Cancerwise

Elastography is an imaging test to check the elasticity of tissue in your body. Stiffness in your tissue is often a sign of disease. Elastography is often used to check for disease in the liver.

Here, I’ll explain more about elastography, including the different types, how it helps detect liver disease and what happens during the procedure. 

Elastography is a non-invasive test that measures tissue...

“Dysplasia” is the scientific term for “abnormal cells,” which don’t look the way they’re supposed to under a microscope. These abnormal cells are not considered cancer in and of themselves, but they do have the potential to become cancer someday, if left untreated. That’s why dysplasia is considered a precancerous condition.  

So, how do you know if you have dysplasia? What causes it? And, how is dysplasia treated? Here...