Diagnosis & treatment - page 30

What is an abdominal aortic aneurysm? Is it a dangerous disease? Does it require emergency care or will it be enough to just observe it? Let’s also talk about the abdominal aortic aneurysm definition, its causes, symptoms, diagnostics and treatment. Abdominal aortic aneurysm – is a disease when the diameter of a certain aortic site expands and becomes 2 or more times bigger than the normal width of the aorta.

Breast cancer is the most widespread type of cancer among women. Statistics in this sphere is really frightening. For example, 8 % of women in the USA have a significant risk of developing this disease. Breast cancer can affect men as well, but it is a very rare occurrence. Nevertheless, in case of detection during the early stages, this...

Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer among women under 45 years old. The most common cause of its development is human papillomavirus (HPV), due to which the tumor can appear at any age. Modern treatment methods allow doctors to control the growth and the development of tumors even at stage 4 of the malignant process, when the tumor is no longer localized.

Melanoma is one of the most aggressive malignant formations. It takes the lives of young people: many patients are in the age category of 30-40 years. Melanoma...

According to the World Health Organization, osteochondroma is an osseous projection covered by a cartilage layer that arises on the external bone surface. Such neoplasms generally arise in the immature skeleton, i.e. in children and young adolescents. Debate still continues as to the benign or potentially malignant (pseudotumoral)...

The American Society of Clinical Oncology publishes a Clinical Cancer Advances report annually. CAR T-cell therapy was presented as one of the main achievements of the year in the report for 2018. This therapy was a breakthrough in oncology, mainly in the treatment of hematologic diseases. Today, some countries use CAR T immunotherapy not only in clinical trials, but also in practical medicine.

Kidney cancer is one of the most common types of malignant tumors. More than 250,000 cases are diagnosed in the world every year. According to statistics, it usually develops in people aged between 60 and 65 years of age. The disease is most often detected at its early stages, but stage 4 cancer is diagnosed in every sixth patient.

Patients suffering from the noise in their ears refer to doctors quite often. Tinnitus considerably influences the quality of life, as constant noise causes anxiety. It distracts a person from everyday affairs and often disturbs sleeping at night. Doctors from Booking Health answer patients` most frequently asked questions concerning...