Notes on oncology and around it
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 …
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) …
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 …
Dementia due to cancer treatment comes on gradually over time and usually after treatment is completed. It may be harder to identify than delirium, and it may not have one identifiable cause. Dementia can develop as early as three months after radiotherapy to the brain. Is dementia a side effect of cancer? Medical treatment of …
It is safe to touch other people while on chemotherapy. You can hug and kiss. But you do need to protect others from coming into contact with your medicine. Can you touch chemo pills? Chemo medicines are powerful chemicals. Don’t touch the pills with your bare hands. Wear disposable gloves when you handle the pills. …
Chemotherapy is a powerful cancer treatment that uses drugs to destroy cancer cells. It can shrink a primary tumor, kill cancer cells that may have broken off the primary tumor, and stop cancer from spreading. How long does chemo take to shrink tumors? In general, chemotherapy can take about 3 to 6 months to complete. …
If you have inherited a mutated copy of either gene from a parent, you have a higher risk of breast cancer. On average, a woman with a BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene mutation has up to a 7 in 10 chance of getting breast cancer by age 80. This risk is also affected by how many …
All you want is to be around your special people. Your ideal lover wants to accompany you for all of life’s milestones as well as hold your hand through the tough times. How do cancers show their love? Cancers are very sensitive and caring. They fall in love quickly and with a very loud thud! …
Most colorectal cancers are adenocarcinomas. These cancers start in cells that make mucus to lubricate the inside of the colon and rectum. When doctors talk about colorectal cancer, they’re almost always talking about this type. Is adenocarcinoma of colon same as colorectal cancer? Regardless of where they start, however, these cancers share a lot in …
Chemo is considered a systemic treatment because the drugs travels throughout the body, and can kill cancer cells that have spread (metastasized) to parts of the body far away from the original (primary) tumor. This makes it different from treatments like surgery and radiation. Is there treatment for cancer that has spread? In some situations, …