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Know your risk for bladder cancer

Aug
29

Date: August 29th, 2014

American Cancer Society notes that 1 in 27 men will develop bladder cancer eventually and the risk of woman in a lifetime of getting the cancer stands at 1 per every 85.

Chemo may fight cancers near the pancreas

Aug
28

Date: August 28th, 2014

The overall survival rate improved by about 25 percent with this treatment in comparison with the observation alone for periampullary adenocarcinoma once adjustments were made for the independent prognostic factors, i.e. p= 0.03.

Weight loss management for pancreatic cancer patients

Aug
27

Date: August 27th, 2014

Pancreatic cancer patients suffer greatly from reduced appetite. In most cases, the symptoms of the cancer are responsible for this while treatments could also be the cause at other times.

The different types of gallbladder cancer

Aug
26

Date: August 26th, 2014

With less than 5,000 new cases diagnosed in the U.S in each year, gallbladder cancer is with no doubt very rate. Of those, less than 1700 people get to die from this disease. The cancer commonly affects the bile track with women being more susceptible this cancer as well as those aged above 60 years.

Treatment overview for pancreatic cancer

Aug
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Date: August 25th, 2014

Common treatments for containing pancreatic cancer include surgery, chemotherapy and radiation. In most cases, a combination of a couple of these treatments may be used to enhance effectiveness.

Patient information about Adrenocortical Carcinoma Treatment

Aug
24

Date: August 24th, 2014

What is adrenocortical carcinoma?

Adrenocortical carcinoma is essentially a rare disease whereby the outer layer of adrenal gland is lined with malignant/ cancer cells. The body has two adrenal glands, which have a triangle shape and are small in size.

Health conditions linked to psoriasis

Aug
23

Date: August 23rd, 2014

Besides the usual challenges of psoriasis which include itching, scaly skin and bleeding, this immune disorder may be linked to some other health problems. Some of the conditions linked to it include psoriasis arthritis, diabetes and cardiovascular disease.

What you should know about basal cell carcinoma

Aug
22

Date: August 22nd, 2014

Basal cell carcinoma has been rated as the most commonly seen type of skin cancer that is treated. Each year, an average of one million people in America gets diagnosed with this disease. Besides being such common

How acute myeloid leukemia is treated

Aug
21

Date: August 21st, 2014

Treatment of untreated adult AML

The standard treatment for untreated adult AML- acute myeloid leukemia during the phase of remission induction technically depends on which subtype the AML is and can include the likes of:

Know more about risk factors for leukemia

Aug
20

Date: August 20th, 2014

Cancer in all the types of known cancer starts at the bone marrow after which leukemia cells start to multiply. Why these cells change has remained a great mystery. But doctors have pointed out certain risk factors, which cause leukemia. They have said that high radiation levels,