Blood Cancer Questions

Iska matlab apko aur bhi jagah spread ho sakta he.
Take proper check up. You can consult me at Lybrate for homoeopathic treatment.

Cancer detect accidentally most of the time, because there is no specific symptoms for cancer in primary stage, soo it's difficult to diagnose.

Blood cancer is not a contagious disease. You can stay with her. However as her immunity is suppressed, follow hand washing and barrier nursing.

There are minor side effects of imatinib. Not everyone gets them. You need to discuss them with your hematologist.
Don't stop the medicine until you doc tells you to.

Hi lybrate-user,
sorry to hear about your mom.
At times like these, it is best to avoid chemotherapy if the patient is not willing. There are many other therapies available for her which are effective and also not so troublesome. I personally see a lot of cancer patients and my mode of treatment is integrated therapy where we use Homoeopathy and Mistle-toe therapy.
If you are interested in considering these therapies, please reach out to me. To get an idea about the cost, you can see...more

Thick blood is usually not a sign of blood cancer. Blood thickness if due to polycythemia vera ie raised hemoglobin is classified as myeloproliferative neoplasm. But the chances of it progressing to blood cancer is extremely rare especially if it is treated properly.
Thick blood could be because of abnormalities in proteins of the coagulation system.
Durability depends on the underlying cause.

Hello lybrate-user. Yes there are chances of misdiagnosis. If the changes are not much significant.
Better consult a good oncologist. With all the reports.

Cancer is caused by uncontrolled growth of cells in an area of our body. It can be due to loss of function of tumor suppressor genes or due to increased function of oncogenes.
Screening is recommended for a few cancers to help in early detection and cure.
Breast Cancer: screening mammography from age 45 years every 2-3 yearly. Cervical cancer: Pap smear (3 yearly) or HPV (5 yearly) from age 26 to 55
Prostate cancer PSA level every 2 years from age 50.
Oral cancers: visual inspect...more

Hi
Symptoms depends on type and cancer stage. There may be
Un explained Weight loss
Persistent Fatigue
Bowel/bladder changes
Bleeding
Lump/masses
Pain
Fever, chills
Headache
Joint pain
Abdominal pain, nausea
Loss of appetite
Swollen lymph nodes
Types of blood cancers are
Leukemia
Hodgkin lymphoma
Non-hodgkin lymphoma
Multiple Myeloma.

Hello Utsav...
There are number of methods of treatment for it like allopathic homoeopathic and Ayurvedic..
Depends on what treatment you take