The number used to report a specific number of people who survive a disease is called a survival rate. The kidney cancer survival rate is the term used to report how many people have survived this type of cancer for a certain period of time. In most cases this amount of time refers to a period of five years. This rate shows how long a person has been known to survive after their initial diagnosis. These rates are collected from large groups of individuals and are ineffective in determining what will happen in specific cases. The reason for this is because no two people are the same and may react to various treatments in very different ways. Basically what may work for one person may not work for someone else. There are different factors used in determining a person’s kidney cancer survival  [...]

Kidney cancer is a type of cancer that starts in your kidneys. The most common type of kidney cancer found in adult cases is renal cell carcinoma. The kidneys are responsible for cleaning or filtering the blood and removing waste and excess water thus making urine as a way to expel these products from the body. The kidneys are also responsible for producing red blood cells. When the kidney produces more red blood cells than the body needs this can result in the formation of tumors. Tumors can be either benign or malignant. Benign tumors are usually not life threatening and are fairly easy to get rid of whereas malignant tumors are much more difficult. Malignant tumors are cancerous and in some cases life threatening. When a person is diagnosed with this disease there are several treatments  [...]

Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma also known as ACC is a rare cancer that is most commonly found in the head and neck areas, specifically the salivary glands. Some other areas that it has been known to manifest itself in include the nasopharynx, larynx, trachea, breast and uterus. Most cases of this cancer present itself in individuals between the ages of 40 and 45 years. The progression of this disease is slow and often relentless and has common recurrences and may move to other places like the liver, lungs and bones. Although ACC has a survival rate of about five years this decreases with the passing of time after diagnosis. ACC is one cancer that is known to infect and spread through the nerves. This is also known as perineural invasion. Infection of the lymph nodes is not a common occurrence  [...]

Although there are several types of blood cancer and many symptoms that are caused by each type, many blood cancer treatments are similar. The first thing to know in determining which treatment is best is knowing which type of blood cancer you have because each treatment is based on the type of cancer and how severe your particular case is. The most common treatment for blood cancer includes chemotherapy and radiation. Chemotherapy involves the use of drugs known to kill or destroy cancer cells. These drugs are generally administered through IV or intravenously or through intramuscular injections. This type of treatment is often referred to as systemic treatment because when the drug gains entry to the blood it travels through the individual’s body destroying any cancerous cells it may  [...]