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Please send me all the reports so that I can opine better. Breast cancer is almost 80-95% curable in early stage if all the proper treatment is taken. But you have defaulted at every stage. We advise Bisphosphonates or Denosumab for the bony mets. Tamoxifen or AI to be given if hormone receptor positive.
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I would have a better idea if you send the reports.
Feel free to contact me directly if you want to discuss this further.
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Small cell cancer is an aggressive cancer. The chance of cure is there only if the disease is localised to the lung. Usually prophylactic cranial radiotherapy with concurrent chemoradiation to lung is given if it is a localised disease, with surgery reserved for very early disease.
For advanced disease chemotherapy usually cisplatin + Etoposide is given, which usually delays disease progression. If excellent response, then we could radiation to chest and prophylactic to cranium
If the di...more
For advanced disease chemotherapy usually cisplatin + Etoposide is given, which usually delays disease progression. If excellent response, then we could radiation to chest and prophylactic to cranium
If the di...more
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Palbociclib is a medication for metastatic hormone receptor positive breast cancer, which is combined with letrozole or fulvestrant, depending upon whether it's a first line treatment or for progression. It does increase the side effects, but the prolongation of life is significant. It does take a few months to show benefits. It is a costly drug (70-80k per month).
It is good if you are getting it free. I presume she has bony metastasis. If yes, then hopefully she is on Bisphosphonate or Den...more
It is good if you are getting it free. I presume she has bony metastasis. If yes, then hopefully she is on Bisphosphonate or Den...more
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Herhope is Transtuzumab, which is an anti Her 2 receptor antibody. If the tumor is Her 2 receptor positive, then it is recommended to give 3 weekly Transtuzumab for a year. It is a costly drug (Herceptin, the original brand by rosche costs 55k to 75k per vial of 440 mg) hence biosimilars are used which cost anywhere between 20K to 45K per vial. There are various schedules of chemotherapy which are used. The most common being 4 cycles of dose dense (2weekly) Adriamycin + cyclophosphamide followed...more
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Your bone is a living tissue that is continuously undergoing the process of being broken and repairing. World Osteoporosis Day (WOD) takes place every year on October 20. Osteoporosis is a disorder characterized by brittle and weak bones. Osteoporosis affects one s hips, spine, and wrist, thus rendering a hunched posture and a shrunk appearance resulting from the collapsed vertebra.
Factors behind osteoporosis:
Excessive consumption of alcohol and tobacco
A sedentary lifest...more
Factors behind osteoporosis:
Excessive consumption of alcohol and tobacco
A sedentary lifest...more
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If prostate cancer spreads to other parts of the body, it targets and goes to the bones first. And, if the cancer has spread outside the prostate, preventing or slowing its spread to the bones is a major goal of treatment.
If the cancer has already spread to the bones, relieving pain and other complications is also a very important part of the cancer treatment. There are a number of ways and means to prevent and treat prostate cancer s spread to bones.
Understanding them in det...more
If the cancer has already spread to the bones, relieving pain and other complications is also a very important part of the cancer treatment. There are a number of ways and means to prevent and treat prostate cancer s spread to bones.
Understanding them in det...more
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If prostate cancer spreads to other parts of the body, it targets and goes to the bones first. And, if the cancer has spread outside the prostate, preventing or slowing its spread to the bones is a major goal of treatment.
If the cancer has already spread to the bones, relieving pain and other complications is also a very important part of the cancer treatment. There are a number of ways and means to prevent and treat prostate cancer s spread to bones.
Understanding them in detail <...more
If the cancer has already spread to the bones, relieving pain and other complications is also a very important part of the cancer treatment. There are a number of ways and means to prevent and treat prostate cancer s spread to bones.
Understanding them in detail <...more
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Your bone is a living tissue that constantly undergoes the cycle of breakage and replacement. Osteoporosis is a condition wherein the rate at which new bones form cannot match up to the worn out bones, thus making the bones fragile. Osteoporosis mainly affects the wrist, hip or spine and can result in a stooped posture accompanied by height shrinkage and back pain caused due to a collapsed vertebra.
Reasons Behind Osteoporosis Hormones:
Lowered estrogen level in women and testoste...more
Reasons Behind Osteoporosis Hormones:
Lowered estrogen level in women and testoste...more
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Your bone is a living tissue that constantly undergoes the cycle of breakage and replacement. Osteoporosis is a condition wherein the rate at which new bones form cannot match up to the worn out bones, thus making the bones fragile and brittle. Osteoporosis mainly affects the wrist, hip or spine and can result in a stooped posture accompanied by height shrinkage and back pain caused due to a collapsed vertebra.
Reasons Behind Osteoporosis
Hormones: Lowered estrogen count in women and tes...more
Reasons Behind Osteoporosis
Hormones: Lowered estrogen count in women and tes...more
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