Understanding when surgery is recommended helps women make informed decisions and avoid unnecessary anxiety about breast lumps ...

The 63-year-old had also gone to the hospital that day, and she had been diagnosed with multiple myeloma, a form of blood cancer. The pair had received their diagnoses on the same day, within just ...

People often say that to be a writer, one must accumulate a wealth of experiences. By experiences, they don’t mean fine dining, first-class flights, or luxury hotels. They refer to extreme hardships: ...

A University of California, Riverside team of scientists has found that Toxoplasma gondii, a common parasite affecting up to one-third of the global population, is far more complex than previously ...

There are times when what someone finds in their breast—whether a lump, discharge, pain, or skin changes—isn’t cancer. Until a diagnosis is made, however, it can be a very anxious time for the patient ...

You’re in the shower, conducting your monthly breast self-exam, and suddenly your hand freezes. You’ve found a lump. Now what? First, don’t panic. A breast lump is a growth of tissue inside the breast ...

Pink discharge that happens before your period, after sex, or at the start of new hormonal birth control may be normal. Pink vaginal discharge also can occur with early miscarriage. Uterine fibroids, ...

Pineal cysts can occur in the brain’s pineal gland. While most people with pineal cysts never experience symptoms, some may develop headaches, vision changes, or sleep disturbances. Pineal cysts are ...

Rochelle Collins, DO, is a board-certified family medicine physician and assistant clinical professor of family medicine at Quinnipiac University. Discharge from your belly button might be a sign of ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. A 41-year-old nurse from Bakersfield was preparing to have a 22-pound ovarian cyst removed when she found out she ...

Pancreatic cyst management can be distilled into three separate pathways – discharge, monitoring or surgery– based on the risk of malignant transformation. This study compares the performance of ...