Bone Cancer

Question: What are the signs of bone cancer in a dog? I have a Rottweiler and I know they are prone to bone cancer, so I'd like to know what the signs of it are. Thanks.

Answer: Many people as me what to look for to tell if their dogs have cancer. Well, I must confess it is a tough question since there are so many cancers, and they all can present a little differently. I thought I should give you a little summary of some of the biggies. First, statistically, cancer TENDS to affect older dogs. So, more lumps and bumps on a young dog are benign than cancerous. One hallmark of a cancer is it worsens over time. Cancers you can see usually get bigger. A growth that stays very small for years is not likely to be a true cancer. Again, this is on average and is not a guarantee. Some cancers are visible, while others are internal. The visible ones can be blackish (melanomas), purplish (hemangiosarcomas), fleshy, inflamed and red (histiocytomas), look like a non-healing open sore (squamous cell carcinomas), be firm, hard and deeply attached (fibrosarcomas), or have any appearance (mast cell tumor, the great imitator). The internal ones are invisible, so we have to look for overall signs in the dog. When they are far along, cancers usually cause weight loss (cancer cachexia) without an obvious external reason. They often will cause less appetite. Many times dog owners will tell me they think their dog got tired of his or her food. They can cause low energy, where the dog will just lay around a lot. Internal cancer signs also depend on where the cancer is happening. For example, a bone tumor (osteosarcoma) might cause a limp, or a bladder tumor (transitional cell carcinoma) might cause straining to urinate, blood in urine, or urinating small amounts frequently. A tumor found in the wall of the stomach might cause vomiting, and in the intestine, diarrhea. Some cancers cause internal bleeding, like hemangiosarcoma of the spleen. This bleeding causes sudden weakness and wobbly legs. A nasal tumor like a squamous cell carcinoma might cause discharge or bleeding from a nostril, or sneezing that won’t go away. Lung cancers (bronchial adenocarcima) or tumors of the heart can cause coughing. Lumps in the breast with discharge from teats could be mammary carcinomas. The good news is, not all of these signs point to cancer. Lots of other things can cause each and every one of these signs. The important thing to remember is to get it checked out by someone who knows what they are doing. If we are dealing with cancer, moving early is the way to go. Best to all,

Question: What are the odds of winning a battle against bone cancer? Someone very close to me has bone cancer, and I was wondering if it is really serious. Though all cancers are.

Answer: it depends on the type of bone cancer. The age of the person, where the bone cancer is, if it has spread to other tissues, and how advanced it was once it was discovered. The survival rate for many cancers is high. Mine was caught early and with amputation and Chemo the cancer went away and never came back. 16 years cancer free this April 20th. I had osteosarcoma just below the knee.

Question: What do you think of Zometa infusions every month for bone Cancer treatment? I have bone cancer and am currently getting Zometa infusions every month for treatment. Some say that Zometa builds up in you bones and it is not necessary to get it every month. This treatment has been given for approx one (1) year.

Answer: The FDA and drug manufacturer both recommend treatments every 3-4 weeks for bone cancer, so it looks like you are receiving the recommended dosage. Patients monitored over several consecutive treatments showed increasd blood plasma concentrations that seem to plateau at roughly 15% higher than the plasma concentration if the drug did not build up. Increased concentrations of this magnitude are considered small.

Question: what causes bone cancer and what can i do to prevent it? what causes bone cancer and what can i do to prevent it?

Answer: We don’t know what causes any cancer and there is no way to prevent them.

Question: What's the average life expetctancy with matastatic bone cancer? Can som1 pls just give me a straight answer? Cancer fills both lungs, 3 vertabre, hip, sacrum, pubic bone, lg tumor almost fills bronchia. On average, how long r we looking at? I want 2 make plans 2 do things w/ new wife & just need 2 know.

Answer: What age person? What type of cancer? There are many types of cancer that can be metastatic to bones and lungs. Some respond to treatment and some do not. The doctor who knows all of the details of this case should be explaining this. But no doctor ever knows the precise amount of time someone has months in advance. So there is no straight answer to this question. The malignancy filling both lungs would be a greater concern than the bone lesions. Lance Armstrong had testicular cancer metastatic to his lungs and brain; yet he was cured with treatment. The type of cancer is crucial here.

Question: How to cure secondary level bone cancer for a 68 years old patient? My mom suffers from Secondary level bone cancer. She was having pain in the beginning say for about 2 months. We left it as it is bcoz of her age factor generally pain comes. But now on investigation we found it is cancer. We are not able to find out the primary level. Any medicines that can cure cancer? Now if she gets pain we give proxyvan and omez. She also consumes Amilodipin for BP. She has been given Radiation for only 7 days and doctors informed that is the final treatment that they can offer. Please help me.

