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Nausea, Night Sweats, Nose bleed

Tuesday, March 14th, 2006

My husband is 38 years old and is in fairly good health. He works out
everyday, lifing weights and doing cardio.
Over the past month, he has been blowing his nose and getting a small
amount of blood in dark mucus in the morning and light mucus throughout
the day. His nose runs quite a bit when exerting himself. [...]

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Throat Pain, Scratchy Throat, Swollen Lymph Nodes, Shooting Pain, Allergies, Smoker

Tuesday, March 14th, 2006

I am 53 years old and have been a smoker for 6 years. I just recently noticed a deep pain in my throat. It’s not like any sore throat I’ve ever had. It comes and goes and shoots down into my upper chest area a little. My Lymph glands are swollen and my throat is [...]

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Lump Inside Vagina, Cervix Cancer Symptom?

Monday, March 13th, 2006

I would like to ask a question about something I felt up inside of my vagina. I believe what I am feeling is on my cervix. I feel a small bump that is hard and the size of a pea. It does not hurt or feel like a sore. It does not feel like it [...]

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Lump in Breast, Male

Monday, March 6th, 2006

i am a 21 year man. early at the age of 13 i noticed a small lump at both my nipple areas. i consulted a doctor he adviced that it will get cured automatically in some 6 months. it didnt then again i went to another at the age of 18. he too adviced the [...]

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Brain Tumor, Chemotherapy

Monday, February 20th, 2006

Husband dx with Glioblastoma IV one year ago. In the middle of his six and final chemotherapy treatment with Temadar. A firm fixed lump appeared behind left ear. His two tumors located also on left side of head one in Temporal and other in Frontal lobe. Could this lump behind his ear be an enlarged [...]

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Breast Cancer in a Male?

Saturday, February 18th, 2006

Dr., I am a 52 year old male that stopped smoking and drinking over 30 years ago. Recently I started having tenderness around my left breast. Yesterday I noticed that I now have swelling around the same breast and it is more tender. My mother had breast cancer thus I am concerned.
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Dr. Joshua’s Answer:
Male [...]

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Mesothelioma, Asbestosis and Pulmonary Fibrosis, Cancer

Friday, February 17th, 2006

Is it true that just a one-time exposure to asbestos causes mesothelioma? What are the other effects of asbestos? Can asbestos cause lung scarring? Does asbestos cause other types of cancer, apart from lung cancer and mesothelioma?
Dr. Joshua’s Answer:
Exposure to asbestos can result in asbestosis, which is a form of pulmonary fibrosis, in which a [...]

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Post-Menopausal Bleeding and Risk of Endometrial Cancer

Tuesday, July 19th, 2005

My wife is post menopause. A few months ago she had moderate bleeding
for a few days. She tried to see her family physician, but could only be seen by PA. PA, after full exam, said “can’t find anything, and no infection, see Gyno.”
After about 30 phone calls to find a Gyno (she hasn’t seen one [...]

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