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What is cancer? This seemingly simple question would make a lot of people think a lot once they were asked it. While, due to changing environment and ageing of societies, we meet more and more people who undergo therapy, we often have no idea what is it, apart from the fact that it is deadly or harmful to our body.
Published 27 December 2017
What causes cancer? There is no easy answer to this question. People leading a healthy lifestyle may get cancer while others with an unhealthy diet, smoking habit and other possible causes of cancer constantly present in their lives, may live long and happily.
Published 23 December 2017
Bone marrow transplant procedure is often the only solution for a range of bone marrow cancers and cancers affecting the blood cells and cell development such as leukemia, lymphoma, myeloma, and others. Also, adults with severe sickle cell disease were successfully treated with a stem cell transplant procedure that doesn't require extensive immune-suppressing drugs.
Published 28 November 2017
Prostate cancer is a serious disease that affects thousands of men every year. About 60% of prostate cancer cases are seen in men who are older than age 65. The American Cancer Society (ACS) estimates that in 2019 the number of American men who will be diagnosed with prostate cancer is 174,650.
Published 30 October 2017
Prostate cancer is the most common cancer among men, except for skin cancer. There are an estimated 174,650 men only in the United States will be diagnosed in 2019 with prostate cancer. Nearly 60% of cases are diagnosed in men over 65 years old. The average age of prostate cancer diagnosis is 66, and the disease uncommonly occurs before age 40. The 5-year survival rate for most patients with local
Published 24 August 2017
Oncology is the medical field that researches identifies and treats various types of cancer such as breast cancer, skin cancer, pancreatic cancer, colon cancer, and lung cancer. Oncology includes medical oncology in which chemotherapy, hormone therapy, and other drugs are used, radiation oncology in which radiation therapy is used, and surgical oncology in which surgery and other procedures are us
Published 17 August 2017
Radiation therapy, also known as radiotherapy is a common cancer treatment in which high doses of radiation are used to destroy cancer cells and shrink tumors by damaging their DNA. Low doses of the same radiation are used to see inside your body such as your teeth or broken bones through X-ray imaging. Radiation therapy treatment may be paired with chemotherapy to achieve better results in cancer
Published 10 March 2017
Bone marrow transplant also called hematopoietic stem cell transplantation is a life-saving procedure performed on patients with leukemia and other serious diseases affecting blood cells. Bone marrow is the soft, flexible connective tissue within bone cavities. The primary function of bone marrow is to produce blood cells and to store fat.
Published 4 March 2017
Chemotherapy is an advanced cancer treatment in which several medications are used to kill cancer cells. There are many different types of chemotherapy medication, but the main principal of them doesn't change. They basically stop cancer cells from reproducing and multiplying, which intercepts them from growing and spreading in the body.
Published 15 February 2017
Most of us do not appreciate our health until we lose it. We think that if we feel fine, or we do not take medications regularly, we do not need any caution. However, to maintain our good health, doctors suggest that regular check-up is important.
Published 14 January 2017
Bone marrow transplant (hematopoietic stem cell transplantation) is a medical procedure performed to change bone marrow that has become nonfunctional caused by disease, infection, or chemotherapy with a new one. This procedure includes transplanting blood stem cells, which travel to the bone marrow where they produce new blood cells and promote the growth of new marrow. Healthy stem cells may come
Published 13 December 2016
Cancer is the second leading cause of death in the world and is a cause of an estimated 9.6 million deaths in 2018 which means about 1 in 6 deaths in the world is due to cancer. Meanwhile, Europe is becoming a premium destination for patients suffering from cancer or patients requiring follow-up care. Around 50% of all cancer cases are treated into remission, and the percentage is even higher for
Published 17 December 2015
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