Cancer - June 2018 Archives

Glioma  Glioma is one of the most common types of primary brain tumors and can occur in the brain and spinal cord. Gliomas begin in ...

While terms like "fight" and "war" come up often in discussions about defeating cancer, we tend to feature the softer side of the struggle. The ...

It's important to stay active during cancer treatment, even when you don't feel like it. Here are tactics you can try to keep your ...

A Mayo Clinic Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences student combines immunology and nanotechnology to pursue treatments for brain cancer and stroke.  Von Roemeling ...

Prostate cancer brachytherapy: Can radiation pass to others?  Prostate brachytherapy is a form of radiation therapy used to treat prostate cancer. The radioactive "seeds" are ...

ROCHESTER, Minn. – Patients diagnosed with pancreatic cancer can develop elevated blood sugar levels up to three years before their cancer diagnosis, according to ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: Is it true that melanoma can develop in the eyes? If so, how common is it? How is it treated? ANSWER: Melanoma ...

ROCHESTER, Minn. — Six genes contain mutations that may be passed down in families, substantially increasing a person’s risk for pancreatic cancer. That's according ...

If you have achy knees or bad hips, you are not alone. Joint pain is a common wear-and-tear problem as people age. Other contributing factors ...

Ovarian cancer vaccine: Can it prevent recurrence? Ovarian cancer vaccines are a type of immunotherapy, which is treatment that harnesses the body's germ-fighting immune system ...

Menstrual dysfunction is one of the most common reasons that women seek out medical care. It can cause significant social and medical consequences if ...

If you have achy knees or bad hips, you are not alone. Joint pain is a common wear-and-tear problem as people age. Other contributing factors ...