Thyroid Cancer Treatment

Hormone Therapy is used in treating thyroid cancer to stop cancer cells from growing.Improvements in partial and total thyroidectomy took place in early 20th century when Edward Kindall of Mayo Clinic in 1914 derived Thyroxin. Lobectomy removes only the side of the affected thyroid along with the lymph nodes containing malignancy.

Hormone Therapy is used in treating thyroid cancer to stop cancer cells from growing.Improvements in partial and total thyroidectomy took place in early 20th century when Edward Kindall of Mayo Clinic in 1914 derived Thyroxin. Lobectomy removes only ... More

Health Q&A
How to consult for palliative care

Hi, My mother has been diagnosed with vaginal melanoma in December 2024, followed by surgery at the site to remove the cyst. We have done 18 cycles of immunotherapy with keytruda injection and 6cycles of chemo therapy, now condition is not good, still disease is progressing, there are vaginal growth that came outside and inner body as well. We did radiation for vaginal growth as well, now my mother is not stable, unable to eat properly, all medicines are allergic and loss all muscles as well. Currently left side of the face is swelling and right eye is bulged. How we can proceed further. Any doctors can be available for video consultation since she is not stable to visit the doctors at the hospital.

Undiagonised case

She has severe, persistent pain around the chest, upper back, shoulder and arm. She describes it as a pinched nerve, pressure on a nerve, or a bursting sensation. She also has frequent fevers and recurrent night sweats, and the pain is significantly affecting her daily life. symptoms: persistent cough, blood in cough, fevers, night chills and sweats. pain in head Over time, she has undergone several CT scans, PET-CT scan once, blood tests, bronchoscopy and hematology investigations. The scans have repeatedly shown multiple small pulmonary 3-8mm nodules, no definite cause for the severe chest and back pain. Pulmonary embolism, pneumonia, pneumothorax, fractures and obvious bone damage were not identified. Her leukemia and hematology investigations have largely been normal, including blood counts, hemoglobin and platelets. No clear evidence of leukemia or another blood cancer has been found. Most autoimmune, inflammatory, liver, kidney and coagulation tests were also unremarkable.

Zelgor tablet

My father 75yr old diagnosed with prostate cancer.doctor gave harmone injection along with zelgor tablet now father is having little pain while urinate doctor prescribed tablet for that didn't say anything. Can that pain be because of tablet side effects.cancer is in 1st stage which got to know while screening is it pain because of tablet or cancer itself what are the side effect of zelgor tablet

Treatment Possibilities

Dear Sir/ Madam Is it feasible or reasonable to take treatment for a 95 year old male suffering from lung cancer ?

Need help me

Fibroadenoma of size 0.6*1.2 with birads 3 in one breast , do I need to worry? Will it become cancer? I m scared

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Dr. Prabhakar Mariappan Oncologist (MBBS, MD - Radiotherapy) 18 years experience Medicover Cancer Institute
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