With the involvement of medical history, esophageal cancer can be diagnosed that includes details about the symptoms particularly loss of weight and difficulty in swallowing, present medical situation and consumption of tobacco and alcohol, medical tests and physical examination. As the esophageal cancer first spreads to the lymph nodes, the first thing is conduct of physical examination like feeling the lymph nodes with the fingers will be...more
A vast majority of the patients with the esophageal cancer may not be eligible for the surgery during the diagnosis or after the diagnosis. This may be because of the advanced level of cancer or may be because of the existence of the divergent co- morbidities. The metal stents will be implanted as it has the characteristic to expand itself and also develop swallow of food. Nowadays, instead of using the metal stents for self expansion, the usage...more
In many of the cases, esophagus cancers are diagnosed due to the symptoms created by it. Mostly, the symptoms will not be created due to the esophageal cancer till such time it reaches the advanced level. The very usual symptom of esophageal cancer is the swallowing problem and the person will feel that the food is stuck in the chest or the throat. It is called as dysphagia. It will generally be mild in its commencement and then goes worse over a period of time. The esophagus opening is frequently narrowed to about half than its usual width. Dysphagia is generally a late symptom created by a huge cancer. When a person feels very difficult to swallow, the usual and common practice is to change the diet habit or the practice of eating without even realizing the problems. He takes slighter bites and also chews his food very slowly and also carefully. The problem will turn to worse when the cancer grows big. Under this circumstance, he may start to eat very soft foods that will pass through the esophagus without any difficulty. He may avoid eating meat and bread as these kinds of foods will usually get stuck. The problem of swallowing in some people may turn very worse which may lead...more
Millions of people die from cancer every year, all around the world. It is one of the most common causes of death. However, it is the complications involved in the disease and the effect it has on the body that kills, not the disease itself. Cancer treatments can sometimes lie at the cause of death, due to their attack on the immune system. There...more
Cancer is the second leading cause of death among Americans, yet many people are unaware of the cause of this devastating disease, and that they can control the risk factors which lead to cancer initiation and development. Cancer is a disease caused largely by poor lifestyle choices and external factors. While genetics can play a role by...more
Cancer is a sickness that no one wants to be diagnosed with. Many individuals are afraid to be screened for cancer because they are afraid of having cancer. However, when the sickness is caught during the early stages it is often treatable. When the sickness is not caught until the late stages of the sickness it is often not treatable. Therefore, individuals should be checked for cancer regularly.Cancer Specialists provides high quality care if you want to improve your chances of a full recovery. That means that patients need to get advanced treatment and help from professionals having the highest quality trained.Some hospitals simply offer better care than others, but dont go for best or batter check out full details and reviews of patient, degree of doctors, facility and technology at cancer hospital. Cancer treatments can be very enveloping. They can wear the patient down and make life seem almost insupportable and this can go on for years without any respite. Some people who are suffering from cancer feel as though they would do anything to get relief from this and enjoy a happy, healthy life once again. It can seem all too easy to give up when you have cancer but there are...more
This 2010, silly bandz gain its popularity to kids. Silly bandz were first created in the year 2008 but it is in the year 2010 that kids really go crazy over these bandz. What make these bandz being loved by kids is that it comes in...more
As per the reports by W.H.O, One out of three women and one out of four men are prone to getting the disease of cancer in the world. Now these reports are more than sufficient to prove that cancer is one of the deadliest diseases in the world. At...more
Cancer is a disease that causes cells to divide uncontrollably and even attack surrounding cells. Cancer cells are capable of spreading from the site of origin to other parts of the body via the blood and lymph system. Cancerous cells...more
Five types of Cancer diagnosis available in India at world renowned cancer hospitals in cities like Mumbai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Chennai and Delhi. India is growing at a fast pace in medical field and its research and development. Forerunners...more
With the first disease it is important to work out which type it is before beginning treatment. One is renal cell (RCC) and the other one is urothelial cell (UCC) which has some main differences which are treated quite differently.All...more
Hodgkin's cancer under attackWhen Virginia Livingston was a student at Bellevue Medical College her pathology teacher mentioned, rather disparagingly, that there was a woman pathologist at Cornell who thought Hodgkin's disease (a form...more