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Colorectal cancer is linked to orlistat. This is an anti obesity drug that is available at all over-the-counter shops. It been approved for such sale. So there is no actual risk for people to take it without a prescription. However, recent news has it that orlistat and colorectal cancer are closely connected.
Orlistat is a drug that inhibits the absorption of dietary fat found in the intestine. When one takes the drug then he has the urge to go to the bathroom just after consuming a meal full of [...]
Endometrial cancer is a kind of cancer that originates in the uterus. The uterus is a hollow pear shaped organ in the pelvic region and is the site for development of fetus. Endometrial cancer starts in the layers of the cells that make up the lining of the uterus and is sometime called as uterine cancer. There are other kinds of cancers that form in the uterus like the uterine sarcoma, and they are said to be less common than endometrial cancer.
This cancer is usually detected at a very early [...]
Eye cancer is a condition affecting the eye and causes a lot of discomfort in the later stages. Cancer usually develops in several structures in the region around the eye. Let us see some common eye cancer structures.
The eyeball is a structure in the eye where the cancer develops and it includes the ciliary body, choroid, retina, and iris. The iris is the coloured portion of the eye, which has the pupil, a small opening and allows the light to come into the eyeball. This lies in the centre of [...]
Cancer is a condition when a group of cells grows at a fast rate and causes a tumour under abnormal conditions. Cancer can occur in any part of the body and its cause is still not known. Head and neck cancers normally start in the squamous cells lining the surfaces within the head and neck. These kind of cancers of the squamous cells are often known as squamous cells carcinomas of the head and neck. These cancers usually begin in the salivary glands, which have numerous cells that ultimately become [...]
Kidney cancer is a condition which is caused due to many reasons. Some of them are due to human habits and some of them can be avoided.
Old age is a risk for this cancer which is seen to increase with age. Research has proven that males are more susceptible and prone to getting cancer of the kidneys. However, the reason is not known. Smokers damage their kidneys to a great extent. Smoking is a condition that affects the kidneys badly so all smokers should keep this in mind. However if the smokers [...]
The various stages of liver cancer are one of the most crucial factors in treating it. A major system that is used is to describe these stages is the American Joint Committee on Cancer TNM system. The stages are divided into labels as per Roman numerical. Then they are sub divided into A and B or C. The lesser the number, the lesser the spread of the disease. Stage 4 therefore would mean a more advanced stage of cancer.
The systems of staging for such cancer depend on the extent of the disease and [...]
People experience back pain for various reasons. But when it comes to lung cancer, one has to remember that one of the symptoms is back pain. Back pain thus is directly linked to the cancerous growth in the lungs and can occur in numerous ways.
The tumour itself increases the pressure on the back structure and causes a lot of discomfort and inconvenience. The cancer also causes a lot of irritation to the nerves that are found in the lungs and the chest. The brain reads this as back pain.
Back pain [...]
Lymphoma is a kind of cancer that begins in the lymphocytes, which are cells in the immune system in the body. Lymphocytes are found in the lymph tissues, lymph nodes, and in the bone marrow, spleen and other organs.
Lymphoma is of two kinds – one is the Hodgkin lymphoma and the other is the non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
A non Hodgkin lymphoma begins in the skin and not in the tissues and organs. This is called cutaneous or lymphoma of the skin.
Both the lymphomas differ in the way they respond to the [...]
When the body has cancer and the condition spreads to any other part of the body, then the condition is called metastasis. The cancerous cells spread to other areas of the body via the bloodstream and the lymph nodes. Metastasis is very predictable and doctors thus are able to watch the other areas, which could be prone to cancer.
Mesothelioma conditions are not diagnosed till the disease has progressed to almost the last stage. So it is very natural for the cancer to actually have become a great [...]
Risk factors ensure that you are aware what not to do during the cancerous condition. They do not indicate that you would contract the disease, they only ensure that you would have to be more careful and show you what you could do, if you develop some complications. Different cancers have various risk factors. Let us see what the risk factors for nasopharyngeal cancer are.
