Most popular articles of category "Oncology"
Breast Cancer Risk Factors Prove That No One is ImmuneAdded on 02/27/2006 to Articles Directory / Clinics / Oncology / Breast cancer information
You can eat right, go to the gym, don't abuse you body - but even that isn't a guarantee. You can be famous, well-liked. Doesn't mean a thing. Look at Sheryl Crow - known the world over, more money than she knows what to do with, and BOOM! Diagnosed with breast cancer. Dozens of organizations engaged in the problem of breast cancer appear round the world every day. Still, there's very little information about the breast cancer risk factors. Age and gene factors are the ones which may be called the most important. It is necessary for the women, independently from their race orientation, age factor to know about the phenomena which may be a real threat to their lives. Scientists and doctors of the US, as well as of other countries, work on the problem to help women watch their health. Read more »
Breast Cancer Diagnosis - When, Where and HowAdded on 03/04/2006 to Articles Directory / Clinics / Oncology / Breast cancer information
Nowadays, the problem of breast cancer disease becomes more and more important within every year. The researches of scientists show that breast cancer diagnosis on the early breast cancer stages has bigger effect than those which are figured out later. Breast cancer cell types are also different which makes the treatment and the diagnosis more complicated. But the technologies of up-to-date help thousands of women to struggle the disease. Read more »
Lung Cancer Diagnosis - Symptoms, Stages and TreatmentAdded on 03/04/2006 to Articles Directory / Clinics / Oncology / Lung cancer
Ninety per cent of lung cancer diagnosis is connected with smoking. The risk of lung cancer is 30 times greater in habitual smokers than in non-smokers and correlates with the total exposure to cigarettes, referred to as pack-years. One in seven people who smoke at least two packs a day will die of lung cancer. Cigar and pipe smoke double the risk of developing lung cancer, compared to nonsmokers. Exposure to air pollution, radiation and industrial chemicals, such as arsenic, nickel and asbestos also intensify the risk of lung cancer symptoms. Asbestos alone increases by four times the risk of getting the malady. The mixture of asbestos and smoking increase the risk 90 times. Read more »
Lung Cancer Types - Who To Recognize Them and How to Treat ThemAdded on 03/04/2006 to Articles Directory / Clinics / Oncology / Lung cancer
If you knew you would one day get lung cancer would you have started smoking in the first place? Lung cancer, like most other cancers, can be of different kinds, and it influences the way of treatment chosen by doctor in each particular patient. Cancers that start in the lungs are divided into two major types, non-small cell lung cancer and small cell lung cancer, depending on how the cells look under a microscope. Each lung cancer type originates and spreads in different ways and is treated differently. Read more »
Prostate cancer treatment in early stages is effectiveAdded on 03/02/2006 to Articles Directory / Clinics / Oncology / Prostate cancer
More than half of the cases of prostate cancer are discovered when they are in the advanced cases. For having a chance for cancer detection, when prostate cancer treatment is effective, you will be in the curable stage, and the cancer cells are confined to the prostate, it is necessary to read the prostate cancer review when nothing disturbs you yet. Using prostate cancer screening reduces the prostate cancer death rate in the United States for the last five years three times faster than before. Read more »
New articles of category "Oncology"
The risk of canine cancer in different casesAdded on 05/02/2006 to Articles Directory / Clinics / Oncology / Animal cancer
Canine cancer is a frequent type of animal cancer that demands the proper skills and knowledge to cure. Such a disease as cancer is very dangerous and often fatal, not only for people but for all types of animals. That is why it is important that you know enough about canine cancer symptoms especially for animal owners because all canine cancer types are difficult to treat because it is a difficult and complicated process. Read more »
Hormone Cancer Therapy -- An Effective Method for Breast Cancer TreatmentAdded on 03/10/2006 to Articles Directory / Clinics / Oncology / Cancer therapy
A method of cancer treatment is selected according to many factors including a tumor type, a stage of disease, a patient's age, his level of health and his wishes. The main cancer therapy methods include the surgical method, radiation therapy and medication treatment. Last years the hormone cancer therapy has been frequently used especially in the case of breast cancer. It consists of hormonal suppression. In the case of hormone-sensitive tumors this method is very effective. Read more »
A Description of the Systems of Cancer StagingAdded on 03/10/2006 to Articles Directory / Clinics / Oncology / Stages of cancer
Cancer is a kind of tumor, which is constantly growing. And while it grows it slowly takes control of the body and its functions. So, the tumor grows and because of quick growth it doesn't have enough blood vessels and it destroys. The organism turns out to be full of toxic matters. These are systems of cancer staging. The cancer may be different. For example, the blood cancer staging is one of the key problems of the medicine. Read more »
