Question: A friend of mine suffering from leukemia has gone to India to have a bone marrow transplant.

He came to know about this illness last year and after doing some chemotherapy, he seems to have gone into remission. But his treating doctor advised him to do a bone marrow transplant so that he can&nb . . .

Answer: This is out of my area, but a general answer is that bone marrow transplant is one way to improve the chances of cure when patients are in remission after chemotherapy treatment for leukemia.

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IV Missed Vein Now I Have Shocking Pains

Question: Last week when I was in my oncologist`s lab recieving iron through IV. The nurse that was putting in the IV on the inside of my right wrist missed the vein, and I got a really bad shocking pain that shot through my right hand and my whole right arm. She took the IV out and placed it somewhere else. . . .

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Adenocarcinoma-Colon Cancer

Question: I was diagnosed in Nov. 09 with Cancer. My oncologist thinks it is colon cancer. I have had CT scans, endoscopy, and a PET scan.The source of my abdominal tumors cannot be determined.

I am undergoing chemo now since Dec. 09 every two weeks to try to shrink tumors so surgery can be performed. . . .

Answer: There are multiple options for patients with your stage of cancer. The treatment you are currently receiving is one of standard options. If it works, then no need to change.

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Adenocarcinoma in Lung of Heart Patient

Question:

My father recently had a biopsy of a mass in the upper portion of his lung (big enough it is causing it to collapse partially). They have said it is adenocarcinoma and they are sending him for a PET scan to see if it has spread.

I am trying to be realistic. He has been a heart patient fo . . .

Answer:

These decisions are difficult ones in the best of circumstances. Although you "want to know", I would advise being a support to your father through this journey as he learns about his lung cancer and the treatment options that may exist for him.

Your questions are good ones, i.e. do the . . .

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Chronic Pain-Metal Rod/Radiation

Question: My 57 year old father was diagnosed with a cancer mass which is attached to his femur bone. (Spread their from having lung cancer the prior year). They have explained that it can`t be removed because cutting it will cause the cancer to "break off". He`s gone through chemo & radiation a . . .

Answer: Based on the description, it is difficult to tell what the problem is. The comment about concern for the cancer to break off is odd. This tumor is already metastatic, so I am not sure what that means. That said, if the femur lesion is not causing the pain then it is not your primary concern. It soun . . .

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