Abnormal bleeding is the clearest warning sign, and it shows up more than one way. Between periods. After sex. After menopause, when there’s supposed to be none left at all. Discharge changes too, watery, bloody, smells off. Pain during sex, count that in as...
Chemo stops cancer cells from dividing. That’s the whole point of it. Comes as an IV drip, a jab, sometimes just tablets, depends on the cancer. Walk in, get registered, blood drawn, oncologist signs off that you’re fit for that day’s dose, then the...
A bone marrow transplant replaces damaged or diseased bone marrow with healthy blood-forming stem cells, and is used primarily for blood cancers such as leukemia, lymphoma, and multiple myeloma, as well as non-cancerous conditions including aplastic anemia,...
Acidity and ulcer symptoms are common and usually caused by conditions such as gastritis or H. pylori infection rather than cancer. However, certain patterns, including bleeding, persistent vomiting, or symptoms that do not respond to standard treatment, warrant...
Cancer can be cured in many cases, particularly when detected at an early stage, though physicians generally use the term “remission” rather than “cure” immediately after treatment. This distinction exists because microscopic cancer cells may...
