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• 45 Years
• 14/08/2025

I was just diagnosed with a thyroid cancer tumor in my neck can surgery actually treat this or are there other options I should know about

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I'm really worried about my 67-year-old mom, who used to smoke back in her teens but quit ages ago. She had a tough bout with Covid pneumonia in December 2020 and thankfully recovered. Still, a CT scan afterward showed some scattered ground glass opacities in her upper right lung, but they didn't give her any treatment then. She had this dry cough hanging around for over a year, but nothing serious came of it until we did another CT scan after a year and a couple of months. This scan showed a soft tissue mass around 3 cm in her upper right lung with surrounding interlobular septal thickening, ground glass opacities, and bronchiectatic changes. A PET scan said it's metabolically active, and a biopsy showed it's small cell carcinoma. They've started treatment now. I'm just trying to understand, could the post-Covid fibrosis and ground glass opacities have caused this small cell carcinoma? It's really concerning since the lung mass was found surrounded by those ground glass opacities. Any insights would really help me.

no covid doesn't cause small cell carcinoma

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Can you suggest the best hospital in Jaipur for treating stage 2 oral squamous cell carcinoma and is SMS Hospital a good choice for oncology surgery what are its advantages and drawbacks

For stage 2 oral squamous cell carcinoma in Jaipur, SMS Hospital is a solid government facility with experienced oncologists. Pros include affordability and surgical expertise; cons might include waiting times and less personalized care.

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I have neuroendocrine tumor rectal colon cancer and have already gone through 25 rounds of chemo radiation with capacitabine tablets plus photon radiation, along with 4 cycles of carboplatin and etoposide chemo. Will I need surgery for this? Is this type of cancer fully curable can I expect to recover completely and be disease-free?

oncologist opinion.

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