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A Few Alternative Cancer Treatments to Consider
There are over 300 alternative cancer treatments though you will be hard pressed to find someone that knows more then five. Researchers and doctors have been looking for a cure for cancer for years and there are many methods of treatment that have resulted from this research.
Cancer Screening Overview (PDQ®): Screening - Patient Information [NCI]-Questions or Comments About
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Oncologist Definition
Oncology is a sub-field of medical study and treat cancer. Doctors who study oncology are called oncologists. The term comes from the Greek: onkos (ονκος), which means a mass or tumor and the suffix -
Postmenopausal Women With Breast Cancer
Learn ways to help women and their families to cope with chemotherapy.
Vascular-Endothelial Protein Inhibition and Breast Cancer
Find out more about how solid tumor microvasculature mediates deleterious aspects of tumor behavior and how tyrosine phosphatase inhibition impairs tumor vessels.
Low-Dose CT for Mesothelioma May Detect Other Asbestos-Related Disease
Low Dose Computed Tomography may help detect parenchymal lung diseases, abnormalities in the lungs that may result from the same risk factors that cause lung cancer or mesothelioma. Researchers at the University of Toronto recently ...
Oral Cancer Screening (PDQ®): Screening - Patient Information [NCI]-Questions or Comments About This
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Hypoxic Tumor Microenvironment: Driving NSCLC Tumorigenesis
Find out about recent advances in our understanding of how a complex milieu of supporting cells impact the tumor response to hypoxia in NSCLC.
Could We Have Found the Cure to Cancer?
Researchers have come up with a new way to figure out the exact medicines a patient needs in order to beat off cancer. Could this be the end of it all?
Breast Cancer Facts - Are American Women in the Midst of Breast Cancer Tsunami?
Women in America are in the middle of a breast cancer tsunami. Breast cancer strikes around 250,000 American women every year and as much as 50,000 may die because of this ailment.
Adult Hodgkin Lymphoma Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]-To Learn More About A
The PDQ cancer information summaries are reviewed regularly and updated as new information becomes available. This section describes the latest changes made to this summary as of the date above.Editorial changes were made to this summary.
KNOWING IS GOOD FOR CANCER
Breast cancer knows how to be an extremely hazardous disease as the most horrible outcome might lead to the finish of your life. On the other hand, if you take delivery of treatment intended for ...
Mesothelioma: The Basics
Mesothelioma is a rare form of cancer that is usually found in those previously exposed to asbestos.
Radiation Therapy of Prostate Cancer
Radiation therapy is just one of the many treatments for prostate cancer. It utilizes high energy particles or rays to eliminate cancer cells. Some of the times, radiation is used to be an initial shield against low-grade cancer which is still restricted in the prostate gland or which has spread to
Pancreatic Cancer Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Health Professional Information [NCI]-Stage Informat
The staging system for pancreatic exocrine cancer continues to evolve. The importance of staging beyond establishing whether a tumor is resectable is uncertain since state-of-the-art treatment has demonstrated little impact on survival. However, knowledge of the extent of the disease is necessary to
Journal Article: Physical Activity and Colon Cancer Risk in China
Cancer research - journal article. Commuting Physical Activity and Risk of Colon Cancer in Shanghai, China. October 2004.
Stomach (Gastric) Cancer Screening (PDQ®): Screening - Patient Information [NCI]-About This PDQ Summ
About PDQPhysician Data Query (PDQ) is the National Cancer Institute's (NCI's) comprehensive cancer information database. The PDQ database contains summaries of the latest published information on cancer prevention, detection, genetics, treatment, supportive care, and complementary and ...
Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors (Islet Cell Tumors) Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Informati
Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors form in hormone-making cells (islet cells) of the pancreas.The pancreas is a gland about 6 inches long that is shaped like a thin pear lying on its side. The wider end of the pancreas is called the head, the middle section is called the body, and the narrow end is ca
Sharp Rise in Risk With New Breast Cancer Gene, Scientists Say
One in three women with PALB2 mutation will develop disease by age 70
Case Study - Cancer & a Healthy Diet
Cancer is the general name for well over 200 different diseases, each with some common traits that can affect virtually every part of the body, including the organs. These common traits are abnormal cell division, the tendency to be invasive and the tendency to spread from one area to another. Cance