Breast Pain
Why Learn About Breast Pain? Pain in breast is a commonly used term by patients for any kind of pain, aching or heaviness felt in the breasts. The commonest …
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Lymph Nodes
What are Lymph Nodes? Lymph nodes are a part of the lymphatic system of the body. They are small bean shaped glands present throughout the body, either single or …
Leukoplakia
What is Leukoplakia? Leukoplakia is a condition wherein white or gray patches appear in some parts of the mouth, predominantly in the buccal mucosa and the tongue. However, leukoplakia …
Synovial Sarcoma
What is Synovial Sarcoma? Synovial sarcoma, which is also known as malignant synovioma, is a soft-tissue sarcoma that affects the joints of the arms, neck or legs. It is …
Testicular Cancer
Testicular Cancer Testicular cancer is the disease condition where malignant cancer cells are noted in the testicles, the male’s gonads or sex glands and are often felt as painless …
Pheochromocytoma
Pheochromocytoma The adrenal glands are triangularly shaped endocrine glands positioned on top of the kidneys. These glands consist of a medulla that is surrounded by a cortex. The medulla …
Leukemia Diagnosis and Treatment
Leukemia Diagnosis The blood forming cells of the bone marrow begins to form cancer when this disease of leukemia affects them. The bone marrow cells begin to grow abnormally …
Leukemia Symptoms and Signs
Leukemia is also known as blood cancer. It begins in the sections of the body that make cells for blood. An unusual increase in the number of white blood …
What is Leukemia?
Leukemia LEUKEMIA – the word derived from Greek word. Leukos means white and aima means blood. Normally the blood forming cells are affected by this disease. It is an …
Types of Leukemia
Types of Leukemia Leukemia – the word is derived from Greek meaning white (leu) and blood (kemi). It denotes the cancer of the blood or it refers the cancer …