Diagnosis and Treatment

Core needle biopsy procedures may be reasonable alternative to surgical biopsy for breast cancer

Stereotactic- and ultrasound-guided core needle biopsy procedures were almost as accurate as surgical biopsy in women of average-risk suspected of having breast cancer; however, the core needle biopsies yielded lower complication rates.

Researchers examined the harms and benefits of these two biopsy procedures by examining clinical data gathered from trials taken from databases including Medline and Embase between 1990 and 2009. The strength of evidence supporting the conclusions was graded as high, moderate, low or insufficient.

BLOG: The Struggle to Simply Let Go

I am a yoga teacher, a cycle instructor and a naturopathic doctor. I have been doing this for over twenty years. At fifty-six I am fit and strong. My body is toned and tight and I can pass for a woman fifteen years my junior. I motivate, inspire and console. I love my life and appreciate that every day I get to go to gym or a studio and help people feel and look better. But here is another side to my story.

Inflammatory Breast Cancer (IBC)

What is inflammatory breast cancer?
Inflammatory breast cancer (IBC) is rare. It is not a new type of breast cancer, but it is very important to distinguish IBC from other types of breast cancer because there are major differences in its symptoms, prognosis, and treatment.

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What is mesothelioma?

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Diabetes Medication May Get New Life as Cancer Treatment

The drug metformin, a mainstay of diabetes care for 15 years, may have a new life as a cancer treatment, researchers said.
In a study in mice, low doses of the drug, combined with a widely used chemotherapy called doxorubicin, shrank breast-cancer tumors and prevented their recurrence more effectively than chemotherapy alone.
The findings add to a growing body of evidence that metformin, marketed as Glucophage by Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. and available in generic versions, could be a potent antitumor medicine.

Transvaginal Ultrasound (TVU) - What to Expect

What is a transvaginal ultrasound?
Transvaginal ultrasound is a type of pelvic ultrasound. It is used to look at a woman's reproductive organs, including the uterus, ovaries, cervix, and vagina. Transvaginal means across or through the vagina.

CA-125 Test - What to Expect

Test Overview
A cancer antigen 125 (CA-125) is a protein found on the surface of many ovarian cancer cells. It also can be found in other cancers and in small amounts in normal tissue. A CA-125 test measures the amount of this protein in the blood.

CA-125 is used as a tumor marker—which means the test can help show if some types of cancer are present. Most often, the CA-125 test is used to check how well treatment for ovarian cancer is working or to see if ovarian cancer has returned.

Treatment options for patients of mesothelioma

One of the first decisions that a person who is diagnosed with mesothelioma will make is what type of treatment to pursue. There are a range of treatment options, which fall into three main categories: established therapies; experimental treatments; and holistic therapies. Physicians will help patients understand the range of options before them, and then select the treatment that is most appropriate. Educational resources such as this one can also help to answer questions.

How does my doctor know I have vulvar cancer?

Your doctor may find vulvar cancer during a routine visit, even if you don’t have symptoms. If you’re having symptoms of vulvar cancer, your doctor will ask you about these things.

  • Your health history
  • Your family’s history of cancer
  • Your other risk factors, such as history of smoking or HPV infection

The doctor may also perform certain tests to check if you have vulvar cancer. You may need more than one of these tests. Here are some of the tests doctors use to diagnose or rule out vulvar cancer.

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