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		  <title><![CDATA[I am a 58 healthy female. My left ear rim is red with flaky skin. What is this?

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		  <description><![CDATA[I am a 58 healthy female. My left ear rim is red with flaky skin. What is this? The flakiness comes and goes. I haven't tried anything for it yet. Thinking of some moisture cream for dry skin. Thank you for your help.    Enter your cancer question in this box]]></description>
		  <pubDate>Sat, 04 Sep 2010 11:33:26 -0600</pubDate>
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		  <title><![CDATA[SIR/ MADAM,I had married one and half year, I want to get pregnant, as per doctor advice Ihad take Ovacare & ovafar tabs in July month, how doctor give me Folic acidtabsin Aug.   My  last period  is as 7th June 2010; 9th July 2010; 27 th July 2010;1st Sep]]></title>
		  <description><![CDATA[SIR/ MADAM,  I had married one and half year, I want to get pregnant, as per doctor advice I  had take Ovacare &amp; ovafar tabs in July month, how doctor give me Folic acid  tabs  in Aug.   My  last period  is as 7th June 2010; 9th July 2010; 27 th July 2010  ;  1st Sept 2010;    Kindly inform me intercourse day for getting pregnant.   ]]></description>
		  <pubDate>Fri, 03 Sep 2010 01:32:52 -0600</pubDate>
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		  <title><![CDATA[i have  8 and 4 year children and i have a nanny diagnozed with lung cancerworking with us. what are the risks that my children will get any kind of virusor infection since she  has just finished her first course of  chemioterapy?sheseems fine and wants t]]></title>
		  <description><![CDATA[i have  8 and 4 year children and i have a nanny diagnozed with lung cancer  working with us. what are the risks that my children will get any kind of virus  or infection since she  has just finished her first course of  chemioterapy?  she  seems fine and wants to stay with us. kids love her much. would you recomend me  to refuse and cancel my contract with her? ]]></description>
		  <pubDate>Fri, 03 Sep 2010 00:22:56 -0600</pubDate>
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		  <title><![CDATA[Calf Hematoma]]></title>
		  <description><![CDATA[About 2 weeks ago I got a knock on my leg playing football leaving a lot of bruising and a golf ball sized hematoma to the left of right calf. 2 weeks on and the brusing is all but gone but the swelling is still there(no change as far as I can tell.) I can walk around on it fine now, but when I press the lumpy swelling it causes pain down my shin bone and makes me feel like there is something in my shin(like there's a metal plate running down it is the best way I can describe the sensation.) There is also already a numb to the touch feeling in part of my shin to start with. Any help would be much appreciated, thanks.]]></description>
		  <pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:33:37 -0600</pubDate>
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		  <title><![CDATA[26 year old male smoker overweight, but a weightlifter former college footballplayer and athletic. Unexplained clot in wrist. vascular doctor checked forheart problem, heart blockage, and genetic cloting disorders. None found. Basicly he was released and ]]></title>
		  <description><![CDATA[26 year old male smoker overweight, but a weightlifter former college football  player and athletic. Unexplained clot in wrist. vascular doctor checked for  heart problem, heart blockage, and genetic cloting disorders. None found.   Basicly he was released and told to stay on blood thinners, and have blood  levels checked. What should his next plan of action be seeing that the doctor  checking the levels just said&quot;you may be on thinners for awhile&quot; should he see  an oncologist if so what should he want checked]]></description>
		  <pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:11:28 -0600</pubDate>
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		  <title><![CDATA[Abnormal CEA]]></title>
		  <description><![CDATA[my cea started at 8.3, then droped to 7.3 after 1 week on july 4, 2010.  My primary doctor did the cea test when I had pain in my left leg for 10 days at the begining of july. my ca 125 was at 30 (Lab range 0-21).  Since then, I have had cat scans from the brain down to the abdomin. Then EGD, then overian ultrasound,  memmogram, colonscopy, all were clear. no symtopms as of today Sept 1st, 2010.    cat scan, showed no other benign diseases or inflamations.    why then my cea is high, and droped back from 8.2 to 7.3 in one week.    I am so confused and very scared. I am a non smoker or drinker.    please help and ideas what else it could be?]]></description>
		  <pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:26:59 -0600</pubDate>
