Early Detection

Q: What is vulvar cancer? A: Vulvar cancer is cancer that starts in the vulva. The vulva is the outer part of the female reproductive system. It includes the skin ...

March 19, 2009 The researchers looked at information on 1,044 women who were seen at a medical center in Florence, Italy, between 1980 and 2005 and who had developed a ...

Q: What is stomach cancer? A:In everyday speech, the word "stomach" is often used to refer to the area of the body between the chest and the hips. For instance, ...

Q: What is melanoma skin cancer? A: Melanoma is a cancer that begins in the melanocytes. Because most of these cells still make melanin, melanoma tumors are often brown or ...

By LAURIE TARKAN Published: February 2, 2009 Though relatively rare, it is one of the easiest cancers to spot and diagnose. And if treated early, it is usually curable. So ...

By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr. Published: April 6, 2009 A new DNA test for the virus that causes cervical cancer does so much better than current methods that some gynecologists ...

BY ROSEMARY BLACK DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER Tuesday, April 14th 2009 (Note: Actress Farrah Fawcett lost the battle to anal cancer on June 25, 2009 after this article was printed.) ...

What is an abnormal Pap test? A Pap test, or Pap smear, is part of a woman’s routine physical exam. It is a great way to prevent cervical cancer, because ...

What is HPV? HPV, or Human Papillomavirus, is the name of a group of viruses that has more than 100 different strains. HPV is sometimes called the wart virus because ...

Breast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a procedure being studied more frequently for its role in detecting breast cancer, including the diagnosis of ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) and contralateral ...

First: Get Your Doctor's Attention "When you go to the gynecologist now, they only examine 30 percent of the plumbing," says Drescher. "There's nothing north of the cervix that gets ...