Lymph node involvement
**Lymph Node Involvement (LNI)**: A Guide to Understanding and Managing Cancer Spread **Overview:** Lymph node involvement (LNI) refers to the spread of cancer cells from a primary tumor to nearby...
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What is a urologist?
...who has prostate cancer can see a cancer specialist called “an oncologist” and a urologist. How do you know when it’s time to see a urologist? Having any of these...
Benefits of Quitting Smoking and a Quit Smoking Timeline.
...your risk of cancers, such as: lung cancer esophageal cancer kidney cancer bladder cancer pancreatic cancer Side effects of quitting smoking The side effects of quitting smoking can be extreme...
What is Soft Tissue Sarcoma Resection: Overview, Benefits, and Expected Results
...removed during surgery. If these micrometastases (small, undetectable cancer cells) remain in the body, the cancer may return. Overview of Soft Tissue Sarcoma Resection Soft tissue sarcoma resection is a...
Velsipity: Side Effects and How to Manage Them
...increase your risk of skin cancer. Skin cancer wasn’t reported in studies of Velsipity. But this side effect has been reported with other medications from the same group of drugs...
What is Stem Cell Transplant: Overview, Benefits, and Expected Results
...the body following a successful cancer treatment. Cancer patients undergo various treatment methods such as radiation therapy and chemotherapy, which are designed to destroy the cancer cells. Unfortunately, these treatments...
What is Percutaneous Core Needle Biopsy without Imaging: Overview, Benefits, and Expected Results
...disease. Fortunately, breast cancer can be treated. If the disease is found during its earlier stages, treatment is very effective. Patients who receive treatment for stage 1 breast cancer have...
White Blood Cell Count
...be caused by issues including:2 Viral or bacterial infection Diminished bone marrow function Cancer Autoimmune disorders including rheumatoid arthritis and HIV/AIDS Leukemia Lupus Tuberculosis Cancer treatment such as radiation and chemotherapy, as...
What is Vaginectomy: Overview, Benefits, and Expected Results
...abdominal hysterectomy. Who Should Undergo and Expected Results Vaginectomy can be recommended to patients diagnosed with: Vaginal cancer – Vaginectomy is used to remove cancer cells in the vagina. There...
What is Radiopharmaceutical Localisation of Tumour or Distribution of Radiopharmaceutical Agents: Overview, Benefits, and Expected Results
...part of the body. They can be internal and can cause external swelling or inflammation. Some tumours are malignant or cancerous, while some are benign (non-cancerous). They are also referred...