Archive for September, 2014

For successful treatment of any kind of cancer, including breast cancer, early detection is of paramount importance. However, research on breast cancer is now being focused more on prevention, which aims at finding ways of decreasing the risk of getting breast cancer ever.

The typical breast cancer usually starts as just a single tumor. The lump on the underarm or breast area is usually hard and painless. However, inflammatory breast cancer is a rare kind of the disease and since it doesn’t show the usual symptoms of breast cancer, it can be gravely dangerous.

The CNS- central nervous system that consist the spinal cord and the brain is virtually involved in all functions of the body. When a tumor has developed in the spinal cord or brain, there are many vital abilities that could be affected like movement, memory and speech.

Using cell phones on long time has been found not to be linked with increased risk for brain tumors as suggested by a new research. The researchers behind this study reviewed the data of the whole Danish population aged above 30 years for a period of more than 18 years, which comprised of about 360, 000 users of cell phone.

People having a history in their family of some common conditions like heart diseases and cancers such as brain tumors can benefit a lot from genetic testing. In a nutshell, these test helps in identification of genetic mutations or signs, which could warn that a mutation could be present just before the actual disease manifests itself.

Most people having bone cancer might consider having plastic or reconstructive surgery after treatment. This helps in repairing the damage resulting from the cancerous tumor being removed from the cartilage, bone, surrounding soft tissues and ligaments.

Ideally, speaking, radiation therapy is not a primary treatment for bone cancer. The most preferred form of treatment is surgery even though some bone cancers like Ewing’s sarcoma or Ewing tumor are treated with radiation which is equally as effective as surgery.

The type of the bone cancer and its stage are the main determinants of the kind of treatment to be used. For instance, for primary bone cancer, which originates from the bone will get a different treatment from cancer which has metastasized or spread to other body parts. Bone cancer surgery may be provided alone or could be combined with radiation and chemo.

Bladder cancer can be treated through chemotherapy, surgery, radiation therapy and biological therapy. A combination of different treatments may be given at times. A number of things will determine the most appropriate treatment for you, including: