Author: Elizabeth L PerkinsMany patients find that they have lung cancer either because they present symptoms such as persistent coughing and wheezing, sometimes coughing up blood or pain the chest and stomach. This usually prompts further investigation of the chest, typically calling for an x-ray (which may also occur as part of a routine health check) and the testing of sputum samples.At this point more investigations will be called for...more
Author: Elizabeth L PerkinsLung cancer may be treated by a variety of therapies which are frequently used in combination to provide an optimal outcome for the patient. Surgical resection is the process by which the tumor is surgically removed, and this is usually recommended when the cancer has not metastasized (or spread) beyond the lung into other parts of the body.There are several options for performing a resection which may involve minimally...more
Physicians typically use two tests to screen men for prostate cancer. The first testis the digital examination during which the physician uses a gloved finger to conduct a physical examination of the prostate gland. Any findings that the gland is enlarged, hard, or has one or more nodules, could be a sign of cancer. The second test is the PSA blood test which measures the amount of prostate specific antigen in the bloodstream. Anything above 4.0 ng/mL is generally considered elevated. Given that prostate cancer increases PSA levels as the cancer grows and spreads, physicians generally advise a biopsy if the PSA test comes back high.This is why physicians generally recommend that a biopsy should be ordered if a male patient's blood test shows a high PSA level. A biopsy is a procedure, normally performed under local anesthesia, whereby a probed is inserted into the rectum. The probe contains a needle which is used to take samples of the prostate tissue. Because the biopsy consists of samples, it is possible that the biopsy may yield a false negative, missing the cancer. This is why physicians also generally recommend that the biopsy be repeated every few months if the...more
Author: Elizabeth L PerkinsMost lung cancers are termed "carcinomas", which are tumors caused by uncontrolled reproduction of epithelial cells; these are the cells which form the linings and surfaces of most of the bodies organs and internal structures. There are two main types of carcinoma which are classified according to the size and...more
Author: Elizabeth L PerkinsEarly stage lung cancer (Stage I & II) is usually treated by surgical intervention and a combination of chemotherapy and radiation treatment. Stage II cancer may treated by surgery in certain instances, though generally later stage cancer is treated by chemotherapy alone or by combination of chemotherapy and radiation...more
Author: frank diazTumor, OvarianOvarian cancer occurs when a cancerous tumor is in a woman’s ovary.Women desperate for the condition of being pregnant can be setting themselves up for melanoma if they take fertility medication. Mary Rossing, PH.D. And colleagues at the University of Washington at the Cancer Research Center encounter that women taking fertility medication had 2-1/s times the ordinary danger of increasing ovarian cancer, especially long-term usage of the drug clomiphene, at the Stanford University school of Medicine encounter a threefold greater danger of ovarian cancer in the company of women using fertility drugs.Ovarian cancer is thought to stem from genetic mistakes that happen as cells divide to patch up the ovary when it ruptures to relief an egg. Before the present time the condition of being pregnant, which comes to an end ovulation for months at a time, has been made known to greatly bring down the odds of a woman developing ovarian cancer, it stands to reason that whatever thing that stimulates ovulation will contain the opposite influence.This genetic imperfection, by the way, may perhaps be corrected through good nutrition. All the illnesses that befall...more
Author: AnnYes, that's me a survivor, a cancer survivor. I think that in many ways we are all survivors of one sort or another. We have all gone through our own trials and tribulations in our lives. It is my hope that this "journey" may help...more
Author: John ParksIf you or a loved one has been exposed to asbestos fibers (which are commonly found in construction materials), you should read the following information concerning a rare form of cancer called Mesothelioma. Once symptoms appear,...more
Author: Market WireGUILDFORD, UK and BURLINGTON, MA--(Marketwire - January 7, 2010) - IDBS, the leading worldwide provider of research data management and analytics solutions to R&D organizations, today announced that European ScreeningPort GmbH has...more
There are many facts you wont be told about cancer because the less you know about it the easier it will be to manipulate you into to their system of toxic treatments. A patient whos ignorant of these facts will blindly follow authority without...more
Author: Ryan DalliIn the UK and North America, breast cancer is one of the most common forms of cancer that can affect women. Breast cancer amounts for 30% of female cancers in the UK and approximately 1 in 9 women in the UK will get breast cancer at...more
Author: Ally ParkOne of the hardest choices you'll have to make : Bottle feeding or Breastfeeding? Notwithstanding all of the info available on the arguments, the ultimate choice is yours. What is best for some other person may not be suitable...more