Another factor contributing to the high incidence of breast cancer is simply the fact that women have breasts. Because they are located on the chest, breasts are constantly exposed to a number of environmental factors that can increase the risk of cancer, such as ultraviolet radiation from the s...
all the primary ones, access to both preventative care that may determine screening and stage of diagnosis and access to specialty care, which is often not the same as primary care, prior experiences, and their own understanding of what it means to be diagnosed with cancer and to need ...
How do breast cancer stages affect life insurance eligibility? Can someone with breast cancer get life insurance? As we’ve previously discussed, yes, there will be a handful of options available to you. However, the stage of breast cancer you were diagnosed with, and when the diagnosis occurr...
Lung cancerdoesn’t usually cause symptoms until it’s advanced (also referred to as late-stage cancer). That’s because yourlungshave few nerve endings, so tumors can grow there without causing pain. If you have any of the signs above, see your doctor to get tested forlung cancerand oth...
In breast cancer, immunohistochemistry (IHC) subtypes, together with grade and stage, are well-known independent predictors of breast cancer death. Given the immense changes in breast cancer treatment and survival over time, we used recent population-based data to test the combined influence of IHC...
Multivariable logistic regression analysis was performed to determine if the response to the main outcome about the location of the scar (Q12) depended on various other demographic predictor variables. The number of predictor variables tested in the model depended on the descriptive results to the ...
How to determine MSI/MMR status Fig. 2: Suggested flowchart for testing and using approved tumor-agnostic therapies in patients with metastatic breast cancer. Full size image IHC for the MMR proteins MLH1, MSH2, MSH6, and PMS2 is a practical and widely available methodology among pathology labo...
Multivariable lo- gistic regression analysis was performed to determine if the response to the main outcome about the location of the scar (Q12) depended on various other demographic predictor variables. The number of predictor variables tested in the model depended on the descriptive results to the...
51 In Cameroon, oophrectomy has been offered to women under 50 years of age because it is relatively inexpensive compared with a 5-year course of treatment with tamoxifen.52 In contrast, cost of testing frequently precludes the ability to determine hormone receptor status, and some facilities ...
It's now common for people to be tested for these and other genetic changes to determine if a targeted drug can effectively fight their type of lung cancer. Immunotherapy for lung cancer This treatment helps your immune system fight the cancer. The most commonly used immunotherapy drugs for lun...