Chemotherapy of Haematological Malignancies

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Prostate cancer

My dad 75yr old diagnosed with prostate cancer.he has severe health anxiety fears and don't sleep at night just for viral cough or cold.now doctor suggested for initial treatment injection we didn't inform the patient.can we start treatment without informing patient that he has cancer.we really don't know how patient takes this.how to make patient mentally strong before informing.

Probelem having a pelvis cyst

I hv past overian cancer in 2016 again I hv a pelvis cyst what can be reason any unhealthy diet drinking

Birads 3 in breast ultrasound

Heterogeneous fibroglandular tissue i seen bilaterally. Left breast showed at 1-2o clock position, in retroaerolar region, a small oval hypoechoic solid mass with circumscribed margins, measuring 0.7cm*0.7cm*0.4cm. The poorly vascular mass has no specific posterior features. Normal appearing lymphnodes are seen axillae bilaterally. Followup with usg to ensure ongoing stability in 6 months ... i did my 6 month and 12 month scan ... is there anything to worry about ... will it turn to cancer later.. do i need to do biopsy ?? Please help

Ascending colon cancer

10 cycle of chemotherapy over 48 hours Now after biopsy this report came with medicine can i take this medicine is it suitable for me

Rectosigmoid mass

My dad had bowel on and off for 6 months. A gastro specialist did colonoscopy and report said a mass in rectosigmoid region 10cm from anal bulge neoplastic? pet ct said luminal narrowing of the colon wall causing dilation of large bowel immedietly we  got the surgery done immedietly and tumour removed tumour biopsy said  all 12 lymph nodes are free t3N0 lvi plus pni plus emvi plus and high budding. Heart ef 40 to 45 percent. My question is that shall we go for ctdna or not and also as per mosiac trial they say that chemo specially oxilaplatin benefit in high risk stage 2 disease is very limited compared to stage 3 disease so shall we skip oxilaplatin and  prefer only s1  or skip chemo totally if ctdna negative Please advise whether to do ct dna or go for chemo directly or omit chemo totally outwieghing the risk of toxicity

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Dr. William  Hicks - Internal Medicine
Dr. William Hicks Internal Medicine (Medical School, Fellowship in Neurology - Vascular, Residency in Neurology, Internship, Transitional Year, Medical degree, DO, Internship) 52 years experience Ohio State Brain and Spine Hospital
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Dr. JAMES G SIVARD General Surgeon (Medical School, Internship, Residency) 47 years experience OhioHealth Doctors Hospital
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Dr. Timothy  Moore - Internal Medicine
Dr. Timothy Moore Internal Medicine (Residency, Medical School, B.S., Internship-Internal Medicine, Residency in Internal Medicine, Clinical Fellowship in Hematology and Medical Oncology) 45 years experience Select Specialty Hospital - Columbus
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Dr. Jeffrey  Zangmeister - Internal Medicine
Dr. Jeffrey Zangmeister Internal Medicine (Fellowship, Residency, Medical School, Internship, Residency in Internal Medicine, Clinical Fellowship in Hematology and Medical Oncology, Medical Education, Fellowship 2, Residency - ID, Class of 1981) 45 years experience Zangmeister Cancer Center
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Dr. Michael A. Caligiuri - Internal Medicine
Dr. Michael A. Caligiuri Internal Medicine (Medical School, Residency, Summa Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa, Master’s Degree in Physiology, Medical degree, DO, B.A., M.A., M.D., Undergraduate Degree in Humanities and Health Science) 43 years experience The James Cancer Center
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