Low-grade serous ovarian cancer (LGSC), accounts for just 5% to 10% of all epithelial ovarian cancers, but its distinct ...

Tumors of the meninges are more common in older women than previously known. In a study from the University of Gothenburg, ...

In a study from the University of Gothenburg, 2.7% of 70-year-old women were found to have tumors of the meninges. The ...

Unfortunately, the director of Health and Human Services leads a movement prone to untrue beliefs on medical matters from ...

Breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in women. (Only lung cancer kills more women each year.) The chance that any woman will die from breast cancer is about 1 in 43 (about 2.3%).

The most common effusions are malignant pleural effusions (MPEs) caused by lung cancer, breast cancer, lymphoma and so on, and benign pleural effusions (BPEs) caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis ...

Researchers found that women who had taken desogestrel continuously for more than five years had a slightly elevated risk of ...

The two most common types of benign breast lumps are cysts and fibroadenomas. A cyst is a fluid-filled sac that develops in the breast tissue. Fibroadenomas are solid, smooth, firm, benign lumps that ...

Am I a “cancer survivor”? I never want to take anything away from someone who had a much more difficult battle than I did. I don’t want to use the term incorrectly.

Some of the more common benign tumors are meningiomas, pituitary adenomas, and acoustic neuromas. These are commonly cured with surgery or observation. Malignant brain tumors, however, are cancerous.

Like other forms of lung cancer, adenocarcinoma is usually diagnosed at an advanced stage. "If there's a 1cm (0.4in) tumour hidden somewhere in your lungs, you won't notice it," says Wicki.