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Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D.
Expertise
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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Recent Reviews from Users
K = Knowledgeability C = Clarity of Response T = Timeliness P = Politeness| User | Date | K | C | T | P | Comments |
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| paul | 11/06/09 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | great, very professional and rational reply |
| paul fava | 11/06/09 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | very detailed and elaborate.....may your God ..... |
| Jamie | 11/06/09 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Thank you so much. Very helpful and ..... |
| paul fava | 11/06/09 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | great Doctor.....very kind of you. |
| Dusti McLemore | 11/05/09 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Recent Answers from Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D.
2009-11-06 Cancer ?!:
SURE! Please let me have ALL the results of your blood tests so that we can see what kind of anemia you may have. To evaluate an anemia you need A LOT of lab. results. Not just your Hb and ferritin! You
2009-11-05 swollen lymph node:
Well if a lymph node goes down in size it is a good sign. I think that instead of continued speculation with regards to this node, make sure that you have a biopsy done. If no lymphoma is found you can
2009-11-05 swollen lymph node:
That it feels bigger & harder in the morning is probably due to other causes which have nothing to do with the lesion itself (the condition of the surrounding tissues). It probably should be movable but
2009-11-05 Endometrial biopsy?:
Life is full of surprises and things do change over time. Your cancer risk is probably not high but it is not 0. If there is one there it is probably not an advanced one, so rather early. I suppose he/she
2009-11-03 Squamous cell lung cancer:
It could at least be considered. I normally do not comment on details of chemotherapy here for the simple reason that I'm retired and the progress of chemotherapy is so swift that it is hopeless to try
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