Is there an increased risk of brain tumor due to effects of radiation from cell phones?
Doctor Joshua’s Answer:
Just recently (Jan 2007), a study was published which found no clear connection of mobile phone use with glioma, a type of brain tumor. The study is inconclusive, because of a borderline statistically significant finding linking increased risk […]

Hello!  
I am a 26 year old male with a rather unusual problem. My left nipple has a swollen lump directly under the nipple. When I first noticed the lump 2 months ago it was painless but it has since started hurting whenever a small amount of pressure is […]

I have experienced pain in my lower left abdomen and during intercourse. After several months I went to the gynecologist. He set up two ultrasounds, a regular ultrasound and a transvaginal ultrasound. The results of these were that I do have some fibroid tumors, but they are small and he did not […]

Dear Doctor,
I am 18 years of age and I recently discovered a swelling bellow my left ear that protrudes like a lump or a gland enlarged. I just got my ear pierced on that same side about a month ago and I don’t think that it has anything to do with the piercing. […]

Dear Doctor,  I am from Bangalore, India. My mother, 67 years old, had a lesion on her left lung which was operated. After 6 months we found that she had a 2 cm tumor in the left lobe of her brain. Had radiation, SRT, chemo,temodal etc but it did not shrink. The last was surgery. The […]

I have a lump on my forehead, 2 inches above my right eye. There’s no pain or discoloration. It appeared suddenly about 2 weeks ago, and hasn’t changed since. I’ve had no fall or head injury. The bump is about the size of a medium green pea. I’ve found very little on line to assist […]

My husband is 38 years old and is in fairly good health. He works out
everyday, lifing weights and doing cardio.
Over the past month, he has been blowing his nose and getting a small
amount of blood in dark mucus in the morning and light mucus throughout
the day. His nose runs quite a bit when exerting himself. […]

I am 53 years old and have been a smoker for 6 years. I just recently noticed a deep pain in my throat. It’s not like any sore throat I’ve ever had. It comes and goes and shoots down into my upper chest area a little. My Lymph glands are swollen and my throat is […]

I would like to ask a question about something I felt up inside of my vagina. I believe what I am feeling is on my cervix. I feel a small bump that is hard and the size of a pea. It does not hurt or feel like a sore. It does not feel like it […]

i am a 21 year man. early at the age of 13 i noticed a small lump at both my nipple areas. i consulted a doctor he adviced that it will get cured automatically in some 6 months. it didnt then again i went to another at the age of 18. he too adviced the […]

Husband dx with Glioblastoma IV one year ago. In the middle of his six and final chemotherapy treatment with Temadar. A firm fixed lump appeared behind left ear. His two tumors located also on left side of head one in Temporal and other in Frontal lobe. Could this lump behind his ear be an enlarged […]

Dr., I am a 52 year old male that stopped smoking and drinking over 30 years ago. Recently I started having tenderness around my left breast. Yesterday I noticed that I now have swelling around the same breast and it is more tender. My mother had breast cancer thus I am concerned.
 
Dr. Joshua’s Answer:
Male breast […]

Is it true that just a one-time exposure to asbestos causes mesothelioma? What are the other effects of asbestos? Can asbestos cause lung scarring? Does asbestos cause other types of cancer, apart from lung cancer and mesothelioma?
Dr. Joshua’s Answer:
Exposure to asbestos can result in asbestosis, which is a form of pulmonary fibrosis, in which a […]

My wife is post menopause. A few months ago she had moderate bleeding
for a few days. She tried to see her family physician, but could only be seen by PA. PA, after full exam, said “can’t find anything, and no infection, see Gyno.”
After about 30 phone calls to find a Gyno (she hasn’t seen one […]