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Conventional prostatic adenocarcinoma

What should be the next treatment? How can we treat this Conventional prostatic adenocarcinoma with neuroendocrine differentiation and an extensive small cell type? He has aged alot , psa is 1.1, Intense FDG uptake noted in peripheral zone of right lobe of enlarged prostate (measures 5.0x4.3 cm); SUVmax 10.9 FDG avid bilateral external iliac, left obturator nodes; ~ 3.1x2.5 cm, SUVmax 9.5 FDG avid few bilateral hilar, subcarinal, paratracheal, prevascular nodes (largest measures 1.8x0.9 cm; SUVmax 8.5), few of them demonstrating hyperattenuation of NCCT thorax: favours the granulomatous etiology. No other significant adenopathy noted FDG avid extensive lytic and marrow lesions (few with associated soft tissue; Intraspinal extension at the level of few dorsal-lumbar vertebrae and sacrum) are noted involving axial and proximal appendicular skeleton; SUVmax 9.5. Variable FDG avid varying sized hypodense lesions in both lobes of liver; largest measures ~ 2.5x3.0 cm (segment V), SUVmax 14.5

Blood cancer (Leukemia)

A teenager girl, having pain in the left side of my chest near heart for the past 4 months , got heart tests like Echo , ECG done , but the pain is still there with me , Sometimes blood , mucus comes in stool ( once a fortnight not very often) , weight fluctuates even after eating same foods, extreme tiredness, fatigue , and till now two times my ankles have swollen, nose bleed a little only once today.. Cardiac reports don't indicate any flaw , but I feel like my symptoms are with leukemia, by the way , I have my appointment with a grd doctor ( gastroenterologist) because parents are suggesting instead of any serious disease all this is included in grd disease, want to know what I can do.. please reply doctors..

Metastatic Tnbc

My mother was diagnosed upfront as metastatic breast cancer on Nov 2023. At that time it was ER PR positive Her2 negative so first treatment was taxol chemo 6 cycle and then tumor reduction and given palbociclib tablet with letrozole for an year and half hr then further scan showed increased. So again biopsy done and it showed tnbc and also ngs panel done and it says pic3 mutation and now completed 6 cycles of carbo and docetaxol chemo and waiting fof pet scan now but doctor sayinf next treatment will be Alpelisib and Fulvesterant injection. But this alpelisib is too costly here in india and also not sure whether insurance is gonna cover it. Any advise? Attached ngs report

Bladder cancer

Need consultation with best uro Oncologist in New Delhi. BCG 80 mg  applied 6 times at an interval of one week, after cystoscopy no appearance of tumor cells, but then after maintenance dose 3 times at an interval of one week, lesions appear, may be tumor.

Medical test

Are there any comprehensive cancer screening tests capable of detecting various forms of cancer throughout the entire body, and what is the optimal age to undergo such screenings to ensure overall health and well-being? Ye toh pta hai ki cancer ki koi age nhi but for the precautions physically toh we can see lump nd all ya fir any sudden change but apart from this is there any test

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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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