A novel study indicated that women over forty years of age are not likely to garner benefits to a large extent from inoculation for the virus causing cervical cancer. Immunization for HPV (human papillomavirus), is advised for all women up to twenty-six years of age and even for girls of nine years of age. The latest study headed by author Dr. Ana Cecilia Rodriguez stated that the study was conducted for ascertaining if women in the older age band could be shielded alongside observing outline of HPV infection as women grew older. The study did a follow-up of over nine thousand women from Costa Rica in the age group of nineteen to 97 years and screened them for cancer-causing HPV infections and originators to cervical cancer. The study that was lately released online in The Journal of the National  [...]

Among the many different types of cancer that an individual can acquire, one question that many people often wonder about is ‘what is anal cancer’. Anal cancer is a specific form of this harmful disease that is considered to be quite rare. The area of the body that this form of cancer occurs is in the individual’s anal canal, which is a small tube that is located at the end of the body’s rectum. This is the area of the body that is responsible for performing the natural process of ridding the body of various types of harmful toxins, unwanted matter, and various food products that have already been digested in the digestive system, and then they exit the body through the stool. According to the National Cancer Institute, there are as many as 5,000 individuals every single year that are  [...]

Prostate cancer can be fear-provoking, however when diagnosed in the initial staging, survival chances are bright. Following diagnosis of prostate cancer, one has to select the correct one out of the many prostate cancer treatments available that merges optimal outcomes with least side effects. The following are the key minimally-invasive prostate cancer treatments presently obtainable. Brachytherapy Brachytherapy also known as seed implant therapy or interstitial radiation therapy is a least invasive procedure involving implantation of small (sized like a rice grain) lasting radioactive seeds within the prostate where they help in irradiating cancer from within the gland. Radioactive seeds on implantation are so small-sized that they are not sensed by the patient. Based on conditions, radioactive  [...]

Scientists from Clemson University in association with scientists from the University of Bremen, Germany are working in unison to allay the physical discomforting sensation undergone during mammograms a matter of the past, and allowing for investigative imaging to be ultimately carried out in a house setting. The group of scientists are aiming at refining DOT or Diffuse Optical Tomography for creating enhanced resolution imagery from a diffusion of infrared and detectable light for the early diagnosis of breast cancer. The procedure is cost-effective, has a higher safety quotient and less levels of discomfort associated with it in comparison to the X-rays that have been employed during mammograms. The issue with X-rays is producing an effective resolution for detecting smaller breast cancers. The  [...]

Stomach cancer or gastric cancer is the cancer that develops in the tissues that line the stomach. Stomach Cancer Causes: The precise reasons for the occurrence of stomach cancer is still unknown with many doctors baffled by the fact that the disease develops in some individuals and not in others. Studies have revealed that those individuals having particular risk factors have greater likelihood of developing stomach cancer. A risk factor is something that might raise the probability of contracting the disease. Research has revealed that risk factors for stomach cancer are: Age – Majority of individuals detected with this disease are aged at 72 years and above. Sex – Men are known to have greater chances of developing stomach cancer as compared to women Race- Stomach cancer is more  [...]