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Chemotherapy

The cancer treatment that uses drugs that prevent cancer cells from dividing and growing is called chemotherapy. It used before surgery or radiation therapy to shrink the tumor or after surgery to kill cancer cells left behind. The side effects of chemotherapy include nausea, vomiting, hair loss, fatigue, infertility, loss of appetite, etc.

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My friend is a 28-year-old male diagnosed with synovial lung sarcoma a year ago, received about four to five cycles of chemotherapy and underwent total tumor resection. Please help.

Query: Hello doctor,My friend is a 28-year-old male diagnosed with synovial lung sarcoma a year ago. He received about four to five cycles of chemotherapy and underwent total tumor resection afterward.A couple of months later, a cardiac tumor was found and total resection was done as well. After four month...  Read Full »


Dr. Rakesh Mittal

Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I can understand your concern. Synovial sarcoma of the lung is a very rare disease. You are confusing between gene mutation and metastasis. Gene mutations occur during disease progression and are responsible for more and more mutations. But we do not know why your frie...  Read Full »

What are the side effects of chemotherapy after colon cancer?

Query: Hello doctor, My 43 years old father has colon cancer. He had undergone hemicolectomy laparoscopic surgery, and he is currently undergoing chemotherapy with Xelox (Oxaliplatin and Capecitabine). I am here to ask you about the side effects of chemo that my father is experiencing from the first cycle...  Read Full »


Dr. Rakesh Mittal

Answer: Hi,Welcome to icliniq.com.Diarrhea could be due to surgery or chemotherapy or both. Normally, the patients should not have this much diarrhea. If it remains uncontrolled, you may have to stop chemotherapy for some days.Weight loss is common in this condition. After chemotherapy, he should be fine. A...  Read Full »

Can lymph node surgery prevent cancer from spreading?

Query: Hi doctor, Before two years, my father was diagnosed with prostate cancer and has been undergoing treatment using Eligard and Xgeva. Early this year, he got diagnosed with vallecula carcinoma and for which he underwent chemo (Erbitux) six sittings and radiation therapy for 27 days. While vallecula...  Read Full »


Dr. Rakesh Mittal

Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I went through the details of your father's illness and I will concentrate on the present problem. I will not agree with the advise for surgery of lymph nodes as PET scan suggests that it may have spread to other areas of lung, though not confirmed. Doing surgery for dise...  Read Full »

Can bone metastasis disappear after chemo treatment?

Query: Hi doctor, I had chemo treatment for stage 4 breast cancer with bone metastasis. I have attached the PET scan reports. My last bone scan does not show any abnormality. Does that mean cancer has gone away or has stopped growing? Would you say the amount of location is significant or normal for BC wit...  Read Full »


Dr. Rakesh Mittal

Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I saw your Positron Emission Tomography PET scan report (attachment removed to protect patient identity). If I was your oncologist, I would be very satisfied with the report. Bone metastasis cannot completely disappear after treatment. They become less prominent. As I ...  Read Full »

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