Emed News Tuesday, May 27, 2008   symptoms of metastatic cancer Some people with metastatic cancer do not have symptoms. Their metastases are found by x-rays and other tests performed for other reasons. When symptoms of metastatic cancer occur, the type and frequency of the symptoms will depend on the size and location of the metastasis. For example, cancer that spreads to the bones is likely to cause pain and can lead to bone fractures. Cancer that spreads to the brain can cause a variety of symptoms, including headaches, seizures, and unsteadiness. Shortness of breath may be a sign of lung involvement. Abdominal swelling or jaundice (yellowing of the skin) can indicate that cancer has spread to the liver. Sometimes a person's primary cancer is discovered only after the metastatic tumor causes symptoms. For example, a man whose prostate cancer has spread to the bones in his pelvis may have lower back pain (caused by the cancer in his bones) before he experiences any symptoms from the primary tumor in his prostate.   posted by emedinfo @11:34 PM permanent link   | |    Bookmark & Share     Thursday, May 22, 2008   Vaginal Cancer Cancer that forms in the tissues of the vagina (birth canal). The vagina leads from the cervix (the opening of the uterus) to the outside of the body. The most common type of vaginal cancer is squamous cell carcinoma, which starts in the thin, flat cells lining the vagina. Another type of vaginal cancer is adenocarcinoma, cancer that begins in glandular cells in the lining of the vagina. Estimated new cases and deaths from vaginal (and other female genital) cancer in the United States in 2008: New cases: 2,210 Deaths: 760   posted by emedinfo @3:25 AM permanent link   | |    Bookmark & Share     Monday, May 19, 2008   Melanoma Melanoma occurs when melanocytes (pigment cells) become malignant. Most pigment cells are in the skin; when melanoma starts in the skin, the disease is called cutaneous melanoma. Melanoma may also occur in the eye (ocular melanoma or intraocular melanoma). Rarely, melanoma may arise in the meninges, the digestive tract, lymph nodes, or other areas where melanocytes are found. Melanomas that begin in areas other than the skin are not discussed in this booklet. The Cancer Information Service (1-800-4-CANCER) can provide information about these types of melanoma. Melanoma is one of the most common cancers. The chance of developing it increases with age, but this disease affects people of all ages. It can occur on any skin surface. In men, melanoma is often found on the trunk (the area between the shoulders and the hips) or the head and neck. In women, it often develops on the lower legs. Melanoma is rare in black people and others with dark skin. When it does develop in dark-skinned people, it tends to occur under the fingernails or toenails, or on the palms or soles.   posted by emedinfo @12:16 AM permanent link   | |    Bookmark & Share     Tuesday, May 13, 2008   Scientists exposes 'master' breast cancer gene Geneticists have recently acknowledged a wonderful gene that causes breast cancer to metastasise, the poisonous process by that the disease moves to other organs. Described by the US scientists as a "master regulator," the SATB1 genetic material alters the performance of at least 1,000 other genes inside the tumor cells, stated the study, and available in the British journal Nature. Until now, it was actuall6y not possible to forecast whether cancer cells in a tumor were intended to attack neighboring tissue, go through the blood system and shape up secondary tumors somewhere else in the body. But the SATB1 protein is simply such an indicator. A tumor in that it is triggered "is intended to metastasise," said Kohwi-Shigematsu.   posted by emedinfo @11:53 PM permanent link   | |    Bookmark & Share     Tuesday, May 6, 2008   Extra $150 Million added to improvise on Caner Survivals The Victorian Health Minister recently stated that the State Budget would comprise an additional $150-million dollars to improvise on survival rate of the cancer patients. Statistics show that for about 60 per cent of people those are cared for cancer are free of indications of the disease even after five years. The Health Minister, Daniel Andrews, say the Government desires to raise that figure to 74 per cent, within next six years. He stated the money would be spent using screening to analyze cancer previous and to fast interpret research into life saving handling. "In 1990, just 48 per cent of cancer suffers survived their cancer," he said. " 2004, it was 61 per cent. But 2015, under this package and under our commitment to supporting cancer patients, we want to increase that to 74 per cent."   posted by emedinfo @2:07 AM permanent link   | |    Bookmark & Share

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