Articles related to "Screening For Cancer"

Screening can detect prostate, breast, cervical, and colorectal cancers, but evaluations of risks versus benefits of the procedures make recommendations uncertain.

One of the most frightening phrases a woman can hear from her doctor is, "Your tests were positive for breast cancer."

Liver cancer (hepatocellular carcinoma) is the third most deadly form of cancer. And if liver cancer recurs, the outlook is usually grim for the patient.

People with inadequate health insurance coverage are more likely to die of cancer according to a report from the American Cancer Society.

Benefits of cancer screening for breast and prostate cancer may have been overstated because there has not been a significant reduction in deaths from the two diseases.

Breast cancer is one of the leading health concerns in the United States; 1 in 8 women is affected. Traditional screening methods may not be reducing mortality.

Two recent studies from Europe and the US have not provided unequivocal evidence about whether prostate cancer screening helps - but the fault may be in the study designs

Screening mammography shows increased breast cancer rates, but increases may be due to cancers that would regress.

Cancer is the second leading killer of women, making appropriate screening not only essential for early detection, but truly a matter of life and death.

The evaluation of breast cancer includes at least one imaging study. What are the modalities for imaging breast cancer and when are they used?

What are the real risks and what needs to be done? Some new evidence suggests annual mammograms and breast self-exams don't lower breast cancer deaths.

Proteomics, the study of the full complement of proteins expressed in the body, promises improved detection, diagnosis and monitoring of cancer.

October is Breast Cancer Awareness month. This article explains what breast cancer is and how many women it affects. Here's an overview of signs, symptoms, and treatment.

Population-based mammography screening has brought about significant changes in our approach to the diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer.

Treatment for pancreatic cancer hasn't changed much in the last two decades. Chances of survival haven't improved much, either.

Three new studies just published in the May 2008 issue of the journal Nature Genetics may lay the groundwork for DNA screening to help us assess our risk of skin cancer.

Regular breast checks are vital in preventing breast cancer but according to surveys only a small number of women self-examine theirs. Here's how to check your breasts.

Cancers can be separated into those that harm, and those that apparently are harmless. Up to half of diagnosed breast cancers may be harmless, a new tabulation suggests.

The endometrial biopsy is a test to determine the health of the uterine lining and its ability to support a pregnancy in patients who suffer from recurrent loss.

Sipping a cup of green tea may be soothing and delicious, but is it good for the prostate gland? Find out why drinking green tea could help to protect prostate health.

Why testing is recommended before symptoms of breast cancer. Breast cancer facts about cancer risks. Breast cancer statistics about risk levels.

Cancer of the Prostate gland causes as many deaths in men today as Breast Cancer does in women - but society is much less aware of Prostate Cancer than Breast Cancer!