Cancer - October 2018 Archives

ROCHESTER Minn. — Rose geranium oil may help to ease the symptoms of nasal vestibulitis, a common and painful nasal condition linked to cancer ...

Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Dr. Karthik Ghosh says, no matter what ...

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a time to reflect on new, individualized approaches to detecting and treating a cancer that affects 1 in 8 ...

Male breast cancer  Male breast cancer is rare. It's most common in older men, though it can occur at any age. Men diagnosed with breast ...

Each year, more than one million women have biopsies that show noncancerous changes in the breast, known as benign breast disease (BBD). Even though the ...

SAN ANTONIO — When it comes to radiation therapy to treat brain cancer, hippocampal-avoidance whole-brain radiotherapy in conjunction with the drug ...

3D mammogram  Pink shirts and ribbons abound, which means it's National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. And today — Friday, Oct. 19, is National Mammography Day, ...

A breast biopsy  is a way to evaluate a suspicious area in your breast to determine whether it is breast cancer. There are several types of ...

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a time to focus on the importance of screening, treatment and disease prevention. More than 230,000 cases of breast ...

As she thought about her cancer treatment options, Jennifer Deaderick knew she wanted to include therapies that would take all of her needs into account. She found the type of whole-person care she was looking for at Mayo Clinic.

Brachytherapy treatment for cancer  Brachytherapy treatment, sometimes called internal radiation, involves inserting radioactive material into your body near the cancer. This allows delivery of higher ...

Molecular breast imaging is a test that uses a radioactive tracer and special camera to find breast cancer. Rather than simply taking a picture of ...