Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. When the patient has been diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer, the survival depends on many factors. There are comorbidities such as diabetes and hypertension, performance status, whether you are able to walk around and do the activities and the extent of metastasis detected on other scans, such as ultrasound abdomen and bone scan. In general, it is about 30 percent survival at the end of 2 years, but maybe even more than 50 percent if the above factors are positive. The cure is not possible, but the symptoms can be reduced with chemotherapy after the biopsy report comes.
Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand your concern. You do not need to worry about the radiation dose from regular computed tomography (CT) scans done to diagnose disease, as these have benefits beyond any potential or perceived detrimental effects of radiation. The acceptable limit for the general public's whole-body radiation dose is 5.0 mSv annually.
Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I went through your query. Kindly attach her reports. Kindly revert in case of further queries. .
Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand your concern. We need the opinion of a liver surgeon on whether surgery is possible for your tumor. A PET-CT (positron emission tomography and computed tomography) scan of the whole body is advisable to rule out metastasis. An opinion of the gastroenterologist is needed for the treatment of HCV (hepatitis C) infection.
Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. According to your query: Eight to twelve injections is the standard. For your dad, I suggest giving the same for three years (12 injections) of treatment. As testosterone levels drop, weakness sets in. This is a side effect of treatment.
Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. According to your description, your mother has been diagnosed with cancer, stage T2, n1 (tumor 2, node 1), grade 3, ER/PR positive (estrogen and progesterone receptor testing), LVI and PNI (lymphovascular and perineural invasion) positive. She is 75 years old with cardiac comorbidity. I would suggest radiation therapy, but I would also like to know which side of the breast is affected. I would need to see the patient in person to decide her treatment plan.
Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I read your query and can understand your concern. From your reports (attachments removed to protect the patient's identity), I can make out you had oral cavity surgery followed by postoperative radiation therapy. In such a scenario, due to radiation therapy affecting your parotid salivary gland, there will be decreased taste, altered taste, and dry mouth (less saliva). Only partial recovery will happen and will take about six months.
Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. As per your FNAC (fine needle aspiration cytology) reports (attachment removed to protect patient identity), the lesion looks suggestive of a breast abscess and not suggestive of breast cancer. But FNAC is not confirmatory. Your ultrasound report was not attached. You need a mammogram and an ultrasound.
Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Yes, it is quite possible that a flu shot could lead to inflammation of the nodes in the draining area of the shot. This could be detected on a PET-CT (positron emission tomography-computed tomography). In general, the SUVmax (standardised uptake value) of inflammation will be lower than that of cancer. If possible, the flu shot should be delayed.
Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Thyroid nodules are incidental findings on most CT (computed tomography) and MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) scans. In general, these nodules are evaluated if there are worrying features such as large size, blood vessel activity (vascularity), and texture variations. A 0.23 inch nodule would be too small to characterize.
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