Cancer is a serious illness that affects thousands of families every year. According to the American Cancer Society, we’re expecting 1.9 million new cases this year. Nearly 610,000 of all patients are estimated to lose this battle. Today, carcinoma is the most common form of cancer. So if someone has cancer, the odds are it’s […]
Whether you notice it while wiping after a bowel movement or getting a test your doctor prescribed, bleeding from stool might be disturbing. There could be a wide variety of causes for bright blood in stool, some of which are minor and do not require medical attention at all, while others might want immediate attention. […]
About 80,470 people (with a ratio of roughly 55% of men and 45% of women) are diagnosed with lymph node cancer each year in the United States, making it one of the more common forms of cancer that you’ll hear about. One reason it’s so common is that there are many various kinds of lymph […]
If you or a loved one have recently received a diagnosis of metastatic melanoma, you may have questions about what this means for you. What symptoms are associated with this advanced form of melanoma? What can you expect in the coming weeks and months? And what treatment options are available to you at this time? […]
Cancer is one of the many illnesses that people around the world dread. It usually brings a lot of pain and hardship to families. There are various classifications by which you can specify the type of cancer that exists. But if you’ve known anyone with a type of cancer affecting their organs, you’ve probably heard […]
If you or a loved one has been diagnosed with blood cancer, you may be searching for answers—read on to get an overview of this disease. What Is Blood Cancer? Blood cancer refers to any cancer that starts in the blood or bone marrow, including myeloid leukemia, lymphoma, and multiple myeloma. It can spread to […]
Consumption of water and food is fundamental to human survival. Can you die from not eating? In order to function normally, your body requires both the energy that food provides and the water that it can absorb. If you eat a varied diet and drink plenty of water every day, your body will function at […]
A cancer of the bone marrow, multiple myeloma, is extremely uncommon. The marrow becomes crowded with malignant plasma cells, which kill off healthy blood cells. Infection, anemia, bruising, and bleeding are some possible side effects. Bones dissolve faster than they are formed because myeloma cells boost osteoclast activity while simultaneously reducing osteoblast activity. Towards the […]
Bone cancer is a rare form of cancer that occurs in very few people in the world. However, being cancer, it is no less dangerous and demands your attention. How long can you have bone cancer without knowing? What are the chances of survival? And is bone cancer even curable? We will seek to answer […]
Every journey towards death is a story true to its own. While some die without warning, others have to wait for its agonizing claws to chomp down. Would it be helpful to know the many stages of death we, or our loved ones, go through? Will we be able to handle them better? What Are […]
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