It is inevitable as we beсome older that we begin to get wrinkles on our faсes. Most people will do anything to prevent these lines from showing up on their faсe that they begin to expose their bodies to all kinds of treatments whether they are good or not. We will expose the truth about wrinkle treatment; and how it сan help you keep looking younger without exposing your body to any kind of harm. Yes we would love to find a...more
Esophageal surgery is recommended when the tumor is very small and in its early stage. If the diagnosis for esophageal cancer is made, the treatment depends on many factors depending on the patient's health condition and complications. For many people surgery is the successful method of esophageal cancer treatment. The main types of surgery for esophageal cancer are Esophagectomy (surgeon takes out a part of the esophagus) and...more
The earlier stages of esophageal cancer are usually without symptoms, so in many cases it is not diagnosed in earlier stages. It may be diagnosed when doing some tests for other medical problems or unrelated symptoms. Later physical examination and medical tests are conducted to confirm the possibility of the cancer if the patient is having any symptoms.Esophageal cancer tends to spread to the lymph nodes first and so physical examination will include palpating (feeling with fingers) the lymph nodes and check for enlargement. A needle aspiration (removal of cells for evaluation) or biopsy is performed if any enlargement of lymph node is found. There are several other tests for confirming the possibility of cancer and these includeBlood Test: Includes liver function test which detects liver metastasis and complete blood count which detects anemia. These may occur due to high intake of alcohol.Barium Studies: A barium swallow test determines the growth in the esophagus. But this test will not confirm the diagnosis since there is no option of doing biopsy. As this test causes little discomfort when compared to others, it is the first test done.Imaging Tests: It diagnoses...more
The spread of the disease from one organ or part to another non-adjacent organ or part is called metastasis or metastatic disease. Previously it was that only malignant tumor cells had the capacity to metastasize which is now in reconsideration due to research. The word metastasis in Greek means "removal from one place to another" and...more
Hiccups are recognized as a sign of esophageal cancer in U.S. Hiccups are caused mainly due to the involuntary spasm of the diaphragm. These hiccups can occur when a person eats the food too much or too quickly. Hiccups are also caused due to coughing and laughing among others. If the person has hiccups often along with pain and...more
Though esophageal cancer is not a common disease in Asian and African countries, the mortality rate increases year after year. As the treatment has improved for this type of cancer, it has reduced the number of casualties. The survival rates of esophageal cancer are low. The cancerous cell growth will start inside the esophagus and spread outwards. Because of this, the survival rate of the patients affected goes on decreasing day by day with every passing stage and also the ailment gets more severe. There are four stages in this esophageal cancer and as the patient crosses over from one stage to another stage, the chances of survival of that patient get decreased. Especially in stage four (final stage) of this cancer, there are no chances of survival. The survival rate depends on the treatment and treatment decision is influenced by many factors.In 0th stage, cancerous cells are confined only to innermost layers or epithelium and the survival rate is 70%. In the first stage, the cancerous cell will invade and go beyond the epithelium to sub mucosa and the survival rate is 60%. In second stage initially the cell spread further and invades the muscular layer of the...more
For some of the people, the disease of acid reflux or heartburn is a very popular condition. The symptoms of this may differ from one person to another. The most famous symptoms that are reported are the burning pain below the breast...more
OCD treatment can be handled multiple ways. Modern medicine and natural remedies are options. Sadly, many people are unaware of what direction to take and are overwhelmed with the vast amount of information that is contained on the web in regard to...more
Skin cancer basal cell carcinoma comprises of 80% of the entire non melanoma skin cancers. People belonging to the age group between 40 to 60 years are more inclined to be affected by such tumors. The cancerous basal cell carcinoma prefers its...more
Diarrhea is an increase in the incidence of bowel actions or a decrease in the form of stool (greater looseness of stool). Although change in frequency of bowel actions and looseness of stools can vary separately of each other, changes...more
If you would hear the word cancer, you would definitely feel the chill in your spine. This is because you have seen in the news about people who have cancer and the experiences that they get into. Even undergoing the treatment is...more
Treatment of Chronic Granulocytic Leukemia in India is offered at cancer hospitals of Mumbai, Chennai and Bangalore with very high standards that offer complete medical care and the surgical departments of the hospitals are equipped...more