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Cancer screening

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?.

CML(Chronic Myeloid Leukemia),

My father is suffering from CLM (Chronic Myeloid Leukemia), Local Oncologist advised to take "BOSUTINIB 500 mg" but the Medicine doesn't suits on him, so many health issues arises after taking the Medicine. Earlier he was taking Tab "Imatinib 400" since 2018. Now patellate count has increased,& Hb is very low, Please Guide what to do now

68 year old Male

Detected BONE MARROW (Multiple Mylomia), in 2016.(Near spinal cord) Blood Test indicated 25% Plasma Cell, in 2016. So far done this Tests 16 times, till last month. Now it is 1 %. Should I take that now I have been cured almost of Multiple Myloma. No medicine since last 6 months. ( Before that took THALIX-100 : 1 Tablet /day.) Thanks

Reg colorectal cancer

I have been having mild abdomen pain for about two months. Showed it to two different doctors, got an abdominal ultrasound done and they said everything's normal and gave medicine for gastric trouble. However I'm really worried since I'm also getting occassional constipation and slightly flat stools at times though I did not notice any blood. Should I just go to a proctologist and get it checked out?

Renal Mass and Lung Nodules

Recently did a PET SCAN for my father, where the Renal mass is less than 4 cm, FDG intake is low and for the lung nodules comments are looks like inflamatory than metastasis, we are planinng for Nephrectomy, but am worried with the lung nodules , can anyone please suggest

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