Tuesday, December 1st, 2009 at
2:28 pm
Ovarian cancer can be difficult to detect before it has begun to spread. Dr. T Scott Jennings discusses some of the signs and symptoms of ovarian cancer. For more videos on cancer, please visit www.icyou.com
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Thursday, November 12th, 2009 at
3:13 am
For the first time, professionals are identifying ovarian cancer symptoms and explains what women, and their doctors, should be on the alert for. Your Cancer Today interviews Dr. Barbara Goff, Director of the Gynecologic Cancer Division at the University of Washington. (When detected early, ovarian cancer usually can be cured. Yet most cases are found late, when the 5-year survival rate is only 20-30%).
For more information on Ovarian Cancer go to: http://www.yourcancertoday.com/Cancers/Ovarian-Epithelial-Cancer/161
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Monday, October 26th, 2009 at
3:50 am
http://www.empowereddoctor.com/story_1192.html
The notion that ovarian cancer is a “silent killer” without early warning signs has changed.
The Gynecologic Cancer Foundation has announced a national consensus on symptoms for ovarian cancer. Symptoms that women should consider as warning signs include: bloating, pelvic or abdominal pain, difficulty eating or feeling full quickly, and frequent or urgent urination. If women have these symptoms daily over the course of several weeks they should consult with a gynecologist about them, particularly if the symptoms are new or unusual.
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Duration : 0:1:26
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Monday, October 26th, 2009 at
3:50 am
http://www.empowereddoctor.com/story_1192.html
The notion that ovarian cancer is a “silent killer” without early warning signs has changed.
The Gynecologic Cancer Foundation has announced a national consensus on symptoms for ovarian cancer. Symptoms that women should consider as warning signs include: bloating, pelvic or abdominal pain, difficulty eating or feeling full quickly, and frequent or urgent urination. If women have these symptoms daily over the course of several weeks they should consult with a gynecologist about them, particularly if the symptoms are new or unusual.
Story is produced and provided by Empowered Medical Media, LLC
Visit http://www.EmpoweredDoctor.com to see the full story
And if you are looking for a doctor check out our local doctor directory at:
http://www.empowereddoctor.com/directory_doctor.php
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Monday, October 19th, 2009 at
4:42 am
http://www.socalgastroenterologist.com/
Information about colon cancer as well as common symptoms.
Colorectal cancer, also called colon cancer or bowel cancer, includes cancerous growths in the colon, rectum and appendix. It is the third most common form of cancer and the second leading cause of cancer-related death in the Western world. Colorectal cancer causes 655,000 deaths worldwide per year.[1] Many colorectal cancers are thought to arise from adenomatous polyps in the colon. These mushroom-like growths are usually benign, but some may develop into cancer over time. The majority of the time, the diagnosis of localized colon cancer is through colonoscopy. Therapy is usually through surgery, which in many cases is followed by chemotherapy.
Colon cancer often causes no symptoms until it has reached a relatively advanced stage. Thus, many organizations recommend periodic screening for the disease with fecal occult blood testing and colonoscopy. When symptoms do occur, they depend on the site of the lesion. Generally speaking, the nearer the lesion is to the anus, the more bowel symptoms there will be, such as:
* Change in bowel habits
o change in frequency (constipation and/or diarrhea),
o change in the quality of stools
o change in consistency of stools
* Bloody stools or rectal bleeding
* Stools with mucus
* Tarry stools (melena) (more likely related to upper gastrointestinal eg stomach or duodenal disease)
* Feeling of incomplete defecation (tenesmus) (usually associated with rectal cancer)
* Reduction in diameter of feces
* Bowel obstruction (rare)
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