A friend with pancreas & liver cancer early stage heard about cancer therapy in Lebanon by freezing cancer cells. Is it effective? Any advice?
Dr. Joseph Kattan,
Oncology & Hematology
- Cryotherapy (kill cells by Hypothermia) heattherapy (by hyperthermia) or radiofrequency, are three different techniques acting locally on the tumor. Their indication and efficacy are the same as the s... Read More
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How to know if we have cancer ? How to prevent having cancer?
Dr. Zakia Dimassi,
Pediatrics
- Different types of cancer have different clinical presentations, but a common symptom among almost all types of cancer and that usually raises a red flag is unintentional or unexplained weight loss, a... Read More
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يعني ايه تكتلات في الثدي وهل هي بدايه للسرطان يعني ايه تبويض ضعيف وانا البريود منتظمه عندي
Dr. عاطف الجمل,
Surgery
- I think you mean fibroadenosis which is benign condition no need to worry but off course better to do yearly ultrasound breasts follow up .أعتقد انكى تعنى تليفات في الثدى أو ما يطلق عليها fibroadenos... Read More
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Hi, I have mild soreness, inflammation and redness in my left tonsil with mild pain radiating to my left ear. Could it be cancer? Please advice. Thx.
Dr. Zakia Dimassi,
Pediatrics
- Cancer ?! Ouff ! What made you think of that? If you have googled your symptoms, let me assure you, almost every time you enter a bunch of symptoms into a non medical search engine, one of the possibl... Read More
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Is colon cancer of T3 N1 m0 treatable? What is the related statistical percentage of cure? What is the expected treatment? duration? Failure? Pain?
Dr. Mohamad Siblini,
Surgery
- T3n1m0 is stage 3b , if surgery is done with clean margins, the expected survival at 5 years can reach 70-80% with 12 cycle of chemotherapy. 15 days interval between each cycle. About failure I did no... Read More
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How to recognize the symptoms of Hodgkin's Disease?
Dr. Zakia Dimassi,
Pediatrics
- Hodgkin's disease, or Hodgkin's Lymphoma, classically presents with a constellation of symptoms that we call "B symptoms"; these include fever, night sweats, weight loss, and sometimes cough. There ma... Read More
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If my mom died from colon cancer and I had tubular adenoma polyp less than 3 mm. been removed with colonoscopy... does it necessary to be gene porter I am 45 years old.
Dr. Zakia Dimassi,
Pediatrics
- Tubular adenomas are the most common type of polyp and are the ones that doctors refer to most commonly when speaking of colon or rectal polyps. Approximately 70% of polyps removed are of the tubular ... Read More
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Does breast cancer show in Radiology?
Dr. Zakia Dimassi,
Pediatrics
- Eventually yes it does.
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Can eye cancer be treated ? what are the symptoms It is urgent thank you
Dr. Zakia Dimassi,
Pediatrics
- There's more than one type of eye cancer, each with a different kind of treatment and varied prognosis. Which type of eye cancer are you concerned about?
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