Firstly, this cancer is mostly found more in males than in females. It is mostly found in Chinese Americans, African Americans, [...]
News reports say that a 15 year old high school U.S student had an uncle who died of pancreatic cancer. This student has now developed a test for this disease that helps to detect the tumours even before they ripen to be ready for treatment.
Pancreatic cancer has the lowest rate of survival in cancer and has remained thus for the past 40 years. It does not show any early symptoms and is seen to affect at least 45,000 people in the U.S and 8000 people in the UK. Around four out of 100 people survive [...]
A new kind of ovarian cancer vaccine has shown hope for many patients who normally face a relapse after getting treated for the condition. This is a new kind of medical immunotherapy, which has shown a good, progressive response to the treatment with patients getting total remission. Most of the patients who received this treatment mode showed immediate response and proved many researches true. Thus there is a small revolution in the world of ovarian cancer.
These clinical findings were presented [...]
Patients who are detected with an advanced case of unresectable pancreatic cancer need some kind of interventional procedures to improve the quality of their life. There are many symptoms that need palliation. These include illnesses like jaundice, blockage of the intestine, chronic back pain of a high degree, and build up of fluid in the abdomen.
Such patients need to be given relief so that they can manage their everyday routine easily. Normally the bile duct gets blocked in these patients so [...]
Prostate cancer is a condition that occurs in men. Most of the men live for more than five years after they are diagnosed of this condition. The latest trend in treating and dealing with this disease is therefore “watchful waiting.”
Surgery significantly diminishes the possibility of death in younger patients. It is difficult to say if the elderly actually die due to this ailment as they have innumerable problems affecting their health already.
A man suffering from this condition is thus in [...]
There are several different types of insurance that are designed to cover the policy holders life and health. Life insurances are very common and they are usually taken out in order to provide your loved ones with a lump sum in the event of your death, so that they can afford to live whilst dealing with their grief. These type of policies are often required by your mortgage provider if you buy a house. In this case the policy is designed to cover the mortgage on your property if you are not around [...]
A biopsy is a test or a procedure that would take off a tissue piece or a sample of a cell from the body and is analyzed later in a laboratory. If the signs and symptoms show a particular area of concern then biopsy is performed to determined if the condition is cancerous or not.
While imaging biopsy X-ray tests are very helpful in finding out the areas where there could be abnormality and where the cancerous cells can be separated from the non cancerous cells. The best way to make a final diagnosis [...]
The words cancer and tumour are often the most shocking and most dreaded too. Let us get to know what exactly they are and what the difference between the two is. First of all, we should understand that the word tumour at no point should give us any reason to worry, as every tumour not necessarily be cancerous. This known let us now see what a tumour is.
A tumour is a swelling that is found in the body due to some irregularities in function. Tumours could be benign or non malignant or they could [...]
Cancer that is seen in the tissues of the testicles is called the testicular cancer. This is very common in the young and the middle aged men. Most of the testicular cancer begins in the germ cells and this cancerous growth is called the testicular germ cell tumours. There are newer cases of deaths due to testicular cancers in the United States in the past year in 2012. This is a condition that also has the highest number of cured people and so for those who are suffering from this it is a relief.
Testicles [...]
All About Childhood Cancer
Cancer occurs when a particular kind of cell does not have any kind of control mechanism and the cells grow in a way that the body cannot any longer control. There are many kinds of cancer and these come with good symptoms and signs alongwith treatment and outcomes. All this actually depends on the cell and there is no control over the growth.
Childhood cancer has a kind of process of disease and these cells grow out of control and they are of any size or shape. The boundaries within the body kill the cells in and around the cells. They finally spread and this process is called metastasis. This spreads to other tissues and organs. Even in childhood, cancers grow and they ask from the body more and more nutrition. Cancer takes away a child’s strength totally and wrecks all the bones and organs. This finally weakens the defenses of the body against other kinds of illnesses.
Cancer affects only around 14 out of 100, 00 children in the world. The most common in such cancers are lymphoma, [...]
