What Is a Neuroendocrine Tumor and Is It a Cancer?
Yes, it’s cancer, it just doesn’t play by the usual rules. Neuroendocrine tumors grow out of neuroendocrine cells, the specialized cells scattered around the body whose whole job is translating nerve signals into hormone messages. So why do these things...
What Are the Symptoms of Endometrial Cancer?
Abnormal vaginal bleeding is the cardinal symptom, showing up in roughly 90 percent of endometrial cancer cases. So why does it still take some women months to get evaluated for something this common? Mostly because bleeding gets explained away, blamed on...
Is a Multi-Cancer Early Detection Blood Test Worth Taking?
Major health organizations currently don’t recommend these tests, known as MCED tests, for routine screening, and that’s not a small technicality. They’re still considered experimental, without full regulatory approval, and the actual clinical trial...
Can a Simple Urine Test Actually Detect Cancer?
Yes, for certain cancers a urine test can actually detect it or flag an early warning sign worth investigating further. So why isn’t this the standard screening tool for everyone, the way a blood test or mammogram is? Because the science genuinely hasn’t...