Many people dont usually relate cancer with teens. Cancer is more common in adults, so its likely that you know someone who has had it, such as an older relative or someone in a friends family. But teens can get particular types of cancer, too.
Peritoneal mesothelioma is a rare type of cancer
Peritoneal mesothelioma is a rare type of cancer that affects the lining of the abdomen. It occurs in the tissues lining the abdominal cavity that contain a fluid that enables the organs to move and work properly. It is a cancer, which is associated with asbestos exposure, a mineral belonging to the amphibole group used in making fireproof articles. Asbestos exposure can cause severe health complications.
Stimulating the Bodys Defenses to Fight Ovarian Cancer
OvaRex® MAb is a monoclonal antibody a biotech drug designed to help the patients immune system recognize and more effectively fight ovarian cancer. OvaRex® MAb is given during the watchful waiting period, following successful front-line therapy. It may become recognized as the most significant advance in ovarian cancer treatment since the use of chemotherapy to treat this illness.
Was Your Ovarian Cancer Misdiagnosed?
Two Percent of All Female Newborns in the United States Are at Risk of Getting Ovarian Cancer
As many as 30,000 U.S. women will be diagnosed with ovarian cancer this year. In 2006, between 15,000 and 16,000 women are likely to die from this silent killer. Ovarian cancer is the 5th leading cause of death among women, and it is responsible for about five percent of all cancer deaths. Chances are your doctor may have misdiagnosed you. That is often the case. A recent British…
Treatment Options For People With Lung Cancer
Several lung cancer treatments are currently available and the determination as to which one is prescribed depends on the lung cancer stage that has been diagnosed, the location of the cancer, and the patients health. The most common treatments for lung cancer include Surgery, Radiation, Chemotherapy, and Targeted Therapy.
Surgery
Surgery involves cutting away a cancerous tumor and a portion of the tissue that has surrounded the tumor. Sometimes the surgical treatment …
What Are The Stages Of Lung Cancer?
Once a diagnosis of lung cancer has been made, the doctor will attempt to determine the stage the lung cancer is at. The staging system is somewhat like a measurement system, with the numbers indicating: whether the cancerous tumors are localized or whether the tumors have spread to other parts of the body; the tumors size; and whether or not the tumors have spread to the lymph nodes. There are four main stages of lung cancer (Stages 1 4) and identification of one of the s…
What Is Lung Cancer And Who Can Get It?
Abnormal cell growth in either one or both of the lungs is the simple answer to the question, What is lung cancer? In healthy individuals, the cells within the lungs go about their business duplicating at a normal rate and turning into more and more lung tissues. The lungs continue to function properly and all is well.
But in damaged lungs, this rate of cell duplication becomes uncharacteristically fast yet new lung tissue fails to develop. These damaged (cancerous) cel…
Questions To Ask Your Doctor About Chemotherapy Treatments
Chemotherapy is difficult for anyone to undertake but if you are prepared by knowing what to expect throughout the treatment you may be able to handle it better both physically and mentally. This list of questions to ask your doctor will let you know what’s ahead for you.
Alcohol and Cancer: Understanding the Connection
Research has shown that risks for cancer increase among men who have two alcoholic drinks a day and women who have one alcoholic drink per day. While everyone has been widely aware of the fact that smoking cigarettes greatly increase your risk of contracting cancer, there has been very little publicity of the fact that alcohol can act as a similar carcinogen.
Avoiding and Preventing Cancer: Simple Steps to Take
With its fairly unique characteristics, cancer strikes intense fear in many people and all would like to find ways to preventing and avoiding cancer.Obviously, any disease that is a) fatal, b) incurable and c) derived from unknown causes will earn a position of esteemed concern among the general public.
Cancer Remission: What Is It Exactly?
Many people seem to have a distorted and incorrect definition of the word remission, as it is used in relation to cancer patients. Most commonly people seem to believe that going into emission means that the patient is successfully treated and safe.