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If my mom’s mom died of colon cancer at 36 and my mom had stage one colon cancer at age 60 what are my chances of getting it and when should I get tested? Also my sister has stage IV breast cancer at 50 and her doctor said I have nothing to worry about and should not be tested early. Is this true?

Every cancer is a different disease. Therefore there is no connection between your mother’s colon cancer and your sisters breast cancer. Although 50 is young for breast cancer it is not young enough to consider a hereditary component. However, your mother was very young for colon cancer. Without more information it is difficult to know if there may be a hereditary component with this or not. It would be helpful for any doctor if you were able to get her medical records. The recommendation for colon cancer screening is to start at 50 years old. Only knowing what little you have mentioned, to be on the safe side I would say you should be screened at 35 years old. At least it will give a baseline and some idea if your colon appears healthy or not and from there the doctor will know how often you should be screened. Your family doctor is not the best person to advise you on this, you should get a consult from a gastroenterologist.

Yes,I don’t know if I really have colon cancer or not.And I am to embaressed to ask my doctor if I do,considering the fact that I would have to tell him that I have blood in my stools.

Though blood in the stool may not necessarily mean colon cancer, it is important to have it checked by a doctor.

As some of the others have mentioned, the color of the blood in your stool is significant. Bright colored blood could mean hemorrhoids and dark colored blood must surely be investigated.

I am familiar with colon cancer because my dad and grandma died from it. Most of the time in the initial stages, there are hardly any symptoms. But once you pass out blood, it could already be stage one. But stage one colon cancer means that the survival rate is more than 90% and the patient need not go through chemotherapy.

So, even if it is colon cancer, early detection can help you survive to a ripe old age. So I would suggest that you go see a doctor immediately. There is nothing to fear. In fact it will give you peace of mind.

A friend of mine had blood in his stools and he thought he has hemorrhoids. He delayed seeing a doctor for 6 months. In the end, his whole rectum had to be removed and a colostomy has to be constructed to allow feces to flow out from his stomach into a bag. He no longer has control over his bowel movements.

I hope you see a doctor immediately because too many people have ignored the early warning signs.

BTW, no one here can tell from your symptoms whether you have or do not have colon cancer. Even the doctors cannot tell unless you go through a colonoscopy and have a fecal occult blood test.

You make your own decisions. We are not qualified doctors here. So, take what others say with a pinch of salt. That includes me!

Cheers!

well, I think that I my have hit my left testicle, the next day it seemed to have swollen. that night I notice a lump on the top of it. I have made a appointment with a doctor.

how long does it take to spread?

is it common for black men to develope it?
what else could it be besides cancer?

Actually no it is not common for black men to have testicular cancer, I believe it’s more common in Caucasian and Latino men 15-35 years old but that still does not rule you out. If the growth is on top of the testicle and not within it’s most likely a cyst in which doctors will either do nothing or will remove it depending on how bad it’s bothering you.

What the doctor will typically do is perform an ultrasound to better observe the growth and determine if it is within the testicle or not. If it is within then the doctor will most likely remove the testicle ASAP. After the pathology and blood tests they will then determine whether cancer cells were released into your lymph nodes. Depending on the amount and stage of the cancer (if any) the doctor will schedule chemo or radiation therapy. Don’t worry though it sounds worse than it is, you have about a 95% chance of survival. The ability of you having kids in the future however, depends on how much treatment from radiation or chemo you will need.

What test are done to determine if you have cancer period if there are not any signs?

1. Physical examination.
2. Blood test.
3. CAT scan.
4. Biopsy.

In roughly that order. Check Web MD for more information or call your family doctor.

This is one of the cancers that is curable when caught early…don’t delay if you think you may have a problem. You do not have to lose your sex life or be disfigured to be cured.

Alright first off NO BAD COMMENTS ok also don’t laugh

i was in the bath the other day and i notice a small black dot probably 1 or 2 centimeters long and high and i was Curios so i picked at it Its in the skin but its like i guess a spot you could say but im a little worried cause i hear that sometimes it can be a sign of cancer and I would go see my doctor but i just don’t find it normal to show a person my testicles is there Any way i can find out without going to the doctor?
im also kinda worried if its a tic but More on if its cancer
after reading the 2 recent comments its Important and embarising to say i am a Virgin
i figured out what it is Its ingrown hair. just heard of it 10 minutes ago but i guess it woulda kinda make since cause its next To the scrotum and its around alot of hairs

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My husband recently told me for the past year he’s been having trouble peeing – It wouldn’t start when he felt he had to go and once it did begin, it hurt. I asked him hurt how? and he said kind of like peeing razor blades. His dad was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2006, and the doctor instructed my husband to get checked when he turned 30 because this could be hereditary. Also, he’s currently experiencing a lot of pain in his scrotal area – The right side was swollen last night when he got home from work, and he said he felt like he had pulled a groin muscle (was almost limping) – Is it possible it could be cancer? Or are we over paranoid?

NO YOU ARE NOT PARANOID – Has he been to a doctor for a psa and rectal exam. I would think he should. I have had prostate problems since I was 19 and believe me it is not fun. Mainly with pain in his scrotum – he should be examined. If it turns out just prostatitus I can tell you a remedy after some antibiotics that you both can work on or if he has to do like me and take care of it himself and that is to have sex on a regular basis. Same days every week – the medical reason being that the prostate generates fluid to be passed when ejaculation occurs. It builds this fluid supply on a routine basis. If this is not used there is an overabundance so this builds pressure in the prostate causeing swelling. The urethra passes thru the prostate and the flow of urine is affected causeing low flow, not emptying creating the urge to go more. I took control of mine by masturbating the same two days every week (Tuesday & Friday) cause my wife didn’t want sex. Are you gonna tell him this? I hope so cause that hurts like heck. Good luck.

my hubby take mutivit. everyday and he said he heard in the news this morning that it actually causes prostate cancer…so dont take it every single day…is that true?

that’s stupid. vitamins do little to help and little to harm unless you start taking huge amounts of them, basically they are a waste of money unless you actually have one prescribed to you by a doctor.

