Throughout cancer treatment, patients may undergo anesthesia for a variety of reasons. Surgery may be the most obvious, but patients may also need anesthesia when they have a port placed, receive a biopsy or even undergo diagnostic imaging tests like MRI or CT scans.
But what happens when a child or young adult needs anesthesia?
“Kids aren’t just small adults,” says pediatric anesthesiologist Vivian Porche,...
There are four main types of thyroid cells: follicular, papillary, medullary and Hurthle. While they’re all different, each of these cells...
The thyroid is a small, butterfly-shaped gland at the base of the neck. It’s responsible for the hormones that control your heart rate, blood pressure, temperature and metabolism.
When thyroid cells grow abnormally, they can cause thyroid cancer. But because symptoms are vague and may mimic other less-serious conditions, it’s possible you could have thyroid cancer for months or even years without knowing it.
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From eating and drinking to talking and breathing, you use your mouth constantly. With all that movement, you probably notice when something...
When cancer is found in both breasts or there’s a high risk of developing breast cancer, a double mastectomy may be an option to treat or...
Taking care of a loved one with cancer can be hard, no matter your relationship. For adult children of cancer patients, the changing role...
Throughout cancer treatment, patients may go through many blood draws, infusions and injections. All these needle sticks can be uncomfortable...
Lung cancer can form in any part of the lungs. When lung tumors grow in the upper portion of the lung, above the first rib, they’re called...
Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disease that causes inflammation and swelling in the joints. It’s caused when the immune system mistakenly...