How aggressive is liver cancer? How treatable is liver cancer? What are the symptoms of advanced liver cancer? What are the symptoms of stage four liver cancer? What causes liver cancer? What is immunotherapy for liver cancer? What is a PET scan for liver cancer?
A PET scan may be done to see if the cancer has spread to other parts of your body. Radioactive liquid is injected into your IV to help cancer cells show up better in pictures. Blood tests are done to get information about your overall health. A sputum sample may be tested for cancer...
Adrianne has a master's degree in cancer biology and has taught high school and college biology. This lesson is going to explain what a computerized axial tomography scan, or CAT scan, is and why it is done. We will also look at the side effects and risks that are associated with having...
Positron emission tomography scan: This is also called a PET scan. Your healthcare provider may use this test to see if you have cancer and if it has spread. A dye is injected into your vein (blood vessel). This dye helps show your cells more clearly. Tell the healthcare provider if ...
“An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” At The Truth About Cancer we talk a lot about what causes cancer, and the foods that fight cancer and lower your cancer risk. Now I’m going to talk to you about known, scientifically proven, cancer causing foods that actively increa...
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(CT scan), PET/CT scans provide greater detail with a higher level of accuracy; because both scans are performed at one time without the patient having to change positions, there is less room for error. It also has greater convenience for the patient who undergoes two exams (CT and PET)...
Surgery is considered the treatment of choice for individuals with stage I and II non‐small cell lung cancer. Stage III patients are usually treated with a combination of radiotherapy and chemotherapy. Stage IV patients are treated exclusively with systemic therapy, which may include chemotherapy, ...
Positron emission tomography (PET scan) uses a radioactive drug, which is injected into a vein and collects in areas of the body where cancer may be located. Computed tomography (CT scan) uses X-rays rotated around your body that give a 3D image with more detail than a standard X-ray....
A biopsyis a procedure to remove a tissue sample to be tested. Non-Hodgkin lymphoma is diagnosed from a lymph node biopsy. Your provider may also test a bone marrow sample to see if the cancer has spread to your bones. X-ray, ultrasound, CT, MRI, or PET scanpictures may be taken of...