General
List of Cancers
- A - Adrenocortical Carcinoma
Anal Cancer
- B - Bladder Cancer
Brain Tumors: (Stem Glioma, Astrocytoma, Ependymoma, Medulloblastoma, Supratentorial Primitive Neuroectodermal and Pineal Tumors, Visual Pathway and Hypothalamic Glioma, and other)
Aflatoxin – A Powerful Killer
Aflatoxin is a very potent human carcinogen, which means you can get cancer after ingesting for a variable period of time food with aflatoxin.
But what is aflatoxin? Aflatoxin is a naturally occurring micotoxin produced by a fungus (mold) called Aspergillus. This mold is near ubiquitous in the natural environment, contaminating especially corn, rice, cottonseed and […]
What is CT Scan?
First of all, CT Scan or CAT Scan means Computed Axial Tomography and it is a medical imaging method using X-rays. Doctors use CT Scan for diagnosing a lot of diseases, cancer being one of them. On a CT Scan your internal organs can be seen with many details, permitting the doctor to see tumors […]
Kaposi’s Sarcoma
Kaposi’s sarcoma is a malignant tumor of the connective tissue, often associated with AIDS.
Kaposi’s sarcoma (KS) was described initially in 1872 by a Hungarian dermatologist, Moritz Kaposi. Before AIDS epidemic, KS was considered a rare disease that mostly affected elderly men of Mediterranean or Jewish heritage, organ transplant patients, or young adult African men. Now, […]
Screening Tests
Cancer screening tests are used to find cancer or precancerous lesions in ‘healthy’ people who do not have any symptoms. Screening tests do not prevent and do not cause cancer, the only thing they do is finding the cancer as early as possible. It is very important to detect the cancer in early stages, because […]
Children and Cancer
I believe children should never have cancer. But they do. No matter how hard is to believe your child has cancer, this may happen. Remember one thing: your child needs you. He or she can’t fight alone. But together you can win this battle and you will see your child growing, getting married, having children […]
