Mentioning chemobrain to a group of cancer survivors is the equivalent of yelling "FIRE" in a crowded theater.
Yesterday it was impossible to miss the collective shouting
when the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA)...
Wednesday, December 24, 2014
Women with Cancer: Is Metastatic Breast Cancer on the Rise in Young W...
Is Metastatic Breast Cancer on the Rise in Young Women?
Something long noted in breast cancer circles was study coming out today in the Journal of the American Medical Association that
found a very small, but statistically significant, increase in the
number of young women between the ages of 25 to 39 who are diagnosed
with metastatic...
Cancer and My Marriage
Note: Ask any survivor about
side-effects or working with an oncologist and you’ll receive a
notebook’s worth of helpful information. Ditto for managing cancer on
the job or with children. But ask them about their relationship and
you’re apt to hear variations on this theme, “He never blinked,” or “He
really showed me how strong a man...
Gynecological Tumours
Cervix uteri and corpus uteri were among the first sites to be classified by
the TNM system. The "League of Nations" stages for carcinoma of the
cervix have been used with minor modifications for over 50 years, and, because
these are accepted by the Fédération Internationale de Gynécologie
et d'Obstétrique (FIGO), the TNM categories have been...
Gestational Trophoblastic Tumours
1. Rules for Classification
The following classification for gestational trophoblastic tumours
is based on that of FIGO adopted in 1992 and updated in 2001
(Gestational trophoblastic tumours. Ngan HYS, Odicino F,
Maisonneuve P, Beller U, Benedet JL, Heintz APM, Pecorelli S,
Sideri M, Creasman WT. J Epidemiol Biostatist 2001;6:175-184). The
...
Gynecological Tumours Fallopian Tube
Introduction
The following classification for carcinoma of the fallopian tube
is based on that of FIGO adopted in 1992. The definitions of the
T, N, and M categories correspond to the FIGO stages. Both systems
are included for comparison.
1. Rules for Classification
The classification applies only to carcinoma. There should be histological
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