Detecting breast cancer early gives you a very high likelihood of surviving the cancer. That likelihood goes down dramatically once the cancer begins to spread. That is why doctors generally recomme..

Cancer is a word that strikes fear in most people. It is no surprise that a woman can find it very reassuring when she hears her doctor tell her that she just has fibrocystic breast changes and that ..

Doctors use the PSA (Prostate Specific Antigen) blood test as one way to screen men for prostate cancer. Prostate cancer tends to raise the PSA level in the bloodstream as the cancer progresses. Doc..

The very mention of the word "cancer" tends to raise fear in most of us. It can thus feel very reassuring to hear your doctor tell you that you just have hemorrhoids and there is no need to worry abo..

Breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths in women. Every year, more than 40,000 women die in the U.S. from breast cancer. Early detection with routine breast cancer screening follo..

Patient: "Doctor, I am seeing blood in my stool when I go to the bathroom."Doctor: "Don't worry about it, you probably just have hemorrhoids."Tragically, a year or two later this patient learns that t..

Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of deaths resulting from cancer. Every year, approximately 29,000 men die in the U.S. from prostate cancer. Early detection with routine prostate cancer s..

Group B Strep is a bacteria that can be transmitted from mother to infant during vaginal delivery. Up to 85 percent of all cases of Group B Strep in infants can be prevented by appropriate testing an..

Colon cancer is the second leading cause of deaths resulting from cancer. Every year, approximately 48,000 people will die in the U.S. from colon cancer. Many of these deaths would be prevented with..

If you or a loved one has been misdiagnosed or have been a victim of medical malpractice in the State of California and would like to take the doctor or hospital to court, you my find it very difficul..

Each year, I receive over 250 requests to evaluate potential medical malpractice claims. Most of these requests appear to have valid claims against a healthcare provider for errors in providing medica..

The name cerebral comes from the two halves of the brain. The other name of this condition, palsy refers to any disorder that affects the body's movement. Cerebral palsy conditions are all related to ..