There are various treatment methods for brain tumors. However, out of all, radiation therapy for brain tumors is regarded as the best treatment method. Radiation therapy (RT) ‘s primary goal is to destroy cancer cells in the patient body. And this is further followed by shrinking the tumors in the brain. This type of treatment…
Graft Vs Host Disease is one of the common problems in the US. Every year, around 5,000 individuals develop chronic GVHD in the US. However, there are many treatments out there for this disease. University Cancer Centers have been providing the best treatments for this disease for years. But what is host vs graft disease?…
When the bone cells start to divide at a larger pace, it results in blastic bone lesions. Uncontrollable bone lesions can lead to bone metastases which is a cancerous disease. These bone lesions are further divided into cancerous and non-cancerous. Most of the blastic lesions are non-cancerous, known as benign. At the same time, some…
Surgery and chemotherapy have long been the ideal treatment for lung cancer, but it is not the right treatment for everyone. Today a highly targeted treatment, radiation therapy, is Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT), which is coming up as the most successful alternative treatment for patients with lung cancer. Radiation therapy for lung cancer uses…
The fear of Gallbladder Cancer among people who have already undergone the treatment is well known. Even after finishing the treatment of cancer and coming out as a survivor, the chances of cancer recurrence are there. For some people, gallbladder cancer might never go away completely. And there are chances of them coming back in…
Prostate cancer is considered one of the most common cancers among US men. For treating this problem, radiation therapy for prostate cancer is highly considered. Cancer is caused due to the excess growth of cells inside our body. When this cancer starts developing in the prostate, it is known as prostate cancer. Except for skin…
Bladder cancer is considered one of the most common cancers in men. Its occurrence in women is quite rare. It is regarded as the fourth most common cancer. Due to this, there is a large variety of treatments available to cure Bladder cancer. Bladder cancer radiation therapy is regarded as one of the most effective…
If you are diagnosed with stage 4 thyroid cancer, you might want to know about your medical condition. You might also want to know about the survival rate. This is known as prognosis. The estimated seriousness of a disease and how it is going to affect you is called prognosis. How your medical condition affects…
There are numerous types of cancer, but out of these, the most common cancer known to humanity is stomach cancer. Noticing the signs of stomach cancer in its early stages is difficult. These symptoms are almost non-existent and are highly likely to be diagnosed with a different condition when they appear. For such reasons, in…
Cells are the basic functional unit of life. They divide themselves normally when new cells are needed, as this is their way of reproduction. But, sometimes, these cells divide unnecessarily and without any order to create a mass of tissues, also known as tumors. However, tumors can be cancerous and noncancerous. But, testicular cancer is…