Neuroblastoma is a nerve tissue cancer that mostly affects children. Around half the cases of neuroblastoma arise in children under two years of age. The American Cancer Society reports that in the United States, approximately 650 new cases of neuroblastoma appear every year, which makes it the most

One of my colleagues at work recently went through a nightmare with prostate cancer treatment, but luckily, everything seems fine now. He had prostate surgery, and for a while it looked like the prostate treatment wasn't going to work, but it did. Everyone in his family was quite frightened by

Stem cells can be damaged during certain cancer treatments and current therapies are being used to add healthy stem cells back into the body after cancer treatments. There is a small population of stem cells that are actually responsible for the growth of certain cancers. Future therapies focus on t

Is molecular profiling integral to choice of treatment or simply a source of confusion? Dr. John Marshall speaks to issues that need to be resolved before 'personalized medicine' is practice-ready.

If you experience certain symptoms like frequent night urination, blood in your urine or semen, pains in your lower back, in your pelvis or in your upper thighs all this could be symptoms of prostatitis, a non cancerous swelling of the prostate gland or it could be prostate cancer.

Cancer occurs when abnormal cells duplicate at an uncontrollable rate and invade various tissues in other parts of the body. Treatments for cancer range from simple to complicated surgical procedures in addition to radiation and chemotherapy. Antibiotics are used to prevent and fight infections that

By a 12-1 vote, an FDA expert advisory panel found Avastin unhelpful for breast cancer and urged the FDA to withdraw approval for this use.

Before we begin quoting numbers and statistics we will tell you something you may, or not know already. We will briefly explain the how the survival rates are calculated.

Cancer is one of the most dreaded diseases known, and is one of the main killers of our society. More people die from Cancer, Heart Disease, AIDS< and diabetes that every before. What can you d

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The psychological state of a person undergoing cancer treatment could be very disturbing as compared to a normal person. The extremely perilous treatments undertaken to wipe out the tumor also bring a splash of mental ...

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There is more evidence that the same embattled prescription pain relievers suspected of raising the risk of heart attack and stroke may also help prevent certain cancers.

When it comes to the different kinds of skin cancer, there are basically three. Basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma and melanoma. Some are treatable if caught early.

One of the most common forms of cancer nowadays is skin cancer, or more accurately, the three cancers associated with the skin since there are 3 major types of this cancer. The most commonly seen and least harmful is what is known as a rodent ulcer ( or basal cell carcinoma). Then we see a skin canc

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A new study suggests that taking vitamin C supplements may not be a good idea for cancer patients. In fact, researchers say, the vitamin may protect tumors from the killing effects of radiation and chemotherapy.