When you first hear that you've got a neuroendocrine tumor, you'll have lots of questions about what it is and how it will affect you. There are quite a few types of this disease, and it can show up in many places in your body. Your symptoms may depend on where your tumor is gro...
I think all oncologists should have therapists on their staffs to help patients deal with cancer surgery -- particularly if they are going to lose a body part, and not just the tumor. I think that would help so much. A patient should be required to attend so many counseling sessions befo...
I think all oncologists should have therapists on their staffs to help patients deal with cancer surgery -- particularly if they are going to lose a body part, and not just the tumor. I think that would help so much. A patient should be required to attend so many counseling sessions befo...
Both lesions and tumors in the brain represent abnormal areas, but they are not the same. A lesion is a broad term that refers to any abnormal tissue or damage in the brain, whereas a tumor, is a specific type of lesion, characterized by the abnormal growth of cells. All tumors are le...
Tumor Typing When you have a tumor, the first signs are often unusual symptoms that you can’t explain. It could bepain, loss of appetite, or bleeding. And withbreast,thyroid, ortesticular cancer, you might see or feel a lump. Sometimes a friend or loved one notices it first. Or ...
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Fatigue, pain, nausea, weight loss, worry about worsening condition, and contentment with current QOL were consistently selected by experts as priority symptoms across tumor sites. These nine tumor-specific symptom indices indicate the most important clinician-rated targets of chemotherapy for many ...
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In the USA, there are more than 3,000 cases each year. (In this article, CANCERacttive biochemist and founder Chris Woollams adds to information supplied by Timothy Cavanaugh, the National awareness coordinator for the Mesothelioma Center in the USA www.asbestos.com). What are the symptoms ...
@galen84basc -- I don't know the symptoms of a chest cavity tumor, but I'm pretty sure that a chest cavity tumor and a lung carcinoma are not related, so you should be OK. You can still Xray your chest if you want to though, just to be safe. ...