My G.P. suggested I regularly visit a GI doc to watch for liver mets in addition to my ocular oncologist. Curious if anyone else does this? It seems a little overboard to me... I work with these type conditi... Tag: ocular melanoma with mets , treatment ocular melanoma mets
>4 months agoI guess what I am trying to ask is If someone has melanoma, does that mean it may not be cancerous???? or does it have to be malignant in order for the melanoma to be cancerous Melanoma or malignant mel... Tag: ocular melanoma recurring , recurring ocular melanoma
Also how was the surgery? Did they get it all. Is the success rate of this one good?? It is located on my shoulder. Stage 1 means it hasn't spread to your lymph nodes. Hopefully you are having this sur... Tag: colon cancer mets , merkel cell mets
METs = Metabolic equivalents. One MET is defined as the energy it takes to sit quietly. For the average adult, this is about one calorie per every 2.2 pounds of body weight per hour. Someone who weighs 160 pounds would burn appro... Tag: herpetic ocular migraine , contracting ocular herpes , whitlow to ocular herpes
I assume that you might be on a medication called decadron or dexamethasone if you have brain mets. Fluid retention is a very common side effect of this drug might be the cause of the weight gain. However, 100 lbs. seems... Tag: MonaVie Ocular myasthenia , ocular migraine brain tumor , eye melanoma cat
First item is typically removal of the kidney (radical nephrectomy.) You usually see mets to the lung, lymph and bone before brain, but you said "cns" so I'm wondering if we're talking somewhere else in the spin... Tag: non hotchkins melanoma , does melanoma hurt , Hotchkins melanoma
my friend has colon cancer and it spread to his liver which is now shutting down, can he get a transplant. we need to get answers soon it is getting bad please help... thank you In the US, people who have c... Tag: does melanoma cause pain , melanoma hurts , who discovered melanoma
I would like a source as well please. thanks. Colon cancer is more likely to metastize to the liver due to the close proximity of the colon and the liver. Most of the time cancer will metastize through th... Tag: melanoma nose , melanoma itches , choridal melanoma
breast bone.He currently is receiving Radiation therapy to help with pain...I guess once it spreads to the bones it's very painful...How long does he have to live??? It sounds very serious , I am guessin... Tag: melanoma nose , melanoma itches , choridal melanoma
my husband this pass year have been having trouble with his eyes at times some times he wont have a episode for months.Hes only35. hes sight will get very faint to were it forms the tunnel vision effect sort of after he gets ver... Tag: melanoma nose , melanoma itches , choridal melanoma
Ocular oncology is the branch of medicine dealing with tumors relating to the eye and its adnexa. Eye cancer can affect all parts of the eye.Eye cancerOrigin and locationEye cancers can be primary (starts within the eye) and metas... Tag: melanoma nose , melanoma itches , choridal melanoma
Yes, I am a nurse but I am at a loss on this one. We just lost my mother, April 9th, 2006, when I was pregnant for our now 5 month old little girl to the same dreaded disease. We have gone 5.5 hours one way to Sloan Kettering ... Tag: melanoma nose , melanoma itches , choridal melanoma
MRM was done in the year may 1999.Stage was T2 N1.ER not detected PR 30%positive.Received chemotherapy (Epirubicin) and rdiotherapy after surgery.She has taken Temoxyphen for 5 years.She was under regular follow up at cancer hospi... Tag: melanoma nose , melanoma itches , choridal melanoma
