Archive for the ‘cancer’ Category

Colon Cancer and Polyps

Tuesday, September 15th, 2009

There is a very tight bond between polyps and colon cancer. That is to say that, although polyps are almost always benign, if they do turn out to be malign then you develop colon cancer. Polyps can be found in other parts of the body, besides the colon. In time, if ...

New Promising Prostate Cancer Vaccine

Sunday, August 16th, 2009

At the prostate cancer symposium in Orlando, co-sponsored by the American Society of Clinical Oncology, Eric J. Small, MD, UCSF professor of medicine and urology presented the findings of the study he led helped by other 19 US institutions, regarding an effective treatment for prostate cancer. The study was made on ...

Prostate Cancer Diagnosis

Friday, July 17th, 2009

Prostate cancer is the second largest of all cancer related deaths in males; the only cancer that causes more deaths annually is lung cancer. To stand a chance of combating the disease, it is important to have an early prostate cancer diagnosis. By having this early knowledge, the medical professionals ...

What is the difference between metastasized brain cancer and cancer that started in the brain?

Saturday, June 20th, 2009

My mother had lung cancer a year ago and although it has not returned, she now has a tumor in her brain the size of a dime. It is cancerous .... so what is the prognosis and what is the difference between this type of brain cancer (where it originated ...

Tests to Detect Colon Cancer

Wednesday, June 17th, 2009

Colon cancer is thought to be the second most common type of cancer, after lung cancer. The presence of polyps in the colon lead to colon cancer. There are several ways to detect colon cancer, all tests done at your doctor' s office. The presence of polyps in your colon should ...

What make pancreatic cancer so different from other cancers?

Saturday, June 13th, 2009

From everything that I have read about pancreatic cancer it is uncurable. Breast cancer, leukemia, and other kinds of cancer can be cured/brought into remission and I was wondering what is so different about pancreatic cancer that does not allow this type of cancer to be cured/go into remission? Pancreatic cancer ...

How do I plan a cancer walk for my school?

Saturday, June 6th, 2009

Next year, I want to plan to have a cancer walk that students can participate in, but I have never been in charge of planning a cancer walk before. What advice do you have? Who can I get in contact with to do this? Should other people ...

What causes skin cancer and what are the effects?

Saturday, May 30th, 2009

Well, I am 13, and I have gotten two severe sunburns this past month. My mom said they were pretty bad, and they can cause skin cancer in the future. Is this really true? If not what are the real causes of skin cancer? What are the effects? Skin Cancer ...

Possibilities of Treating Prostate Cancer

Sunday, May 24th, 2009

In order to prevent prostate cancer scientists are trying to find abnormal genes that are related to this disease and so identify those who are at risk of developing prostate cancer. For these people special treatment will be instituted earlier in order to stop the disease from occurring. Nowadays the scientists use ...

What type of cancer starts at the cervix and spreads to the lympy nodes in your back?

Thursday, May 21st, 2009

Ok my friend moms has got cancer she almost died this past spring so what type of cancer spreads from the cervix and spreads to the lympy nodes in in her neck.Two weeks ago couldn't breath and had to be rushed to the hospital.How long does a person live with ...