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Dear Dr. Roach: After treatment for prostate cancer (with brachytherapy) at age 69, my husband started self-medicating for pain with alcohol. His drug of choice is straight vodka in what I feel to be staggering quantities.

Dear Dr. Roach: My 45-year-old daughter was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis about a year ago following alarming bladder problems and numbness. She received steroids that effectively treated the bladder problem.

Dear Dr. Roach: I recently had surgery, and my blood pressure was monitored with a catheter. The readings were higher by 30 to 40 points compared with cuff measurements taken at the same time.

It has been 42 years since I last wrote about ovarian cancer.

Dear Dr. Roach: I recently had surgery, and my blood pressure was monitored with a catheter. The readings were higher by 30 to 40 points compared with cuff measurements taken at the same time.

Dear Dr. Roach: It is my understanding that there is no early-screening test for pancreatic cancer, and it is typically not diagnosed until it is very advanced, hence the high mortality rate.

Dear Dr. Roach: My son is a kidney transplant recipient. Is it safe for transplant recipients to get the new Shingrix vaccine? J.O. Because the Shingrix vaccine is not a live vaccine, it is thought to be safe.

Dear Dr. Roach: I鈥檓 a 70-year-old woman. Last October, during my annual physical, blood tests showed that my iron levels were extremely high. My doctor did additional blood tests for hemochromatosis and concluded that I didn鈥檛 have it.

Dear Dr. Roach: I鈥檓 a 74-year-old man. I take Zocor, flecainide and a baby aspirin each day. For the past year, whenever I bump either arm, I get a large blood bruise that lasts for about a week or two. I don鈥檛 even remember some of the bumps.

Dear Dr. Roach: Is there any evidence that taking turmeric prevents cancer? I have a friend who is convinced that it does. M.S. There are hundreds of cancers, some of which we can treat and a few of which we can prevent.