Cancer

Okay so my dad was diagnosed with Colon cancer a year and a half ago. He immedietly had 95% of his large intestine taken out. After the surgery we were all waiting for him to pass gas. This means that the stomach is working. It took two weeks for this to happen. His stomach almost didn't start working and we almost had to put him on a feeding tube.

He has to go in for another surgery to get a colonoscopy bag because he had to stop radiation due to it was making his lining too thin. His wbc's are too low for chemo.

He is almost refusing surgery because he refuses to live a life on a feeding tube. The doctor said that there is a 80 % chance his stomach won't start up.My dad is only 50 and I need him around.

Is there other treatments besides radiation or chemo? What are the chances of his stomach starting back up after surgery..
How does a feeding tube work? can you drink?

I am running out of options and know very little about this.
Any information is helpful.

2007-08-23 10:46:31 · 1 answers · asked by MrsMilich 1

Can a blood test determine osteosarcoma?

2007-08-23 10:17:47 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

kevin is 17 teen, i am 16 teen and i really dont know why he keeps on fighting with me prop. bec he in a wheelchair, and when he talks to me he always sared when he talks to me last nite he is fighting with me saying why dont u say love you like all the time and kiss me i said i do always kiss you you dont kiss back then he says i might have cancer he yell at me this last nite i dont kno why we fight i love his guy but i feel like breaking up with him...but i cant bec he might be sick and i love him but we fight like all the time today he told he taking all kind of testes see if he have cancer ....just now like little bit ago he called me saying I HAVE CANCER I LOVE YOU i told him i will be with you alway and he like what ? i said wait what u mean what he siad i am sick u saying i might be with you i siad i dint said that see we fight like all the time what can i do how can i do to stop it ? and what can i do?- i cant see him die ? he told me today he loves me:)

2007-08-23 10:14:41 · 6 answers · asked by me 1

I have to have a mammogram and sonogram and I'm kind of freaking out. Breast cancer doesn't seem to be a problem in my family as far as I know... what other possibilities could it be and what will they have to do?

2007-08-23 10:08:43 · 10 answers · asked by tris 1

Call me an idealistic fool, but ever since Elizabeth Edwards revealed her cancer recurrance was now "incurable", I've been confused. How can ANY cancer be called "incurable" in this day and age, where clinical trials are available everywhere? Also, what does "treatable but incurable" really mean? Will she still evetually die of her disease?

I know of folks who were told they were TERMINAL, so since they had nothing to lose, they enrolled in trials that carried some risk, but also a chance at cure. And some WERE cured! Is Elizabeth even considering enrolling in a trial? It seems she too, has nothing to lose, if her cancer truly is considered incurable by "regular" doctors (i.e. those not researching trials).

ALSO, what about Lance Armstrong? His testicular cancer metastisized to his liver, lungs and even his brain!! That basically wrote him off as DEAD -- but look at how many years he's been cancer-free!

Now you see why Elizabeth's statement doesn't make sense to me. Your thoughts?

2007-08-23 09:51:47 · 9 answers · asked by scary shari 5

I was wondering if anyone had links for side effects or could tell me side effects of it? My brother has an abdominal cancer but its spread to other areas and their doing radiation treatment to a tumor on his hip. He can even walk or barely move now after 4 treatments.

2007-08-23 08:17:38 · 4 answers · asked by Indiana Raven 6

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any parts that might be swollen or irratated that could affect both ?

2007-08-23 06:42:54 · 4 answers · asked by apup76 3

Any knowledge of don't eat this or that?

2007-08-23 04:58:34 · 3 answers · asked by damron 3

sypmtoms of bloating, lower back pain sometimes, period like crams without a period, irregular periods, thirsy at night, and they have stage one, can they be treated with just drugs? Becasuse I am scared of operations, and will be scared of Chemotherapy becasue of the side effects. Please if there is another way to cure this other than horrible surgery and chemo please tell me, I need to know. I hate hospitals, and have a fear of operations. Please Help me.

2007-08-23 03:08:41 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

They say she only has a few weeks left. I'ts 2:30AM, im up on the computer and i have the phone by my side. I know i wont get that phone call tonite, but i dont want to sleep. I can't after seen my mom like that, and i have a husband and son who need me.

