Cancer Questions

Oxycodone vs Hydrocodone - What's the difference between them?

Posted 16 Mar 2016 • 1 answerFAQ by Drugs.com

Does black stool mean colon cancer?

Posted 28 Aug 2013 by Kingdoctor20 • 5 answers

What does it mean when your stool is black? With bowel movments twice a day I only see black stool after I exercise sometimes or out of the blue some days. I take seroquel xr and a vitamen d supplement.

What is difference between Nexium 40 mg and Esomeprazole Mag DR 40 mg? My ins company switched me?

Posted 14 Apr 2015 by Jerry Haynes • 2 answers

I had esophagus cancer surgery 4 years ago. I was prescribed Nexium 40mg twice per day. Last month my ins company switched me to Esomeprazole Mag DR 40 mg once per day. I understood there was no generic for Nexium.

What is your experience using Erivedge?

Posted 15 May 2012 by john691 • 21 answers

My derm has recommended Erivedge for persistent recurring basal cell carcinoma. What is your experience with the side effects and the effectiveness of the drug to cure bcc?

What are the adverse effects of taking Urimax-Tamsulosin-Hcl 0.4mg for prolonged use?

Posted 12 Apr 2013 • 1 answer

whether Contiflo/Flodart Plus/Flomax are having same effect/composition? Possibility of prostate cancer is ruled out and no other problem with external enlargement except high frequency-which is now reduced to half. If surgery is not at all emergency then,for smooth flow/reduced frequency,Urimax ...

Has anyone used 35 percent food grade hydrogen peroxide to control cancer?

Posted 12 Apr 2010 by leane • 6 answers

My father has melanoma that can't be found but that metasisised into 2 brain tumors. The medical community is only recommending chemotherapy but with a poor prognosis. We are looking desperately to go another way. Has anyone had good or bad results trying the 35% food grade peroxide in water?

Abdominal Adhesions - After a hysterectomy 14 years ago for uterine cancer, I now have adhesions in?

Posted 1 Nov 2013 by Jackie Waite • 4 answers

... my abdomine causing pain mostly in my lower back and side right now. I was an avid exerciser and now my doctor says no exercise not even walking for 3 months. He said I can go in a pool. Isn't pool aerobics exercise? And I honestly don't know what adhesions even are. My doctor, ...

What is the best drug for enhancing appetite for my elderly father?

Posted 8 Jan 2012 by banjoe • 4 answers

My father had esophagus cancer some eight years ago and lost a lot of weight. He can only eat small amounts at each meal and almost everything causes sever acid reflex. As a result he has conditioned himself to only eat those things that don't cause him pain, all of which have no nutritional ...

What is a normal dose of liquid morphine for a terminal cancer patient?

Posted 27 Jul 2013 by TROUBLED DAUGHTER • 3 answers

My mother was dying of brain cancer and the family was kept away for the last week of her life while my step father took care of her... I want to know what a normal dose would be to keep my mom comfortable of liquid morphine.

Cancer - Hi everyone, Normally my wonderful bride would be blogging right now. But sadly, today?

Posted 6 May 2012 • 25 answers

... she is unable to do so. I promised her that if she took a turn for the worst that I would update you. So here it is.. Melissa started having a lot of pain Today. She was vomiting and trembling with so much pain. This started about 12 in the afternoon. The doctors were unable to give her any ...

Can I take lorazepam 1 mg. 1 hour after taking Hydrocodone/acetaminophen 7.5/500mg. (lortab)?

Posted 4 Apr 2010 by Jorge A. Gonzalez • 3 answers

Well, I suffer from cancer to my tongue, actually my tongue was removed and I'm receiving chemo once a week of Cetuximab/Avastin, but I have a terrrible pain in my body and also in my throat. I take Hydorcod/acetamino during the whole day and 3 tablets of lorazepam 1 mg. before going to bed, ...

Has anybody used fluorouracil 5% topical cream for only seven days only and get good results?

Posted 26 Jan 2016 by eedx2 • 6 answers

My Doctor, an MD, who prescribed fluorouracil 5% topical cream to spots on my face and was told to apply it twice a day just to the spots for seven days. A little back ground, I have had some previous skin problems in the past and been treated by freezing (cryo.) for a spot or two, one of which ...

Vicodin vs Percocet: What's the difference?

Posted 5 Sep 2016 • 1 answerFAQ by Drugs.com

Vicodin and Percocet are both used for pain relief but is one stronger or more addictive than the other?

Cancer - Update on Melissa. Most of you know last night things with Melissa got pretty bad. She has?

Posted 8 May 2012 • 22 answers

... a newly fractured wrist from one of her seizures. Right now she is stable. They have her sedated. She has not relapsed back into the coma, she is just sleeping. The doctors are still refusing pain meds. At first I didn't know why. But now I understand. First off, the coma damaged her ...

GERD - I took 40 mg of Nexium this am but am feeling the reflux in my chest and back. It has not?

Posted 28 Mar 2014 by Rockinro • 3 answers

... been 24 hours. Previously was taking Omeprazole twice daily (20mg). I am frustrated and worry that I will end up with esophageal cancer! Does anyone else take more than 40 mg of Nexium/day? I am so anxious about this! Thank you