Carol asks… How did it make you feel to find out that Patrick Swayze had cancer??? did it bother you any because he was a heartthrob to so many people??? Admin answers: It bothered me because I had to think back to his glorious days with Dirty Dancing, and then think of how he aged [...]
Donna asks… What are symptoms of pancreatic cancer? How old is someone when they usually get it? What are symptoms of pancreatic cancer? How old is someone when they usually get it? Admin answers: It usually occurs between the ages of 65 to 79. It rarely occurs in someone under 45 years old. The most [...]
Nancy asks… What is the cause of bloating with ovarian cancer? My mom was diagnosed with ovarian cancer yesterday. We need to go see gyn oncologist to determine how far advanced the disease has progressed. Admin answers: Dear Julia, Ovarian Cancer is prevalent in my family and hopefully it stopped at me. My mother was [...]
Betty asks… What is the prognosis for a recurrence of prostate cancer being treated with hormone therapy? My husband was diagnosed with prostate cancer 5 years ago and had radiotherapy after which he was ok until early this year when his PSA started to rise. It is now 16 and he has been advised to [...]
Donald asks… What are the chances of surviving lung cancer? My sister has just been diagnosed with lung cancer and i want to know what are the survival rates? Admin answers: Survival statistics depend on a huge number of factors, the type of lung cancer, the staging and the age and general health of the [...]
Daniel asks… What type of breast cancer treatment is best after surgery? My grandmother is 80 years of age and was diagnosed with breast cancer about a month ago. she had surgery in which they removed the cancer from her breast. she is trying to decide whether the treatment of radiation by means of having [...]
Joseph asks… What are the chances of the Cervical Cancer vaccine causing your death, rather than the Cancer itself? I’ve watched on the internet, heard stories from friends, and read in magasines that the Cervical Cancer vaccine is the one doing the killing rather than the actual Cancer. I’ll being going for my third and [...]
Sharon asks… What aspect of colon cancer would be interesting to present to an audience? Colon cancer in a specific country (what country do you think would be best to discuss about) Pllllzzzzzzzz give me ideas!!! Thx!!!! Admin answers: In a specific country? It’s interesting to note that the incidence of colon cancer is highest [...]
Robert asks… Pomegranate, cancer, and the FDA? It has now been seven years since the Journal of the National Cancer Institute asked, rhetorically, if pomegranate were “nature’s power fruit.” There have now been at least 30 scientific articles on the anticancer potential of pomegranate. “In one clinical study involving 46 men with rising PSA after [...]
Betty asks… What types of breast cancer create thickening of the skin? My mom just found out she has a rarer form of breast cancer. Its not the type that is a lump, instead its a thickening of the skin. Its not inflammed or red looking it just feels thick I guess more like a [...]