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Leukemia treatment

Attached is the cbc report of my father . Doctors said its leukaemia. What is the life expectancy and survival rate of leukaemia patient?

Radiation dose HRCT thorax

Sir what is the radiation dose in HRCT thorax? Any risk in 3 HRCT thorax in 5 years? please guide Sir

Esophageal cancer

My father is diagnosed with esophageal cancer this month. He has done some tests which confirmed cancer . Ive attached test reports plz go through it and tell us How should we proceed? What kind of treatment can be done? Is chemotherapy is the only option or it can be removed by surgery ,also some people are suggesting to take hemp oil treatment what is that? Thanks plz do let us know its urgent

3HRCT thorax risk

Sir i did one HRCT (High resolution ct scan of the thorax) in 2020...then another scan in july 2023 and again after 10 months i did another HRCT of the thorax in 2024 ......total 3 HRCT thorax done... i have read about radiation in CT scans..and in HRCT more radiation is used.... Sir i am afraid of the side effects of the 3 scans i have done.....Please guide me....i am worried

What is scant reactive lymphoid aspirate

Earlier he was diagnosed with mouth cancer. It has been treated at TATA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, MUMBAI. Surgery was on 12/09/2018. Now on 11th may CT scan has been done and in its report we found that there are heterogeneously enhancing nodular lesions with fat standing is seen the right parotid region and FNAC was done later.

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