Cancer

Over the summer I had it on both sides of my face and it got worse when the sun was out. I dont have any health insurance so I never went to the doctors for it. Then come fall they went away. Now three weeks ago a small red bump appeared. At first I thought it was a pimple, but it has not gone away, and in fact gotten larger and started to hurt. I dont really have the money to go to the doctors, but I dont know what to do. Any suggestions?

2007-01-07 09:35:43 · 3 answers · asked by Jessica 1

2007-01-07 09:34:01 · 5 answers · asked by Claireee Bee && Lauren Aee 1

just a few questions because i am having killer back pain when i move around . Also i am only 26
I am having mid back pain with crunching , grinding and popping noises , if back pain is a result of this type of cancer would i be hearing these noises with the pain or would i just feel the pain without the noises .
I have had this pain for about 2-3 months and in this time haven't lost any weight at all . Would it be safe to assume that i would have lost weight by now as well if this was pancreatic cancer?
My bowel movements are a little odd , just smaller with a weird consistency , for the most part the colour is mostly normal , does that sound like a symptom ? My pee is still very normal .
My main concern is the back pain though . If i am still it doesnt bother me . I have been to a doctor and am having a bone scan done on friday . If anyone is a doctor or is very familiar with pancreatic cancer please let me know .

2007-01-07 09:05:31 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

NOV 002 is now Waiting for FDA Approval.

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Novelos Therapeutics Obtains FDA Fast Track Designation for NOV-002 Lung Cancer Treatment
Monday August 7, 8:30 am ET

NEWTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 7, 2006--Novelos Therapeutics, Inc. (OTCBB: NVLT - News), a biotechnology company focused on the development of therapeutics to treat cancer and hepatitis, today announced that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Fast Track designation to NOV-002 for use in combination with first-line chemotherapy for the treatment of advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The FDA's Fast Track program is designed to facilitate the development and accelerate the review process for new drugs that have the potential to address a serious and unmet medical need for conditions such as advanced NSCLC.

2007-01-07 08:27:59 · 2 answers · asked by Bixbyte 4

...also, do you have a list of the foods to be avoided that make our PH more acidic? ...

2007-01-07 08:00:06 · 2 answers · asked by Santa's Helper 4

2007-01-07 07:24:52 · 11 answers · asked by ADH 2

NOVO 02
Has been approved as an adjunct to conventional chemotherapy in Russia.
BUT, is still waiting for FDA approval in the USA
Manufactured by Novelos Therapeutics (NVLT.ob)
Cures 80% more cancer patients than conventional Chemo.
In Russian studies and one US study NOV-002 allowed cancer patients to become 100% tolerant to conventional chemo.

How come NOV-002 is not FDA approved?

Could have saved so many lives!

2007-01-07 07:16:51 · 4 answers · asked by Bixbyte 4

i have a question about leukemia after seeing A walk to remember. ( sorry if i spelled it wrong ). anyways, what does it mean to stop responding to treatments? if you get leukemia, how long will you probably live, and how do you die from it?

2007-01-07 07:10:18 · 7 answers · asked by Meghan M 2

2007-01-07 06:54:50 · 8 answers · asked by julie s 1

2007-01-07 04:08:39 · 4 answers · asked by wisdom 3

2007-01-07 04:07:18 · 5 answers · asked by wisdom 3

my husband is on a dilaudid pump since he has cancer and he has been jerking alot to the point he cant sleep. is this a side effect ? i cant find it on the side effect list.

2007-01-07 04:06:23 · 5 answers · asked by Taunya M 1

2007-01-07 03:41:54 · 20 answers · asked by TREV A 1

My father was a healthy, happy man of 64 years. One day he hit himself really hard on our dining room table in the area of his body between the liver and the lungs. A month later he started having terrible pains and nausea so he went to see the doctor (in Spain) who diagnosed cancer and gave him 3 months to live. The doctor was correct.

2007-01-07 03:29:42 · 24 answers · asked by lucinbanus 1

I may be jumping the gun here, but my mother has an ulcer that has not improved with intense antibiotic treatment. She's been referred to a specialist now, but I'm wondering if it may be something much more serious: there have been lots of cancer cases in my family and I'm a bit paranoid.

2007-01-07 01:24:39 · 5 answers · asked by amigens 1

does anyone here have non-small cell lung cancer?

2007-01-07 01:00:33 · 4 answers · asked by freepuppies2005 2

Okay well i'm 19 and for 3 or 4 yrs. now i have had this big white bump on my sac so i've always thought that it was just a calciam zit or somthing then in the around the same area i've have had three more pop up and they won't go away and a couple of times i've even took a stick pin and lance the bump open (ya ouch) but it just blood nothing squeezes out like if it was some kind of zit. And i just happen to come across some topics on testicular cancer and i've been wondering if this is a early sign??? Or am I just parnoid?

