Hello Doctor, my mother has ovarian cancer and has completed 4 cycles of neoadjuvant chemotherapy with very good response (CA-125 reduced from 273 to 11). Her treating team is now planning interval cytoreductive surgery with HIPEC.
We would like to take an expert opinion specifically regarding whether HIPEC is truly necessary/beneficial in her case, considering the additional recovery burden and cost. Could you please help us in deciding if HIPEC would be necessary and effective ?
Thank you.
Hello Doctor,
Seeking your opinion regarding a 71-year-old patient diagnosed with NSCLC favor squamous cell carcinoma (P40 diffuse positive, TTF1 negative) involving the right upper lobe. PET-CT shows a spiculated RUL lesion approx. 3.0 × 4.7 × 4.0 cm with SUV max 16.58. Mildly FDG-avid hilar/paratracheal nodes (SUV ~4.2) with some calcification noted. EBUS/TBNA from stations 4R, 7 and 11L showed no evidence of malignancy. Current staging documented as cT2bN1M0 (Stage IIB). Proposed plan is neoadjuvant chemotherapy followed by reassessment for surgery.
Would appreciate guidance on:
1. Whether chemo + surgery appears the optimal curative-intent approach in this case.
2. Whether adding immunotherapy to neoadjuvant chemotherapy would significantly improve outcomes.
3. Whether current imaging/EBUS findings sufficiently support N1 staging or need further nodal evaluation.
Thank you.
I am a 47 year old female was diagnosed with pT1c N0 M0 IDC grade 2 hormone positive her2 negative breast cancer In May 2025 (last year).. had lumpectomy, no chemo needed, had radiation and currently on tamoxifen..had my one year PET CT all clear...can I use hair dye?..keep reading that it causes cancer...any suggestions which hair dye can be used safely
Thanks
Hi my mother had her routine mammogram revealed 6.5 cm hamartoma in left breast without any symptoms. Is that dangerous, what is the treatment for that??
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?.
