]> http://www.healthedia.com/tags/tumor Blog Articles Tagged with 'tumor' at http://www.healthedia.com en http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/wsjcom-health-blog/924480?rsstype=tag&tag=tumor Engage with Grace(Click to enlarge)We re all going to die. The least we can do for ourselves, and for those who may be charged with making decisions on our behalf is be clear about how we d like to be cared for in our final days.That s ... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/wsjcom-health-blog/924480?rsstype=tag&tag=tumor Sat, 29 Nov 2008 00:53:57 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/dr-butterys/924448?rsstype=tag&tag=tumor A nationwide study of over 280,000 women showed that postmenopausal women who are overweight or obese have advanced breast cancer at significantly higher rates than women of normal weight or less than normal weight. From 1996 to 2005, researchers col... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/dr-butterys/924448?rsstype=tag&tag=tumor Fri, 28 Nov 2008 10:33:48 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/cancer-commentary/924273?rsstype=tag&tag=tumor Cancer isn t supposed to happen. And it s really not supposed to happen to young people. And even more, it s not supposed to happen to athletic, fit young people. But it does. Cancer doesn t discriminate and can happen to anyone at any me an... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/cancer-commentary/924273?rsstype=tag&tag=tumor Thu, 27 Nov 2008 03:44:09 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/beauty-brains/924333?rsstype=tag&tag=tumor Happy Thanksgiving to everyone.The rest of the Beauty Brains are taking some time off but I m toiling away trying to get the blog ready for the holiday weekend. Here are the answers to last week s Thanksgiving themed Beauty Science poll. The re... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/beauty-brains/924333?rsstype=tag&tag=tumor Thu, 27 Nov 2008 02:44:04 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/straight-from-the-doc/924161?rsstype=tag&tag=tumor Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Boris YankovAccording to a new study that looked at more then 287,000 women and their mammogram habits, being overweight increases the risk of breast cancer in older women.The weight itself is to blame for the added ris... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/straight-from-the-doc/924161?rsstype=tag&tag=tumor Thu, 27 Nov 2008 00:26:56 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/med-gadget/924137?rsstype=tag&tag=tumor Researchers from the Institute for Biological and Medical Imaging at the Helmholtz Center in Munich and Northeastern University in Boston have come up with an interesting solution to the old problem of reduced resolution of infrared light when it sca... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/med-gadget/924137?rsstype=tag&tag=tumor Wed, 26 Nov 2008 03:24:38 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/kevin-md-medical-weblog/924116?rsstype=tag&tag=tumor Microsoft released a study looking at the patterns of those who perform health-related searches on popular search engines. To no one's surprise, self-diagnosis by search engine frequently leads Web searchers to conclude the worst about what ails the... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/kevin-md-medical-weblog/924116?rsstype=tag&tag=tumor Tue, 25 Nov 2008 19:00:00 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/plastic-surgery-101/924330?rsstype=tag&tag=tumor There's a paper this week in the Archives of Internal Medicine discussing the phenomena of some breast cancers possibly going away without treatment. As I do a lot of breast cancer related surgery, I know I'm going to get asked about this by a patien... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/plastic-surgery-101/924330?rsstype=tag&tag=tumor Tue, 25 Nov 2008 08:23:00 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/cancer-commentary/924276?rsstype=tag&tag=tumor B also has several types of cancer in its list. Who knew there were so many different types of cancer?B is for:B-cell lymphomaBasal cell carcinomaBellini duct carcinomaBladder cancerBrain tumorBreast cancerBurkitt lymphoma Tags: cancer blog, burkit... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/cancer-commentary/924276?rsstype=tag&tag=tumor Tue, 25 Nov 2008 05:18:37 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/cancer-commentary/924278?rsstype=tag&tag=tumor It was only six months ago when the nation was shocked with the news that Senator Edward Kennedy had brain cancer (Can my headaches mean I have a brain tumor?). Senator Kennedy had had a seizure and after testing, the doctors found that he had malign... