Peptic Ulcer
Peptic Ulcer
A peptic ulcer is a sore in the lining of your stomach or your duodenum, the first part of your small intestine. A burning stomach pain is the most common symptom. The pain
Starts between meals or during the night
Briefly stops if...
Gastric Polyp
Gastric Polyp
Stomach polyps — also called gastric polyps — are masses of cells that form on the lining inside your stomach. These polyps are rare and usually don't cause any signs or symptoms. Stomach polyps are most often discovered when your doctor is examining...
Abnormal Mammogram
Abnormal mammogram
An Abnormal Mammogram Most of the time, women getting their routine mammogram will receive a letter within 30 days saying the results were normal. But if doctors find something suspicious, they’ll call you back – usually within just 5 days – to take...
Microcalcifications of Breast
Microcalcifications of breast
The calcium you eat or take in as medicine does not cause calcifications in the breast.
Most calcifications are not a sign of cancer. Causes may include:
Calcium deposits in the arteries inside your breasts
History of breast infection
Noncancerous (benign) breast lumps...
Male Breast Cancer
Male Breast Cancer
Male Breast Cancer although breast cancer is much more common in women, men can get it too. It happens most often to men between the ages of 60 and 70.
Breast lumps usually aren't cancer. However, most men with breast cancer have lumps....
BRCA positive
BRCA positive
BRCA positive, BRCA1 and BRCA2 gene mutation testing can give several possible results: a positive result, a negative result, or an ambiguous or uncertain result.
A positive test result indicates that a person has inherited a known harmful mutation in BRCA1 or BRCA2 and,...