family history of tumors, dr won't check, should I worry?
551817
Yes you should worry a bit. I also have that in my family, If you feel like you have a lot of presure when having entercourse or feel a nott in your lower tummy you should be checked...Also some time you may have semtems of being prego... However if this is caught early you could still be able to have kids... Good luck....Again you may just be fine
1168601
My dad is going through the same problem right now.  He had a scan done, and they are setting up for the vascular surgeon to go in and put in a stent.  He has had this done once before, we were told too much plaque build-up, cholesteral.  He is on Lipitor for that, but the Dr. said it HAS to be done!!  His other side is blocked 80%!!  So try to get in touch with your family Dr. to get set-up for tests ASAP to get a professional problem.  Someone go with the patient to write things down because the patient is usually pretty stressed out to remember what was said!!  Good Luck for Good Health.
323049
you didn't say how old u r. but if theres a familt history i would talk to the dr and see what he/she recommends
186043
Well I suggest calling your doctor first. Then she/he can rule out any thing. You might have to take a blood test.\nBasically all of your medical history and his. Not to mention both familes too.  Good Luck!
900387
Well, you'd have to get a biopsy to actually tell weather it were cancer or not. Even if we were knowledgeable enough to give you the chances, we don't have any tissue or cells to test! Have her Go get a biopsy done, then talk to her doctor, and get a second opinion if it appears to be malignant. \n\nIF SHE DOES NOT GO, then she does not know, people on the Internet can't tell you.\n\nEven if it is a malignant tumor, treatment options today are better than they have ever been, and survival rates have shot up. Best not to panic (especially if you don't have to)
726881
If the doctor won't listen to you the first time, keep repeating it, and go to the police! You don't need to wait for blood work to report the suspicion. Explain to the police there is obvious animosity between this family and his EX..duh that's why they are EX's. Secondly, remind the police that if the family member is not being injured for malicious reasons there is a psychological disorder called Munchhausen Syndrome By Proxy where someone will injure others to get attention for themselves...IE ex wife visits, family member gets sick..EX gets help, she gets attention from doctors and nurses asking what happened...  This is not a common disorder but it exists and does happen... I'm more betting if she is doing something it's malicious.
741498
talk to a doctor, he/she will take a history and do a physical and then determine if any test need to be done, good luck
790834
sorry to say sounds like the same symptons my aunt had and she died 5 weeks later , my dad, 3 months after that biopsy , Be there for her and make peace with your guilt now  . Pray for a miracle but be prepared for the worst . Sorry for my blunt honesty but I really think you should do every thing you can now to work off that guilt .
863076
First of all don't believe what that first doc said. My grandma had pain and it ended up being cancer. I am not trying to worry you, but keep up on having that checked out. Second of all i get pains as well. however its usually because its when my period comes. One more thing. If you ever get more lumps, Always have them checked out. My mom had a lump in her neck. Docs told her not to worry. 10 years later the thing grows so big that they think that she had cancer. Thank God it was not, but they had to remove it and had to do a nerve graft. She was unable to move her right arm. ALWAYS get a second opinion. Wish you well.
248843
It could be any number of things.  Anyone who gives you a diagnosis over a computer is full of dung.  I'd talk to your family doctor first.  Are you taking any medications?  Doing any drugs?  I'd then talk to my school guidance counselor and see where they refered me.
905255
Absolutely.  Your family doctor is always your first line of defense!  He can refer you to a specialist if he deems necessary, and usually a referral will get you an appointment faster than you just calling up as a new patient.  Many times specialists only see new patients via professional referral. Always discuss every health concern with your family doctor....and then, if you don't get the answers you want, get a second opinion!  Good luck!!
644740
Check with your family doctor who would\nbe more apt to supply you with a more\nvalid opinion.
555536
Believe it or not, the safest way to go at the moment is surgury. If you just leave them, they could become malignant, where as, if you have surgury, the risk is far less. The same thing happened to my mother, and she had surgury and turned out fine. There was a history of breast cancer in her family, as both her mother and grandmother had it. I assure you, surgery is the best way to go. (My mother is looking over my shoulder, and she agrees. Actually, you're about her age, too.)
670245
my doctor has never had an issue with this..It would seem pretty shady to me if they did have a problem with it.
829740
My 17 year old has cancer but other than fluid build up, he has always been asymptomatic. He did feel his cancer though, but we didn't know what it was. He kept feeling a hard lump in the abdominal area and asked what it was. I didn't know but kind of dismissed his concern. I did feel ill at ease though, but I couldn't put my finger on why. You just don't expect a healthy athletic kid to have abdominal cancer, you have nothing to compare the experience to.  Unfortunately, a month later he was diagnosed with stage IV cancer.\n\nThere are many types of cancers that give no warning signs at all and can progress to a stage IV without symptoms. If you have a feeling that something is wrong, than you need to act on that instinct.\n\nIt is probably best for you to go have a complete physical and mention your concerns to the doctor.\nWhen we were first trying to figure out what was wrong with him, nothing made any sense and in hindsite we should have been communicating more with his pediatrician. So talk to your doctor. Tell him why you feel this way and insist that he take you seriously.\n\nI will always regret not taking my sons comments that something was wrong as seriously as I should have.\n\nAsymptomatic Illness\nhttp://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/002217.htm\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asymptomatic\n\nSome examples of some asymptomatic cancers:\nOvarian, cervical, skin, testicular, breast, prostate, and colorectal cancers
565583
I think you should tell your parents and consult a doctor. This is not to scare you but rather just to be on the safe side. :)\n\nYou are 13 years old and a lot of hormonal changes happen at that age. But if those bumps are bothering you, it would be much better to have it checked. Breast cancer can affect many women, even in their teens. But sometimes, some bumps and lumps are not cancerous but still have to be chekced by a doctor in order to know. And since you have such a strong family history of cancer, I suggest you have them checked out. It would be better to be safe.\n\nWell, I hope everything turns out fine for you. Take care and try not to stress about it too much. :)
185485
I have had 6 large tumors removed from my body, and have been thought to have Neurofibromatosis, but all doctors involved in my treatment couldn't agree on a diagnosis.  My tumors have been sent to the Mayo Clinic and the Air Force.  Even they could not provide a definitive diagnosis for me.  The last tumor I had removed was in 1992, and have not had any since.  I guess I shall remain a medical mystery.