The first thing you want to find out about your condition is where your tumor is located. NETs grow in cells that make hormones -- chemicals that help control different actions in your body, like hair growth, your sex drive, and even your mood. A neuroendocrine tumor can grow in spots l...
Patrick is a 70-year-old diabetic man with a 2-year history of stable chest pain when he exerts himself. He is awoken from sleep with the acute onset of crushing central chest pain which radiates to his neck and left arm. His normal medications include normally aspirin, a diuretic, a ch...
Your baby does not want to eat. Your baby cries more than usual and you cannot calm him or her down. Your baby's skin turns yellow or he or she has a rash. You have questions or concerns about caring for your baby.Care Agreement ...
You may get acne on your back, chest, and neck. Talk to your healthcare provider about ways to control acne. Keep your skin clean so that oil and dirt cannot build up and make your acne worse: Wash your face 2 times a day with a mild soap that does not have perfume. Do not rub...
Lisa: I have a headache/'hedeɪk/ and I can’t move my neck. What should I do? Should I take my temperature? Mandy: No, it doesn’t sound like you have a fever. What did you do on the weekend? 后接表语从句,like 作连词, 相当于as if/as though。 Lisa: I played computer gam...
doctors may also believe there is a dangerous growth like a tumor inside. It can be hard to perform diagnostic tests because the fatty tissue makes it difficult to identify structures inside the panniculus, and a patient may need invasive testing to find out more about what is happening inside...
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...
A brain tumor is a clump of abnormal tissue that can be found anywhere in the brain. The brain and spinal cord form the central nervous system, which controls everything a person does on purpose (such as walking and talking), or automatically (such as breathing and digesting food). This ...
I had an ultrasound done and no signs of a tumor on either the glands or in my abdomen. I had been drinking heavily at the time. How can I help these lumps to go away? I am exercising, staying sober, keeping hydrated and eating healthy and losing weight. Would lymphatic drainage ...
“Could it be cancer? A tumor?” You’re not paranoid if they really are after you! Only about 1% of back pain has a nasty cause,20 and only a few of those are really scary. But it happens. Andy Whitfield, star of Spartacus, thought he just had back pain from his intense gladiato...