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Dr. Andrew Rynne
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Dr. Andrew Rynne

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Dr. Saisudha Kotla

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Dr. Dorina Gurabardhi

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Does Chemo Shorten Your Lifespan

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Dr. Indranil Ghosh MD

cycles of chemo My current oncologist is suggesting 3 more cycles of chemo. As the biopsy results shows 7% plasma cells. Do we need chemo or can we sustain on medication without chemo as we are... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Indranil Ghosh ( Oncologist)
Dr.  Rakesh Madhyastha MD

better than before chemo(first few days she was having horrible pain and nausea ). She feel really good, less fatigued than before chemo. No pain, as opposed to the pain in her torso before chemo. The ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Rakesh Madhyastha ( Nephrologist)
Dr.  Shinas Hussain MD

suggest best treatment plan going forward? If Chemo/ Radiation is the only option then will it be helpful? What is the life in hand without any Radiation/Chemo? And what is the extension after doing the ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Shinas Hussain ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Chobufo Ditah MD

I am doing chemo for breast cancer . Can I get a cortisone injection for hip bursitis while still doing chemo ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Chobufo Ditah ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Suma Parinam MD

Today i notice some hear losss as i am a cancer patient and chemo is going on is that due to chemo ... View answer

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Dr. Priya MD

My son is 50 and has rectal cancer. He had chemo and radiation before he had surgery and an elliostomy bag put on. He is now going thru another round of chemo for 12 treatments every other wk. he gets ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Priya ( Oncologist)
Dr. Ivan Romic MD

My Father has decided to stop chemo for liver cancer because he feels sick all the time. The cancer in the liver spread from colon cancer. They told him 3-6 months without chemo, 6-1yr with chemo. The ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ivan Romic ( General Surgeon)
Dr.       Dorina Gurabardhi MD

thing more before my surgery I have chemo 2 kind of drug the first one I finish 4 session then I start taxol first session I have rushes reaction from that chemo then I got sick. So they the decide me to go ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Dorina Gurabardhi ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.     Vignan Rachabattuni MD

I have colon cancer, I finished my chemo 6 weeks ago. Before my chemo I was on coumadin, I had to stop my coumadin due to the chemo, I was taking fragmin during my chemo. I started taking my... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Vignan Rachabattuni ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Deepak Sundriyal MD

Hello, My mother was diagnosed with stage IV colon cancer in Nov. 2011. She was on IV chemo until June 2013. The first round of chemo she handled fine but it stopped working so they had to switch to ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Deepak Sundriyal ( Oncologist)