All Entries in the "Tests And Treatments" Category
Breast Cancer Being Treated With Hormone Therapy
Breast cancer is an aggressive disease which needs an aggressive form of treatment to help fight it. Hormone therapy could be what is needed to help change the way that the body works so that the cancer cannot continue growing.
This is a slower process that may help to remove the threat [...]
Radiation Therapy To Fight Breast Cancer
When breast cancer is found in the body, a number of different treatments will often be used to fight the disease, depending on the stage which the cancer is in. One of the strongest forms of treatment may include radiation therapy.
Radiation therapy uses different types of radiation to attack the cancer [...]
Diagnosing Breast Cancer Can Be The Most Important Step
Catching breast cancer in its earliest stages is one of the most important things you can do to help save yourself from fatal consequences.
Performing breast examinations on yourself frequently is the first thing that you need to do in order to watch for signs of breast cancer.
If a lump or anything out [...]
Changing Mammography Guidelines And Insights Into Health Care Reform
The new recommendations from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force is to delay screening mammography for breast cancer from 40 to 50 years of age.
But, the examination of the available data shows that screening mammography among women between 39 and 49 years of age results in a 15 percent reduction in the risk of death [...]
What Are The Side Effects Of A Hysterectomy?
There are many reasons why women may have to take the decision to opt for a hysterectomy, such as cancer, gynecological problems such as severe pain or bleeding, fibroids, or a failure of certain problems to respond to medications.
Though there is some controversy surrounding the fact of when a hysterectomy is [...]
Cervical Cancer Screening Should Start At Age 21
According to new guidelines issued by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, women in U.S. should take pap smear test at age 21and most of them do not need Pap smear annually.
Women should undergo screening for cervical cancer before the age of 30 for every two years instead of an annual exam.
Women aged 30 [...]
The LEEP Procedure: Electrosurgical Procedure For Diagnosing Abnormal Cervical Cells
The LEEP procedure is used to help diagnose cervical dysplasia or abnormal cervical cells.
These are usually found during a Pap smear and if these abnormal cells are found, the LEEP procedure, which stands for loop electrosurgical excision procedure, allows for other procedures to be completed, such as a colposcopy or a cone [...]
New Accurate Way Of Diagnosing Endometriosis
Endometriosis, which has been estimated to affect 10-15% of women of reproductive age, is a chronic gynaecological disease in which cells from the endometrium establish themselves outside the uterus, within a woman’s pelvic area.
Apart from laproscopy, an invasive surgical procedure, which often leads to pain and discomfort for years in women, until now there was [...]
