Medical Q&As

Cancer
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- Abnormal smear - cause of pain?
- Adenocarcinoma of the lung - prognosis?
- Adenocarcinoma of the uterus - explain?
- Antiperspirants - cancer hoax?
- B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma - explain?
- Back pain - fear of cancer?
- Bladder cancer - radical surgery needed?
- Blood in the stools
- Bowel cancer - screening?
- Bowel problem - need for testing?
- Bowen's disease - what is it?
- Bran - harmful to bowel?
- Breast cancer - alternatives to HRT?
- Breast cancer - angry with doctors?
- Breast examination - how often?
- Breast lump
- Breast lump - assessment?
- Breast lumps
- Cancer - family history?
- Cancer risk - health checks?
- Cancer risk - testing?
- Cancerous lymph node - prognosis?
- Carcinoma - incomplete information?
- Carcinoma of the prostate - fit for joint surgery?
- Cervical cancer - risk of other cancer?
- Chemotherapy - nausea?
- Chemotherapy - osteoporosis risk?
- Chemotherapy - telling the children?
- Chest pain - from smoking?
- Chest x-ray
- Cholangiocarcinoma - prognosis?
- Chronic pain
- CIN 111 - very worried?
- Colon cancer - prognosis?
- Colonoscopy - versus barium enema?
- Colposcopy - what is it?
- Constipation - laxatives not helping?
- Constipation - prevention?
- Coughing up blood - will not see GP?
- Death from lung cancer - cancer type?
- Death In Ireland - common causes?
- Dietary fibre - how much?
- FAP - treatment options?
- Freckles
- Genital warts - cervical cancer risk?
- Granulosa-cell tumour - what is it?
- Hoarse - why?
- Hospital consultant - what questions should I ask?
- Human papilloma virus - health risks?
- Hysterectomy - too old for it?
- Jaw swelling - won't see GP?
- Leukaemia - inherited?
- Leukaemia - prognosis?
- Leukeran - what is it?
- Liver cancer - prognosis?
- Low grade glioma - what is it?
- Mammogram - advisable?
- Mammogram - very painful?
- Mammogram - want one done?
- Mass in armpit - what do I do?
- Medical secretary - access to my files?
- Mesothelioma - what is it?
- Moles - excision biopsy?
- Mouth cancer - could it be?
- Myeloma - explain?
- Non Hodgkin's Lymphoma?
- Nuclear fallout - iodine tablets?
- Occult blood - colonoscopy?
- Ovarian cancer - screening?
- Ovarian cyst - confused?
- Painful breathing - smoking related?
- Pancreatic enzymes - role?
- Plasmacytoma - what is it?
- Pregnant with CIN 3 - what can be done?
- Prostate cancer - bone secondaries?
- Prostate cancer - inherited risk?
- Prostate cancer - PSA test?
- Prostate cancer - sexual abstinence?
- Prostate test - how often?
- Radiotherapy - side effects?
- Rectal bleeding - cause?
- Rectal bleeding - worried?
- Reflux - cancer risk?
- Removal of testicle - infertility?
- Rodent ulcer - what is it?
- Secondary cancer - explain?
- Secondary liver cancer - prognosis?
- Shadow = cancer - children at risk?
- Shadow = cancer?
- Skin cancer - safe to remove?
- Smear test
- Smear test - abnormal result?
- Smear test - bleeding?
- Smear test - how often?
- Smoking and alcohol - health effects?
- Spinal tumour - treatment?
- Stomach cancer - prognosis?
- Stools - dark colour significant?
- Tamoxifen - causes hot flushes?
- Tamoxifen - side-effects?
- Terminal illness - pressure sores?
- Testicular cancer - lymph node removal?
- Testicular cancer - risk for brothers?
- Testicular lump
- Testicular lump
- Testicular lump - get second opinion?
- Testicular lump - the scan was normal but I'm still worried.
- Testicular lump - worried wife?
- Testicular lumps - self examination useful?
- Testicular pain - cancer risk?
- Ultrasound of testicle - how's it done?
- Wilm's tumour
- Womb cancer - period related?