My dad was diagnosed with a tumor and the doctor said surgery isn't an option. He's barely eating anything and the doctor mentioned it's hard to treat. What can we do to help him feel better or improve his appetite?

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The cause of cancer is multifactorial such as genetics, environmental and lifestyle. Cancer develops when the body's normal control mechanism stops working. Old cells do not die and instead grow out of control, forming new abnormal cells which may form a mass of tissue called a tumor.

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My mother is 42 and has a uterine tumor that doctors say is cancerous. They want to wait 6 weeks to dry the wound before considering surgery. Is this the right approach or should surgery be done sooner?

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I'm a bit worried after my recent chest X-ray. It showed this opacity in the right lower zone, so they did a CT thorax with contrast. The results showed a well-defined, heterogeneously enhancing lobulated mass in the anterior mediastinum on the right side, around 6.6x5.3x6.5cm. It seems to be involving the prevascular space, but thankfully, there arent any changes in the surrounding lung parenchyma. They mentioned it could be either a lymph nodal mass or a thymoma. Could you help me understand what this might mean and what the possible next steps could be?

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