my friend has cancer and its all over her organs but not in them
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Cancer looks like a spider. That's why it's named Cancer. Anyways, if you want to know how cancer actually happens I'll fill you in: You see if in some part of your body cell division gets out of control and too much Mitosis happens( mitosis is the sort of cell division that cells have but meiosis only happens in sexual organs) all the cells that are produces will start making a tumor. So, if this tumor is not that dangerous nothing will really happen. Although if it's not a good tumor, after a while the membrane of that tumor will tare apart and the cells will go to an organ of your body (where they are) and make the cancer although if they enter your blood things will get really dirty and they can go to all your organs.
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Unfortunately there is no one who can say for sure whether or not your friend will survive this cancer.\nthere are alot of places that you could research to find out the statics and survival rates for people with this kind of cancer. American Cancer Society, John Hopkins Research Hospital are a couple.  the better half of her having cancer is that at her age AML is the better of leukemia's to have. The very best thing that you can do for her is just be there, be there to listen whenn she needs you too, be there when she needs a helping hand, and always keep an open mind.  being patient is always good too, you have to remember whe things happen that are not expected that doctors, nurses and anyone else involved in her care are just human and do the very best they can, but sometimes the body does things that are not expected even to them.\ni wish you and your friend the very best of luck.\ni hope that all will work out for her.
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My friend had benign tumors that grew in her arms. Go see a doctor!
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My favorite cousin was just diagnosed with inoperable kidney cancer, so I know how you feel.  The first thing you can do is educate yourself on the disease.  \n\nYou can read more about the disease at the following link: http://www.medicinenet.com/stomach_cancer/article.htm\nhttp://www.cancercompass.com/stomach-cancer-information/living-with-stomach-cancer.htm\nhttp://oncolink.upenn.edu/types/article.cfm?c=5&s=14&ss=105&id=9463\n\nRight now, I am sure your cousin is in shock as well.  I mean, we know how we feel, but we have no idea how THEY feel.  When Andrew has had time to process this new finding, I highly recommend a support group.  Call your local chapter of the American Cancer Society.  http://www.oncochat.org/ offers an on line support group in a chat like setting.  They also welcome family members of cancer patients, so you might want to check it out as well.\nhttp://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/support/organizations offers all kinds of cancer support resources.  I will think of your cousin, Andrew, whenever I think of my cousin, Hal.  God bless....
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Give her all the supports you can by encouraging and giving medical attention. You have not told what cancer she is having the stage and grade of the disease so that I could have suggested the possible medication and treatments. Any way act as per the advise of your Oncologist. The treatments generally are - surgery, chemotherapy and radiation therapy. The treatment side effects are more killing than the disease itself. What to do you have to fight the disease as -\n\nCANCER IS STILL AN ENIGMA.  Best wishes for speedy recovery of your friend.-
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From what you wrote it sounds like a lymphoma type cancer or breast cancer that has spread to the lymph nodes and to the soft tissues which attach to the sternum but not inside the bone itself which is a good thing.  \n\nI can't give you the odds of living because I don't know her full history with cancer, family history, health issues she might have, how long since she noticed this, if it's the first test, etc.  But I can tell you that people are living with cancer like people live with asthma or diabetes.  \n\nIt sounds like she would need chemo and radiation to shrink the masses, then surgery to remove what they can, then more chemo and radiation, then physical therapy.  If they remove the lymph nodes which it sounds like they would be thinking of that, she probably would have a good chance to develop lymphedema, which in that case, I can help you with those issues but the first issue is cancer treatments.  What does her doctor suggest?\n\nI'm a cancer survivor and believe me if I got the diagnosis she did, I would opt for heavy duty chemo, radiation prior to surgery, then surgery for them to take out what they can, then more chemo and radiation and kill the stuff off, then you have to monitor things.  Has she had a PET scan?  I would say with the involvement of soft tissues, lymph nodes, she needs one to be sure it hasn't spread anywhere else unnoticed.\n\nHer odds aren't lost with the right treatment, she needs to keep a positive attitude and you need to show her alot of support because I imagine she is afraid, depressed, and worried about the odds and treatments and how she is gonna feel.
