231 articles on "cancer"

W.H.O. gets cancer

W.H.O. gets cancer by: Simon Mitchell Below The World Health Organisation (W.H.O.) summarise what we know about cancer from scientific research: Cancer is largely preventable: by stopping smoking, providing healthy food and avoiding the exposure...

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Chemotherapy in the Philippines

When we search for 'chemotherapy' and other chemotherapy-related topic on search engines online, results are usually from Wikis and other websites that don't have the information we want to know, especially if one want to search for a ...

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Doctor - Dismissing Abnormal Prostate Cancer Test Results Could Lead To Malpractice Claim

There are tests that enable the detection of some types of cancers, for instance prostate cancer, prior to the time the patient shows symptoms. The thought is to detect the cancer in the beginning stages while treatment is likely to cure the cancer i...

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What is Mesothelioma? Some Facts and Myths about this very Contemporary Disease

There is a common misconception that mesothelioma is a form of lung cancer. It is in fact a cancer of the protective membrane around the lungs, inside the ribs, known as the mesothelium. A similar membrane covers most of the body’s organs, but it i...

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$12,000,000 Jury Award For Woman When Doctors Delayed Diagnosis Of Her Breast Cancer

Among the key tools available to assist doctors in saving the lives of female patients is the mammogram, a test that checks for indications of possible cancer in the breast, letting doctors to identify the cancer in its early stages. Still, physician...

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Cancer Survivor Turns Cancer Information Specialist

er Survivor Turns Cancer Information Specialist by: News Canada (NC)-When callers to the Canadian Cancer Society's information service connect with Isabelle Wilson, they're talking to someone who's been there herself. The Christma...

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Individual With Metastatic Colon Cancer On Account of No Screening By Physician May Have A Claim

The second greatest number of cancer deaths is from colon cancer. Every year, approximately 48,000 people will die as a result of colon cancer. A large number of these deaths might be prevented with early diagnosis and treatment by routine colon canc...

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Physician Pays $2.5 Million To Family Of Woman Who Died Of Colon Cancer After Her Diagnosis Was Delayed

It is estimated that less than one percent of those diagnosed with colon cancer are younger than 35. Yet, given the fact that colon cancer can be fatal physicians generally agree that the presence of rectal bleeding, even in a patient under 35, has t...

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The Prostate - What You Really Need to Know

What is it? The prostate is basically a gland, located just below the bladder in men. It is not found in women. Its function is not wholly understood, but appears to be linked to human reproduction. It is about the size of a walnut in an adult, and ...

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Doctor Misinterpret Mammogram And You Might Not Detect Woman"s Breast Cancer In Early Stages

Women routinely get mammograms and count on physicians to properly interpret the images and tell them whether or not they have cancer. Still, doctors in some cases misread mammograms. This can occur by them either not noticing an abnormality that is ...

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