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What is Liver Biopsy? How And Why is It Preformed?

What is Liver Biopsy? How And Why is It Preformed?

What is Liver Biopsy? A liver biopsy is a test that allows doctors to study a sample of tissue from the liver under a m..

Missed Early Diagnosis, Cut Budgets – Pressures on the NHS Increases

Missed Early Diagnosis, Cut Budgets – Pressures on the NHS Increases

Every 30 minutes in the UK someone dies from bowel cancer. However, bowel (colon and rectum) cancer is one of the most t..

Traveling Abroad for Cancer Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment - A New Paradigm Shift

Traveling Abroad for Cancer Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment - A New Paradigm Shift

The incidence of cancer is on the rise globally. Little is known about the motivations, decision-making processes, and e..

What Are Biopsy and Their Types? Who Is It for and How to Do It?

What Are Biopsy and Their Types? Who Is It for and How to Do It?

A diagnosis of cancer can only be confirmed is by taking a biopsy. In this article, you can find information about how l..

What Imaging Tests Are Used in Cancer?

What Imaging Tests Are Used in Cancer?

We use imaging tests to scan the body, detect problems, and figure out what they are. Imaging tests are our most importa..

Things to Know About Prostate Cancer: Symptoms, Diagnosis, and Treatment

Things to Know About Prostate Cancer: Symptoms, Diagnosis, and Treatment

In males in the UK, prostate cancer is the most common cancer, with around 52,300 new cases every year, that's more than..

What are the Symptoms of Stomach Cancer? What Should I Ask for Diagnosis and Treatment?

What are the Symptoms of Stomach Cancer? What Should I Ask for Diagnosis and Treatment?

Stomach cancer rarely shows symptoms in the early stage, so more than half of the patients with gastric cancer are diagn..

Climate Change May Increase Skin Cancer Risk

Climate Change May Increase Skin Cancer Risk

Climate change may be contributing to the increasing rates of skin cancer observed worldwide, as depleting ozone layers ..

Top 10 Symptoms and Signs of Lung Cancer

Top 10 Symptoms and Signs of Lung Cancer

It's important to be aware of the signs and symptoms of lung cancer, as early detection can lead to a better prognosis. ..

Breast Cancer: Early Detection Saves Lives

Breast Cancer: Early Detection Saves Lives

One in eight women in the UK will develop breast cancer at some point in their lives. That's why it's so important to be..

Top 10 Symptoms and Signs of Bowel (Colon and Rectum) Cancer

Top 10 Symptoms and Signs of Bowel (Colon and Rectum) Cancer

Bowel (colon and rectum) cancer is the fourth most common type of cancer in the UK, with around 41,000 people diagnosed ..

More Patients Diagnosed With Cancer in Emergency in UK Than Elsewhere, New Study Shows

More Patients Diagnosed With Cancer in Emergency in UK Than Elsewhere, New Study Shows

More patients are diagnosed with cancer in an emergency in the UK than in other comparable high-income countries, a stud..

PET-CT (Positron Emission Tomography): The Uses and Examples in Cancer and Other Diseases

PET-CT (Positron Emission Tomography): The Uses and Examples in Cancer and Other Diseases

What is PET-CT? PET-CT is an advanced oncological imaging method, which is frequently used to identify lesions suspecte..

Suspected Cancer Waiting List Won't Drop For At Least 2 Years in England

Suspected Cancer Waiting List Won't Drop For At Least 2 Years in England

Around six million people in England are on the NHS waiting list for treatment, including hip and knee replacements, cat..

Why Do We Get Cancer? What We Know, What We Don't Know, and What We Underestimate

Why Do We Get Cancer? What We Know, What We Don't Know, and What We Underestimate

Cancer patients cannot help questioning why they have this disease. What were the causes of this disease? Was it somethi..

What is the Effect of Cancer on Aging?

What is the Effect of Cancer on Aging?

It is well known that aging is the most important risk factor for cancer, that 65% of all cancers occur in people aged 6..

The Number of Patients Waiting for Treatment in the UK is Now More Than 6 Million

The Number of Patients Waiting for Treatment in the UK is Now More Than 6 Million

The latest NHS England (NHSE) performance data show that in January waiting lists grew to a record 6.1 million people wa..