Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (NETs or islet cell tumors) facts* Share Your Story Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors form in hormone-making cells (islet cells) of the pancreas. *Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor facts medical author: Charles P. Davis, MD, PhD Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors are cancer cells that developed from hormone-making cells (islet cells) in the pancreas. Pancreatic NETs have two...
Hodgkin’s lymphoma facts* Readers Comments 27 Share Your Story *Hodgkin's lymphoma facts medical author: Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD Hodgkin's lymphoma is a type of lymphoma (cancer of the lymphatic system). The most common symptom of Hodgkin's lymphoma is a painless swelling in the lymph nodes in the neck, underarm, or groin. Some of those affected...
Is uterus cancer fatal? Uterus cancer has a more favorable prognosis when it's diagnosed and treated in the earliest stages. Uterine cancer is not fatal when it is diagnosed and treated in the early stages. Generally, a 5-year survival rate for patients in stage 1 of uterine cancer is 90%. However, the 5-year survival rate...
Is multiple myeloma cancer curable? While multiple myeloma is not curable, treatment can help extend a person's life. There is no cure for multiple myeloma. Treatment for multiple myeloma can only reduce the severity of its symptoms and extend the patient’s survival by a few months or two to three years. The best treatment for...
What is a lumpectomy? Lumpectomy is a surgical procedure to remove a mass from the breasts. Lumpectomy is a surgical procedure to remove a mass (cancerous or non-cancerous) from the breasts. In a lumpectomy, only the affected portion of the breast is removed, without removing the surrounding healthy breast tissue. Lumpectomy is also called breast-conserving surgery. Lumpectomy...
Kidney cancer is also known as renal cell cancer, renal adenocarcinoma, or hypernephroma. Kidney cancer is an uncontrolled division of cells (cancer) that begins in the kidney. How curable is a particular cancer depends on its stage, its cell type, and the stage at which it is diagnosed. Kidney cancer is also known as renal...
Dysplasia is the presence of abnormal cells within your tissue or one of your organs. Metaplasia is the conversion of one type of cell to another. Any of your normal cells may become cancer cells. Before cancer cells form in your body’s tissues, they go through abnormal changes called hyperplasia and dysplasia. In hyperplasia, there...
Research shows that leiomyosarcoma is the result of cell deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) mutations. However, what causes that mutation is not entirely known. They suspect this gene mutation could be inherited from a parent/family. Research shows that leiomyosarcoma is the result of cell deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) mutations. However, what causes that mutation is not entirely known....
Stomach cancer facts* Readers Comments 34 Share Your Story *Stomach cancer facts medical author: Charles P. Davis, MD, PhD The stomach is a hollow organ that liquefies food and is part of the digestive system. Cancer is the growth of abnormal (malignant) body cells: stomach cancer cells spread by breaking away from other cancer cells...
What is colon cancer? Share Your Story Usually, in the early stages of colon cancer there are no signs or symptoms. Colon cancer is a type of cancer that begins in the cells lining the large intestine (colon); some researchers include the rectum and prefer the term colorectal cancer. There are over 101,000 new cases...