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Call It Cancer and Do Nothing? Untenable!
Cancer requires treatment, but what if low-risk lesions are no longer called cancer? Drs. Kathy Miller and Maurie Markman look at possible effects on screening, treatment, and public perception.
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Colon Cancer and Treatment Fatigue
Cancer-related fatigue can pervade every aspect of your life. Learn how to deal with this elusive symptom and when to seek help.
Parent's Exposure to Radiation May Change Offspring's Genes
Researchers have found that radiation can change how a mouse's genes work, and that the change can be passed along to its children and grandchildren, possibly increasing their risks of cancer and other inherited diseases.
Bras Blameless for Breast Cancer Risk: Study
Contrary to media reports, researchers found no evidence wearing them boosted chances of disease
Predicting Which Breast Cancer Patients May Benefit From Blood Cell Transplantation
A new study in today's issue of The Journal of the American Medical Association identifies some key clinical characteristics that may help doctors recognize women with metastatic breast cancer who are most likely to benefit from treatment with a combination of high-dose chemotherapy and stem cel
The Effects of Rounding & Thank You Notes on Patients
Making rounds and writing thank you notes can make a positive difference in client relationships.nurse chris image by John Keith from Fotolia.comWhether you're a doctor, a nurse or another type of medical practitioner, making rounds in your building can really make a difference. Some...
Is Obesity A Barrier to Cancer Screening for Women?
In his latest videoblog, Dr. Maurie Markman describes recently published results of a meta-analysis suggesting that larger body size may prevent women from seeking important cancer screening tests.
Hope After a Cancer Diagnosis
Living with cancer and managing its often debilitating repercussions, solicits empathy. Depression, anxiety about the outcome, fear of the future and realization of dying soon can make a hell on earth for a cancer patient. However, despite the massive pain of testing positively in cancer diagnosis,
Bladder Cancer: Catching Up at Last
Bladder cancer is poised to become the next cancer success story, says Dr. Matthew Galsky, who sees emerging targeted therapies and patient selection as the new hallmarks of successful treatment.
Foods to Avoid With Prostatitis
Prostatitis, or prostate inflammation, can result from bacterial and non-bacterial causes. Although antibiotics can effectively treat the bacterial form, the other type poses more difficulties. Medical doctors and naturopaths alike advise men with prostatitis to avoid certain foods that are inflamma
Reducing Your Risk of Infection
This article is a must read for anyone actively undergoing chemotherapy or radiation for colon cancer. Opportunistic infections can attack your weakened immune system and cause serious complications or even death.
Paget's Disease - Diagnosis and Treatment - Part 2
In "Paget's Disease - Diagnosis and Treatment - Part 1," we discussed the diagnosis procedures (mammograms, ultrasound scans, and biopsies), together with the various types of surgery available to treat Paget's disease. Here in part-2, we go on to discuss adjuvant (additional) tr
Suspicious Mammogram Result: Now What?
WebMD discusses what to expect when you need to get additional diagnostic tests after suspicious mammogram results.
Colorectal Cancer on the Rise in Adults Under 50
In some respects, the U.S. is winning the war on cancer. Recent reports show overall drops in the overall number of new cancer cases and the number of people who die from the cancers they get.
How Can Breast Cancer Be Treated?
Did you know that each year about 216,000 women and 1,500 men are diagnosed with breast cancer? There are various risk factors of the disease like...
Antiangiogenic therapy - cutting off supply lines in cancerous tumor
Angiogenesis is a normal and vital process in growth and development, wound healing and in granulation tissue. It plays important role in growth and spreading cancer. New blood vessels feed cancer cel
Breast Cancer Risk Differs Among Ethnic Groups
Factors that increase the risk of breast cancer for white women have less influence among women of Hispanic ethnicity, a new study shows.
Cancer Research and Studies
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Breast Cancer Awareness Part 3 - Breast Cancer Biopsy
Usually a biopsy is recommended when there is some sort of abnormality on a physical examination or a radiology test. A breast cancer biopsy is a procedure that allows the doctor to remove a small amount of tissue from the breast the tissue is then taken to a lab for examination.