Introduction To Cancer
Cancer diagnosis It is essential to diagnose cancer early and with certainty. Different modalities are used for cancer diagnosis. Some of them are imaging, some requires tissue or cells from the tumor specimen, and some requires other ancillary tests.
Cancer Treatment
T h ere are ma ny t yp es of c an cer treat m en t. T h e t yp e s of t reat me nt t h at you h ave will d ep en d on t h e typ e of c an cer you h ave an d h o w ad van ce d it is . S om e p eop le wit h c an ce r will h ave on ly on e t reat me nt . Bu t m os t p eo p le h ave a c omb in at ion o f t reat men t s , s uc h as s u rge ry w ith ch e mot h erap y an d /or ra dia tion t h erap y. You may als o h ave immu n ot h era py, t arg et ed t he rap y, or h ormon e t h era py.
Second Opinion on Cancer Diagnosis Ad v a n c e m e n t s i n c a n c e r c a re a re h a p p e n i n g a t a n u n p re c e d e n t e d r a t e , a n d i t i s n o t a n y d i ff e re n t i n t h e c a s e o f t h e c a n c e r d i a g n o s i s . Cancer is a complex disease and depending solely on the primary d i a g n o s i s m a y n o t b e a g re a t i d e a . G o i n g f o r a s e c o n d o p i n i o n o n t h e a v a i l a b l e d i a g n o s i s b e f o re p ro c e e d i n g w i t h t h e t re a t m e n t c o u l d m a ke a h u g e d i ff e re n c e . A s e c o n d o p i n i o n i s a m e d i c a l p ro c e s s w h e re i n t h e p r i m a r y p h y s i c i a n ’ s c a n c e r d i a g n o s i s a n d t re a t m e n t p l a n s a re re v i e w e d b y a n o t h e r s p e c i a l i s t o r a g ro u p o f s p e c i a l i s t s .
Cancer screening Cancer screening aims to detect cancer before symptoms appear. This may involve blood tests, urine tests, DNA tests, other tests, or medical imaging. The benefits of screening in terms of cancer prevention, early detection and subsequent treatment must be weighed against any harms.
Cancer prevention C a n c e r p re v e n t i o n i s a c t i o n t a ke n t o l o w e r t h e r i s k o f g e t t i n g c a n c e r. T h i s c a n i n c l u d e m a i n t a i n i n g a h e a l t h y l i f e s t y l e , a v o i d i n g ex p o s u re t o k n o w n c a n c e r- c a u s i n g s u b s t a n c e s , a n d t a k i n g m e d i c i n e s o r v a c c i n e s t h a t c a n p re v e n t c a n c e r f ro m d e v e l o p i n g .
Cancer Genetic Screening Cancer Genetic Screening helps estimate your chance of developing cancer in your lifetime. It does this by searching for s p e c i fi c c h a n g e s i n y o u r g e n e s , c h r o m o s o m e s , o r p r o t e i n s . T h e s e changes are called mutations. G e n e t i c t e s t s a r e a v a i l a b l e f o r s o m e t y p e s o f c a n c e r. T h e s e include: •B r e a s t c a n c e r •O v a r i a n c a n c e r •C o l o n c a n c e r •T h y r o i d c a n c e r •P r o s t a t e c a n c e r •Pa n c r e a t i c c a n c e r •M e l a n o m a •S a r c o m a •K i d n e y c a n c e r •S t o m a c h c a n c e r
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