Wednesday, September 1st, 2010 at
5:55 pm
My mom was just diagnosed with breast cancer. It is the first time anyone in my family has ever gotten breast cancer. She had surgery to remove the front part of her breast and now awaits radiation treatment. She’s been told there’s about a 6% chance of the cancer returning.
I am a healthy 27 year old who gets regular check-ups with the doctor. I was wondering how high a percentage rate it would be for me to get breast cancer?
In case it matters, I forgot to mention my mom was/is 67 when she was diagnosed.
Saturday, November 21st, 2009 at
4:28 pm
My Dad has just been diagnosed with prostate cancer and the doctor gave him 2 options, normal open surgery or robotic surgery. Can anyone tell me which of these is better and why?
Also, he is keen not to have any surgery at all and would prefer to have radiation, the doctor said in a man of his age (55) that radiation might cause problems down the track (he did not specify) and he would not recommend it. Is there anyone who has had radiation treatment for this who would disagree?
He has caught it quite early and it is only in half of his prostate.
Thursday, November 19th, 2009 at
7:22 pm
I need help explaining this. Heres the question: In one person cancer may be cured through the use of a certain drug or by means of radiation treatment, whereas in another person cancer may be unaffected by these treatment methods. Suggest the most likely explanation for this difference in response.
Thursday, October 15th, 2009 at
8:56 pm
I had cancer of the cervix, and the radiation treatment threw me into early menopause. What is a natural alternative to hormones?