2007-01-06 16:08:54 · 6 answers · asked by cougar 1

i heard it did but does it really?

2007-01-06 15:12:56 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

i got a letter today from my doctor it said...the patient was referred for a screening mammogram. two views of eacg breast in the craniocaudal and mediolateral projections were obtained and reveal the breast to be composed of fibroglanularand and fatty tissues. Global asymmetry is seen. Calcificalions noted bilaterally at the axillary region. Cad marks are seen. because of the dense marks,presense od cad marks and asymmetry sonogram is recommended. please help me i want serious answers!!! PLEASE

2007-01-06 13:49:03 · 8 answers · asked by layaly m 1

I would like to research preventive care in terms of slowing or reducing tumor growth. Would much appreciate your ideas.

2007-01-06 10:11:49 · 8 answers · asked by maxko 1

Today I visited my older sister who was diagnosed with Lung Cancer 6 months ago, caused by passive smoking.

She is only 60 and was once a beautiful lady, the cancer has spread to her brain she is now 6stone bald, cannot speak, is covered in sores which are heavily bandaged has lost the use of her arm and leg and needs 24 hour nursing care, there is no room in a local Hospice and has been told she needs to get worse before a place can be found, she worked in an office with 4 smokers passive smoking.

She didn't have a choice but you smokers have!!

2007-01-06 10:08:38 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-01-06 09:28:24 · 14 answers · asked by no name 3

my grandpa has been told he has cancer. they are not sure how long he has had it or how bad. he is currently trying to find out how bad it is. but he is in so much pain he cannot even eat. i dont want him to be so weak he cannot fight this cancer. what can i do to ease his pain so that he can eat? pain medicine is not working for him.

2007-01-06 08:22:53 · 11 answers · asked by Thumbs down me now 6

My best friend has just found out that he has bone cancer. My other friend has just died from It. I am soooo scared for him. I cant imagen how scared he is. How can i help him cope with this?

2007-01-06 07:45:26 · 7 answers · asked by ShayBerry 1

My daughter went through 14 rounds of chemotherapy for bone cancer in 2005 and 2006. Now she is having trouble in school and the school system wants to check her for learning disabilities because she is having a great deal of trouble learning to read. Has anyone else heard of chemotherapy causing a child to have learning disabilities?

2007-01-06 07:16:08 · 8 answers · asked by marthaaustin1974 1

I am a 42 year old single female diabetic, who was recently diagnosed (New Years Day in the ER) with having an infected boil in my right armpit. This "boil" is strange looking, stranger than others I have ever had. The ER doctor gave me Keflex, and anti-biotic and Vicodin for pain. My family doctor didn't want to see it but extended my medication and also gave me Diflucan for any yeast infections I may encounter during the course of my anti-biotic.

My question to all of you is this: There seems to be a rather painful red lump just below my boil. When my arm is straight up I push in on that lump and strange colored pus like gunk comes out of my hole. Is this lump my lymph node? It can get up to the size of a half a golf ball by evening, and it is painful to the touch. I told my doctor's office about it and he doesn't want to see me until all my anti-biotics are done.

Does anyone know anything about lymph nodes in armpits?

2007-01-06 07:09:59 · 6 answers · asked by Lyndee 4

A friend was diagnosed with prostate cancer that has spread to his lymph nodes only (has not spread to any other organs or bones). All I can find are sources that explain staging and treatments, but the more aggressive treatments (surgery/radiation) seem to be only for localized or low-grade cancer. I know the FDA seems to take forever to approve drugs/treatments that are being used abroad with great results; how do I find info on these types of studies done outside the US? Is it only a matter of time before his cancer spreads from the nodes at this point or is there a shot of chemo & hormones stopping it? Since it hasn't spread any further, wouldn't removing the prostate along with the nodes benefit him? I haven't found anything stating surgery as an option once it spreads from the prostate. I'm sorry this is so long with so many questions! Thank you!

2007-01-06 06:13:54 · 4 answers · asked by GSD 1

I heard this on an advert for a colon cleanser. Want to know if it is true

2007-01-06 05:44:18 · 16 answers · asked by socalscene 1

2007-01-06 05:18:01 · 8 answers · asked by jo mamma 3

My mom is a 22 year survivor & I am big into breast cancer research & raising money & donating for this great cause.

2007-01-06 03:49:42 · 8 answers · asked by stang girl 2