Larynx Cancer (Throat cancer) is cancer that is developed in any part of the larynx. Symptoms include lump in the neck, persistent cough, ear ache, and bad breath. A diagnoses for Larynx Cancer (Throat cancer) can be done through physical examination, chest x-ray, CT scan, or tissue biopsy. Methods of treatment include radiation therapy, surgery, and/or chemotherapy.
Kidney cancer is cancer of the kidney. Some risks of kidney cancer include smoking, high blood pressure, gender, and/or long term dialysis. Some symptoms are blood in the urine, weight loss, fever, and fatigue. Kidney cancer can be diagnosed through urine tests, blood tests, CT scan, or ultrasound test.
Inflammatory Breast Cancer is an advanced form of rare breast cancer that usually cannot be detected by a mammogram or ultrasound. The symptoms include breast pain, changes in the skin of the breast area, breast swelling, itching of the breast, and/or swelling of the lymph nodes. Treatment of Inflammatory Breast Cancer includes surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and/or bone marrow transplant.
Hypercalcemia is when the calcium in the blood is elevated due to decreased renal calcium excretion, excessive skeletal calcium release, or increased intestinal calcium absorption. Signs and symptoms include diarrhea, constipation, kidney stones, memory loss, depression, dementia, decreased appetite, and/or abdominal pain. Treatment may include the use of a dialysis, steroids, and/or hydration.
Adult Hodgkin’s Disease is a type of cancer that originates from white blood cells. Symptoms include weight loss, night sweats, pain, and a painless enlargement of one or more lymph nodes. Methods of treatment for Adult Hodgkin’s Disease are radiation therapy and chemotherapy.
Head and Neck cancer are cancers that usually begin in the cells lining the mucosal surfaces in the head and neck area (mouth, nose, throat). Common symptoms for head and neck cancers include a lump or sore that does not heal, sore throat, difficulties swallowing, and a change in voice. Treatment include surgery, chemotherapy, or radiation therapy.
Garner Syndrome (Familial Adenomatous Polyposis) is an inherited disorder in which cancer is formed in the large intestine and rectum. Symptoms include weight loss, development of polyps that may bleed, and blood in stool. Colonoscopy and Barium enema can diagnose Garner Syndrome (Familial Adenomatous Polyposis).
Gallbladder Cancer is cancer of the gallbladder. It is an uncommon malignant cancer with symptoms such as weakness, loss of appetitie, steady pain in the upper right abdomen, and vomiting. Gallbladder Cancer can be diagnosed by ultrasound, MRI, and/or CT scan. Treatment includes surgery, chemotherapy, and/or radiation therapy.
Esophageal Cancer is cancer of the esophagus. The symptoms associated are vomiting, chronic cough, severe weight loss, difficulty in swallowing, and pain in the throat or back. Diagnoses can be done by a barium swallow or esophagoscopy. Some forms of treatment for Esophageal Cancer are radiation therapy, surgery, laser therapy, chemotherapy, and photodynamic therapy.
Colon Cancer a.k.a Colorectal cancer is the cancerous growths in the colon, rectum, and appendix that are characterized by weight loss, diarrhea, constipation, cramps, bloating, abdominal pain, and/or irritable bowel syndrome. Treatments for colon cancer include chemotherapy and radiation therapy.