What is Bone Cancer

Bone tumor can be used for both benign and malignant abnormal growths found in bone, but is most commonly used for primary tumors of bone, such as osteosarcoma (or osteoma). It is ...

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HELLO MY BROTHER-IN-LAW HAS KIDNEY CANCER ..2 YEARS AGO HAD THE KIDNEY AND TUMOR REMOVED..DR SAID HE NEEDED NO TREATMENT AS THEY GOT ALL THE CANCER OUT...WELL LAST WEEK HAD ANOTHER SURGERY TO REMOVE CANCER TUMOR ON HIS SPINE..THE CANCER STARTING EATING THE BONE..8 HR SURGERY.. NOW THEY SAY THEY SEE SHADOWS ON HIS LUNGS.. THIS IS REALLY SCARING ME AS IT DOES NOT LOOK TOO GOOD BUT DRS SEEM TO BE SAYING NOT MUCH OF ANYTHING.. HE STARTS RAIDACTION NEXT WEEK 5 DAYS A WEEK FOR 3 WEEKS..IM NOT A DR BUT EDUCATED MYSELF ON THIS AND I FEEL MORE SHOULD BE DONE... COULD IT BE THAT THEY ARE JUST WAITING FOR HIM TO BUILD HIMSELF UP AS HE HAS LOST LOTS OF WEIGHT AND IS VERY WEAK..? OR ARE THEY JUST LETTING THIS BE? HE KNOWS HE HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE LUNG BUT HAS NOT BEEN TOLD THE EXTENT OF THIS...THE DR TOOK MY SISTER ASIDE AND TOLD HER ITS NOT THE RIGHT TIME TO TELL HIM ANYTHING AND ALL SHE COULD DO IS PRAY..IM SCARED OUT OF MY WITS AS I DONT KNOW WHAT I COULD DO FOR HIM..IS IT NORMAL FOR A DR TO TAKE ASIDE MY SISTER AND TELL HER ITS BAD AND ALL SHE COULD DO IS PRAY...IM SO LOST AS I THOUGHT MORE SHOULD BE DONE...AM I WRONG FOR THINKING LIKE THIS? PLEASE ANY ADVICE WOULD HELP..
Posted on 09/19/09, 07:09 am
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