Facing a cancer diagnosis is a complicated and very pleasant experience, since it goes from being a person with everyday problems and concerns, to be a person with a serious disease in which life at stake.

Most people when they are diagnosed with cancer suffer a great …read the rest of this entry»

A study suggests a potential diagnostic test noninvasive

A study by U.S. scientists, whose findings were published in the online edition of the journal Clinical Cancer Research 25 August, found that saliva contains at least 50 microRNA, which would help in the detection of oral cancer. …read the rest of this entry»

The new method has been called “auto fluorescence endoscopy and its advantage is that it is twice more sensitive than traditional white light endoscopy

Scientists of a Swiss research institute have discovered a method for early diagnosis of bronchial cancer, where it develops the majority of cases of lung cancer, the most frequent in the world, mainly in Europe and America. …read the rest of this entry»

The first pillar is diagnostic medical history, paying attention to the symptoms reported by patients, their habits, their personal and family history that will put us on track of potential problems and risk factors.

A proper physical examination, paying attention to the signs not only local but also to the possible impact of the patient.

Imaging Studies:  …read the rest of this entry»

Skin cancers, unlike other almost always placed in visible areas, and can start as small spots, or new moles or skin spots where you have to assess 4 major things:

ABCD

A: Asymmetry, half of a mole is different from the other half  …read the rest of this entry»

In breast cancer although there is no prevention, it is essential to minimize modifiable risk factors and early detection by mammography and breast self-examination.

Then the medical history, paying attention to the symptoms reported by patients, their habits, their personal and family history that will put us on track of potential problems and risk factors. …read the rest of this entry»

Several tests are, by choice that the Pap test is to detect cell changes before they turn into cancer would be the test of choice, with it although it does not diagnose cancer in itself, puts us track of whether any changes in the cells that warrant further studies to confirm.

There are precancerous lesions called L-and …read the rest of this entry»

Hello. My name is Karen. I am now 50 years old. I live in Sacramento, California. I have a life partner. Jackie and I are both domestic partners. I don’t have any children. I am a learning disabled person. I was main-streamed from classes for the mentally retarded when I was in the fifth grade. From then on, I attended regular classes. In 1970, I graduated from high school. During the early 1970’s I attended a community college. In 1972, I graduated from there. After that I was in training programs and worked in various jobs.
My health was pretty good until the mid-forties. At the age of forty-six, I was diagnosed with diabetes. I started to learn how to monitor myself and I found out ways to curb that sweet tooth. The diabetes is controlled with diet and exercise. During a routine exam in November of 1998, our family physician (Jackie sees him, too) noticed that something was really wrong with my left breast. I didn’t like the way it was looking either. I was referred to another physician, a general surgeon, and I started seeing this physician in early December. All kinds of lab work was done to determine what the problem entailed. Nothing was conclusive. So the open biopsy of the left breast was done on December 18th. On December 22nd, I found out the news.
I remember feeling very upset and angry on that day, before I saw my physician. I don’t remember the exact words, but I think my physician said something like, “Well, it’s a tumor.” I waited a minute and then asked, “Is it cancer?” He replied, “Yes.” I think I sighed audibly and the thought flashed through my mind, “How am I going to get through this?” I didn’t think I was going to die, though. Jackie and Lady, her guide dog, were with me. Under California State law, I was given a booklet which explained the types of breast cancer a woman could be diagnosed with; stages, treatment options, etc. …read the rest of this entry»

Bart: Hi, my name is Bart Stewart. I’m a 52-year-old male living in Lafayette, Louisiana, and I’m a three-year survivor of colon cancer. I discovered I had colon cancer in June of 97, after repeated trips to the doctor. I was having some what they call very subtle symptoms. I was having some bleeding, intermittent bleeding when I would go to the bathroom, and I was also having some dull aching pain in my lower abdomen that just didn’t seem to go away. And I made an appointment with my family physician went up there to see him and he kind of took some tests and everything, and started treating me for a colon infection called diverticulitis, gave me high powered antibiotics, and I took those and the pain went away and the blood disappeared, and we thought we had everything under control.
The C Word
Bart: This was in June of 97, and about that time I had, at the end of May of 97, my daughter was getting married and we had all the family in and everything was great. We had a great weekend here when she got married, and real good and so everything was rocking along real fine, and then about a week later, after the antibiotics had worn off, the pain came back and the blood came back. So I went back to my family physician and talked with him a little bit about what was going on, and he scheduled me an appointment with a gastroenterologist to do the colonoscopy. That not being one of the most desirable things I thought I wanted to go through, I took it upon myself to cancel the appointment. And once my family doctor found out about it, he called me into his office and sat me down and talked to me like I was a three-year-old child, told me that I can’t do that, that I had to go through the colonoscopy procedure because I might have cancer. …read the rest of this entry»

Discover simple tools that will help you to assess and rate your fatigue. In addition to helping you evaluate your fatigue, these tools will help you to initiate discussions about fatigue with your nurse or doctor. Also, find out other ways to help you talk to your healthcare provider about fatigue management.

Since 80 percent of all people with cancer will return to work after diagnosis, it is important to understand how to talk to your employer about cancer fatigue.