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Mesothelioma Treatment

Malignant mesothelioma is an uncommon disease that is often associated with occupational asbestos exposure.

2 Dec 2009

Malignant diffuse mesothelioma is a neoplasm arising from the mesothelial or submesothelial cells of the pleura (in more than 80% of the cases), peritoneum or (in rare instances) pericardium. The disease is directly linked to occupational asbestos exposure; however there evidence shows that mesothelioma may result from both para-occupational exposure and non-occupational, environmental exposure.

2 Dec 2009

Mesothelioma Screening

Malignant mesothelioma is a rare and aggressive malignancy of the pleura (but also of other serous membranes), with a strong causal link to asbestos exposure. The diagnosis of mesothelioma is not straightforward, and pleural fluid cytology is a reliable diagnostic tool only in very experienced health centers.

2 Dec 2009

What is Mesothelioma?

Malignant mesothelioma is a rare form of malignancy caused by exposure to asbestos.

2 Dec 2009

Neuroblastoma Research

Neuroblastoma is a relatively common cancer affecting infants and young babies. Research into this disease is important so that accurate diagnostic and screening methods can be developed to diagnose the condition early.

2 Dec 2009

Neuroblastoma History

Neuroblastoma describes a cancer of the developing, immature neural cells found in the embryo or fetus, called neuroblasts. This condition was first described in 1864 by the German physician Rudolf Virchow who called the tumors he found in the abdomens of children gliomas.

2 Dec 2009

Neuroblastoma Prognosis

Neuroblastoma is difficult to detect in the early stages and the disease is often not identified until it is more advanced. In addition, the condition usually affects young children under the age of five years who may be too young to "self report" symptoms.

2 Dec 2009

Neuroblastoma Treatment

Treatment of neuroblastoma is aimed at increasing a child's survival, reducing the risk of recurrence and ensuring an as near-normal growth as possible of the child with the condition. Treatment involves a multidisciplinary team that may include a pediatric oncologist, a psychologist, social workers, rehabilitation specialists and oncology nurses, for example.

2 Dec 2009

Neuroblastoma Screening

Neuroblastoma affects a very early form of nerve cells that develop during embryonic and fetal development, called neuroblasts. It is rare in children over 10 years and is most common in the first few years of life.

2 Dec 2009

Neuroblastoma Diagnosis

Neuroblastoma is a rare childhood cancer that originates in the immature nerve cells called neuroblasts that are present in the fetus or embryo. Usually the condition affects children under the age of five and can even affect a baby before it is born.

2 Dec 2009

Neuroblastoma Symptoms

Neuroblastoma is a type of cancer that originates in a very early form of nerve cells that grows during fetal and embryonic development, called neuroblasts. Symptoms of the condition vary depending on several factors including...

2 Dec 2009

Neuroblastoma Classification

Neuroblastoma is classified using cancer staging, which is a process that determines how far a cancer has spread. Staging helps in two main ways.

2 Dec 2009

What is Neuroblastoma?

Neuroblastoma is a rare childhood cancer that develops from immature nerve cells called neuroblasts.

2 Dec 2009

Skin Cancer Pathology

The body is composed of trillions of cells. These normal cells grow, mature, function and divide into new cells and eventually die off in a tightly regulated system. During the early years of a person’s life the normal cells divide faster to allow the person to grow. Once adulthood is reached the cells divide only when they need to replace worn-out or dying cells or to repair injuries.

2 Dec 2009

Skin Cancer Management

Skin cancer treatment depends on the type and stage of the disease. It also depends on the size and location of the tumor and the medical condition and personal choice of the patient.

2 Dec 2009

Skin Cancer Prevention

One of the major risk factors for skin cancer is exposure to the sun’s harmful UV rays. The best method for prevention of skin cancer is to protect oneself from such exposure.

2 Dec 2009

Skin Cancer Diagnosis

Skin cancers originate with common symptoms like abnormal growth in the skin, abnormal changes in existing moles and refusal of existing sores and ulcers on the skin to heal.

2 Dec 2009

Skin Cancer Causes

There are several risk factors that raise the propensity to get skin cancers by manifold. The exact cause why DNA damage occurs and why cancer results from such DNA damage is not known clearly but these risk factors give an idea regarding factors that can be avoided to prevent skin cancers.

2 Dec 2009

Skin Cancer Classification

Skin cancers are named after the type of cells in the skin that are involved in the beginning of the cancer.

2 Dec 2009

What is Skin Cancer?

Skin cancer is the most common type of cancer among light skinned individuals. It is the commonest cancer in the United States and in Australia. Each year, about one million people are diagnosed with this cancer. In 85 percent of these cases, the skin damage leading to the cancer occurs before an individual is 18.

2 Dec 2009