Medical Questions » Cancer

Question 1:	What are the early signs of cancer? When should I see a doctor? I don' t want to be a worry-wart about a skin spot that is a wart and not a cancer!
Question 2:	Several members of my family have had cancer of different sorts, and this scares me. What causes cancer? How can I avoid it?
Question 3:	If I was unlucky enough to get cancer, how could this be treated?
Question 4:	Where does cancer spread to when you have a secondary cancer? I have had cancer in the breast, and I have been told that surgery has been successful and I have no secondaries, but I would like to watch out for any problems.
Question 5:	My mother has to have yet another operation after several operations for breast cancer. This time they are going to remove her glands. Why are glands removed after operations for cancer?
Question 6:	My mother is on methotrexate for treatment of cancer. It is having terrible side effects. Is it worth continuing?
Question 7:	My brother has Hodgkin' s disease and I am told it is serious. He lives a long way from me, and I don' t like to crossexamine him on the phone about his problem. Can you please explain this condition for me?
Question 8:	Does a person who is terminally ill have to suffer excruciating pain, or can it be controlled?

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