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Q: Atypical Squamous Cells

asked by: bguzman on December 28th, 2008

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I went to my yearly and everything came back negative regarding blood work. My pap showed atypical squamous cells with HPV exposure. They want to do a coloscopy and I'm not sure why exactly.
I do smoke and I eat really bad. But thats all changing. I already began taking vitamins and I'm kicking those 2 nasty habits real quick.

Should I be worried about cancer? Can I have kids? What do those results mean exactly?

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Mabel

replied on January 5th, 2009

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These results mean they want to look further into what maybe going on. It does not mean you have cancer! And it should not affect your ability to have children either.

A pap smear is NOT a diagnostic test. It only tells the doctor when something needs to be looked at more closely. A colposcopy will tell the doctor what he needs to know.

Good luck!

luciusphineas

replied on January 20th, 2009

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pancreatic cancer with adenal squamous

My friend recently had surgery to remove a mass on her pancreas. She was told it was atypical adenal or adrenal squamous cancer. She was told there were experimental chemotherapy protocols available along with radiation. What do you know about this?

Mabel

replied on January 21st, 2009

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Re: pancreatic cancer with adenal squamous

luciusphineas wrote:

I'm sorry your friend is dealing with pancreatic cancer. There are experimental chemotherapy and radiation protocols for every kind of cancer. What she would qualify for and what would work best for her would be what her doctor/s think would work in her personal situation. I know that is vague, but cancer is a personal battle and every patient is different depending on staging, general health, etc.

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