What is cancer prevention? Readers Comments 1 Share Your Story Cancer prevention is action taken to lower the chance of getting cancer. By preventing cancer, the number of new cases of cancer in a group or population is lowered. Hopefully, this will lower the number of deaths caused by cancer. Cancer is not a single disease but a group of...
Can You Feel an Ovarian Tumor?
Ovarian cancer is a disease in which the abnormal cells in the ovary begin to grow and divide in an uncontrolled manner forming a mass of undifferentiated tumor cells. Ovarian cancer is a disease in which the abnormal cells in the ovary begin to grow and divide in an uncontrolled manner forming a mass of undifferentiated tumor cells. These cells...
Balloon Endoscopy: Read About Procedure Complications
Introduction to endoscopy Readers Comments 1 Share Your Story The use of upper and lower gastrointestinal endoscopes has revolutionized the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the esophagus, stomach, duodenum, and colon (large intestine). The last remaining frontier in the intestines has been the small intestine. Wireless capsule endoscopy allows physicians to visualize the inside of the intestines from the...
Can You Correct Scoliosis With Exercise?
Scoliosis may worsen with age in some patients. Scoliosis may worsen with age in some patients. The curve may increase with or without increasing the pain. Many patients fear that the only treatment for getting relief from the pain will be a spine surgery. However, many patients do not need surgery. With the right workout or exercise regime, you can...
Bone Marrow Aspiration and Biopsy: Reasons for the Procedure
What is bone marrow? The soft spongy tissue in the center of bones is the bone marrow. The bone marrow contains the different types of cells (stem cells) that give rise to the red cells, white blood cells, and platelets found in our blood. The marrow may also contain abnormal cells, proteins, or inflammatory reactions that are not normally present,...
Breast Cancer Recurrence: Get Facts About Survival Rates
Introduction to Breast Cancer Recurrence Breast cancer can recur at any time, but most recurrences occur in the first three to five years after initial treatment. Breast cancer can come back as a local recurrence (in the treated breast or near the mastectomy scar) or as a distant recurrence somewhere else in the body. The most common sites of recurrence...
Barrett’s Esophagus Symptoms, Causes, & Treatment
Barrett’s esophagus facts Barrett's esophagus is a complication of chronic (long lasting) and usually severe gastrointestinal reflux disease (GERD), but occurs in only a small percentage of patients with GERD. Criteria are needed for screening patients with GERD for Barrett's esophagus. Until validated criteria are available, it seems reasonable to do screening endoscopies in GERD patients who cannot be taken...
Blood Clot (in Leg, Lung) Causes, Symptoms, Causes, Types & Treatment
Symptoms of blood clots in the legs (deep vein thrombosis, or DVT) are pain, redness, and swelling.Source: Universal Images Group / Getty Images Blood clot facts A blood clot is a gel-like mass formed by platelets and fibrin in the blood to stop bleeding. A blood clot forms to try to repair damage to a blood vessel, either an artery...
Can Spider Veins Turn Into Varicose Veins? What’s the Difference?
What are spider veins vs. varicose veins? Sometimes veins become visible beneath the surface of the skin due to damage. The main difference between spider veins vs. varicose veins is their size. Spider veins tend to be smaller than varicose veins. Sometimes veins become visible beneath the surface of the skin due to damage. Spider veins and varicose veins can...
Can Diabetes Make My Legs Hurt?
The pain may often disturb your sleep at night. Yes, diabetes, particularly a poorly controlled diabetes where the blood sugars are high, is a major cause of pain and uncomfortable sensations in the leg. Diabetic leg pain may present as a dull ache in the soles, calves, and thighs or present with pins and needles like sensation in the lower...