have mentioned stage I after staging (post operative staging. If so, unless there are some bad risk factors in the pathology report, no additional chemo or radiation therapy will be required. ...  Read More

Does squeezing baby girl breast milk during massage cause breast cancer in the future? The massage lady did it during massage

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Kindly connect Need few more details ...  Read More

Hello mam what is the symptoms of cervical cancer. I read on internet that cervical cancer don't give any symptoms in early stage... I have unprotected intercource before 9years ago.. And now I am not sexually active from 9years .. I am in stress for cervical cancer.. I don't have any symptoms.. Feeling anxiety.. What can I do mam?? Plz help... Is

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Yes you have gathered correct information Symptoms may appear late They can be postcoital bleeding Foul smelling vaginal discharge You can go for a test for cancer screening Papsmear And get yo ...  Read More

My mom initially diagoned with stage 3 breast cancer now it's relapsed and spread to lungs.Now she is taking treatment in Bagalkot but day by day her condition getting worst..please suggest me good doctor in banglore

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For any suggestion We need to know more details about previous surgery, IHC reports, staging, chemotherapy and radiation received And also current scan details. ...  Read More

Is stage 0 colorectal rectal a true cancer or is it consider as pre cancer. Is it completely curable? Please reply.

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In situ Curable Dont worry ...  Read More

Is stage 0 colorectal rectal cancer curable , what is the chances of survival if caught in stages 0 colorectal cancer .

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Stage 0 is curable with more than 90% cure rate ...  Read More

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