“The best screening test is the one that gets done,” Dr. Nurkin says.
Cancer Prevention
The groundbreaking lung cancer immunotherapy drug CIMAvax-EGF is now being studied in the prevention of the disease.
Understanding screening recommendations is just one of the many obstacles and challenges faced by transgender people when it comes to taking care of their health.
Summer is officially here — time to get outside and enjoy the beautiful weather, barbecues and beaches! But of course, summer also brings bugs.
Colorectal cancer is curable if caught early, and the way to catch it early is through a colonoscopy.
Many things can cause an itch: dry skin, poison ivy and bug bites, to name a few. Typically skin cancer isn’t the first cause that comes to mind when you itch, but if the irritation persists, it might be something you want a dermatologist to look at.
"Being a researcher to me means I am always asking questions and looking for answers, which means I am constantly learning."
“We want to go from 70% of lung cancers being diagnosed when surgery is not an option to 70% diagnosed when most can be,” Dr. Reid says.
The World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines now classify processed meats as a “definite” cause of cancer, while red meats are a “probable” cause.
Alcohol consumption is a known risk factor for developing cancers of the head & neck, esophagus, liver, breast, colon and rectum.
For some women, routine mammograms are showing swollen lymph nodes in the upper arm and armpit area on the side where they’ve received their vaccine. But that’s not a reason to be alarmed.
A sudden or unusual ache in the middle or lower portion of the back might have a person looking up all kinds of possible medical ailments online.