Notes on oncology and around it
Cancer cells show up as bright spots on PET scans because they have a higher metabolic rate than do normal cells. PET scans may be useful in: Detecting cancer. Revealing whether your cancer has spread. What does it mean if your PET scan lights up? If a lesion lights up in the lung it’s rapidly …
People with stage IV cancer have the highest degree of cancer pain. Additionally, cancer surgery, treatments, or tests cause cancer pain. Spinal cord compression: When a tumor spreads to the spine, it can press on the nerves of the spinal cord leading to spinal cord compression. Is cancer painful in early stages? (1,2) Pain Most …
Cancer is a disease in which some of the body’s cells grow uncontrollably and spread to other parts of the body. Cancer can start almost anywhere in the human body, which is made up of trillions of cells. What is the real definition of cancer? (KAN-ser) A term for diseases in which abnormal cells divide …
Age. As with most cancers the risk of developing ovarian cancer increases as a woman gets older. Women over the age of 50 have a higher risk, and most cases of ovarian cancer occur in women who have already gone through the menopause. More than half the cases of ovarian cancer diagnosed are women over …
Which hospital is best for chemotherapy? Top 10 cancer specialty hospitals in India Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai. All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi. The Cancer Institute, Adyar, Chennai. Apollo Speciality Hospital, Chennai. The Gujarat Cancer & Research Institute, Ahmedabad. Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute and Research Centre, Delhi. Are cancer centers better? Even in …
Gamma rays are mostly used in the radiotherapy/ radiooncology to treat cancer. They can also be used to spot tumours. Gamma rays can kill living cells and damage malignant tumor. The Gamma radiation intensity decreases exponentially with the depth of penetration. How are gamma rays used to cure cancer? What is radiation therapy? Radiation therapy …
The most common primary tumor is neurofibroma, which is solitary, fusiform, and supraclavicular. Females are more often affected than males. The second most common primary tumor is a benign schwannoma. Less common are primary malignant tumors of the neural sheath such as neurogenic sarcomas and fibrosarcomas. What are primary tumors? Listen to pronunciation. (PRY-mayr-ee TOO-mer) …
The cancer can make calcium leak out into the bloodstream from your bones, so the level in the blood gets too high. The cancer might also affect the amount of calcium that your kidneys are able to get rid of. Damaged areas of bone can release calcium into your bloodstream if you have cancer that …
Lasers are most often used with other types of cancer treatment such as radiation and chemotherapy. Some of the cancers laser therapy can treat include: Breast. What is laser chemotherapy? Laser therapy uses an intense, narrow beam of light to remove or destroy cancer and abnormal cells that can turn into cancer. Tumor cells absorb …
Fertility problems from cancer treatment may be temporary or permanent. Some men regain the ability to produce sperm after treatment. This generally takes 1 to 3 years, but can sometimes take longer. Some men have only partial recovery, with low sperm counts, and some men never recover sperm production. Does chemo mess with sperm? Chemotherapy …