Table of Contents Risks Symptoms Diagnosis Treatment Prevention Prostate cancer is a cancer of the prostate gland, a walnut-shaped gland that sits just below the bladder in males. Prostate cancer...
...American Cancer Society. American Cancer Society Recommendations for Early Breast Cancer Detection in Women Without Breast Symptoms. Last revised October 24, 2013. Available at: www.cancer.org/cancer/breastcancer/moreinformation/breastcancerearlydetection/breast-cancer-early-detection-acs-recs. American College of Obstetricians and...
...cancer. Can blood tests detect uterine cancer? Medical professionals can use blood tests during the early stages of a uterine cancer diagnosis. The test results can give your doctor a...
Pancreatic cancer Pancreatic cancer is cancer arising from the pancreas, a digestive organ located in the upper region of the abdomen behind the stomach. This condition tends to affect older...
non-small cell lung cancer Non-small cell lung cancer is a type of cancer in the lungs or airways. The majority of lung cancers are non-small cell lung cancer. Lung cancer...
...oncology specialists focus on treating cancer in specific areas of the body. For example, gynecologic oncologists treat uterine, ovarian, and cervical cancers, while a hematologist-oncologist focuses on blood cancers. Some pediatric oncologists specialize in cancers...
...2016. Accessed June 22, 2017. ↩ The Mesothelioma Group. [“Mesothelioma Prognosis.”] (https://www.mesotheliomagroup.com/mesothelioma/prognosis/) Accessed June 22, 2017. ↩ American Cancer Society. [“Survival statistics for mesothelioma.”] (https://www.cancer.org/cancer/malignant-mesothelioma/detection-diagnosis-staging/survival-statistics.html) February 17, 2016. Accessed June...
...Treatment. Bethesda, MD: National Cancer Institute. Date last modified July 20, 2012. Available at: http://cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/treatment/skin/HealthProfessional. Accessed August 19, 2013. Upjohn E, Taylor RS.Mohs surgery. Rigel: Cancer of the Skin. 2nd...
...size, location, and developmental stage of esophageal cancer. Treatment of esophageal cancer Treatment of esophageal cancer depends on the size of cancer, the exact type of cancer, and whether cancer...
...in a person’s risk of developing thyroid cancer and certain other types of cancer.u003csupu003eu003ca href=u0022https://adoctor.org/wp-admin/post.php?post=4995u0026amp;action=edit#fn51u0022u003e[51]u003c/au003eu003ca href=u0022https://adoctor.org/wp-admin/post.php?post=4995u0026amp;action=edit#fn52u0022u003e[52]u003c/au003eu003c/supu003e It is advisable to speak to a doctor about any cancer concerns you may...