If your doctor has prescribed birth control for you (even though it's not for actual birth control) then he/she thinks it is safe for you. You should be asking these questions to your doct...

MRI is great for pictures but not for cancer. I would get a PET/CT scan. Some of those cancers can be spread thru the blood stream so they can go anywhere! PET/CT scans the whole body using meta...

There are many types of partial seizures, you may be having one. You should contact your neurologist right away and record any and all possible seizures with as much information as possible, such a...

A benign brain tumor can still be life threatening, for example, if it is in an area that it cannot be accessed through surgical techniques or if they were only able to remove a part of the tumor a...

My 48 year old boyfriend suffered a grand mal seizure at his job site, on June 30, 2007. After being taken to the local ER by ambulance, the did a CT scan. It revealed a huge brain tumor. The ne...

Well i can't tell you how the pre op process is cause i have never done had the surgery. But, i DO work in surgery as a or tech. Anestisia puts you to sleep with meds that are injested through...

There are usually groups in major communities. Contact your local cancer and arthritis societies who can give you some advice and information. You can also check on the computer for computer gr...

First of all a tumor is any kind of growth. There are multiple possibilities. How about a cyst (can be as big as tennis ball), ingrown hair, lipoma (fat cell growth), enlarged lymph node, or of co...

Wow! bless your heart! God only puts on us what he thinks we can handle??? well he thinks you are one tough cookie! I'm sure it's hormones some how. I wish I had a magick wand becaus...

When they tested it....they should have at least come to the conclusion of this question...most likely it is benign...especially if they aren't being aggressive and doing anything more about i...

hi I have keloids and am using CICA Care silicon gel sheet for it. It has reduced the size of the scar and at least i dont have keep scratching it and relieves me of the pain. Excellent produ...

I'm a dentist. I'm going to venture a guess and say that the tumor they removed was called an "ameloblastoma". While not cancer, they are nonetheless invasive. As such, it ...

Strange things happen, don't let them throw you into panic, and make sure you are very supportive of her ( which I think you are from the question). I would visit Kaiser's site you shoul...

You are lucky the tumor can be operated on. For this reason, you will not have the tumor biopsied until it is removed. Unfortunately, you won't know until after your surgery what your long-ter...

I know how you're feeling. I haven't had any medical problems myself, but I lost my uncle, grandfather, grandmother, and more recently my stepmother to cancers. My aunt was diagnosed ...