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Dear Dr. Roach: After reading your recent column regarding psilocybin for depression , I looked online and found information on transcranial magnetic stimulation.

Dear Dr. Roach: I was diagnosed with small-cell lung cancer. After radiation and chemotherapy, my chest CT scan is now clear. My radiologist recommended prophylactic brain radiation, even though my head CT scan is clear.

Dear Dr. Roach: I talked to a person who said they鈥檇 eaten a cigarette and it cured all of their symptoms of parasite infection, because tobacco is an 鈥渁ncient cure鈥� or something like that.

Dear Dr. Roach: I have a severe vitamin D deficiency. My blood test indicates a level of 21. I have severe cramps in my hands, feet and legs caused by this deficiency. I know because when it is normal, I don鈥檛 have the cramps.

Dear Dr. Roach: I was diagnosed with stage 1 bladder cancer in April. My urologist advised me to have BCG therapy for it. I just completed six weeks of the therapy.

Dear Dr. Roach: My 35-year-old son recently complained of some chest pain. He went to his doctor, and it was determined that he strained himself exercising. However, the doctor recommended he go for a stress test.

Dear Dr. Roach: I am 60 years old and generally healthy, but my vitamin D is low (below 20). I took 50,000 IU of vitamin D2 for six weeks, then 2,000 IU of vitamin D3 daily for the past two years.

Dear Dr. Roach: My friends and I are athletic seniors with no health conditions. We take no medications and eat a plant-based diet. When we put our similar (all in range) test scores in the CVD risk calculator, we made an interesting discovery.

Dear Dr. Roach: Any suggestions for hemorrhoids? D.K. Hemorrhoids are normal veins located in the lower rectum. They are only a problem when they get dilated.

Dear Dr. Roach: I am an 85-year-old woman in very good health. I have had a mammogram done every year for the past 45 years, each scan being excellent, with no problems.