Can you screen for pancreatic cancer?
The symptoms of pancreatic cancer are vague and often don't appear until the latter stages of the disease. As a result, pancreatic cancer often goes undetected until it is fairly advanced, when it’s harder to treat successfully.
So, why don't we have a routine screening test for pancreatic cancer, the way we do for ...
What to expect after brain surgery: Patients and a neurosurgeon share insights
Are some side effects common to everyone after brain surgery? For instance, can you expect to experience some combination of memory lapses...
‘How I knew I had throat cancer’: Survivors share their symptoms
For high school football coach Mark Teague, the only symptom of throat cancer he noticed was a small lump beneath his jaw.
“I...
Kidney cancer specialists: 3 things to know about renal cell carcinoma (RCC)
Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is the scientific name for kidney cancer. Clear cell renal cell carcinoma accounts for about 75% of all new kidney cancer cases diagnosed annually in the U.S.
The remaining 25% fall under the umbrella term of “non-clear cell kidney cancer.” These include many different subtypes, such as papillary kidney cancer, chromophobe kidney cancer, renal medullary carcinoma, collecting duct kidney cancer,...
‘How I knew I had lung cancer’: 5 survivors share their symptoms
Chest pain, shortness of breath and a persistent cough can all be symptoms of lung cancer.
But they can also be signs of other conditions...
‘How I knew I had cervical cancer’: 4 survivors describe their symptoms
Like many women diagnosed with cervical cancer, Linda Emery didn’t initially have any symptoms. She didn’t even know she had the disease...