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Phyllodes Tumor Research

Phyllodes tumors are unusual tumors that begin their growth in the connective tissue of the breast. These tumors occur most often in females who are 30 to 40 years of age, although they might be found in women who are older or younger. This form of tumor accounts for less than 1% of all breast tumors.

22 Feb 2017

Radiotherapy and Chemotherapy for Phyllodes Tumors

Phyllodes tumors are unusual tumors of the breast that begin their growth in the connective tissue of the breast. These tumors occur most often in females who are 30 to 40 years of age, although they might be found in women who are either older or younger. They account for less than 1% of all breast tumors.

22 Feb 2017

Compressed Ulnar Nerve

Compression of the ulnar nerve causes ulnar nerve entrapment syndrome to occur. The ulnar nerve is one of the principal nerves of the upper limb. It has a long course from the neck down into the hand, passing through the elbow, and the wrist.

22 Feb 2017

Targeted Cancer Therapies

Targeted cancer therapies, also sometimes referred to as molecularly targeted drugs or therapies, focus their action on molecular targets that are involved in the growth, progression, and spreading of cancerous cells.

22 Feb 2017

The Effects of Cancer on Family Life

A diagnosis of cancer affects not only the patient but also the family, friends, and community of the individual. Cancer and the treatments used to treat it can introduce a complex array of lifestyle changes and emotional responses, which can be difficult for family members to handle.

21 Feb 2017

What is 'Chemo Brain'?

Chemo brain is the term often used to describe the mental cloudiness or fog that cancer patients sometimes notice associated with treatment for cancer. This cognitive impairment can occur at any time before, during, or after treatment.

21 Feb 2017

Radiotherapy for Breast Cancer

Radiotherapy, also known as radiation therapy, is sometimes used in the treatment of breast cancer, usually in addition to other treatment techniques such as surgery or chemotherapy. It uses high-energy X-rays or particles to destroy cells in a localized area to reduce or eradicate cancerous growth.

21 Feb 2017

Surgery for Breast Cancer

Most women affected by breast cancer will have some form of surgery as part of their treatment plan, although the type of surgical procedure used will depend on the situation.

21 Feb 2017

Types of Breast Cancer

There are many different types of breast cancer, and each case is usually classified according to its type during the diagnostic process. This is because the type of breast cancer will affect the appropriate treatment for each patient. The most common types of breast cancer are covered in more detail below.

21 Feb 2017

Managing Vitamin B12 Deficiency

Vitamin B12 (cobalamin) is a water-soluble vitamin which is important for several physiological functions. It is involved in three enzymatic processes that are crucial in many tissues.

21 Feb 2017

IVF: What are the Risks?

In vitro fertilization (IVF) is a technique of assisted reproduction whereby a zygote is produced from the fertilization of sperm and oocytes outside the woman’s body, and allowed to proceed in its development under carefully controlled conditions, until it becomes an embryo.

21 Feb 2017

IVF: Chances of Success

In vitro fertilization (IVF) came to the forefront of public attention following its first success in 1978. Since then it has evolved in many ways to become a procedure which is more efficient and safe. At present, more than 2 million babies have been born with the use of IVF.

21 Feb 2017

Stages of IVF

In vitro fertilization (IVF) is a multi-stage procedure which bypasses the mechanism of natural fertilization within the fallopian tubes of a woman. It attempts to achieve fusion of a sperm and an oocyte outside the body i.e. in a culture medium.

21 Feb 2017

Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI)

Assisted reproductive techniques (ART) took a quantum leap in 1978 with the birth of the first ‘test-tube baby,’ Louise Brown, who was conceived through in vitro fertilization (IVF), crowning decades of work on fertility and its barriers. Research since then has led to greater ease of micromanipulation of both oocyte and zygote, making it possible to offer solutions to irreversible male infertility as well.

20 Feb 2017

Diagnosis of Babesiosis

Babesiosis is an emerging, zoonotic, tick-borne disease caused by intraerythrocytic protozoan parasites of the genus Babesia.

20 Feb 2017

Causes of Vitamin B12 Deficiency

Vitamin B12, or cobalamin, is an essential micronutrient required in DNA synthesis and red blood cell maturation, among other metabolic functions. Its deficiency leads to a spectrum of disease. It is important to trace its absorption in order to understand how a person can become deficient.

20 Feb 2017

Symptoms of Vitamin B12 Deficiency

Vitamin B12, also known as cobalamin, is a water-soluble vitamin which is found mostly in animal foods in fortified cereals. It cannot be synthesized in the human body.

20 Feb 2017

Vitamin B12 Deficiency

Vitamin B12, also known as cobalamin, has many diverse functions in the human body. For this reason, its deficiency produces a spectrum of clinical manifestations. About 15 percent of adults above 65 years have subclinical deficiency, probably contributed to by the use of H2-receptor blockers for hyperacidity treatment, since these also reduce cobalamine levels.

20 Feb 2017

In Vitro Fertilization (IVF)

Reproductive technology has advanced tremendously over the past few decades. IVF refers to the fusion of an egg and a sperm outside the woman’s body i.e. in the laboratory. The fertilized ovum or egg is then allowed to grow for some time in a special culture medium, before being implanted in the womb of the woman who is to undergo the pregnancy.

20 Feb 2017

Gonadotropin Hormones

It was Aschheim and Zondek (1928) who tested the urine of pregnant women and found that at least two distinct substances were present. One substance stimulated the ovaries to grow follicles, and the other produced a secretory change in the ruptured follicle following ovulation.

20 Feb 2017