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		  <title><![CDATA[I lost my dad 4 months ago to lung cancer, my mum had a masectomy 12 years ago,she has now been diagnosed with secondary breast cancer, it has spread to herabdoman and bones,shes having radiotheorpy, i want to take her away for a week ,the doctors have ok]]></title>
		  <description><![CDATA[I lost my dad 4 months ago to lung cancer, my mum had a masectomy 12 years ago,  she has now been diagnosed with secondary breast cancer, it has spread to her  abdoman and bones,shes having radiotheorpy, i want to take her away for a week ,  the doctors have okayed it , but when i try to get travel insurance they ask if  its terminal althoug i think it is im not sure, i dont want to void the  insurance by answering wrong please help]]></description>
		  <pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:23:39 -0600</pubDate>
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		  <title><![CDATA[Hi.  35 y/o male. Overweight but otherwise healthy. Very good looking - attempt at humor...  Have swelling of left occipital node.  Over the summer, I had what I thought was a sunburn on the back of my neck.  I kept slathering on the spf, but the back of ]]></title>
		  <description><![CDATA[Hi.  35 y/o male. Overweight but otherwise healthy. Very good looking - attempt  at humor...  Have swelling of left occipital node.  Over the summer, I had what  I thought was a sunburn on the back of my neck.  I kept slathering on the spf,  but the back of my neck was still all red and irritated. I would itch and dig  at  it all through the night in and out of sleep.  I noticed a lump which turned  out  to be the occipital node (at least that is the location I have determined).  My  gp said it was ok, but looked at it quizzically.  I had a pimple directly over  the node - white head.  It has been 5 weeks. I think it has gotten smaller, but  I'm not certain.  It hasn't grown.  I read that alcohol induced pain is a  symptom of cancer. Sometimes that 'area' gets irritated by drinking. But  sometimes it doesn't. I am generally tense, and wonder if it is just my tense  neck muscles reacting to the alcohol.  And sometimes it is irritated even in  the  absence of liqour. So I don't know.  The node doesn't hurt, but about an inch  above it does - right at the base of the skull.  Cancer? Anxiety? Thoughts? I  guess I would say it feels a bit firm - not squishy. is moveable. under 1/2 inch in diameter  Thanks and God Bless.]]></description>
		  <pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 19:38:24 -0600</pubDate>
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		  <title><![CDATA[High IgG Titer in my 12 year old daughter]]></title>
		  <description><![CDATA[We saw my daughers Dr. today.  She wanted to cover her blood test with us.  Her Immunoglobulin E is double the high point and her IgG Titer is high, 1:128.  She told us that my daughter is suffering from a non contagious infectious disease.  Some of the information that I have found refers to the fact that it could be cancer, how do I know?    The other test that was his was her MCV and MCH.  MCV was 94 and MCH was 32.  I realize that it is not extremely high, but she indicated that this meant the she has large red blood cells.  Is this also an indicator of some type of cancer?]]></description>
		  <pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 14:18:37 -0600</pubDate>
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		  <title><![CDATA[Was wondering about prognosis for primary uterine cancer that was treated withsurgery, cervix was left, cancer returned to cervix, then later on to vaginalwall.  What is an approximate 5 year survival rate?  Patient is 34 years old, noother medical proble]]></title>
		  <description><![CDATA[Was wondering about prognosis for primary uterine cancer that was treated with  surgery, cervix was left, cancer returned to cervix, then later on to vaginal  wall.  What is an approximate 5 year survival rate?  Patient is 34 years old, no  other medical problems]]></description>
		  <pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2010 16:49:09 -0600</pubDate>
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		  <title><![CDATA[Hello   My freinds dad was dignoised with stage 2 liver cancer. I would like to know the survival rate and the treatment. Thank you soo much ]]></title>
		  <description><![CDATA[Hello     My freinds dad was dignoised with stage 2 liver cancer. I would like to know  the  survival rate and the treatment. Thank you soo much ]]></description>
		  <pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2010 13:16:41 -0600</pubDate>
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		  <title><![CDATA[vaginal bump]]></title>
		  <description><![CDATA[Im 21 weeks pregnant and i have discovered a few scattered bumps on the outside i my vagina....they itch a little but not unbearable. I have been tested for STDS and nothin came back positive. What could this be?]]></description>
		  <pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2010 05:07:31 -0600</pubDate>
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		  <title><![CDATA[I am an 86-year-old man who was  just diagnosed with small-cell and nonsmall-cell lung cancer.  It has spread to both lungs and metastasised. It hasnot spread to any other part of my body, and it is not in my blood.  I am shortof breath.  I am in good hea]]></title>
		  <description><![CDATA[I am an 86-year-old man who was  just diagnosed with small-cell and non  small-cell lung cancer.  It has spread to both lungs and metastasised. It has  not spread to any other part of my body, and it is not in my blood.  I am short  of breath.  I am in good health otherwise, I am small and frail.  Should I go  with the aggressive treatment? Chemo and radiation are being suggested to me.   What are my chances of full recovery? Since the treatments will probably  decrease my quality of life, is it worth going through the treatment?? Is  recovery even possible considering my circumstances??]]></description>
		  <pubDate>Sun, 29 Aug 2010 23:59:03 -0600</pubDate>
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		  <title><![CDATA[hi i really hope u can help me as im a bit afraid and confused. about a year ago i had my son and have never been the same since. a couple ofmonths after his birth i developed a urine infection which had no symptomsapartfrom smelly urine. doctors tried tw]]></title>
		  <description><![CDATA[hi i really hope u can help me as im a bit afraid and confused.   about a year ago i had my son and have never been the same since. a couple of  months after his birth i developed a urine infection which had no symptoms  apart  from smelly urine. doctors tried twice to fix this but no antibiotic worked so  im left living with severely smelly urine. at the same time my lymph glands  swell in my neck, behind ears and badly in groin area + underarms. thats when  abdominal pain began which is severe except when im on my period when i  actually  feel no pain just a heavier longer cycle.    i have days when i cant walk upstairs well as my thigh muscles hurt so bad but  when im not that sore my thighs are just so sore u cant put any pressure on  them  at all or i feel pain.  i have had periods of severe night sweats but this isnt too regular.    i have been down the doctors and he found i had lost a stone and a half in 6  months. im now just under 7 stone, yet ok ven though my appetite is down. i  cant  maintain any weight. the only other thing i can note is my arms hurt all the  time too like with the flu but no flu! and sexual intercourse is so sore as  deep  penetration is way too painful! im falling apart!! my doctor wont take my  concern serious so just want some dvice on if this sounds like cancer]]></description>
		  <pubDate>Sun, 29 Aug 2010 16:19:21 -0600</pubDate>
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		  <title><![CDATA[Melanoma metastasis]]></title>
		  <description><![CDATA[Dear doctor,    My father (age 58, non-smoker, previous health condition excellent) was diagnosed with metastatic malignant melanoma on the lungs and pleura a month ago (main diagnosis: MM - metastaticum pleurae; MM tegmenti thoracis aa XV; PH diagnosis: MM cutis Clark II, Breslow 1 mm). Thoracic CT showed a circular soft tissue infiltrative mass 5 cm in diamater in the left hilus area, encircling and infiltrating the main branch of the pulmonary artery and its branches. Upper abdomen ultrasound showed changes on the liver and spleen (probably tumors), with suspected metastasis on the bones. Slightly over two months have passed since the appearance of the first symptoms (cough, tiredness), and my father's health has deteriorated significantly (cough leading to insomnia, loss of appetite, nausea, weight loss and muscular weakness, immobility, pain in arms, legs and back when changing position). Since his general condition has deteriorated, his oncologist has prescribed as palliative therapy Tamoxifen (20 mg), Megostat - Megestrolum (20 ml) and iron ampules to recover and strengthen his organism in preparation for the main therapy. Two days ago, swelling appeared on his arm and leg joints, along with a large swelling in the stomach area (significant increase in stomach size, as in obesity). I would be grateful if you could answer the following questions:    1) Could this swelling be a result of Tamoxifen (Tamoplex) or Megestrolum? Why has Tamoxifen been prescribed in a case of malignant melanoma, when its original use is in breast cancer treatment?    2) What therapy would you suggest in the treatment of malignant melanoma and is my father even in a condition to receive any kind of therapy in this weakened and nearly immobile state? His last lab results from a week ago showed the following: sedimentation 23, leukocytes 11.1, erythrocytes 5.06, hemoglobin 139, hematocrit 0.431, thrombocytes 644, glucose 7.3, urea 5.3, creatinine 75, AST/ALT 16/36, GGT 94, LDH 262, Fe 3,4, Ca 2,8.    Thank you very much for your kind answers!]]></description>
		  <pubDate>Sat, 28 Aug 2010 09:41:33 -0600</pubDate>
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		  <title><![CDATA[I had partial nephrectomy on last June because I had tumor on my left kidney it was T1N0M0 my urologist told me that less then 2 % it will come again because it was the first stage he gave me the protocal for kidney cancer he will see me next year in augu]]></title>
		  <description><![CDATA[I had partial nephrectomy on last June because I had tumor on my left kidney it  was T1N0M0 my urologist told me that less then 2 % it will come again because it  was the first stage he gave me the protocal for kidney cancer he will see me  next year in august,so is that true when they remove cancer so it won't come  agian and wats the prevention watt should. I do now for my health I do have  crohns as well my GI  dr wanna give me some immune suppressant medicine for that  so can I take it or not?plz give me a good suggestion because I m v confuse that  watt todo or watt to not ?]]></description>
		  <pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 22:59:54 -0600</pubDate>
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		  <title><![CDATA[hi i have been dipping tobacco for about 3 months now. i dont do it everyday i do it about once every other day. i decided to quit. but a couple days after that a found a red spot under my tongue. it is not white but just a small red bump. is this a sign ]]></title>
		  <description><![CDATA[hi i have been dipping tobacco for about 3 months now. i dont do it everyday i  do it about once every other day. i decided to quit. but a couple days after  that a found a red spot under my tongue. it is not white but just a small red  bump. is this a sign of cancer? i dont know how i could have it for dipping in  such a small period of time. please help. im really worried]]></description>
		  <pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 19:17:18 -0600</pubDate>
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		  <title><![CDATA[My brother has been diagnosed with stage 4 melanoma.  It has metastasizedthrough the lymphatic system, there is a tumor on his pancreas and his kidneyplus a third free-floating in the abdomen.  He is unwilling to give us anyfurther info.  A friend of the ]]></title>
		  <description><![CDATA[My brother has been diagnosed with stage 4 melanoma.  It has metastasized  through the lymphatic system, there is a tumor on his pancreas and his kidney  plus a third free-floating in the abdomen.  He is unwilling to give us any  further info.  A friend of the family died from this within 6 months of his  diagnosis, so we are concerned about life expectancy.  What is the typical life  expectancy for someone with cancer this advanced?  Is there any type of chemo or radiation treatment?]]></description>
		  <pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 14:36:36 -0600</pubDate>
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		  <title><![CDATA[I am wondering if I should be getting a biospy and what are the chances that I have cancer?  ]]></title>
		  <description><![CDATA[I am wondering if I should be getting a biospy and what are the chances that I  have cancer?    Here are my symptoms...    Swollen lymph nodes in groin ( least 5 that I can feel) , armpits ( under both armpits) and neck (above my collar bone on left  side- this one is perfectly round).  They all range in size from 1/4 to 1/2 inch each.  I have three under my right  armpit and they seem to be connected.  I first noticed one swollen lymph node in  my groin last January but now they seem to be everywhere.  They don't seem to grow  very fast.  None have disappeared.    Other issues are- hair loss, fatigue, diaherra, nausea, headaches    Past medical- I've had a lot for a 35 yr old white female weigh about 120- 125  lbs - hear is the short list, cervical cancer @ 30 yrs old, brain aneurysm  clipped @ 32 yrs old , infertility 30-32yrs old, had high blood pressure for  years which in the last couple of months went back to normal, migraines,asthma, GERD, 2 small right breast lumps ( came back not cancer)    PCP did CBC, liver function &amp; sexually transmitted disease and everything came  back normal for the exception of a low red blood count.    Please help...]]></description>
		  <pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2010 13:57:46 -0600</pubDate>
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		  <title><![CDATA[Itchy nipple]]></title>
		  <description><![CDATA[Hello.. How are you all doing..  I have an itchy nipple and a bit of pain in the breast near the  armpit... And my armpit itches wen I sweat maybe after a whole lot of work..  Am jst scared and hoping its not cancer..  Please help me..  Thank You]]></description>
		  <pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2010 03:18:05 -0600</pubDate>
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