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Topic: Cancer Symptoms

Vital Stats

The Brain has inferred the following facts from reading text collected on the topic:

Favorite body part(s):

Lungs, Breasts, Skin

Intelligence:

Incompetent

Personality:

Depressive, Suicidal, Nervous

Favorite great thinker(s):

Timothy Leary

Currently has on their coffee table:

Men's Health magazine

Ultimate fantasy(s):

Having severe anorexia

Favorite drink(s):

Milk

Medical note(s):

Has cancer, Undergoing therapy, Infected with HIV

Worst habit(s):

Smoking Marijuana, Smoking, Drinking

Favorite quote(s):

"God gave men both a penis and a brain, but unfortunately not enough blood supply to run both at the same time." - Robin Williams, commenting on the Clinton/Lewinsky affair
"How can men use sex to get what they want? Sex IS what they want." (Frasier Crane on FRASIER)
"Fill what's empty , empty what's full, and scratch where it itches." - the Duchess of Windsor, when asked what is the secret of a long and happy life

Expert Talk

The Brain has selected interesting relevant sentences from the web. It automatically assigned them to some of our fictitious experts based on their personalities.

Albert Graham,
Backyard Pool Drainer

These symptoms may be more problematic persisting longer in breast cancer survivors compared with healthy post menopausal women.
These symptoms may be caused by something other than colorectal cancer so have your doctor check any symptoms you are having.
Ovarian cancer symptoms are often subtle and easily confused with symptoms for other disorders.

Zhang Xian Qian,
Ex-Olympic Swimmer

Other symptoms can be caused by substances made by lung cancer cells.

Billie Kirgan,
Machinist

What are the symptoms of pancreatic cancer?
The symptoms of pancreatic cancer can be quite vague.

Arthur Dawkins,
Astro-physicist

We are aware that the diagnosis of ovarian cancer can be very difficult for GPs as the symptoms can be so vague and they may see only a few cases of the disease in their entire careers.
Cancers located in more important areas of the brain may cause symptoms earlier than those located in less important areas of the brain.
When symptoms are present, tests and exams are performed to rule out other diseases as well as determine whether a person has cancer of the pancreas.

David Rosenberg,
Dermatologist

Patients whose cancers are found early also are less likely to die from these cancers than are those whose cancers are not found until symptoms appear.
If Ovarian Cancer is suspected there are a number of tests that can be performed to help the doctor decide whether symptoms are due to Ovarian Cancer or to other causes.
Early symptoms for Ovarian Cancer do exist The symptoms are often vague and can be mistaken for other benign conditions.

User Talk

Comments from our users:

From: peggy 2005-04-23 23:23:29	i went to a md that my dentist suggested to have dental tumors removed this md said that the tumors are cancer just from looking at them and has scheduled me for a biopsy of the bone to check for cancer he said that he will get the results in 15 minutes and is unable to remove the tumors at the same time as the biopsy.does this sound right
From: 2005-05-30 15:49:11

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