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My heart goes out to you and your sister.  People DO survive lung cancer.  Taking chemo is a tough decision to make, it can destroy the quality time you may have left IF  hers is NOT in a curable stage.  Most doctors WILL give honest answers IF the patients ASK:  Is my cancer curable?  What are my chances of surviving with surgery only?  What are my chances of surviving WITH and WITHOUT chemo? Or  WITH and WITHOUT radiation?\nShe might need you to go with her to ask these questions, (I encourage you to WRITE DOWN your questions, and let the doctor SEE you have a list of questions...) for the support, and so you can reaffirm what she was told.   An amazing number of people are unable to clearly remember and process the info they are given when the disease is life-threatening.  If you were with her, and later she can't quite recall the information, you could gentley help her work through the answers.\n Encourage her to get second opinions if she feels she needs more information.  Not EVERY form of cancer, not EVERY patient is good candidate for chemo.  Chemo can often cause more life ravaging consequences than the cancer itself.  I can understand her hesitancy in NOT jumping into chemotherapy.  Please do not let anyone make her feel like a "quitter" or guilty for NOT choosing chemo IF HERS IS not curable.  Perhaps she will choose to focus her fight on maintaining her dignity, independence, and quality of life as long as she is able to- IF HERS IS NOT IN A CURABLE STAGE.  \nSometimes radiation and other cancer treatments are given as a palliative measure, meaning it will not CURE the cancer, but hopefully if can keep the tumors from causing decreasing function of of organs in the chest, or from causing increased pain.\nIf it IS treatable, and if it IS a stage of cancer that will repond to surgery, chemo, and radiation, etc, it may make it easier for her to bear the treatments if she knows she DOES have a chance to survive.  She has a right to that information about her own particular stage of cancer before she makes the choice. Take care, I wish you both well.
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Brest cancer!!! Unless she recently had a baby but it doesn't sound like it from your description.
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I know you will be worried, but it could be something as simple as an infection or to the most other extreme, cancer.  Whatever it is, you've done the right thing by going back so quickly so when you find out the doctors will have a far better chance of treating it, whatever the case!!  \n\nNurses won't normally give an opinion as to what might be wrong so they don't frighten people, so please DON'T be worried by this!!\n\nGood luck for when you get your results, I'll be thinking of you!
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I had breast cancer....go to your doctor asap  Best of luck..I AM DOING GREAT! YOU NEED A GOOD  SURGEON...I HAVE A GREAT ONE IN GEORGIA
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You need to tell someone! So what if she finds out?! She may not be able to ask for help directly, so she's begging you and your mate to do it for her. She may not say so in so many words, but she's crying out for help. It's possible that the doctor she sees isn't the right one for her. And it's also possible that she needs to be hospitalized for a while. Don't delay! Don't wait for those exam results! Tell someone now! Get her the help she needs! Tell her parents, school counselor, someone! Think how you will feel if you don't tell and she succeeds the next time. I pray that you'll find someone to tell and your friend gets the help she needs. She's blessed to have such good friends who care so much!
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Breast cancer or any other cancer does not hurt,Thats why  so many people die (they have no idea their sick).It only starts to hurt when its to late,If it was to late,You would have many more symtoms... Check with your Dr.
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Carcinoma of the stomach is a tough one. Be the best friend you can to your friend and his wife. It sounds like she is already getting the best care possible. sorry
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It is up to her oncologist. Get a good one. Maybe she will be given radiotherapy. She should stop eating too much meat, do alot of deep breathing cos it seems cancer cells don't like and can't survive on oxygen but thrive on carbon dioxide. Take alot of fresh fruit juice (buy a juicer and start juicing). Take wheatgrass and more vegetables.  Read up on ovarian cancer on the internet.
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This seems to be a very severe and urgent issue.  You absolutely MUST speak with your boyfriend and his doctor ASAP about what's going on.\n\nThere are many, many types of brain cancers (as well as benign tumors, though you said this is a "stage 3" tumor, so I will assume it's cancer).  Not all of them result in the stereotypical cancer "constitutional" symptoms of weight loss, nausea, fever, etc.\n\nDifferent cancers, of course, have different survivabilities.  "Stage 3" does not always mean imminent death; in fact (using an example), a majority of people with certain blood lymphomas can be cured at stage 3.  \n\nI do not know much about brain cancers, so please do get more details on the specific kind of tumor your boyfriend has.\n\nBest of luck to your boyfriend.
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an oncologist is a doctor who specializes in treating cancer, oncology is the study of cancer..so most likely your friend passed away of cancer..I'm so sorry for your loss
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COULD BE MANY THINGS,IF IS THE ONLY THAT SHE HAS,SEE FOR INMUDEFICIENCY,FUNGUS,CANCER,SEE YOUR DOCTOR.FAMILY PRACTICE FIRST.