Melanoma Cancer Survival

Question: Information about third level melanoma cancer.? I'm 15 and my dad just had a mole on his back, close to the spine, removed. The results came in, and the mole was cancerous. The doctor said it was a level three melanoma. he has an 85% chance that it hasn't spread... (obviously a 25% chance it hasn't) we will have results in a few weeks. But my question to you is, do you know anyone who has been in this situation? if it did spread into his lymph nodes... what treatements would he go through? what are his chances of survival.. actually.. any information AT ALL that you may have... would be greatly appreciated. thanks <3 i meant 15% i just pushed the 2 on accident. my bad.

Answer: If there are no lymph nodes involved or distant mets the 5-year survival rate is 65%. If 1-3 lymph nodes are involved it is 50% and 4 or more lymph nodes it is 25%. If there are distant mets it is 6-7 months. Treatment will depend on the stage of the disease and the pathologist’s findings.

Question: What are my chances of getting cancer? My grandma and my mother have had melanoma! I read a sheet about people who have a higher risk of getting melanoma and i fitted it perfectly! I'm worried that I'm next. Also, do you have a higher chance of survival if your younger or older? Thanks!

Answer: Worry will not decrease your risk and may increase it, as stress is linked to health problems and lower life expectancy. Just get yourself checked regularly. Read about it, so you can know what to do or not do, then decide to enjoy the life God gave you and make the most of it. Worry will make you old before your time. http://www.aad.org/public/publications/pamphlets/sun_malignant.html http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/melanoma/ds00439/dsection=symptoms http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1100753-overview http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000850.htm

Question: It's time to play Easy Points, first person to answer correctly gets 10 points.....? Which of these cancers has the lowest survival rate? A) Melanoma B) Breast Cancer C) Leukemia D) Kidney Cancer E) Colon Cancer F) Lymphoma

Answer: C) Leukemia

Question: Can you PLEASE help me solve these!? 10 extra points*? I'm taking my health class online and I have no clue what these questions mean! PLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASE HELPP MEE!!! 26. How does HIV affect the body? It infects red blood cells, decreasing the amount of oxygen the blood can carry. It infects certain white blood cells, destroying the immune system and making the body susceptible to infection. It infects the alveoli of the lungs, reducing lung capacity and the effectiveness of the respiratory system. It infects blood-forming cells in the bone marrow, producing anemia and destroying the immune system. 27. Which type of diabetes generally occurs in young adults and children and always requires insulin as part of the treatment plan? type 1 type 2 type 3 type 4 28. Which of the following is NOT a warning sign of skin cancer? crushing chest pain a sore that does not heal unusual bleeding or discharge thickening or lumps 29. What is the most fatal form of skin cancer associated with moles? squamous cell carcinoma basal cell carcinoma malignant melanoma acute cell melanoma 30. What disease is caused by a bacteria and can be sent in a powdery form for bioterrorism and leads to difficulty breathing and even death? West Nile virus anthrax bovine spongiform encephalopathy stroke 31. What is the general name for all infections that cause diarrhea to occur? Irritable Bowel Syndrome Crohn's Disease Colon Cancer Dysentery 32. Which fat leads to atherosclerosis and can contribute to one's risk of a heart attack or stroke? steroids cholesterol phospholipids olive oil 33. What is key to improve cancer's survival rates? improve people's nutrition and lifestyle choices more research into better chemotherapy drugs programs that stress early detection and intervention better surgical techniques to remove all cancer cells 34. What is the disease that involves changes in the nerves and chemicals of the brain leading to memory loss, personality changes, and complete dependency? Parkinson's Alzheimer's Paget's Grave's 35. Which of the following is not a disorder related to hypertension? congestive heart failure stroke diabetes mellitus heart attack

Answer: I provided as many of the search areas as Yahoo Answers permits (10) at the other area where you placed your question: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AiF.VHHg301RYLVdIslr1twjzKIX;_ylv=3?qid=20090806211605AALgfYl I do want to mention that if you are taking this course because it is a requirement for a field other than Health, it is still important to learn how to research for a quick answer. The whole idea of taking a course is to learn something...not just to get unearned credit. Here are some of the best and easiest sites to use: http://health.nih.gov/ Just type in the keyword - disease in the box and you will be given a selection. Try the first and second ones. Another easy site is the Mayo Clinic using the same procedure as above:: http://www.mayoclinic.com/ That said here are the best keywords and other info to use for each question: 26) I provided website information in my previous answer - this is one where you should really read - I'd avoid Wikipedia on this one as it will just confuse you. 27) The answers are in the other answer I provided Type in "Diabetes Type 4" to begin with - you'll find a shorter selection which will lead you to a discussion of all types and therefore your answer. 28) Warning signs of skin cancer or just think logically and then double check. 29) Fatal form of skin cancer "Most dangerous form of skin cancer" or just enter each term provided in the multiple choice 30) Begin at the top of your list and stop when you think you have the answer - If you're not sure, continue to the last 2. 31) Begin at the top of your list and check each term. 32) The search is "atherosclerosis" - very basic 33) Cancer - survival You could also type in "American Cancer Society" http://www.cancer.org/docroot/home/index.asp 34) Begin with Alzheimer's disease move on to Parkinson's disease Paget's Disease Graves disease 35) "Hypertension" and then each of the choices You can do this and you need to do it. Would you want a doctor or nurse who made it through med school by getting the answers at Yahoo Answers?

