WebMD discusses what to expect when you need to get additional diagnostic tests after suspicious mammogram results.

Find out more about the interplay between obesity, physical activity, weight gain, and genetic variants in the mTOR pathway.

Have you heard of nasopharyngeal cancer? If you have not, then you are left out. It is basically the cancer of the tubing for our breath and food. It is closely positioned at the throat as well.

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Did you know that radiation poisoning, which accompanies radiation treatment for cancer, can completely destroy your immune system? Did you know that without a functioning immune system you could possibly die from an opportunistic bacterial infection that your body would normally destroy?

A capacitor is an electronic component that holds electric charge. It has two metal plates separated by an insulator which retains the electric charge. Aluminum electrolytic capacitors are inexpensive, rugged and have high capacitance values. These capacitors are polarized, preferring negative charg

The treatment through which different kinds of cancer are treated by destroying the cancer cells is known as Chemotherapy. The medicines that are used during the treatment are known as anticancer drugs. When there is uncontrollable growth of cells it leads to cancer.

Numerous, if not most, men more than the age of fifty or so worry about the prospect of their prostrate causing them issues in the near future. The fact is that numerous men will have ...

Make sense of the treatment options for advanced breast cancer, often called stage IV breast cancer, or metastatic cancer.

A new study shows that: Taking aspirin everyday can reduce the risk of colon cancer, stomach cancer or esophageal cancer, as well as reduce the risk of death related to cancer. Details are as follows:

Recommendations and guidelines underscore the importance of optimal nutrition as adjuvant therapy in cancer management.

Despite the popular belief that being optimistic may improve cancer survival, new research finds that attitude plays no role in survival outcome.

A research states, breast cancer is significantly associated with the diet that a woman eats when she is young. The study says that a girl's diet and her level of exercise and physical activity decide the chances, of her developing breast cancer.

The mastoid is a protrusion of the temporal bone at the rear of the ear canal. It is porous, containing many air-filled cavities. Pneumatization is the name given to the process of air cavity formation in the bone.

What is the incidence of CNS involvement and what are the predictive factors for CNS relapse among patients treated with taxanes?

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Looking after your prostate! Very simple dietary measures and exercise to to better prostate health. Explanations, symptoms and diagnosis. Where to get help...

Hair loss caused by chemotherapy or radiotherapy is a common side effect of cancer treatment. However, research suggests that women can feel more distressed when facing hair loss as it is often a significant part of a woman's identity. If this strikes a chord with you, you might wonder what you

Adjuvant chemotherapy now plays a significant role in the treatment of resected NSCLC patients and has become standard in clinical practice.

Malignant melanoma is a potentially deadly form of skin cancer. It is important to treat malignant melanoma as early as possible to prevent its spread beyond the top levels of skin. Treated early and effectively, it is possible to survive this form of skin cancer.