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• Hello, I've been taking flaxseed oil for about a year one teaspoon a day. I now believe it has been rancid most of the time. Today i found out that consumption of rancid oil is associated with cancer. What are my odds for developing cancer due to this? Thanks.
  Alex, Dallas, TX
• In the Shady Grove Newsletter from last month, there is a Look Good...Feel Better program scheduled for August 13 at 1801 Research Blvd. from 10-12 with no contact information. On this website, the only program listed is for Sept. at Wash. Hospital Center. Is the Aug. 13 program still scheduled? Thank you.
  Anne Marie, Rockville, MD
• My friend has lymphoma cancer. It was found last week at Holy Cross Hospital. She lives close to Shady Grove. Big question she doesn’t have medical insurance. She is in pain. She needs a PT scan and biopsy. She is a 69 year old lady. What’s the next step for her?
  Valentyna, Derwood, MD
• Hello, I had lower back surgery some years ago,at Shady Grove. Dr. Polanco did my surgery and has recently past away. I had 2 discs removed.I currently am unemployed and do not have insurance. I have been having back pain and recently it has turned into Chronic Pain.My doctor told me I need a emergency Mri. I have been diagonised with Lumbar Disc Disorder, and I want to find out also if this may be cancer related? I am white, no children and 45 years of age.
  Laura, Gaithersburg, MD
• please can u help me im worried,my sister has fresh blood in her stools,she says its piles,she also had a low blood count and was feeling ill,she recieved a blood transfusion and she feels great,she is now out of hospital,and she says she has abdominal pain in her stomach,she is waiting to go for a scope in her belly and rectum,can she have colon cancer she is only 41.and we have no family history of it.
  james, glasgow, CA