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What is the Gleason Score?

A Gleason score is a measure of how advanced prostate cancer is, based on microscopic appearance. The Gleason grading system is used in combination with other parameters to stage prostate cancer, which helps to predict patient outcome and guide treatment decisions.

16 Jan 2014

What is the PCA3 Test?

Prostate cancer is one of the largest killers among males worldwide. Until recently, prostate cancer diagnosis has relied on a combination of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) level, digital rectal examination (DRE) and prostate tissue biopsy.

16 Jan 2014

What is the PSA Test?

Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) is a protein produced by the cells of the prostate gland and is found in semen, the medium that carries sperm.

16 Jan 2014

What is Prostatectomy?

Prostatectomy refers to the surgical removal of a part or the whole of the prostate gland. Prostatectomy is the therapeutic approach commonly chosen to treat patients with prostate cancer that has not yet spread beyond the prostate gland, and the surgery is therefore a suitable option for patients with stage T1 or T2 prostate cancer.

16 Jan 2014

Types of PSA Test

Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) is a protein that is secreted by the cells of the prostate gland and is found in semen, the medium that carries sperm. PSA is the substance that liquefies semen, allowing sperm the freedom to swim.

16 Jan 2014

Prostate Cancer Research

Prostate cancer is the sixth most common cause of cancer death in men worldwide. As a generally slow growing cancer, an important focus of prostate cancer research is early detection of the condition so that it can be treated promptly and effectively.

16 Jan 2014

Prostate Cancer Epidemiology

Prostate cancer is the most common cancer among men in the United Kingdom and the most common cancer aside from skin cancer among men in the United States.

16 Jan 2014

Global travel and antibiotic resistance

The World Health Organization (WHO) has called antibiotic resistance one of the biggest threats to human health today - and international travel is contributing to the problem.

15 Jan 2014

What is Psychiatry?

Psychiatry is an area of medicine involving the study, diagnosis and treatment of mental health disorders. A person's mental health is influenced by a combination of factors that are both specific to an individual as well as related to interactions with society, community, and family.

14 Jan 2014

What is a Pacemaker?

A pacemaker is a small battery-operated electronic device that helps to set and regulate the rhythm of the heart to a more regular pattern.

14 Jan 2014

Differences between Paranoid Personality Disorder and Paranoid Schizophrenia

Paranoid personality disorder typically manifests as an irrational fear or paranoia that someone is planning to harm you. The condition is diagnosed when the person fears this to such an extent that it has started to impact on their work, personal or social life.

14 Jan 2014

What is Paranoid Personality Disorder?

aranoid personality disorder is a mental health disorder characterized by persistent paranoia and a sense of mistrust and suspicion of others. Historically, personality disorders were considered part of an individual's nature and not as treatable mental health conditions.

14 Jan 2014

What are Antidepressants?

Antidepressant medications are used in the treatment of clinical depression, usually alongside other forms of therapy such as psychological or behavioral therapy.

14 Jan 2014

Inflammatory Breast Cancer Diagnosis

Inflammatory breast cancer is easily confused with breast infection and inflammation or mastitis, which can complicate diagnosis.

14 Jan 2014

What is Inflammatory Breast Cancer?

In inflammatory breast cancer, rather than the cancer cells forming a lump, they grow along the lymph vessels in the breast causing them to become blocked.

14 Jan 2014

Inflammatory Breast Cancer Pathology

Inflammatory breast cancer has a different pathology to other forms of breast cancer as well as a different symptom profile, prognosis and treatment approach.

14 Jan 2014

Inflammatory Breast Cancer Treatment

Inflammatory breast cancer spreads more rapidly than other cancers. Treatment usually includes chemotherapy, followed by surgery and then radiotherapy.

14 Jan 2014

Inflammatory Breast Cancer Symptoms

Inflammatory breast cancer is a form of breast cancer that leads to inflammation and swelling of the lymphatic channels of the breast. Rather than forming a lump, cancer cells grow along the inside of the lymph vessels in the breast skin and obstruct them.

14 Jan 2014

Congenital heart disease and exercise

The number of adult patients with congenital heart disease is growing worldwide. Advances in medical treatment, percutaneous interventions, and surgery offer the vast majority of these patients a good life expectancy. However, life long follow-up is needed, especially for patients with residual lesions or sequels of previous interventions.

1 Dec 2013

What is Heroin Addiction?

Heroin is an analgesic opioid formed through the modification of morphine, a natural alkaloid occurring in the seed pods of the opium poppy. Heroin is a very potent and addictive opioid.

13 Nov 2013