25th November 2010
Did you know that you have a brain cell shaped like a star? They are called astrocytes. However, this kind of brain cell may be surrounded by an abnormal mass of tissue called neoplasm. When this happens, the person may have astrocytoma.
Astrocytoma is...
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25th November 2010
AVM or Arteriovenous Malformation is an abnormal clustering of blood vessels that happens within the vessels that supports the brain and the spinal cord. In a human cardiovascular system structure, blood vessels called arteries carry blood away from the h...
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25th November 2010
Cancer is one of the leading causes of deaths around the world. It claims millions of lives every year, and it is sad to note that millions are presently suffering from it. What is worst is that many people are not aware that they already had it.
This ...
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25th November 2010
Cyberknife treatment for cancerous tumors is one of the latest treatment modalities used by medical practitioners to minimize or to totally eradicate cancer-causing cells in the body. It is widely practiced in Europe and in the United States, and it alrea...
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25th November 2010
A cancer tumor is more than just an abnormal cell growth. It can be deadly. In fact, millions of people who had it already died, and millions more are presently suffering from severe forms of it.
In this page, you will be learning more about cancer tum...
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25th November 2010
Neurofibroma is a condition wherein there is a tumor growth anywhere in the peripheral nervous system. It is an inherited disorder, and it can grow in bones, skin, nervous system, and skin. The most common type of cells that are affected is the Schwann ce...
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25th November 2010
Brain cancer is a highly-fatal disease condition. It affects a person at any age. What is daunting about this is that it does not present a significant symptom that will allow the person to notice that he is suffering from such condition.
You will be l...
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25th November 2010
As the world ages, new disease-conditions start to proliferate. Although a lot of experts are equipped with advance knowledge about the human body and the medical science, these latest conditions are getting harder to understand, and one of these is the d...
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25th November 2010
Although they have an unknown cause, spinal tumors affect many people at any age. Some health experts believe that people might be born with it and manifest the symptoms later in life, while others believe that it is an abnormal growth from a dormant canc...
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25th November 2010
Prostate cancer is a serious disease that usually affects men at age forty, and it is one of the leading causes of death among the male population. What is upsetting is that it can bring a lot of severe complications and psychological and emotional upshot...
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25th November 2010
Cancer of the pancreas is a fatal disease-condition. It takes thousands of lives each year, and a lot more are suffering from it. It was rare in the past centuries, but because people's lifestyle changes, it made its way to the scene, and until now, it af...
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24th November 2010
Trigeminal neuralgia is a neurophatic disorder also known as tic doulourex or prosopalgia. This pain originates in one of the three trigeminal nerves, T1, T2, and T3 and possibly with cranial nerve V, a mixed cranial nerve responsible for sensory and mot...
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24th November 2010
There are many kinds of tumors and you would not want to have any of them. However, it would be better if you are knowledgeable about them. One of the most common tumors is the meningioma. It is one of the most common tumors in the area of the central ner...
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24th November 2010
The Creekside Cancer Care Center in Lafayette, Colorado recently acquired a modern and most advanced radio surgery treatment for cancer, the Cyberknife VSI System. This addition will enable the cancer facility center more options to treat cancer. One such...
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24th November 2010
Did you know that there is a non-invasive treatment for tumors? For instance, the Cyberknife treatment can cure a hemangioblastoma. There is no need for anesthesia because there is no open surgery needed.
For you to better understand the treatment, you...
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