Articles, tagged with "radiation therapy", page 1
02nd February 2012
What is Lymphedema?
First I would need to explain what lymph is just in case you do not know. Lymph is a liquid that nourishes the tissue in blind-end vessels. Lymph travels from your capillaries into the main circulation through the veins in your neck...
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Author:
Anna Hugi
27th January 2012
Veterinary Care is expensive. I should know, for I am a Veterinarian who owned a Veterinary Hospital for nearly 15 years. Veterinary Medicine has changed dramatically in the last 30 years; gone are the days of James Herriot when Veterinarians treated ever...
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Author:
Dr Andrew Jones, DVM
22nd December 2011
Basal Cell Carcinoma
Overview
Basal Cell Carcinoma
Basal cell carcinoma is a type of skin cancer. It is a malignant epithelial cell tumor that begins as a papule (a small, circumscribed, solid elevation of the skin) and enlarges peripherally, devel...
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Author:
pankaj Nagpal
09th December 2011
Steriotactic Radiosurgery And Radiotherapy
What is stereotactic radiosurgery and how is it used?
Stereotactic radiosurgery is a highly precise form of radiation therapy used primarily to treat tumors and other abnormalities of the brain. Despite its...
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Author:
pankaj Nagpal
05th December 2011
In a unique event organized by Fortis Cancer Institute, International star and cancer conqueror Lisa Ray today honoured Dr Mary Francis with “Fortis Spirit of Life Award” for her courages battle against breast cancer. This initiative translates Fortis’ co...
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Author:
james bond
18th November 2011
What is a clinical trial?
Although there are many definitions of clinical trials, they are generally considered to be biomedical or health-related research studies in human beings that follow a pre-defined protocol. ClinicalTrials includes both intervent...
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Author:
pankaj Nagpal
16th November 2011
Cancer Treatment in India
Cancer is one of the most serious diseases that can afflict a person. With over 200 different types of cancer that can occur within the human body, there are numerous treatment options available. Patients who decide to go abro...
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Author:
pankaj
16th November 2011
Lung cancer is one of killer disease among both men and women. It claims more lives each year than colon, prostate, lymph and breast cancers combined. Like other cancers, this cancer is results from an abnormality in the body's basic unit of life, the cel...
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Author:
John Middle
14th November 2011
Interviews with families and patients show that a cancer diagnosis and treatment is unbelievably stressful and draining, and it feels as though a child who survives surgery, radiation, chemotherapy and any other issues and complications that come their wa...
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Author:
Joe Fay
19th October 2011
A common misconception on plastic surgeries is that they are only meant for vanity purposes, but there is a type of plastic surgery that also helps in treating types of cancer. Mastectomy is the surgical removal – partial or complete – of one or two breas...
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Author:
terrybayer
18th October 2011
Overall colon cancer impacts men and females of all races equally nonetheless, girls are a lot more prone to developing colon cancer and males rectal cancer. Getting over the age of 50 presents an increased risk factor using the risk for developing the il...
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Author:
Arnold Watkins
11th October 2011
In vivo imaging for cancer evaluation allows the disease to be diagnosed and monitored within its physiological environment. Many medical disciplines, including immunology, pharmacology, chemistry, and molecular and cell biology, have worked together to c...
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Author:
Adrianna N
28th September 2011
Oral cancer refers to any cancerous tissue that grows in your mouth tissues. This may be a product of mild lesions caused by metastasis or by other diseases near the mouth (like in the nasal cavity). Oral cancer is just as dangerous; therefore, it should ...
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Author:
Bruce Bills
21st September 2011
When you think of a high paying job, it always comes down to those four year degrees in college and the other post graduate degrees. But the reality is much different. There are many such domains that also offer a very lucrative monetary package too. All ...
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Author:
stevejohnson201
21st September 2011
It will be wise to remember that when Breast Cancer descends upon women, it does so with very little or no warning.
And what if this is diagnosed during pregnancy--- Could there be anything worst?
Yet, the facts suggest that this happens ever so of...
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Author:
R.P.Bhalla