Cancer Screening (Preventive) Questions

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

Patient needs to be evaluated clinically and may need colpo guided biopsy before planning treatment. This helps to decide about extent of surgery. The aim of treatment will be to give patient single modality of treatment .Either surgery alone or radiotherapy.
If she is planned for surgery it need to be done by trained gynec oncologist so that chances that she will need further treatment is reduced to minimal.
The cost of surgery is around a lakh .My hospital has patient support program a...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.

Yes you can get your pap smear done, Cervical cancer is not hereditary.
It's most common cause is HPV infection.
But cervical cancer screening should be done by all.

Earlier it is better. Ideally hpv vaccination should be done before sexual debut. 3 doses are recommended. Zero dose, after 6 weeks, after 6 months.

Pl. Consult your onco doctor whether she is fit for chemotherapy or not treatment left is chemo ,hormone therapy for which you pl have to send me the detail reports including her previous biopsy report and her p.r or recepter study reoprt. Another important treatment is an alternative cancer medicine which shall give your mother in law a comfortable life for another two tears and even more. For detail contact me on

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.