Background: Current guidelines for screening of colorectal cancer do not offer specific recommendations for cessation of antithrombotic agents prior to fecal occult blood test (FOBT). Aim ...

1Karsh Division of Gastroenterology Hepatology, Department of Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California. 2Department of Biomedical Sciences, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los ...

Symptoms of some of the diseases that mimic lung cancer, such as asthma or acid reflux, are common with many conditions. They can include persistent cough, chest pain, shortness of breath, unexplained ...

(Curtis Hicks/CBC) You can't see it, you can't smell it and you can't taste it — and it's the No. 1 cause of lung cancer for non-smokers. Radon is a natural radioactive gas that comes from the ...

Cigarette smoking, for example, is responsible for nearly 90% of all lung cancer deaths and 80% of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), which includes things like emphysema and chronic ...

The second analysis identified the importance of underlying inflammation and the use of practical biomarkers to predict greater responses with preserving lung function and extending survival.

Myeloproliferative neoplasm symptoms vary depending on the type a person has. Some symptoms include fatigue, headaches, fever, and unintentional weight loss. There are six types of chronic ...

To explore the feasibility of two magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) sequences—high-resolution T2-weighted (HR T2) and Look-Locker T1 (LL T1) relaxometry—for the investigation focal lung lesions (FLLs).

SonyLiv's latest Web series Manvat Murders is about a similar story of occult killings, based on the horrifying murders that shook Maharashtra's Manvat village in the ‘70s. In a span of two years, ...

Investigating the possibility of an occult neoplasm is recommended when treating an elderly patient with rheumatic symptoms, or when treating a patient of any age who presents with an atypical ...