A Cancer Causes ReviewAdded on 03/07/2006 to Articles Directory / Clinics / Oncology / Cancer causes
If doctors understood what really caused cancer then the medical profession would have come up with a cure years ago. But the truth is, the exact causes of cancer remain a mystery. Certainly heredity, environment and diet play a role in this devastating disease. Cancer causes are still unclear for the scientists. However, important progress has been made in this field and the results from researches provide some precious information. A cancer causes review can affirm that environment and diet has a greater influence on cancer development comparing to hereditary factors. Read more »
Bladder Cancer - Symptoms, Stages and TreatmentAdded on 03/07/2006 to Articles Directory / Clinics / Oncology / Cancer review
Bladder cancer is not frequent, but now the oncologists face its incidence rate. It may mean that its risk factors are more often and aggressive or the patients do not know about them. There are some simple preventive measures but the patient should know about the main bladder cancer signs to prevent the disease or to improve the possible bladder cancer treatment because it depends on the stage of the disease. Read the following article and learn all there is to know about bladder cancer - it's symptoms, stages and treatment. Read more »
Articles of category "Oncology"
The risk of canine cancer in different casesAdded on 05/02/2006 to Articles Directory / Clinics / Oncology / Animal cancer
Canine cancer is a frequent type of animal cancer that demands the proper skills and knowledge to cure. Such a disease as cancer is very dangerous and often fatal, not only for people but for all types of animals. That is why it is important that you know enough about canine cancer symptoms especially for animal owners because all canine cancer types are difficult to treat because it is a difficult and complicated process. Read more »
Hormone Cancer Therapy -- An Effective Method for Breast Cancer TreatmentAdded on 03/10/2006 to Articles Directory / Clinics / Oncology / Cancer therapy
A method of cancer treatment is selected according to many factors including a tumor type, a stage of disease, a patient's age, his level of health and his wishes. The main cancer therapy methods include the surgical method, radiation therapy and medication treatment. Last years the hormone cancer therapy has been frequently used especially in the case of breast cancer. It consists of hormonal suppression. In the case of hormone-sensitive tumors this method is very effective. Read more »
A Description of the Systems of Cancer StagingAdded on 03/10/2006 to Articles Directory / Clinics / Oncology / Stages of cancer
Cancer is a kind of tumor, which is constantly growing. And while it grows it slowly takes control of the body and its functions. So, the tumor grows and because of quick growth it doesn't have enough blood vessels and it destroys. The organism turns out to be full of toxic matters. These are systems of cancer staging. The cancer may be different. For example, the blood cancer staging is one of the key problems of the medicine. Read more »
A Cancer Causes ReviewAdded on 03/07/2006 to Articles Directory / Clinics / Oncology / Cancer causes
If doctors understood what really caused cancer then the medical profession would have come up with a cure years ago. But the truth is, the exact causes of cancer remain a mystery. Certainly heredity, environment and diet play a role in this devastating disease. Cancer causes are still unclear for the scientists. However, important progress has been made in this field and the results from researches provide some precious information. A cancer causes review can affirm that environment and diet has a greater influence on cancer development comparing to hereditary factors. Read more »
Bladder Cancer - Symptoms, Stages and TreatmentAdded on 03/07/2006 to Articles Directory / Clinics / Oncology / Cancer review
Bladder cancer is not frequent, but now the oncologists face its incidence rate. It may mean that its risk factors are more often and aggressive or the patients do not know about them. There are some simple preventive measures but the patient should know about the main bladder cancer signs to prevent the disease or to improve the possible bladder cancer treatment because it depends on the stage of the disease. Read the following article and learn all there is to know about bladder cancer - it's symptoms, stages and treatment. Read more »
A short review of the main cancer organizations review and societiesAdded on 03/07/2006 to Articles Directory / Clinics / Oncology / Cancer organizations
Because cancer is still a major health problem, cancer organizations are formed all over the world with the main purpose to fight cancer. Cancer organizations can concentrate on general cancer concerns like the American Cancer Society or can be dedicated to specific types of cancer like the Leukemia Research Fund. Here is a short cancer organizations review. Read more »
International Cancer Research Institutes and Their Fight to Find a Cure for CancerAdded on 03/06/2006 to Articles Directory / Clinics / Oncology / Cancer research
