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Parkinson's Disease Support

The Department of Health in the United Kingdom developed a National Service Framework (NSF) for the management and handling of long term nerve related disorders like Parkinson’s disease.

2 Dec 2009

Parkinson’s disease is not yet curable. Several classes of drugs have been found that reduce the symptoms. Numerous researchers are working towards understanding the pathophysiology and developing new therapy targets for the disease.

2 Dec 2009

Parkinson's Disease Prognosis

Parkinson’s disease is not a fatal illness. However, it’s a degenerative disorder that usually progresses until it leaves its patients completely debilitated. The condition usually worsens over an average of 15 years.

2 Dec 2009

Parkinson's Disease Treatment

Parkinson’s disease is primarily treated using medications. Medicines may be used to treat the symptoms of Parkinson’s disease. These medicines can ease symptoms but do not cure the condition. The degree of responsiveness to the medication and the duration for which the effects persist varies between individuals.

2 Dec 2009

What is Parkinson's Disease?

Parkinson's disease is a degenerative disease of the brain. It affects parts of the brain that are associated with normal movement and balance.

2 Dec 2009

Osteosarcoma Prognosis

The survival prognosis for people with osteosarcoma is estimated according to the severity of the tumor in the bone.

2 Dec 2009

Osteosarcoma Treatment

The treatment of osteosarcoma should commence immediately after the diagnosis has been confirmed. T

2 Dec 2009

Osteosarcoma Diagnosis

Since the symptoms of osteosarcoma may not appear early on, an accurate diagnosis is not usually made until later stages of the disease.

2 Dec 2009

Osteosarcoma Pathology

Osteosarcoma is a malignant neoplasm of the bone and is the most common histological form of primary bone cancer. It is most prevalent in children and young adults, as it is associated with the formation and growth of bone. It is unsurprising, then, that it is the eighth most common type of childhood cancer.

2 Dec 2009

What is Osteosarcoma?

Osteosarcoma involves abnormal osteoblast cells that are responsible for the construction of bone.

2 Dec 2009

Bladder Cancer Treatment

The treatment of bladder cancer often involves a range of specialists from different fields including a clinical oncologist (cancer specialist), a radiologist, a pathologist, a social worker, a psychologist and a cancer nurse.

2 Dec 2009

Bladder Cancer Diagnosis

Bladder cancer may be suspected based on symptoms of the condition such as blood in the urine and the presence of risk factors such as a family history of bladder cancer.

2 Dec 2009

What Causes Bladder Cancer?

The exact cause of bladder cancer is not yet clear but certain factors that increase the risk of developing this condition have been identified.

2 Dec 2009

Symptoms of Bladder Cancer

Some of the most common symptoms of bladder cancer include: Blood in the urine, Changes in urination, Advanced bladder cancer.

2 Dec 2009

What is Bladder Cancer?

Bladder cancer refers to the growth of a tumor within the lining of the bladder. In some cases, the tumor can invade surrounding tissue and spread to other parts of the body.

2 Dec 2009

Multiple Myeloma Epidemiology

Multiple myeloma affects thousands of people worldwide and is the second most common cancer of the blood only to non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Multiple myeloma accounts for around 1% of all cancers worldwide and for about 2% of cancer-related deaths. The most common age of onset is between 65 and 70 years. However, recent estimates suggest that the age of onset is actually decreasing.

2 Dec 2009

Multiple Myeloma Treatment

The majority of multiple myeloma cases cannot be cured and treatment is aimed at bringing the cancer under control and treating symptoms such as bone pain and anemia.

2 Dec 2009

Multiple Myeloma Diagnosis

In the early stages of multiple myeloma, patients have few or no symptoms of the condition, which may only be suspected or diagnosed by chance as a result of routine blood or urine testing. Diagnosis may also be suspected if certain symptoms are present.

2 Dec 2009

Multiple Myeloma Symptoms

The symptoms of multiple myeloma are not usually evident in the early stages of disease, which is often only detected or diagnosed as a result of routine blood and urine tests. As the condition progresses, however, various serious symptoms may manifest and affect multiple sites in the body which is why the condition is named multiple myeloma.

2 Dec 2009

What is Multiple Myeloma?

Multiple myeloma is a form of cancer that affects the bone marrow. The cancer is also called Kahler’s disease, named after an Austrian pathologist called Otto Kahler who first described the condition.

2 Dec 2009