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Asked for male, 58 years old from Ahmedabad
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Every medicene has side effects.Sugar free tablet daily allowance is 16 tablets.No body takes that much tablets. 2 or 3 tablets are quite safe.Long term side effects don't matter,as no body lives that age.
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Hi lybrate-user, if there is diagnostic dilemma. We can always go for re histopathology and ihc evaluation on first biopsy block and compare those with relapsed biopsy block, I hope might be this may help you. If the disease has relapsed in one month of treatment, this it must be some high grade lymphoma. Cytogenetics and protein electrophoresis can also help you diagnosis.
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If indicated I131 should be given.
Recently revised rates of radioactive Iodine has come.
Treatment cost depends upon the dose of I131 ti be used and it can go up to the level you mentioned in metro cities.
Recently revised rates of radioactive Iodine has come.
Treatment cost depends upon the dose of I131 ti be used and it can go up to the level you mentioned in metro cities.
Asked for female, 61 years old from Hyderabad
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In some cases only stage 3 and 4 cancers can be delayed with chemo - radiation. It is to be remember always that first best and safe treatment for advanced cancers is pain relief treatment with MIPI. Only then one should take other treatments. Pain free journey of cancer ie pain free cancer treatment helps in prolongation of life. Contact on phone or over lybrate for further discussion.
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Proinsulin is the precursor of insulin & C-peptide and its levels may be elevated in patients with insulin producing Islet cell tumors. This assay is useful as a part of the diagnostic workup of suspected Insulinoma, PC1/3 deficiency and in patients with suspected Proinsulin mutations.
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Asked for female, 33 years old from Bangalore
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Appetite stimulants, although efficacious in treating malnutrition in CF, should only be prescribed if decreased food intake secondary to inadequate appetite is the principal cause of the malnutrition and all other contributing factors have been assessed, ruled-out or treated. the use of several appetite stimulants used in CF and other diseases to improve appetite and maximize caloric intake
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The normal number of WBCs in the blood is 4,500 to 11,000 WBC per microliter (4.5 to 11.0 × 109/L). Normal value ranges may vary slightly among different labs. Some labs use different measurements or may test different specimens. Talk to your doctor about your test results. The increase suggests cancer of wbc.
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Asked for male, 32 years old from Pune
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hi. I do not want to make you upset but there is no other way except surgery. this is a bitter truth but you can try Shar- sutra which is less invasive procedure
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