Tag: Diagnosis

Diagnosis of a solitary plasmacytoma requires a full workup to rule out myeloma elsewhere.  This is because many patients  are ultimately found to have evidence of myeloma. Following complete evaluation, patients with a solitary plasmacytoma can be treated with radiation therapy alone, as studies have indicated that the addition of chemotherapy to radiation does not [...]

Imagine being a child with a fast-growing form of leukemia.  You have endured chemotherapy, a bone marrow transplant, IV medications and 23 different pills per day.  Due to the side effects of the powerful drug cocktails you take, you have heart problems, a compromised immune system, steroid-induced diabetes, and short-term memory loss.  Life hasn’t been [...]

Diagnosis of a solitary plasmacytoma requires a full workup to rule out myeloma elsewhere.  This is because many patients  are ultimately found to have evidence of myeloma. Following complete evaluation, patients with a solitary plasmacytoma can be treated with radiation therapy alone, as studies have indicated that the addition of chemotherapy to radiation does not [...]

This excellent news was reported by Dana-Farber cancer Institute scientists in a pair of studies published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology in August 2006 but merit repeating because they show definite life prolonging impact by simple exercise in a life critical disease. The researchers reported colon cancer patients who engaged in moderate exercise for [...]

That percentage means that 86% of women who develop breast cancer live for at least five years after diagnosis. The good news is that depending on the stage it is discovered, the survival rate can be even higher than the overall average. Breast cancer, like most other forms, progresses in stages. T, N, M and [...]

After successful treatment, your doctor will continue to schedule regular follow-up appointments to ensure that you remain skin cancer-free. Even regular medical attention is no substitute for exercising good skin care habits. First, make sure to avoid any kind of prolonged exposure to the sun. This means that you should avoid the prime daylight hours [...]

Today I met a woman who is close in age to me and we were born within a couple of miles from each other outside Welch in McDowell County, WV, and we both have ACC, Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma, a very rare cancer. I know my cancer existed since well before I was 18, possibly even [...]

A medical oncologist is a doctor specializing in the study and treatment of cancer. However, a medical oncologist for breast cancer should first consult with a pathologist about the exact biological nature of the tumor being treated. An oncologist deals with the diagnosis, therapy such as chemotherapy, radiotherapy or surgery, constant follow-up with breast cancer [...]

You would think that being diagnosed with cancer was bad enough. But what if you discovered that a “communication glitch” resulted in a delayed diagnosis of your cancer? A delay that resulted in your being diagnosed as a Stage IV cancer patient with a 5% life expectancy at 5 years instead of Stage I with [...]

The described symptoms are not typical of MS but it is a notoriousely difficult diagnosis to rule out on purely clinical grounds. Because no single test is totally reliable in identifying MS, and a variety of conditions can mimic the disease , diagnosis depends on clinical features supplemented by the findings of certain studies. Magnetic [...]