Mammogram
A mammogram is a special type of X-Ray that allows doctors to visualize the breast tissue. The mammography machine compresses the breast and this will cause some discomfort.
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HEART CAT SCANS
Fast heart CAT scans have been a screening test in limbo. The exact role and place for this exam, which is becoming more widely available, hasn’t been well defined, until now.
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64 SLICE CT SCANNER
64 SLICE CT SCANNER
62-year old Howard Fuhr was taken by surprise when he went to see his heart specialist. “I had an abnormal –um—stress test and um the next thing that my cardiologist suggested was having an angiogram and I wasn’t sure if I was ready to go that step,” says Howard.
So, he looked for the most cutting-edge technology he could find… What'’s known as the “64-slice CT scanner. “I sought it out and I consulted with my cardiologist and we both agreed that this would be the way to go at this time,” states Howard.
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People suffering from paralysis due to stroke or traumatic brain injury may be able to reprogram their brains to improve motor skills and to control artificial limbs.
With a stroke, when nerve cells are damaged, other nerve cells take over for them. But until now, scientists weren't sure which neurons compensated for damaged neurons, or how the brain cells learned their new jobs. The latest study shows how MRI images can show the active areas of the brain.
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Lung Cancer
LUNG CANCER SCREENING TEST
If you smoke, or are a former smoker, there is an extremely important new study out which shows how you can protect yourself from developing advanced lung cancer.
More Americans die each year from lung cancer, than from breast, prostate, and colorectal cancers combined. Screening for lung cancer is a problem that physicians have been grappling with for many years. For breast cancer, we have mammography, and now breast CAT scans and MRIs to screen for breast cancer. For colon cancer, we have flexible sigmoidoscopy and colonoscopy.
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LYMPH NODE MAPPING
Incredibly, at just 12 years of age, Ryan Harper is no stranger to skin cancer.
“They took off all the moles on my head, and they tested them for skin cancer,” says Ryan who will undergo lymph node mapping to determine the extent of spread of his skin cancer.
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EASY MONEY
Would you rather earn your money or win it, say, in a lottery?
New brain research shows that while you think the rewards of cashing in on the daily numbers would be the best thing to happen to you, most people get more satisfaction from earning their keep.
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LUNG CANCER STUDIES
LUNG CANCER STUDIES
There are several important advances in lung cancer research being reported out of ASCO, the major cancer conference in New Orleans. The studies find that not only are lung cancer survival rates improving, but that there are now several new, and better, treatments being developed.
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