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...proposed treatment, a synthetic version of an uncommon fungus known as fumagillin, has already shown evidence of halting cancerous lumps before they can send fatal offshoots to nearby lymph nodes or other vital organs. Laboratory animals subjected to this drug suffered from no harmful side effects associated with most common cancer treatments such as radiation therapy...
...determine if the deadly process of metastasis has begun, surgeons performing mastectomies and lumpectomies routinely remove 10 to 25 lymph nodes from under the arm near the affected breast and examine these glandular structures for signs of cancer. A woman with "positive" nodes has a 37% to 75% chance of a cancer relapse within five years, depending on the number of affected nodes and the size of the original tumor. In such cases, chemotherapy or hormone therapy will be urged...
...early detection vastly improves the chances of a cure, it also raises questions for doctors. No one is certain how much treatment is right for in situ carcinoma. Nor is it easy to determine therapy for patients whose cancer has begun to spread but has not yet affected the lymph nodes. Experience has shown that up to 30% of these node-negative women will develop a recurrence. The question: Which...
...illness is hard to diagnose, but fevers, swollen lymph nodes, muscle weakness, headaches and bouts of fatigue that last for six months or more can all be signs of CFS. Many patients are unable to work and even become bedridden. Alan Tolkoff, a Los Angeles management consultant who has recovered from CFS, got so weak that his wife had to spoon-feed him. With no specific tests to pinpoint the syndrome, patients having milder symptoms can go through several physicians before finding one who believes something is seriously wrong. However, more and more doctors are listening to the complaints...
...spines cause a painful itchy rash. But what's worse, they harbor a poison that attacks the lymph nodes, filling your body with a dull heavy and persistent pain for days. After the initial shock wears off, victims feels like they are carrying weights in their armpits or other extremities...