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Is it safe for my dad to take Durvalumab for bile duct cancer?
Query: Hello doctor,My father was just diagnosed with bile duct cancer and has been administered Imfinzi 500 mg. I am concerned about the efficacy of the treatment. Could you possibly share additional information about Imfinzi's efficacy in treating bile duct cancer? What are the chances of success or cons... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Bile duct cancer is one of the most aggressive forms of cancer. Imfinizi, along with other chemotherapy drugs, has shown advantages over chemotherapy alone. In a clinical trial, combining Imfinzi (Durvalumab) with chemotherapy increased the time individuals were alive ... Read Full »
My grandfather has stage 2 colorectal cancer. Please help.
Query: Hello doctor, What personalized treatment plan and considerations should be prioritized for my 68-year-old grandfather diagnosed with stage 2 colorectal cancer? Given their age and the stage of cancer, what are the optimal treatment options available, considering factors such as potential comorbid... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I can understand your concern. The treatment for colon and rectal cancers differs; rectal cancer patients typically require chemoradiation, while colon cancer patients usually do not need radiotherapy. Stage 2 colon cancer necessitates radical surgery, and the decisio... Read Full »
My mother has breast cancer. What treatment can she take?
Query: Hello doctor, I need advise from experts about my mother. She is suffering from breast cancer. It was diagnosed two days ago. I want an expert's opinion for future treatment. Kindly guide me. What is the best treatment? Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have gone through the attached reports (attachment removed to protect patient identity). Yes, the biopsy report has confirmed the diagnosis of breast cancer. Now, the next step will be to stage this disease. For that purpose, she will be adviced to do a CT scan of ... Read Full »
My 69-year-old mother suffers from colon cancer. Kindly help.
Query: Hi doctor, My mom is 69 years old, smoker and she was diagnosed with colon cancer. She used to suffer from her stomach pain and we ended up doing a colonoscopy for it and the doctor found a tumor. We need to know what is the best way to help her and what is recommended in her case? Should the docto... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have gone through the reports of your mother (attachment removed to protect patient identity). As per reports she has a sigmoid colon cancer. There is no distant spread of cancer (not spread outside colon) as per CT scan reports. The report is also showing multiple re... Read Full »
Chemotherapy sessions for breast cancer has been increased to 12. Why?
Query: Hello doctor,My mother is suffering from breast cancer, and her treatment is going on. We have already done four chemotherapy with a gap of 21 days, but now instead the surgery doctor advised us to take 12 chemotherapy weekly. Please let me know the treatment that is going on is right or wrong? Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. It is called neoadjuvant chemotherapy. So with chemotherapy, the size of the tumor is reduced significantly to make breast tumor operable. She has completed four cycles every 21 days, and now they will start the second phase of weekly chemotherapy (a new drug) for 12... Read Full »
What are the odds of survival in ovarian cancer?
Query: Hello doctor, My mother was just diagnosed with ovarian cancer. She underwent a hysterectomy and the pathology report, to my understanding, reads T3b NO MO. She is 72. What can you tell me about this and what are the survival odds? They said she will be treated with chemo for five to six months once... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. It looks like FIGO stage III ovarian cancer. I need to know the histopathological type of this tumor. Does she have any co-morbidity like diabetes, hypertension, etc? Any family history of cancer? This tumor needs chemotherapy intravenous and maybe peritoneal chemot... Read Full »
What is the treatment for IDC breast cancer?
Query: Hi doctor, My sister is diagnosed with IDC measuring 0.5 x 0.5 x 0.2 cm. Please advice. Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have gone through the attachment (attachment removed to protect patient identity). The biopsy report has confirmed the diagnosis of breast cancer. The next step will be staging for the disease. For that, she will be adviced to do a CT scan for chest, abdomen, and pelv... Read Full »