Is cervical cancer a tumor? Do cervical cancer symptoms come and go? How can cervical cancer be detected? Can a PET scan detect cervical cancer? Can a doctor see cervical cancer? Can cervical cancer spread to the uterus? Can cervical cancer lead to breast cancer?
Can a CT scan detect colorectal cancer? Can a CT scan detect uterine cancer? Can a chest CT scan detect breast cancer? Can a testicular cyst be cancerous? Can a CT scan detect bone cancer? Can testicular cancer pain come and go?
A new study published in the July issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine shows that positron emission tomography (PET) scans in mice can be used to determine whether a novel type of breast cancer treatment is working as intended. Researchers successfully used PET and a specially-de...
Unlike CT and positron emission tomography (PET) scans, MRI scanners do not use ionizing radiation. Not all tumors are cancerous. Whole-body MRI is used as a general screening tool, as well as for assessing bone metastases from breast and prostate cancer. Can an MRI help detect cancer?
Clinical usefulness of FDG-PET/CT scan imaging in the management of posttransplant lymphoproliferative disease. Posttransplant lymphoproliferative disease (PTLD) is, aside skin cancer, the most common malignancy occurring after solid organ transplant in adults. Fluor... E Bianchi,M Pascual,M Nicod,....
Joyce Ares had just turned 74 and was feeling fine when she agreed to give a blood sample for research. So she was surprised when the screening test came back positive for signs of cancer. After a repeat blood test, a PET scan and a needle biopsy, she was diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma...
Research published in the October 2009 issue of the Journal of Thoracic Oncology has found an effective combination of positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT) (PET/CT) tests to diagnose lung cancer in a "fast-tracked" outpatient setti
Still, these images can only take you so far. You may be able to see a growth. Certain things about the image might even suggest that it’s likely to be cancerous. But there are many benign (noncancerous) tumors that look very much like cancerous growths. That’s why, if your doc...
On the next page, find out more about pets' amazing ability to improve our health. Is it really possible for a dog to foresee its owner's seizures and even detect cancer? Other Health Benefits of Pets Service dogs help disabled people perform various simple tasks. Don Farrall/Getty ...
(magnetic resonance imaging) can determine if the cancer has spread to adjacent tissues or organs such as the bladder or rectum or to other parts of the body such as the liver or lungs.Newer scanning using a method called PET scan can sometimes help to detect hidden locations 另外, CT(...