I am a little older now but at around that age i noticed something. I had an undescended testicle when i was born. The growth or lump, is painless and is very visible and possibly is not attached to the testicle itself. The testicle itself is smaller then my other one but obviously that can be unrelated. There is no family history of this and if it is testicular cancer, what other symptoms should i feel?

To answer your question indirectly . .and not specifically about what is happened to you . . the answer is yes, boys can get testicular cancer at your age (though you are a bit young at 13) . .so, you should definitely go to a doctor to have this examined. No one here can tell you specifically what you have . . this needs to be seen by a medical doctor who can make an examination and diagnosis. Testicular cancer affects males between the ages of 15 – 35. It is considered a germ cell cancer . . females will get ovarian cancer, and males testicular . . both are germ cell cancers.

Kids Health: Types of Cancer Teens Get

http://kidshealth.org/teen/diseases_conditions/cancer/types_of_cancer.html

How to Perform a Testicular Examination

http://kidshealth.org/teen/sexual_health/guys/tse.html

I know two young people who have had testicular cancer . . one is 17 and is just finishing high school. He is in remission and currently doing well. The other was about 21 years old and he died.

Cancer in teenagers is different than cancer found in early childhood and cancer found in adults . .

ASCO: Cancer in Teenagers – Age specific information

http://www.ascocancerfoundation.org/patient/Coping/Age-Specific+Information/Cancer+in+Teenagers/Overview

Don’t fool around with what is potentially a life threatening illness . .go see a doctor.

If I went to the hospital to get checked for colon cancer, what would they do to me to find out? How do they find out? And about how much do you think it will cost? And if I did have colon cancer, what treatment would they tell me to take?
I’m trying to keep this question more general, what would they usually do? What would they normally do or recommend to anyone?

If your signs and symptoms indicate that you could have colon cancer, your doctor may recommend one of more tests and procedures, including:

1.Using a scope to examine the inside of your colon. Colonoscopy uses a long, flexible and slender tube attached to a video camera and monitor to view your entire colon and rectum. If any suspicious areas are found, your doctor can pass surgical tools through the tube to take tissue samples (biopsies) for analysis.

2.Using dye and X-rays to make a picture of your colon. A barium enema allows your doctor to evaluate your entire colon with an X-ray. Barium, a contrast dye, is placed into your bowel in an enema form. During a double-contrast barium enema, air also is added. The barium fills and coats the lining of the bowel, creating a clear silhouette of your rectum, colon and sometimes a small portion of your small intestine.

3. Using multiple CT images to create a picture of your colon. Virtual colonoscopy combines multiple computerized tomography (CT) images to create a detailed picture of the inside of your colon. If you’re unable to undergo colonoscopy, your doctor may recommend virtual colonoscopy.

4. Earlier and initially by conducting Blood tests. Your doctor may order blood tests to better understand what may be causing your signs and symptoms, but there are no blood tests that can detect colon cancer. Blood tests may include a complete blood count and organ-function tests. -

A. With the test results of the above the doctor will confirm if you have colorectal cancer and advice you for further treatment planning depending of various conditions.

Costwise it vary from contry to contry and unless we know where do you stay it is difficult to tell. This one you have to find out locally from an Onclogist or Oncology hospital.

Generally as done for most of the cancers you will have to undergo treatments viz. Surgery, Chemotherapy and radiation therapy. The quantum of cycles of these treatments will be decided again on the basis of seviarity of your disease. -

Please do not worry for the expesnes. You have to carry on the treatments suggested by the Oncologist and try to cure the disease as CANCER IS STILL AN ENIGMA -

My uncle had prostate cancer. Others here have listed the symptoms, so I won’t repeat them. In my uncle, it was diagnosed as a result of his normal yearly physical.

His doctor told him that prostate cancer is very slow growing, but they could go in and remove it if he wanted. After asking a lot of questions, and the doctor telling him that at his age at the time (in his 70′s) that he would most likely die from heart problems or "natural causes" before he would die of the cancer, he decided not to do anything.

But the doctor was wrong in his case. He died 3 years later, as a result of the cancer.

It did grow slowly at first, but toward the end it went pretty quickly. His last year he began to have the common symptoms of advanced cancer, but by the last couple of months he was in a lot of pain and discomfort. He was in a hospice facility for about a month before his death so they could medicate him enough to relieve the pain.

Although it is considered a slow growing cancer, my personal opinion, after losing 4 family members to cancer (uterine, protstate, leukemia, and 1 unknown because it was so advanced there were tumors everywhere), and 1 who’s currently battling it (liver), is don’t be happy with that answer.

First, if you have not been diagnosed see a doctor ASAP before assuming you have it, and make sure whether or not you do. I say ASAP because every day earlier you catch cancer, the better your chances. If you have already been diagnosed, perhaps obtain a second opinion on whether you should seek treatment now rather than wait. My uncle’s children now say they wish he had gone ahead and had it removed when it was still contained in the prostate – because he might still be alive today.

The very best of luck to you (or whomever is going through this).