Palliative Treatment Of Cancer Questions

Hi, it's not fight against radiotherapy and chemotherapy, it's go along with them. You need to fight against the cancer. During the above said treatments you will be regularly monitored by your Doctors for the toxicities and managed accordingly. Additionally you should be having a positive thoughts and hopes that you will successfully fight against the cancer and follow the instructions given to you by your doctors.

Yes it's true that radiotherapy and chemotherapy do damage normal cells, but normal cells have ability to repair themselves faster, hence do not die. Higher techniques like IMRT, RAPIDARC TOMOTHERAPY, VMAT, which are available in many centres, decrease the radiation to the normal cells and plenty of supportive medicines help you to overcome the toxicities of chemotherapy.

I would advise you for analternatative cancer which has noo any side effects and increase his body immunity also for details if you feel like contact.

Sorry to know about your mother suffering. From what I guess unable to swallow is troubling her more .For that there are options of either to insert Endoscopy guided Ryles tube (food pipe) or Esophageal Stent. If the above not possible then there is another option of doing a small surgery to insert a tube directly into the Jejunum that known as Feeding Jejunostomy. Please discuss all the options with your Oncologist for better guidance.

Sorry to know about about your father. Usually most Chemotherapy causes vomiting and it lasts for some days which varies among people but that can be helped with medicines. Please consult the treating Oncologist for guidance.

Hi lybrate-user
hope your mom is well
the findings suggest a collection which is not malignancy hence not of any concern.
It is a sequale of surgery which should resolve with time. Hope dhe is not having symptoms.

Some details are needed a) Is the patient EGFR or ALK positive lung cancer
b) Is he symptomatic for brain metastasis
c) Share the full details of treatment till now
d) Latest MRI Brain report.

Pleural fluid can be from lung Cancer as well as due to spread of cancer to lungs from other sites like ovary, Breast, stomach, pancreas to name a few. Pleural fluid positive means it is an advanced disease.
When the cancer has spread to the lungs the chances of cure are less. If it is ovarian cancer than they may give chemotherapy upfront to see if the cancer including fluid regresses and may offer surgery later.
If lung cancer then they would do a biopsy to do the EGFR and other mutati...more

If it is thyroid cancer of size more than 1 cm It is preferable to go for total thyroidectomy. You would also need radioiodine therapy after the surgery. Thyroidectomy can be performed robotically or laparoscopically with no visible scar with excellent results.

You are on correct treatment for papillary micro carcinoma, and it is correct to take radio-iodine uptake in order to avoid thyroidectomy