I have been having a dull pain in my left side and it is becoming more frequent. I am going to set an appointment with my Dr. when she returns from the
My mother hasjust had bowel surgery for a large tumor and has an ileostomy (stoma?) bag. She is finding wind to be a huge problem even though being sensible
Hello dear doctor, one of my neighbors is a poor and money-less 57 years old male with chronic hemorroid and hyper thyroid (for 15 years). after complaint
Hi, I have been experieincing pain in my left side, I'd say honestly for about 6 months now. I thought it was indigestion as Lanzoporale seemed to help,
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Health News Gene Mutation May Be Key to Familial Pancreatic Cancer Print E-mail THURSDAY , Dec . 29 HealthDay News Individuals may face a higher hereditary risk for developing pancreatic cancer if they carry abnormalities in the so-called ATM gene , new research . reveals The finding , reported in an upcoming issue of Cancer Discovery stems from genetic-sequencing work conducted among 166 pancreatic cancer patients . For comparative purposes , 190 other individuals who did not have pancreatic cancer also underwent . sequencing The study was led by Alison Klein , an associate professor of oncology at the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins and director of the National Familial Pancreas Tumor . Registry Noting that 10 percent of pancreatic cancer patients are from
Health News Health Care Reform Battle Tops Health News for 2011 Print E-mail THURSDAY , Dec . 29 HealthDay News While no one story dominated health news in 2011, the ongoing debate over the legality of the new health care reform law was perhaps the most polarizing , with the case now set to go to the U.S . Supreme Court early in 2012. Supporters of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act which President Obama signed into law in 2010, claim the legislation will extend coverage to 30 million Americans . But opponents labeled it an unconstitutional intrusion of government upon personal rights , especially the individual mandate clause that requires Americans to purchase health insurance or face . fines Some of the law's provisions , such as allowing children to remain on their parents'
: Health News Avastin May Help Some With Ovarian Cancer : Studies Print E-mail WEDNESDAY , Dec . 28 HealthDay News Two new studies suggest that the drug Avastin may lengthen progression-free survival by about four months for women with ovarian . cancer What isn't clear yet is whether adding Avastin bevacizumab will make a difference in overall survival . One study suggested it would , while the other study didn't find a difference in overall survival between two treatment . groups The bottom-line results are a 28 percent reduction in disease progression with patients on continued bevacizumab compared to the standard treatment group . There was a 3.8 month median difference in progression-free survival , said Dr . Robert Burger , author of one of the studies and director of the Women's
This was my mothers third year doing chemo and just recently they told us it has spread and chemo is no longer working for her. So now due to the tumor
must i go for the surgery for the tumor at my rectum . cant i try the natural way to kill the cancer cell through the right diet and vitamins and herbs
Cancer Research UK scientists have discovered that the commonest type of ovarian cancer evolves at a startling rate, which may allow cancer cells to 'dodge' the current standard treatment, reveals research in The Journal of Pathology today.
The 10th Annual Meeting for the Medical Humanities Consortium (MHC) ‘Hospitals, Healthcare, and the Medical Humanities’ has been scheduled for May 15th-16th 2012 and will be held at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, 4401 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15224.
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On April 1, 2011, April Fools Day, in Canada I entered hospital for a routine Colonoscopy and never had any idea of what I was about to be told, that I
In March 2009, I had an operation to remove an early diagnosed rectal cancer, where the cancer was very close to my rectal exit. After the operation my
We just found out that my dad may have rectal cancer. The general surgeon who performed the colonoscopy and found large polyps which he feels are for sure
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Testing for the presence of DNA from the human papillomavirus (HPV) alongside conventional smear test is the best cervical cancer screening option for all women aged 30 years or older, according to scientists from the Netherlands.
have had chemo, rad and surgery on a colo rectal tumor done quite successfully, but wound is slow to heal. have had outpatient treatments to clean wound,
The Government has announced plans to introduce a new radiotherapy treatment to the UK, saving patients the long trip abroad they currently need to take to receive it on the NHS.
A study in the US has found that having radiation treatment or chemotherapy for cancer as a child does not increase the risk of birth defects among those who have children later in life.
Fewer, larger radiotherapy doses prove safe for prostate cancer patients
Less overall radiotherapy, delivered in fewer but higher doses, is as safe as standard, lower doses for treating prostate cancer, according to new research published in the Lancet Oncology today (Tuesday).
Just had a colonoscopy and was told a silver dollar sized polyp was removed and sent for biopsy...if noncancerous would need to come back and have colonoscopy
I had my resection on oct 10th, 2011, and was in the hosptial for 20 days! and am still having alot of pain after having a bowel movement, it feels like
My husband passed away from colon cancer at the age of 56. My husbands uncle also passed away from it. My husbands brother had treatment in 2010 and was
i was 35 years old and in 1989 i was in my last stage of colon cancer. i was told i only had 6 months to live.my wonderful dr. did real intense surgery.
Scientists in the US are closer to working out how to target cancer cells that are driven by a hyperactive gene called Myc, according to a report in the journal Science.
Cancer Research UK-funded scientists at The Institute of Cancer Research (ICR) have revealed a technique to kill chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML) cells that have stopped responding to a targeted drug, according to research published in Cancer Cell today.
More than 100,000 cancers - equivalent to one third of all those diagnosed in the UK each year - are being caused by smoking, unhealthy diets, alcohol and excess weight, according to new research by Cancer Research UK.
Italian researchers have shown that the effect of treating women before surgery with trastuzumab (Herceptin) and docetaxel for HER2-positive breast cancer is improved by adding another 'Herceptin-like' drug called pertuzumab.
Women with breast cancer who were given chemotherapy following surgery fared better than women who were given no chemotherapy, according to a large University of Oxford study funded by Cancer Research UK and others.
Cancer Research UK scientists have discovered that cancer cells can `bag up and bin¿ a toxic protein to cheat death ¿ revealing a new Achilles heel in cancer cells that could be targeted for treatment, reveals research in Nature Cell Biology today.