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/cancer-commentary/924278?rsstype=tag&tag=tumor Sun, 23 Nov 2008 04:58:00 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/kevin-md-medical-weblog/923680?rsstype=tag&tag=tumor The rather graphic story of a mother in Arizona with a pork tapeworm found in her brain.Taenia solium is a common brain parasite, and is spread by eating uncooked pork or food contaminated by human feces.Moral of the story: wash your hands, cook your... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/kevin-md-medical-weblog/923680?rsstype=tag&tag=tumor Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:47:21 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/baseline-of-health/924060?rsstype=tag&tag=tumor A new study just published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) has found thatvitamins C and E are useless in preventing coronary events. In fact, the results indicated that taking vitamin E might increase the risk of bleedin... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/baseline-of-health/924060?rsstype=tag&tag=tumor Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:47:56 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/beauty-brains/923881?rsstype=tag&tag=tumor Alright Beauty Brainiacs, it s time for another Beauty Science or BS poll. Since we re so close to the US Thanksgiving holiday, this one will have a Thanksgiving theme. 3 of the following 4 headlines are real facts about Thanksgiving ingredie... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/beauty-brains/923881?rsstype=tag&tag=tumor Tue, 18 Nov 2008 02:30:41 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/eye-on-fda/923326?rsstype=tag&tag=tumor The mums are fading away. The leaves are only hanging on for this last weekend. The dog walks are twice as long as they need be because there is something mysterious in each and every pile of leaves that demands investigation, not by me, but by ... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/eye-on-fda/923326?rsstype=tag&tag=tumor Fri, 14 Nov 2008 09:46:20 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/cancer-commentary/923104?rsstype=tag&tag=tumor Most blogs on cancer focus on humans, but pets are a very important part of human life. And, when cancer strikes a beloved dog or cat, or any other loved creature, we are touched too. When there is important news in cancer findings on pets, I ll be... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/cancer-commentary/923104?rsstype=tag&tag=tumor Thu, 13 Nov 2008 03:31:49 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/med-gadget/923033?rsstype=tag&tag=tumor The Cleveland Clinic has released their annual list of the top ten medical innovations of next year. Their criteria for selection include innovations that have a high probability of success, are supported by data, on or close to market, and that are... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/med-gadget/923033?rsstype=tag&tag=tumor Wed, 12 Nov 2008 13:35:48 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/all-ears/923036?rsstype=tag&tag=tumor Some of the more common postings that I encounter on the WebMD ENT message board are concerning lumps and bumps that are usually self-discovered in the neck, around the ear, or even viewed in the mouth or throat. Since lumps could indicate an ominou... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/all-ears/923036?rsstype=tag&tag=tumor Wed, 12 Nov 2008 07:31:00 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/natural-holistic-health/922686?rsstype=tag&tag=tumor Heart disease is actually any condition or disorder in which the ability of the heart to perform is adversely affected. There are many forms of heart disease including alcoholic cardiomyopathy, aortic regurgitation, aortic stenosis, arrhythmias, carc... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/natural-holistic-health/922686?rsstype=tag&tag=tumor Sun, 09 Nov 2008 15:16:17 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/med-gadget/922534?rsstype=tag&tag=tumor Here's an interesting, and promising, new way to tackle lung cancer. At Argonne National Laboratory scientists have deciphered the structure of a virus that seems to selectively infect small-cell lung cancer cells. The virus, known as Seneca Valley ... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/med-gadget/922534?rsstype=tag&tag=tumor Fri, 07 Nov 2008 15:44:37 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/med-gadget/922507?rsstype=tag&tag=tumor Scientists at MIT have developed tiny polymer containers that can be attached to individual cells, and may one day be used to carry pharmacological substances to distant places in the body. From MIT News:The polymer backpacks allow researchers to use... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/med-gadget/922507?rsstype=tag&tag=tumor Fri, 07 Nov 2008 15:00:31 -0500