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Archive for October, 2014

Patient information about Adult Hodgkin Lymphoma

Oct
17

Date: October 17th, 2014

How Adult Hodgkin Lymphoma is treatedJust as its name suggests, Adult Hodgkin Lymphoma usually develop in lymph system which is a part of the immune system. Lymph system typically consists of the lymph, lymph vessels, spleen, lymph nodes, thymus, tonsils and bone marrow. In pregnant women,

Treatment for Childhood Hodgkin Lymphoma

Oct
16

Date: October 16th, 2014

Information about Childhood Hodgkin LymphomaThis type of cancer usually develops in lymph system which is a part of immune system of the body. Ideally, the lymph system comprises of the lymph, lymph vessels, lymph nodes, spleen, tonsils, thymus and bone marrow.

Treatment for hairy cell leukemia

Oct
15

Date: October 15th, 2014

What you should know about hairy cell leukemiaHairy cell leukemia is indeed a very rare kind of leukemia and it is a cancer for the bone marrow and blood. It is very rare that the cancer can get worse and it is referred to as hairy cell leukemia since the leukemia cells have a hairy look when observed under a microscope.

Survivors of heart failure face a high risk for cancer

Oct
14

Date: October 14th, 2014

The link between heart disease and cancer Battling a heart failure can be a devastating experience. However, just because you are able to survive doesn’t mean that you have won the battle. A new study reported that survivors of heart failure face a high risk of getting cancer which could even be more than 86%.

Screening for Stomach (Gastric) Cancer

Oct
13

Date: October 13th, 2014

Benefits of routine screening for stomach cancerScreening process plays a very crucial role when it comes to finding cancer at its early stages. If the doctor finds abnormal tissues or cancer at its early stage, treating the disease can be easy. When the symptoms start showing, the cancer might already be spreading to other places thus making it hard very hard to tame.

Treatment and drugs for gallbladder cancer

Oct
12

Date: October 12th, 2014

How to manage gallbladder cancer successfullyAs far as treatment for gallbladder cancer is concerned, what actually determines the treatment option used will depend on your overall health, your preferences and stage at which the cancer is diagnosed? The main goal of treating gallbladder cancer is to eliminate the disease completely.

Information about gallbladder cancer and how it is treated

Oct
11

Date: October 11th, 2014

Know more about gallbladder cancerGallbladder cancer is essentially a very rare disease compared to other types of cancers. The gallbladder itself is essential an organ with a pear shape which lies just below the liver on the upper abdomen. Gallbladder’s main role is storage of bile which is essentially a fluid that the liver makes for digestion of fat.

Treatment of Childhood Extracranial Germ Cell Tumors

Oct
10

Date: October 10th, 2014

A guide to childhood germ cell tumorsDuring the development of the fetus, there are various cells, which form eggs in ovaries or sperm in testicles. These cells sometimes travel to other body parts where they grow to become germ cell tumors.

Possible new treatments for Esophageal Cancer Treatments

Oct
09

Date: October 9th, 2014

Re-evaluation of esophageal cancer treatmentsThe current options for treating esophageal cancer might seem limited especially for patients with advanced disease. However, new therapies, specifically for esophageal cancer are being explored nowadays and developed by researchers.

Chemotherapy as a treatment for Esophageal Cancer

Oct
08

Date: October 8th, 2014

The in and out of chemotherapy for treating esophageal cancerWhen the term chemotherapy is mentioned, many unpleasant images come into the minds of most people such as feeling weak, loss of hair and visiting the toilet endlessly due to nausea and stomach upset just to highlight a few of them.