Hi My brother is suffering from Squamous Cell Carcinoma 4 month doctor remove 2cm tumor and did radiotion ?

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Hi My brother is suffering from Squamous Cell Carcinoma 4 month before doctor remove 2cm tumor and did radiation Again he found small tumor between arms is it curable?plz help what we will do now?
get your brother to go to his oncologist and ask him/her that question as you are more likely to get a reliable answer that way. sorry to be harsh but that is the best way to find out in this situation as the oncologist will be able to explain to you both further and more extensively.  (+ info)

what is the difference in carcinoma of the lung when it is a primary tumor and when it is a secondary tumor?

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"Buddha" is correct. If the malignancy is metastatic to the lung, it must be stage IV advanced disease for whichever of the many possible primary cancers it may be.
A primary lung carcinoma might be resected - that is the best chance for long term disease control in most non-small cell lung carcinomas. Of course a small cell primary lung carcinoma is an entirely different story. It sure would help us to know the histopathologic diagnosis - what type of cancer this is on microscopic pathology examination of the biopsy specimen.  (+ info)

what does "no evidence of invasive carcinoma mean" on a biopsy of a colon tumor?

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I still need surgery to remove a part of my colon so I am very nervous they may find cancer.
They are removing part of my colon so the tumor doesn't turn into cancer. Since they only removed two biopsied areas during the colonoscopy procedure I was concerned they may have missed something.
You definitely have colon cancer - otherwise you will not be scheduled for a surgery
Colon cancer has several stages of progress
I its only inside the inner lining of your colon
II it invaded to the outer lining of the colon
III it invaded outside and spread to local lymphatic nodes
IV it invaded and metastasized in other organs.
Your biopsy indicates that it is probably a stage I disease, however, after the surgery they will check again the removed part of your colon and its lymphatic nodes.
If your cancer is indeed only in stage I, then you are quite lucky, chemotherapy will not be needed, and your chances to be cured are above 90%.
For instance, stage III people need chemotherapy, and have only about 60% to be cured.  (+ info)

What causes Renal Cell Carcinoma? What can be done for it? Can it be cured if the tumor is less?

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than 6 cm and has not spread to other organs?
Renal Cell Carcinoma is a cancer of the kidneys that has no specific etiology. High risk behavior such as smoking and exposure to radiation can always be associated with cancer development, but for the most part it is idiopathic (meaning we don't really know what causes it). We know that it manifests as a consequence of certain genetic abnormalities, and in some individuals who have a family history of polycystic kidney disease, kidney cancer may occur more frequently.

The standard of care for the treatment of this disease is surgery, or radical nephrectomy. If the cancer can be removed in its entirety and has not spread beyond the kidney, cure is possible. While the smaller the cancer is, the less likely it is to recur, kidney cancer can have a tendency to metastasize to other organs such as the lung, liver, bone. If it has spread beyond the kidney and cannot be removed completely, RCC doesn't traditionally respond to chemotherapy well, and only chemobiotherapy has shown to work. However, in the past year, FDA has approved a couple new drugs, they are medicine specifically targeting certain molecular abnormalities of RCC. These have changed the outlook of patients with advanced RCC completely.  (+ info)

Why is basal cell carcinoma the least invasive of all cancers?

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Basal Cell Carcinoma (BCC) can develop into large unsightly skin tumors but the cells rarely metasize or spread to distant sites like malignant melanoma, lung cancer, colon cancer etc.
Is it that only certain genes are involved in BCC which mean they fail to become completely immature like other tumor cells, or is it they are more liable to be attacked by the immune system? Any other ideas?
Simon - Great question! Sorry that the answer is not yet known. Most cancer research efforts have been directed towards the malignant tumors which rapidly invade the blood vessels and lymph channels making their spread easily, but not malignant basal cells of basal cell carcinoma (BCC). It may be genetic, as you mention, or the BCC cells may lack certain genes and/or enzymes which would allow the cells to survive in other body locations. It is NOT likely to be related to the immune system as microscopic examination of BCC lesions do not show the tissue changes of immune-type cells adjacent to or invading the BCC as they do with other tumors. Hence, the BCC spreads by ever-widening direct growth from the primary tumor without metastases but able to invade the toughest of nearby tissues, even bone. Might you be interested in such a research career in dermatopathology?  (+ info)

What is a carcinoma and how is it taken out?

