Can a Kidney Tumour Be Removed Without Losing the Kidney?
Nobody wants to lose a kidney. But when a tumour is found, that’s usually the first fear that the whole organ has to go. It makes sense. That’s what people have heard, what older treatment looked like, and sometimes what an early conversation with a...
What Is a Multi-Cancer Early Detection Test?
Most cancer screening today works one cancer at a time. A mammogram for breast cancer. A colonoscopy for colon cancer. A PSA test for prostate cancer. But there are dozens of cancers that have no standard screening test at all, and by the time those get found,...
Can BRCA Gene Mutation Cause Ovarian Cancer?
Yes, the average woman’s lifetime ovarian cancer risk sits around 1% to 2%. A BRCA1 mutation pushes that to somewhere between 39% and 44%. A BRCA2 mutation takes it to 11% to 17%. So we’re not talking about a modest increase. We’re talking about a...
What Is Debulking Surgery for Ovarian Cancer?
Debulking surgery, which surgeons also call cytoreductive surgery, is an operation that removes as much visible ovarian cancer as possible from the abdomen and pelvis. Not a small procedure. In advanced disease, that means removing the uterus, both ovaries and...