Question: Please help me! I'm trying to solve these questions! 10 points*? I'm taking my health class online and I have no clue what these questions mean! PLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASE HELPP MEE!!! 26. How does HIV affect the body? It infects red blood cells, decreasing the amount of oxygen the blood can carry. It infects certain white blood cells, destroying the immune system and making the body susceptible to infection. It infects the alveoli of the lungs, reducing lung capacity and the effectiveness of the respiratory system. It infects blood-forming cells in the bone marrow, producing anemia and destroying the immune system. 27. Which type of diabetes generally occurs in young adults and children and always requires insulin as part of the treatment plan? type 1 type 2 type 3 type 4 28. Which of the following is NOT a warning sign of skin cancer? crushing chest pain a sore that does not heal unusual bleeding or discharge thickening or lumps 29. What is the most fatal form of skin cancer associated with moles? squamous cell carcinoma basal cell carcinoma malignant melanoma acute cell melanoma 30. What disease is caused by a bacteria and can be sent in a powdery form for bioterrorism and leads to difficulty breathing and even death? West Nile virus anthrax bovine spongiform encephalopathy stroke 31. What is the general name for all infections that cause diarrhea to occur? Irritable Bowel Syndrome Crohn's Disease Colon Cancer Dysentery 32. Which fat leads to atherosclerosis and can contribute to one's risk of a heart attack or stroke? steroids cholesterol phospholipids olive oil 33. What is key to improve cancer's survival rates? improve people's nutrition and lifestyle choices more research into better chemotherapy drugs programs that stress early detection and intervention better surgical techniques to remove all cancer cells 34. What is the disease that involves changes in the nerves and chemicals of the brain leading to memory loss, personality changes, and complete dependency? Parkinson's Alzheimer's Paget's Grave's 35. Which of the following is not a disorder related to hypertension? congestive heart failure stroke diabetes mellitus heart attack

Answer: If you are taking a health class online, you should have been provided reading material. I can't give you the answers as that would be cheating but I can provide sites where by reading 2 or 3 paragraphs, you can find the answers rapidly. 26) HIV http://www.epigee.org/health/hiv_symptoms.html http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/hiv-aids/DS00005/DSECTION=symptoms 27) Diabetes in young adults and children http://mayoclinic.com/health/type-1-diabetes-in-children/DS00931 The next one is a must read if you are taking a health class - longer but it provides some very interesting information http://care.diabetesjournals.org/content/23/3/381.full.pdf Here's an easy one: http://www.battlediabetes.com/double-diabetes-placing-your-kids-at-even-more-risk/ Now THINK when you read this next one: http://doctor.website2go.com/p6.html 28) Not a warning sign of skin cancer You should be able to get this one easily http://ezinearticles.com/?Skin-Cancer-Warning-Signs---Five-Signs-and-How-to-Prevent-Skin-Cancer&id=2254326 29) Most dangerous form of skin cancer You're going to have to do some reading here: http://ezinearticles.com/?Melanoma---Surviving-the-Least-Common-But-Most-Dangerous-Form-of-Skin-Cancer&id=1597441 30) This one is on you - think back to after 9/11 and remember the scares at various places. You can already eliminate 2 choices: stroke and bovine spongiform encephalopathy. How is West Nile transmitted? Not through the mail. 31) Diarrhea This is just a matter of looking up each word and doing some simple reasoning - you are looking for a general answer. Do all people with diarrhea have cancer? Isn't Crohn's a specialized disease? Look up dysentry - how do people get it? Is it specific or general. Lastly look up IBS or irritable bowel syndrome. Does that feel like the logical answer? 32) Start by looking up atherosclerosis. Ok the answer should be there but if it isn't...think. Are steroids a fat? yes/No Does everyone who has athrosclerosis use olive oil? What diets is olive oil good for? Now look up cholesterol and then phospholipids. Or to save time just go to Wikipedia and look up Atherosclerosis - your answer is in the first paragraph. 33) What is key to starting cancer treatment? http://www.canceradvice.co.uk/cancer-news/may-2007/cancer-survival-rates-114/ 34) This one is more difficult because it describes the end stages of PD with dementia and it describes completely AD. Think it through. You should also at least know what Grave's disease is and how it requires early intervention. Did you know that Marty Feldman of Young Frankenstein had Graves? That's what caused the bulging eyes although it is certainly not the most common symptom. And most certainly read about the very painful Paget's disease. 35) First you should figure out what hypertension is - the rest is easy. Just make a selection from the drop down - keep returning and reading. Or just be logical because you already know that diabetes is pancreatic. http://www.webmd.com/hypertension-high-blood-pressure/default.htm If you don't know how to conduct a search, this should help - the search parameters were dictated by the questions. I can be reached through Yahoo Answers

Question: What do you think of this article...was McCain being transparent when....? asked to release his medical records? http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/09/30/new-urgency-over-mccain-m_n_130298.html Specifically, here is an excerpt: Provided with only a scant review of the information, questions have begun to rise as to the danger of McCain's most recent bout with cancer. Bronow noted that there are two reports detailing the stage of McCain's latest (his fourth) bout with melanoma. One report put it at a stage 2a, which has a relatively high five-year survival rate; another put it at a stage 3b, which is much more dire in nature. "As a dermatologist, if I hear about a stage three melanoma, I say 'My God this guy is walking on nails here," said Bronow. "There is that much difference between a stage 2 and a stage 3." Asked to detail his notes, Gupta said the pathology report - which lists the size and other attributes of the cancer removed - indicated a stage 2a: "It was 2 centimeters across, 0.22 centimeters deep, and not ulcerated, which gives him a 66 percent survival rate over ten years. Melanoma is a particularly aggressive cancer. Mainly because skin is the largest organ in the body it can spread to the lungs, liver and the brain... Most of the occurrences will occur right away. I am reassured by the fact that it has been eight years now and there hasn't been a reemergence of that melanoma." Apparently none of the news stations will touch this subject...I cant imagine WHY.

Answer: With everything else that's gone on why should news like this be any more of a surprise than anything else?