Most cancers are initially recognized either because signs or symptoms appear or through screening. Neither of these lead to a definitive diagnosis, which usually requires the opinion of a pathologist, a type of physician (medical doctor) who specializes in the diagnosis of cancer and other diseases.
InvestigationPeople with suspected cancer are investigated with medical tests. These […]
FRIDAY, June 8 (HealthDay News) — Boosting your vitamin D intake can dramatically reduce your risk of breast and other cancers, a new study found.The research adds to growing evidence that vitamin D can help protect against many forms of cancer as well as other diseases, Creighton University researchers said.But an American Cancer Society spokeswoman […]
Chemotherapy is the use of medication or drugs to slow tumor growth and destroy cancer cells. Cancer fighting drugs can be given through the vein(by injection) or by-mouth (oral medication). The way chemotherapy is given depends on the type and stage of the cancer. A combination of drugs may be given to treat cancer as […]
There is a new study on the effectiveness of diagnostic mammograms in actually detecting cancerous masses, and the news is sadly grim. Previous studies have shown substantial differences of opinion in radiologists when viewing screening mammograms (up to 25% of cases), but no one knew if this inaccuracy extended to diagnostic mammograms, situations where women […]
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I just can’t win. If smoking doesn’t kill me, then my occasional forays into fast food will. Or my coffee consumption. Or fumes from the road.
Or even my working hours.
This last part sounds like a joke, but the International Agency for Research on Cancer (part of the World Health Organization) will list late-night work […]
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A new study reports that taking certain painkillers can lower the levels of prostate specific antigen (PSA) which can cause problems with the PSA screening tests used for prostate cancer detection.
In this study of more than 1000 men who took nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs called (NSAIDs), levels of PSA were about 10% lower than for men […]
It is here but evolving slower than what all of us might like to see, and in many areas it is still so much of a “Science” but as developments occur through biotech we are seeing some amazing results. There’s also the bridging of the gap with bringing genomics to the point of care, […]
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Welcome to the sixth edition of the Cancer Research Carnival! This edition Is packed with information about cancer biology, treatment and survivor stories. For information about upcoming editions and instructions on how to submit articles please visit this link. Enjoy!
Cancer biology
One of the more unfortunate developments in the field of cancer research last month was […]
There are several prostate cancer treatment options that are available. Radiation therapy, more commonly known as radiotherapy, is the greater lots prescribed prostate cancer treatment. Radiation therapy kills off your cancerous cells with towering energy radiation beams. Although the technology now is already far more old as compared to prevalent years ago; still, […]
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yesterday Logan did not get the timserolimus (chemo). his abdomonal distention which can be referred to as ascietes is basically an accumulation of fluid in the spaces between the organs. This can be serious when it disrupts breathing or interferes with other organ function, this does not appear to be the case, in Logan’s situation […]