Is Squamous Cell Carcinoma Contagious

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squamous cell carcinoma/AIDS-- why are my blood counts depleted?

I have AIDS, and recently diagnosed squamous cell carcinoma. I am being treated with radiation and chemotherapy. My hemoglobin keeps dropping to around 9, as well as my platlets are nearly depleted. Any reasons for this? cd4=575/viral load...

Response from Bruce Dezube, M.D.

Harvard Medical School

What you are describing is very typical. Both chemotherapy and radiation work by killing off cancer cells. Unfortunately neither therapy is a 100% selective. This means that although they kill off cancer cells, they also kill off (to a lesser... Read more »

squamous cell carcinoma / I. from SA

Dear Doctor,I refer to the mails of 24 Nov. when I wrote that I was diagnosed with aquamous cell... Read more »

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squamous cell carcinoma- What does this all mean?

what does this mean and what is the prognosis in laymans language??Microscopic exam of the fine... Read more »

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Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

I have just been told that I have the following type of skin cancer Squamous Cell Carcinoma. I have been positive since 1989 and my counts are good at this time. I would like to hear from anyone out there who has had the same cancer and how they are... Read more »

tcells n v.l.????

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

My t-cells have dropped to 97, but my v.l. isundectable..I feel good so i go with it..I trynot to get caught up in numbers....Guess I waitedto long to take meds..I was down to 27 tcellsand my v.L. was skyhigh....they told me,because Iwaited so long... Read more »

Final Hope Gone - Need Your Help

Posted by Choosing2Liv, 7 Replies

Well, I just spoke with the nurse at my infectious disease doctor's office to get the results of last week's blood test. After verifying my date of birth and social security number, she began to rattle off numbers to me. I quickly interrupted her... Read more »

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Is the AIDS virus harmless? Is AIDS not contagious?
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