2007-08-22 22:19:30 · 15 answers · asked by dc_hazel 1

stage ovarian cancer with cramps, lower back pain, periods that are irregular etc and then goes for an ulstrsound with a full blader and then a radioligist looks at the overies but cannot see the ovaries does that mean that it is blocked by the cancerous tumour either big or small? I was told today by a proffesional that yes most times this happeds with women with cancer, that the tumor is in the way of the overies so they cannot see the overies. I need this clarified. and as many answers as you can give taht would be helpful. Thanks

2007-08-22 21:01:09 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

goes for an ultrasound with a very full blader, why does her ovaries not show up on the screen? Is it becasue the tumor is blocking the radiographers veiw of the ovaries? I head today that it can happen. So I need some helpful advice please. I need to know why a female with ovarian cancer will not show up on the ultrasound and they cannot seethe ovaries. Is this becasue the tumour is blocking the view? Thanks heaps

2007-08-22 18:34:19 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

full blader while getting it done, and they do not find her overies I found out that the tumour is blocking the ovires and they cannot find the ovaries on screen. why is that? Why would they not see the oviers on screen with somebody how has ovarian cancer. Is it becasue the tumor is blocking their view? I need to know this. Thank you

2007-08-22 18:21:34 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-08-22 18:21:15 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

Thanks to all who helped us before. My wife has breast cancer...
Stage 3. Will she be able to survive? We have 2 children under 8.
What is chemo like for the kids? How do you explain to little kids?
They sense something is wrong...Thank you for your help

2007-08-22 18:04:25 · 6 answers · asked by Davey 1

im in a class which is biology and i have to recognize this problem for cervical cancer this is a hypothesis a scientific method

2007-08-22 17:35:46 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-08-22 15:38:14 · 11 answers · asked by par 1

I have a mole on my…private part. Not on the outside but on the inside. I’m 14 years old and I really think I should get it checked…but I’m sort of self conscious. I don’t really like stripping down in front of people and I sort of don’t want to show my parents…if you know what I mean. What should I do?

2007-08-22 13:59:18 · 4 answers · asked by maconheira 4

If someone had breast cancer and went into remission for two years, then found out she had cancer in her lymph nodes...
What are the chances that this cancer is the same strain as the previous cancer? Also what are the possibilities that it is a completely different strain? What tends to be the case in most patients?

2007-08-22 13:08:48 · 3 answers · asked by who_me 2

I'm 17, I have a lump on my right breast and my breast also itches sometimes... but the same lump might be on my left breast I cant tell... Im also supposed to be starting my period soon.. cause my boobs are tender like they usually are before my period... Is it normal for them my right one to itch? And the lump is hard and not on my breast but above it.

2007-08-22 09:45:32 · 17 answers · asked by XxXLetsMakeASceneXxX 1

has anyone had a fibroadenoma that has turned into cancer, or any non cancerous tumor turn into cancer?

2007-08-22 08:44:08 · 2 answers · asked by soldiersprincess 3

They understand she is dying, and we let them see her up until she got really weak and started mumbling to the point you can't understand her. Should I still take them to visit her? I ask them, and they always say no, but I'm wondering if I should still take them. She has a rapid spreading cancer that is attacking her system, and taking her from us very fast.

2007-08-22 08:14:22 · 14 answers · asked by paganmom26 3

they wont do injections because i also have osteoporosis and 2 bulging disk i cant take anymore if any one knows a good doctor or new treat ment plz give me your opinion!

2007-08-22 06:20:26 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

Cancer is a growth industry.

2007-08-22 05:55:31 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-08-22 04:22:06 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

with it and irregular periods and she doew not what chemo becasue she does not want to lose her hair how quicky will it spread? I need to know this as this is serious. And what other sypmtoms would she get if she leaves it and not get chemo or radiotherapy etc. How fast would it spread, and what other sypomtms would she excpect. Thank you

2007-08-22 03:51:04 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

I understand that even cell phones can give off enough radiation to give you a brain tumor and a tv can also radiate you if watched too close. I t does not make sense that radiation can cure cancer but this seems to be the standard cure for most cancers.Please explain the differences between getting cancer and curing cancer using the same medium.

2007-08-22 03:44:20 · 6 answers · asked by superjoezzz@sbcglobal.net 3

I think i might have it. i know that tittle tube things connect he testies to the rest of the body however, on one side i seem to have more of them and they seem bigger.
ps nothing is wrong with actual testicals and i am 13 years old.

2007-08-21 23:24:32 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

and she gets irregular periods and cramping in her stomach etc how long does that person have? What is the prognoses? I need to know this, and any advise would be appreciated.

2007-08-21 22:08:46 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

and suffers from cramping in the stomache and irrelular periods, and lower back pain that is always there etc, how long how they got? What is the prognoses. I need SERIOUS answers please ASAP. Thank you very much.

2007-08-21 21:57:33 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous