Tuesday, October 28, 2008

My husband has had skin cancer twice and also prostate cancer

My husband has had skin cancer twice and also prostate cancer?
Is he more likely to get another kind of cancer, or is it all random? Both skin cancers were on his face, and he had his prostate removed. He's 65, and in excellent shape. Thank you.
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LadyLynn - The simple answer is NO, BUT he is more likely to get one or more skin cancers of the type he just had. Most likely to repeat is the relatively benign basal cell cancer (carcinoma) which usually occurs on the sun-exposed skin of the head, such as the face and ears. He is not more likely to get another type of cancer internally. It would be good for him to make a visit to his dermatologist once a year to have a skin check for any new lesions,

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Friday, October 24, 2008

Contemplating if I should get screened for prostate cancer

Contemplating if I should get screened for prostate cancer?
My uncle keeps harassing me to get a prostate cancer screening but Iâ€™m scared as SH#T both my father and older brother died of prostate cancer we very much are aware the gene runs in the family. So should I just go and get screened even though Iâ€™m only 18 years old?
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It is always better to be safe then sorry. If they find something at your age a cure is available:not after you have been walking around with symptoms for twenty years already:then you are way to late. So get it done Colors
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i would DEFINATLY get screened. what is there to lose? just do it.
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Listen to your uncle. He is concerned - and you should be, too.
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You should definitely get screened. I know a friend who had cancer but beat it after the 5 years of it being malignant. If you act now, the same can happen for you! If you have any questions on it, check out this website it has a lot of information that I passed on to my son because it runs in our genes too.

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Monday, October 20, 2008

Anyone know how deadly cancer of the prostate is

Anyone know how deadly cancer of the prostate is?
My older brother was diagnosed last week with prostate cancer. He has it on both sides. The doctors told him on a scale from 0 to 10 he is a 7. I have been worried ever since he was told. I have heard that its not that deadly compared to other forms of cancer. I hope not anyway. Thanks for any and all help on this.

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Well, you really should be asking your brother what the doctor thinks and what they are going to do about it. When it's caught early, it's very treatable. Even at a later stage, it can be treated, but there will be more complications if it has metastized. Those are the things you really need to find out. Good luck, thinking good thoughts for your your brother and your family!
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READ HERE: http://www.health-alliance.com/Cancer/Prostate/staging.html http://www.wmfurology.com/pcastage.htm MY PRAYERS ARE WITH YOUR BROTHER!
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that really stinks. you know there is a new prostate cancer vaccine currently in clinical trials called Provenge. you should look this up with the FDA, last i saw it should be coming out this year, you should ask about clinical trials.
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my husband was diagnosed with advanced PC over 3 years ago he is treated with a homone injection every 3 months he is doing OK. many men die with it and not of it http://www.cancerbackup.org.uk/Cancertype/Prostate and http://www.prostate-cancer.org.uk/forums/login.asp?target=default.asp

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