throat cancer blood tests

//www.webmd.com/cancer/news/20060913/blood-test-for-cancer Hope this is helpful!

There are tests for cancer, including a blood test where the "cancer marker" is taken. This test is only an indicator, biopsy is also a possibility and should be easy to get a sample from your throat. Given you family cancer history I think it a good idea to run the tests. As for medical care being "Free", that's a mistaken conclusion. The UK pays for medical through taxes, debt and government control and delay, and debt - the same method the US is headed to.

My husband has/ had throat cancer. He went through kemo and radiation. He is going to tested Fri. to see if treatment worked. He still has very bad breath. Also 2 other spots have shown up too. He also has a large lump on his leg.

but due to family history of cancer, and my nodules have grown instead of getting smaller this year and continue symptoms of swollen neck, pain and swallowing. We have decided to do a TT. since my tests my throat has been sore, and today I have not voice. Is this normal or wonder if I have infection? How long does it take to recover from TT? and what should I expect. I meet next week with a surgeon, he has 34 yrs. experience. Any suggestions for helping the throat?

All in all everything that was done did not show any type of mass or obstruction. Even with all these tests done, I still seem to have this lump in my throat feeling. It is not in the middle of my throat but more lower and on the left side above my collar bone area. With this the docs decided to put me on Nexium which helped in the beginning but then the feeling came back, now I am on Ranitidine twice a day with taking Mylanta (for gas).

Often people mistakenly call the cancer in the thyroid throat cancer as the thyroid sits in the throat area. You would be best to post your question in the cancer forum.

It may be nothing since your blood tests were normal. Did you have a complete blood count done too? The itching may be an allergy to a food or contact with it externally. I am allergic, among other things to antipersperants (aluminum chorohydrate) and all of them have this ingrediant. I have to use Crystal deoderant which is only potassium choride. Sometimes an itch on one side can be a neurological thing.I would see another doctor.

Both parents are alive and well. No medical problems except I am homozygous for factor V leiden (dx Feb 2012 by blood tests after 2nd blood clot as a result of birth control which I am no longer taking). It all started in June when I noticed hard tiny (about the size of a pea) lymph nodes in my groin area. I went to my doctor because I was a little freaked out.

They tested her and found out that she has strep throat. They also found blood in her urine sample and want her to get it tested again later for a cause. My mom has just beaten breast cancer and she, understandably, gets a bit worried when tests have any kind of unusual results. I realize it may not be anything really bad but after everything she has been through I also worry a bit about this. Can anyone tell me if perhaps these two are linked or if it may be something else entirely.

What im more concerened about is that i had these blood tests 2 came back fine but this test called CEA has come back raised at 6.6 on 2 occasions, i asked the doctor what this meant, he kept saying i wouldnt worry about it at this stage, now i recieved a letter to have another scan to see the growth of the cyst and he was goin to consult one of his surgical colleagues to see what they wanted to do about it.

Hi there, I had a LOT of blood tests done in January, one came back that I am a bit concerned about, not sure if I should be. One of the tests was electrophoresis and the result came back showing monoclonal banding.

and the pain comes as I sneeze, cough, pass a constipated stool, walk too far etc, but now, today, I have been asked to call in for blood tests, and I find the abbreviations slightly alarming considering all else what clear, so I wonder if you could help shed some light please? ::Clinical Details:: Stage III CRF ::Chemical Pathology:: LFT [and I think] UTE.

Hello I have been having some Throat Tightness, Its a feeling like a choking sensation, it doesn't bother me all of the time just every now and then. I am only 16 years old. Sometimes I have throat pain. I have had this a lot of my life, it comes and goes, sometimes it will stay away as long as a year or so, but somehow it manages to come back. Do you think that this could be some type of cancer of the throat? I did have a lot of sore throats when I was younger.

I have had a dry cough for 18 years. Every time I go to the ENT he says, 'It hasn't been 5 years. Cancer doesn't grow that fast.' Two weeks ago, I had a lot of phlegm in my throat and when I brought it up, it was bright red blood. This was repeated a few days later. I have since learned on Dr. Oz Show that I have Silent Reflux, similar to GERD, but no heart burn, only constant coughing.

Why don't doctors care at all about my 8+ thyroid nodules, some calcified, pedunculated, hipoechoic etc. largest has grown to 2cm. I can't even get a throat/neck scope. Doc wouldn't look at tests or examine me, just said it's all acid reflux. I asked if not cancer then? he said dunno! having issues with my voice, breathing, swallowing and many hypo symptoms. I can't find anyone to help me. have known about nodules 12years. fna in 2000 was inconclusive. what to do?

There could be many causes for your throat feeling like this- so I don't think we can say it could be cancer based off of just these symptoms. Are you still experiencing the symptoms? Have you been able to get to your doctor?

Pain in the neck could be due to a variety if issues such as musculoskeletal, infection or possibly cancer. Cancer of the throat may involve the vocal cords, larynx, or other areas of the throat. This usually presents with abnormal breathing sounds, cough with or without blood, difficulty swallowing, hoarseness that does not get better in 1 - 2 weeks, neck pain, swelling or lumps in the neck, sore throat that not get better, or unintentional weight loss.

I went to my GP with my concerns and he looked in my throat, felt my neck and glands, and said that I have nothing to worry about. My blood was drawn and my blood tests were perfectly normal. I was tested for Mono and that test was negative. He said that my white blood cell count was normal so if I had cancer the white blood cell count would be elevated. Is this true?

It may also be allergies you have ..if the tests are negative its doubtful you have cancer but always good for peace of mind to check it out.

I went through extensive testing about 4 years ago. They biopsied my thyroid (no cancer), ran multiple blood tests, and a barium tests on my throat (found no obstructions). This is when they did come to a conclusion my enlarged thyroid was due to hashimotos. I have adapted to this problem to the point I don't notice how often I clear my throat; however, I am a teacher. My students have noticed numerous times.

m a hypochondriac and was convinced I somehow had lung cancer, she also ordered some blood tests I should get back on Monday. So far, the Azithromycin hasn't helped. I'm 21, and have never smoked, drank, or done any drugs. I am sometimes exposed to second-hand smoke and work in a shop with some chemicals, though I don't work with them directly. So what does it sound like I've got? Post-nasal drip? Pneumonia, bronchitis?

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