Ependymoma
Ependymomas are cancerous tumors that grow in your brain or any part of the spine, including your neck and upper and lower back. Most ependymomas s...
Mehr lesenEpendymomas are cancerous tumors that grow in your brain or any part of the spine, including your neck and upper and lower back. Most ependymomas s...
Mehr lesenBile duct cancer, also called cholangiocarcinoma, is when unusual cells grow out of control inside your bile ducts. Without treatment, they may lea...
Mehr lesenIf your doctor has told you that you have a fibroadenoma in your breast, don’t panic. Some researchers have found that women with a family history ...
Mehr lesenWhen doctors find an area in your breast that isn’t normal, they’ll cut out a little bit of the tissue to test the cells. After your treatment is o...
Mehr lesenIn stage II, the cancer is still contained within the breast and in some cases in nearby lymph nodes. Some women who get a mastectomy will also hav...
Mehr lesenHormone therapy can be helpful for women with hormone receptor-positive cancers. That means certain hormones stimulate growth of the cancer. Women ...
Mehr lesenThe treatment can destroy cancer cells that may have been missed. Fulvestrant (Faslodex) and toremifene (Fareston) block hormone receptors and are ...
Mehr lesenHormone therapy is a good option after surgery for women who have tumors that use hormones to grow, called hormone receptor-positive cancer. Women ...
Mehr lesenAfter a mastectomy, you might choose to have breast reconstruction surgery. Hormone therapy after surgery may also help prevent more cancer from de...
Mehr lesenIn hopes of avoiding future disease, some women at very high risk of developing breast cancer elect to have both breasts surgically removed, a proc...
Mehr lesenAbout two-thirds of women with breast cancer have tumors that contain hormone receptors. But women who take tamoxifen are more likely to develop ca...
Mehr lesenRepeated brain injuries can lead to a buildup of tau, a protein that’s found in the brains of people with Alzheimer’s. The clumped tau also spreads...
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