Answer: Has she had a PET scan to try and find the primary cancer? If she has bone cancer that has spread from an unknown primary cancer then this is not a good situation. She has been given the radiation for palliative pain control in her bones and not as a curative treatment. Make sure her pain is treated properly as it will probably increase over time. Perhaps it is time to contact hospice or make other preparations to take care of your mother. Here is a good webpage about cancer of unknown primary so that you can better ask questions about treatment options of your mother's Drs. Make sure you have realistic expectations because there is no reason to make her sick from chemotherapy if the treatment will not produce remission or extend life span. good luck http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic1463.htm

Question: what is the life expectancy for bone cancer that is not spread and no chemo or radiation is taken? my mother in law is being tested for bone cancer and we wont know anything until next week but the family is very concerned. she is 84 and if it comes back positive,(which the doctors think it will), she will not take any treatment. We are wondering what this will do to her body as far as affects and weakness. She is already very week and sleeps alot.

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Question: What is the chance someone will survive secondary bone cancer? A friend found out she has bone cancer but docs cant find the primary cancer source A friend who is in her early 50's found out she has seconday bone cancer. Her docs cant find the primary source of cancer and theyve ruled out breast cancer. Her platelet count has been very low and shes had to have 2 blood transfusions. She is in alot of pain and is weak. She is also very pale. She goes sometime next week to see what her options are. Im very worried about her.

Answer: Most types of carcinoma metastatic to bone are not considered curable. Breast cancer is a good bet (depending on the person's age) in a situation where the primary cannot be identified and the bone lesions are biopsy proven adenocarcinoma. These people may respond with oral hormonal therapy with or without chemotherapy. The key would then be to control the disease with medication and possibly some focal radiation therapy if needed for symptomatic control. Are you certain this is a malignancy? Is there a confirmed biopsy showing carcinoma? We are greatly hampered by such limited information here. We don't even know the woman's age. If this is an adenocarcinoma, the primary could be a breast cancer, kidney cancer, thyroid cancer, lung cancer, or less likely a GYN malignancy or a GI malignancy. When all testing fails to show the primary, I always treated for the BEST type it could possibly be. All this testing and searching for the cancer cell type just tells us what is likely to help most. Sometimes you have to guess and try different treatments until you find what works for that one special patient - AND - each person/patient is special. It sounds crude when so much of medicine is scientific these days, but there is still some art to the practice of medicine - and experience counts.

Question: How efective is Erbitux for a methastasic bone cancer? What can I expect? The methastasic bone cancer is from an unknown primary without any organ compromised, till now we know his liver has cells but is working normally wihtout any simptom. We have 2 years with this problem one looking for what was the desease and other one with the diagnosis. He is in good shape now, when he´s not in pain.

Answer: Cetuximab (marketed under the name Erbitux) is used in metastatic colon cancer and is given concurrently with the chemotherapy drug irinotecan (Camptosar®), a form of chemotherapy that blocks the effect of DNA topoisomerase I, resulting in fatal damage to the DNA of affected cells. While there remains some scientific controversy on this, assessment for EGFR expression is required for use in Colorectal Cancer, but not in Head & Neck Cancer. It is best to refer to updated Prescription Information [2]. Cetuximab was approved by the FDA in March 2006[3] for use in combination with radiation therapy for treating squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (SCCHN) or as a single agent in patients who have had prior platinum-based therapy. One of the side effects of Cetuximab therapy is the incidence of, possibly severe, acne-like rash. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cetuximab Compared to radiation alone, cetuximab plus radiation therapy can nearly double the median survival in patients with a certain kind of head and neck cancer that has not spread to other parts of the body. However, further research is needed to know whether cetuximab plus radiation is more effective than the current standard of care (chemoradiotherapy using the drug cisplatin).

Question: Do you know a website where I can find a diagram of the Osteosarcoma bone cancer? I need to find a diagram of the osteosarcoma bone cancer before school starts I just need that and I'm done with my project I've been ignoring what I have 2 do and I need it now! PLEASE HELP ME!

Answer: Search images for osteosarcoma.

Question: Are there any alternative natural herbs for bone cancer? My wifes uncle in Honduras has bone cancer and not much money to fight it. I was wondering if there are natural herbs or methods to fight this disease.

