Bladder Cancer Symptoms
We will talk about the cancer of the urine bladder and its symptoms, not about the gal bladder. Symptoms and diagnosis of bladder cancer The symptoms below never clearly point to bladder cancer but can also be caused by infections, benign tumors, bladder stones, or even other problems… You need to get a proper diagnoses […] (Source: Metastatic liver cancer)
Source: Metastatic liver cancer - September 15, 2011 Category: Cancer Authors: Daughter SK Tags: Bladder Cancer Source Type: blogs
Bladder cancer treatment BCG
The BCG treatment for bladder cancer is mostly used after transurethral resection (TUR: removing cancerous tissue accessed through the urethra) in order to prevent the cancer doesn’t come back. The BCG bacteria needs to keep in your bladder for 2 hours at a time and the procedure needs to be done weekly for 6 to […] (Source: Metastatic liver cancer)
Source: Metastatic liver cancer - September 15, 2011 Category: Cancer Authors: Daughter SK Tags: Bladder Cancer Source Type: blogs
Minimal Reporting Guidelines for the Treatment of Cancer Patients
Minimal Reporting Guidelines for the Treatment of Cancer Patients As laboratory physicians, our contribution to patient care is knowledge: this is the starting point from which all informed therapeutic intervention proceeds. How that knowledge is obtained and communicated is the art and science of our profession. These minimal diagnostic guidelines are designed to be used as an aid, not a constraint, in that process. The guidelines are presented in a specific format out of necessity, but any format that effectively communicates the necessary information in a given patho...
Source: Oncopathology - September 5, 2011 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: blogs
Blood isn ’ t always thicker …
About four years ago, I went to a doctor appointment that, until now, only my wife knew about. It was a visit to a urologist. The subject of the meeting was to evaluate my fertility.
My wife and I were recently married, and so naturally the idea of children came about eventually. I dreamed of having my own kids someday. But, I also tried avoiding any conversations about procreating. This is because I highly suspected I might be infertile due to the chemo/radiation treatments I had received, yet I didn’t want it to be official. I wanted to keep hope alive through denial and avoidance. But the question kept bugging me:...
Source: Cancer, life, and me - March 29, 2011 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Chris Tags: General Source Type: blogs
Work up of Carcinoma of Unknown Primary (CUP)
It is often important to determine the site of origin of a metastatic carcinoma of unknown primary site, particularly because this may affect the choice of the treatment. Determination of the primary site may take several steps.Clinical features, such as age, sex, and site of metastases may give a first indication.A detailed pathologic examination of the most accessible biopsied tissue specimen is mandatory in CUP cases. Pathologic evaluation typically consists of hematoxylin-and-eosin stains and immunohistochemical tests.Electron microscopy is rarely used currently, although it may beselectively useful when making treatme...
Source: Oncopathology - May 4, 2009 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Work up of Carcinoma of Unknown Primary (CUP) Source Type: blogs
