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Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D.
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Questions concerning Cancer, Oncology, radiation Therapy, Tumours, Chemotherapy, Cytotoxic Drugs, Hormonal Therapy, Radiation Protection.
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I'm a Doctor of Medicine. Licensed/certified physician and surgeon and specialist in Medical Oncology and Radiation therapy in Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and the European Union. Background in Radiation Therapy, Medical Oncology, Radiation Protection, Nuclear Medicine, Diagnostic Radiology, Gynecological Oncology, Clinical Pathology, Clinical Cytology,Hematology and Internal Medicine. M.D. from the faculty of medicine, Royal Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden. Have also been an exchange student at the Hebrew University, Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem Israel. Former medical consultant, Swedish National Board of Radiation Protection. Former Police Surgeon and Medical Examiner, Stockholm Police Department. Former Chief Medical Officer, The Royal Guards, The Royal Horse Guards and the Royal Household Brigade, Royal Swedish Army Medical Corps. Now in private practice in Stockholm, Sweden. I also answer questions in these other categories: General History, Military History, Brain Tumors, Breast Cancer, Colon Cancer
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| laura | 11/17/09 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | really fast response. wish my biopsy results ..... |
| Marlene | 11/17/09 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Dr. Nordquist, Thank you very much for ..... |
| Tracy | 11/15/09 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Would have liked some statistics to back ..... |
| pattie | 11/14/09 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Thank you for your help. I start ..... |
Recent Answers from Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D.
2009-11-21 colon polyps:
Well look at it this way, your polyp had the POTENTIAL of becoming malignant BUT WAS NOT malignant. And now it has been removed and can NOT do anything anymore! Of course you may develop more polyps, that
2009-11-19 Stage IV Metastatic Melanoma Help:
His symptoms as you describe them are probably mainly caused by his illness though some medicines may contribute to some of them. Unfortunately his prognosis is very bad. Malignant melanomas are usually
2009-11-19 itchy moles:
Dear Tanny, why on Earth are you tanning like this?! Do you wish to develop one or several skin cancer(s)? Here in my native Sweden the potentially deadly skin cancer malignant melanoma is now 50(!) times
2009-11-19 pine bark and anti oxidants:
I do not know anything about any "marine pine bark". It may or may not be true. I simply do not know. This is the first time I hear of it. Vitamin A, C & E are all antioxidants. Well, oranges, limes, lemons
2009-11-18 Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer:
It may have extended his life somewhat and eased his symptoms for some time but probably not by much and the end result would most probably have been more or less the same unfortunately. Easy cancer deaths
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