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A relative of mine has a carcinoma on his liver that needs to be removed. Doctors say it's gonna be hard to remove it, but so far the prognosis is good.

Also, how does it differ from a regular tumor and / or regular cancer?
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Can a local tumor in the lung spread to develop bone metases without affecting the rest of the lungs?

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My father has been diagnosed with non-small carcinoma in the right lung. The doctors also found a lesion in the back bone L4 which is reported as neoplastic. A biopsy on the lung tumor was performed and confirme malignancy. On that basis they are presuming that the bone lesion is also a malignant cancer tumor. However, what seems to be strange is that the CT scan results for the rest of the right lung, the left lung, abdomin, intestines, bladder, prostate, pancreas are totally clear. His oncology blood markers are also clear. The bone scan apart from the suspected lesion at L4 is totally clean, and his blood test results are acceptable. His general health conditions are good. He was on a diet, stopped it and gained 3KGS within a span of 10 days. He simply does not show any of the symptoms of a stage IV cancer patient. The doctors said they cannot operate because of the bone lesion. Had it been only in the lungs they would. We are concerned that they might be making the wrong connection
definitely get a second or third opinion.. this is too important!  (+ info)

Where in the body does neuroindocrin carcinoma originate?

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My husband was diagnosed with this cancer. The tumor was in his neck in a lymph node. They removed it and biopsied it and thats when they said it's neuroindocrin carcinoma. They scheduled us for an appointment next week, but until then does anyone know anything about this cancer? Thank you much
check this out,you will get all the details.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuroendocrine_tumor#Classification_of_GEP-NETs_by_site_of_origin_and_by_symptom  (+ info)

What does grade 1, 2, 3, 4 of the tumor mean in clear cell renal cell carcinoma?

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what does each grade mean
Grades refer to how advanced the cancer is. 4 is usually the worst case scenario with metastisies

-- Stages of renal cell cancer --
Once renal cell cancer has been found, more tests will be done to find out if cancer cells have spread to other parts of the body. This is called staging. A doctor needs to know the stage of the disease to plan treatment. The following stages are used for renal cell cancer:

-- Stage I --
Cancer is found only in the kidney.

-- Stage II --
Cancer has spread to the fat around the kidney, but the cancer has not spread beyond this to the capsule that contains the kidney.

-- Stage III --
Cancer has spread to the main blood vessel that carries clean blood from the kidney (renal vein), to the blood vessel that carries blood from the lower part of the body to the heart (inferior vena cava), or to lymph nodes around the kidney. (Lymph nodes are small, bean-shaped structures that are found throughout the body; they produce and store infection-fighting cells.)

-- Stage IV --
Cancer has spread to nearby organs such as the bowel or pancreas or has spread to other places in the body such as the lungs.

-- Recurrent --
Recurrent disease means that the cancer has come back (recurred) after it has been treated. It may come back in the original area or in another part of the body.  (+ info)

How serious is a small kidney tumor that hasn't metastasized yet and is diagnosed as renal cell carcinoma?

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My mother was diagnosed with breast cancer about a year ago and since then she has been mainly cured of it. Recently a CAT scan was taken of her to make sure there was no more cancer in her breasts, and in the CAT scan the oncologist found a 3/4 of an inch tumor in her kidney and diagnosed it as renal cell carcinoma. The oncologist said it was an extremely small tumor and that it hadn't metastasized (spread) anywhere yet. She is going to have surgery to remove the tumor within the next month and the doctor said she should be fine after that. I'm just looking for a second opinion to make sure that this surgery will be enough if the tumor cell is small and contained. Any answer is appreciated. Thank You.
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