They are like "think tanks" that have set out to rid the world of the world up-until-now incurable disease. Caner Research Institutes. There are many Cancer research institutes all over the world. Their main purpose is to eradicate cancer as a global health problem, researching cancer origins, prevention, early detection, and efficient treatment. The largest international non-profit organization in cancer research field is Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research. Read more »
Cancer Genome Research - The New Frontier of Diagnosis and DetectionAdded on 03/05/2006 to Articles Directory / Clinics / Oncology / Cancer research
When it comes to cancer, you can't treat it if you can't find it and diagnosis it. Cancer genome research is an important direction for the improvement of cancer early detection and cure. Cancer research centers and organizations are launching different projects. For example, the leaders of Cancer Genome Project at the Sanger Institute hope to discover the majority of cancer genes. They suppose that there are about 400 cancer genes in human genome. Read more »
Ovarian Cancer Diagnosis - Types, Stages and TreatmentAdded on 03/05/2006 to Articles Directory / Clinics / Oncology / Ovarian cancer
Cancer is an abnormal cell growth that results in forming of tumors. Ovarian cancer begins in the ovarian cells, also surface germ cells, epithelial cells and sex cord-stromal cells. Like with any other form of cancer it is extremely important to timely diagnose the disease for the methods of treatment be right applicable and effective. Depending on ovarian cancer stages different methods of treatment are applied. Ovarian cancer types also predetermine the set of treatment methods. So, ovarian cancer diagnosis is the most important stage in dealing with cancer. Read more »
Cancer symptoms and signsAdded on 03/05/2006 to Articles Directory / Clinics / Oncology / Cancer diagnosis
Cancer symptoms are variable and are strongly depend on the type of cancer, the tissue affected, the localization, the disease stage, and the presence or the absence of metastasis. However, there are some specific signs that can be characteristic of all types of cancer. Usually, cancer symptoms are classified in local and systematic systems. Read more »
Ovarian Cancer Signs - Diagnosis, Stages and TreatmentAdded on 03/04/2006 to Articles Directory / Clinics / Oncology / Ovarian cancer
Ovarian cancer is one of the numerous types of cancer, a disease of abnormal cell growth. Ovarian cancer may be defined as a cancer that starts in the cells that form ovaries, also surface germ cells, epithelial cells and sex cord-stromal cells. It should be noted that metastatic cancer originating from other organs is not considered to be an ovarian cancer. Ovarian cancer signs are the most important for the process of treatment. Ovarian cancer causes and ovarian cancer symptoms are being studied now and hopefully a cure is in sight. Read more »
Immunotherapy Description - How it Works and Who benefits the MostAdded on 03/04/2006 to Articles Directory / Clinics / Oncology / Immunotherapy
The immunotherapy description includes the idea of immunotherapy (also known as biologic therapy), the notions of inner and adaptive immune response and immunotherapy side effects. It is treatment that uses certain parts of the immune system to fight disease, including cancer. This can be done by stimulating your own immune system to work harder or by using an outside source, such as manmade immune system proteins. Read more »
You CAN Bounce Back from a Malignant TumorAdded on 03/04/2006 to Articles Directory / Clinics / Oncology / Tumors
Just because you have been diagnosed with a malignant tumor doesn't mean it's a death sentence. When cells begin to form new cells and they lose normal connections with the organism, they have an ability to spread into different matters, destroy them and form metastasis. These formations are called malignant tumors. The reasons of the malignant tumor development can be wrong work of the metabolism processes and hormone level. The malignant tumors can grow quickly and slowly. The malignant tumor definition is very effective on the early stage. Read more »
The Role of Antibodies in a Person's BodyAdded on 03/04/2006 to Articles Directory / Clinics / Oncology / Immunotherapy
You can't see them. You can't touch them or smell them. But they're there. And it's a good thing to. I'm referring to antibodies and the role they play in our body. Many oncologists now regard immunotherapy as the "fourth modality," or the fourth method to cure cancer. Many advances against cancer in the future will probably come from this field. In this section you'll learn how the antibodies of the immune system work to protect you from malady; and the different types of antibodies (therapeutic antibodies and monoclonal antibodies). Read more »
Skin Cancer Types - Diagnosis, Stages and TreatmentAdded on 03/04/2006 to Articles Directory / Clinics / Oncology / Skin cancer review
Most skin cancer is brought on by simply too much sun. If you knew that now would you have allowed yourself to bakes endlessly in the afternoon heat? Skin cancer is a collective name of all malignant skin epithelioma. Skin cancer is one of the most frequent oncological diseases that appear at half of the people, reached 70 years old. Usually it includes all skin cancer types, cell carcinomas and melanomas are the most known ones. Skin cancer mortality has increased last years. Development race corresponds to general malignant tumors mortality. Read more »
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