Prostate Cancer Statistics for 2024 - Cancer Therapy Advisor
Aug 15, 2024 · Data suggest that prostate cancer is a major public health burden. Researchers have projected that, in 2024, almost 300,000 men in the United States will be diagnosed with prostate cancer, and ...
Breast Cancer Awareness Month: Its History, Impact, and the Pink …
Sep 18, 2023 · Breast Cancer Awareness Month has driven public awareness, research funding, & early detection since 1985; learn about its history and ribbon
Oncology ICD-10 Codes - Cancer Therapy Advisor
Nov 22, 2024 · This is a comprehensive table of oncology ICD 10 codes used by researchers and healthcare professionals and personnel – nurses, medical coders, physicians, et al.
Hypercalcemia in Cancer: Causes, Symptoms, and Management
Nov 17, 2023 · Hypercalcemia affects up to 30% of patients with cancer. 1 It has been seen in most cancers but is most common in patients with non-small cell lung cancer, breast cancer, multiple myeloma, head ...
Anastrozole vs Tamoxifen: Similar Outcomes, Different Toxicities
Dec 9, 2020 · Long-term data on ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) from the IBIS-II DCIS trial showed that anastrozole and tamoxifen have comparable efficacy, but different safety profiles in postmenopausal women ...
Malignant Ascites: Diagnosis and Management - Cancer Therapy …
Apr 27, 2015 · Ascites refers to fluid that accumulates within the peritoneal cavity. Although ascites is most commonly observed in patients with cirrhosis and resulting portal hypertension (approximately 85% of ...
Anemia; Low hemoglobin, low hematocrit, low red cell count
Jan 17, 2019 · Anemia. Synonyms. Low hemoglobin, low hematocrit, low red cell count. Related Conditions. Aplastic anemia; myelodysplasia; paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria; myeloproliferative disorders ...
Elevated Alkaline Phosphatase - Cancer Therapy Advisor
Jan 17, 2019 · Jump to Section. I. Problem/Condition. II. Diagnostic Approach. A. What is the differential diagnosis for this problem? B. Describe a diagnostic approach/method to the patient with this problem.
Metastatic Prostate Cancer: Updates in Management
Aug 29, 2024 · Metastatic prostate cancer occurs when the cancer migrates beyond the prostate gland to other areas of the body. The most frequent sites of prostate cancer metastasis are the bones and lymph nodes ...
Signs of Breast Cancer - Cancer Therapy Advisor
Sep 18, 2024 · Our easy-to-read fact sheets provide clinicians with reliable information to share with patients and their caregivers. Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women in the United States. 1 In ...