Article updated and reviewed by Hubert Chen, MD, Associate Director of Medical Sciences, Amgen Inc. and Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine University of California, San Francisco on April 18, 2005.
Q. I’m devastated… I’ve had a recurrence, and it’s not just local–it’s metastatic. One of the things my oncologist said I have... Read more »
Q. I was diagnosed with ER-receptive breast cancer and have had a lumpectomy and radiation. Now my oncologist has prescribed tamoxifen. I... Read more »
Q. I was diagnosed with DCIS, and have had a lumpectomy and radiation. Now my oncologist says I’ll be doing hormone therapy. I thought... Read more »
The incidence of IBD is on the rise in the pediatric population. It is unclear at this time why this is the case. Researchers theorize that... Read more »
Pregnancy Tracker: 22 weeks Size of the Baby: The size of a small doll. Biggest Obstacle: Staying comfortable in this heat wave! ... Read more »
Source: HealthCentral Encyclopedia
Article updated and reviewed by Hubert Chen, MD, Associate Director of Medical Sciences, Amgen Inc. and Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine... Read more »
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Panhypopituitarism; Pituitary dwarfism; Recombinant human GH (rhGH); Acquired growth hormone deficiency; Congenital growth hormone deficiency;... Read more »
Source: Breastcancer.org
Unlike local treatments, which focus on the area (or areas) where the invasive ductal carcinoma was found, systemic treatments involve the entire... Read more »
Source: Breastcancer.org
Unlike local treatments, which focus on the area (or areas) where the invasive lobular carcinoma (ILC) was found, systemic treatments involve the... Read more »
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Hormone therapy (HT) uses one or more female hormones, commonly estrogen and progestin and sometimes testosterone, to treat symptoms of menopause. ... Read more »