Answer: go on Dr Richard Schulze's incurables program. You can email me and I will send you a link to the save your life videos whee you will learn so much and he salso speifically talks about bone cancer but going on it it is not that cheap), but I live below the poverty line and did it by making my own tinctures. If he goes here someone lists a source to comparable formula that are somewaht cheaper.. http://www.curezone.com/forums/fm.asp?i=1216921#i thoroughly read this curezone site and see herbdoc.com for the formulas. http://curezone.com/schulze/handbook/TNIP.asp also search around the site Email me and I can send a link to the first two videos and how to get the rest.. In the videos, he has a story of a man with bone cancer in 90% of his bones was came to him not for the cancer as he thought it was incurable but for raging bladder infections no doctor could heal..he cured that in three days and eventually the bone cancer too. you might also try essiac tea but be sure it is brewed correctly. also supplement your programs with wheat grass. Get the hoxsey formula or schulze detox formula found at herbdoc.com is similar but not sure that this will be enough. Do searches at curezone.com Best best is the incurables (save your life) program. He might try going to juice fasting (but be sure he is taking an colon cleanse with it like that at herbdoc.com)..as a bare minimum take psyllium with it as the bowels must be working. with it do skin brushing and exercise to use the skin to sweat..see this link and study the incurables program..do the parts he can if he can't afford it like the hot cold showers but not sure if it is enough.. If he is juice fasting, take in only fresh juiced fruits and veggies, potassium broth (see this link for incurables), herb teas, and good water like distilled or reverse osmosis. also read the book cancer battle plan and cancer battle plan sourcebook and if possible see the videos by Dr lorraine day (cancer doesn't scare me anymore) and hoxsey the quack who cured cancer (at the end they list many alternative treatment Of the five program from the past I read cured cancer, I noticed all of them used raw fruits and veggies (preferable organically grown) and their juices). This is because there is a protein coating surrounding each cancer cells and this prevents the immune system from killing it. the enzymes in the produce eat away this coating and this allows the immune system to go in and kill the cancer cells. I read green tea also does this (be sure is is home brewed green tea and no the commercial stuff). there is hope..no matter how bad he is..the best I feel is the incurables but people have also been healed on essiac and the hoxsey formula an all juice fasts as well Please email me for the links to the videos..I can maybe send you the manual but it is hard to send as it is 700 pages if I have your email address, or if I can help further.

Question: How hard is it to get med waiver for army nat guard husband had bone cancer at 3 yr removed no problem now 36? Husband is enlisting in Army National Guard, went through MEPS and is now waiting for a medical waiver. He is 36 now and had a childhood bone cancer when he was 3 years old. It was removed and there haven't been any problems since. What is the likelihood that his waiver will be approved?

Answer: Since cancer is classified as a malignant tumor, a history of a malignant tumor is disqualifying. The first source is the medical standard for this condition. Medical waivers for entry into the National Guard is covered in the second source.

Question: Is there any chances of getting bone cancer by punching regularly on wall? I am a boxer and I punch regularly on wall.IS there any chance of getting bone cancer by this practice?

Answer: probally not, but your gonna get dumber by getting punched in the head

Question: Do anybody know where to get more information on Bone Cancer? Websites, books, magazines,and etc.! I'm doing my report on Bone Cancer. It has 3 kinds of bone cancer. But I want a lot of stuff. I have to do a presentation. It as to be 5 to 10 minutes. That is all I need.

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Question: Has anyone lost there Rottweiler to bone cancer? I lost big Jakeyboy yesterday to bone cancer. He was 10. He lost the use of one leg after about 3 months of starting to limp. It is just so hard to not get the feeling that i have let him down as i had to get him put to sleep. Why are our big dogs dying of this terrible cancer. Its something like 80% of Rottweiler's will get cancer so they say. Is it the dry food?. Is it something else?

Answer: I'm so very sorry you lost your dog to this killer disease. You didn't let him down, you showed him the ultimate act of loving kindness by letting him go to spare his suffering. I lost my Rottweiler to osteosarcoma a few months back. It seems to be the scourge of our breed. I don't know that the dry food has anything to do with it. I feed my dogs a raw diet and my dog still got this terrible cancer. Again I am so very sorry for the loss of your boy. I feel your grief and heartache. Rest in Peace beautiful boy.

Question: Is there a herbal remedy for dogs with bone cancer? My boxer has bone cancer and I was wondering if there was any herbal remedy she can take to help her?

Answer: It's not quite herbal, but is easy and works quite well. I have been doing a lot of research on cancer because my Mom has terminal lung cancer which has spread to her bones. We are undergoing treatment at a clinic in the Bahama's and thankfully she has made improvement since we arrived. In my research I have found a treatment that works for dogs as well as humans that I am very interested in and have research extensively for a few weeks. It is cesium chloride/DMSO. You mix the two liquids together and spread it on the skin, it is quickly absobed into the body and has been proven to have profound results. The best supplier I have found is www.essence-of-life.com. More specifically for a dog is: http://www.essense-of-life.com/info/phtherapypackage.htm#petsilicapk But, I would say call first. Larry, is very knowledgeable and will tell you how best to use it for your specific case. It seems a little expensive, but nothing more than your vets have already charged and cheap when it means you could have your beloved baby for years to come. If it is too expensive, try just getting the Cesium, DMSO and Potassium and skipping all the rest, they help but those three are the main treatment. You can look up online how it works or I can explain it to you but it would be too long to put on here, email me if you would like that info goossensk@yahoo.com Good luck to you and your best friend! Kris