EXPERT
Dr. Alejandro Calvo
Hospice and Palliative Care Specialist
- Kettering, Ohio
- Universidad Mayor de San Simon (UMSS) School of Medicine
- Accepting new patients
You Have Advanced Lung Cancer, Now What?
So, you were just diagnosed with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), and your head is full of thoughts and concerns about the future of your loved ones and yours. It...
My grandfather has cancer that has spread across his body. Should we put him in hospice?
My grandma just entered hospice care. How can I help?
As for what you can do for her, just try to spend as much quality time with her.
Dr. Calvo.
How can I tell if I'm anemic?
I would highly recommend you go see your primary care physician for a routine exam and bring up those symptoms. Pay attention to weight changes, changes in bowel habits, presence of blood in stools, changes in your nails or hair as well as usual cravings (like craving ice or starch, craving chocolate does not count), if you have any of them also bring home up to your doctors attention. Dr. Calvo
I want to be a bone marrow donor
You can join the bone marrow registry here: https://bethematch.org
Bone marrow donation is now done via peripheral blood with a leukopheresis machine after treatment with growth factors.
In other words, they will give you a bone marrow booster to make your stem cells come out to your blood stream, then you get hooked to a pheresis machine (similar to the one used for platelet donation) and they collect your stem cells (called CD 34 cells).
That sample gets frozen until it is ready to use. They will not poke your hip or breast bone.
Hope this is helpful.
Dr. Calvo