Can chewing tobacco cause Squamous Cell Carcinoma?

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We just recently found out that a family member has Squamous Cell Carcinoma and the doctors think it maybe from chewing.
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What causes breast and arm pain after having biopsy with Lobular Carcinoma in Situ diagnosis?

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I can barely raise my arms up over my head. I have sever pain between the shoulders and elbow on both arms. I had three wire localizations with excisional biopsies in April 2008, and this has gotten alot worse since the surgery. What can I do and where should I start to look for answers.?
look in the chat section of this link and see if someone their is experienced the same problems that you are having, but I would advise you to go and see your doctor just in case you have developed an infection from having a biopsy done. good luck.xx  (+ info)

Can cyberknife surgery be used for a squamous cell carcinoma?

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My son (40) has been Dx with this type and could lose his tongue and voice box. Jaw bone is slipping out of place and has cout through his chin. Are there any alternatives? He thought he had a toothache. Has had radiation and chemo. He told me that now it is still in the same place, has not moved since Dx. 10/06. He can not eat via mouth. Has a feeding tube. Can I get serious answers only. He just wants to be able to speak and eat food. Can cyberknife help?
Cyberknife is used almost exclusively for brain and spinal tumors, but doctors have been known to push the envelope if other therapies have been tried and the cancer is still viable. At Beth Israel, Boston, they used it on me for a mass in my lung that is too near the heart for sugery. I am back on chemo now.

Cyberknife is a system of very precisely targeting the cancer and shooting Gamma Rays at it from many different angles. It is very effective most of the time, but not always.  (+ info)

What is the survival rate of renal cell carcinoma patients who have had nephrectomy?

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Diagnosis was renal cell carcinoma. Right kidney was removed with a radical nephrectomy.
since the affected kidney has already been removed, you have already "upped" your chances of survival. there is now a higher probability of recovering. however, precaution should still be exercised. visit your doctor and have a follow up exam to check wether the surgery was a success and if it was done in time to prevent the spread of the disease. since carcinoma is often caused by too much "bad" carbon in the body, you would do well by not eating "burned meat" that usually happens when cooking in open fire-such as when grilling. good luck!  (+ info)

Have you or anyone you know survived Hepatocellular Carcinoma?

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My brother-in-law was told he has Hepatocellular Carcinoma (liver cancer) he look really bad and I have been reading about it and the odds of him living are terrible. I'm freaking out and am very depressed. Any advice will be helpful. Thanks!
People have survived it, but it is highly dependant on things you have not mentioned. Patients who do well have no portal vein involvement, the cancer can be completely resected with lobectomy and they have good hepatic reserve.  (+ info)

How large is a cyst when it becomes a mass in or on the kidney in renal cell carcinoma?

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.25cm .43 cm 1.2cm 1.6cm 3.0cm 4.0cm 5.8cm
What is the procedure if it is 2.0 or smaller?
A cyst is benign (not cancer).

Carcinoma is malignant (cancer).

The only relation they have to each other is they both present as growth of some sort.  (+ info)

what results would confirm the diagnosis of carcinoma in situ of the large intestines?

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the diagnostic tests include colonscopy, etc but i need to know what the results are exactly. eg./ blood found in tissue sample..
PLEASE HELP! cannot find this answer anywhere!
Confirmation would be biopsy of the mass. This can be done via colonoscopy or through surgery.  (+ info)

What is the life expectancy if diagnosed with Squamous cell carcinoma?

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I have done a little research but nothing has said anything about life expectancy after being diagnosed... what I have found out that it can more then likely come back even when the tumor has been removed fully.... does any one know anything will help my dad was just diagnosed today with it
It is behind his ear.... they said that they are going to go back in and make sure they got everything out
he was also told that he also had Solar Keratosis.....
Where was the carcinoma - skin, mouth, larynx, lung, etc. ? ?
Squamous cell carcinomas can occur in many areas.
The prognosis varies with each type.
If this was a skin cancer, almost all of them are cured with surgical removal. There are more than one million people with skin carcinomas each year in the USA. Many are squamous cell type. Almost all are cured with adequate excision.  (+ info)

I have just found that I have bronchiolveolar carcinoma?

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I quit smoking for a 1yr and 2 months after 56yr cancer of the lung is what i have The name is bronchiolveolar carcinoma. Is there a treatment for me that is comfortable fo a 72 yr old lady. I am scard to death. and live alone.
Editor's note:
Bronchoalveolar carcinoma (BAC) comprises only a small percentage of non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) adenocarcinomas, but its unique characteristics have enabled researchers to identify improved therapeutic strategies for BAC patients over the past few years. To gain some perspective on how these strategies have affected outcomes, Medscape spoke with Vincent A. Miller, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York.
continued on link below
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/498197

Here is a forum for you:
Treatment Of Bronchoalveolar Carcinoma Or Bac
http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,8548,0.htm  (+ info)

What are the primary and other risk factors that may or may not be related to basal cell carcinoma?

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This is for my Anatomy class and is a clinical case study. I ask.com'd it but that none of the sites really helped me on determining the primary and other risk factors.
Basal Cell Carcinoma Risk Factors

Some common risk factors for basal cell carcinoma include:

Chronic sun exposure mainly to UVB radiation but also UVA
A history of repeated sunburns or childhood exposure to the sun
A suppressed immune system
HIV disease
Ionizing radiation used for acne in the 1940's
Fair skin and the propensity to freckle or burn rather than tan


Some rare risk factors for basal cell carcinoma include:


Exposure to arsenic
A condition called granuloma inguinale
Scarred or previously damaged skin, especially radiation damage
Rare genetic diseases such as xeroderma pigmentosa, nevoid basal cell carcinoma syndrome, and albinism  (+ info)

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