CancerWORLD Cancer Treatment Research Journal

Read all about angiomyolipoma (AML). It is a benign tumor that is a mixture of blood vessels (angio), smooth muscles (myo) and fat (or lipoma). The tumor is seen among Arachnoid granulations. Angiomyolipomas (AML’s) occur only in the kidneys is not correct. AMLs are benign mesenchymal tumors, composed of blood ...

Learn all about neoplasia and its types. There is no single mechanism by which a neoplasm arises. Many different mechanisms give rise to neoplasms, and that is what makes diagnosis and treatment so challenging. Neoplasia is new growth. The terms benign and malignant correlate to the course of the neoplasm. ...

Learn all about neoplasm (malignant and benign) of breast, prostate, colon and skin. A tumor is an abnormal growth of cells that serves no purpose. A benign tumor is not a malignant tumor, which is cancer. It does not invade nearby tissue or spread to other parts of the body ...

Learn all about HTLV (Human T Lymphotropic Virus). Human T-cell Lymphotropic virus (HTLV) was the first human retrovirus discovered. HTLV belongs to the Retroviridae family in the genus Deltaretrovirus. Retroviruses are RNA viruses that use an enzyme called reverse transcriptase to produce DNA from RNA. The DNA is subsequently incorporated ...

Learn all about Hashimoto’s disease sometimes also referred to as a neuroendocrine disorder, although the condition’s relationship to the endocrine system is widely disputed. A relapsing encephalopathy occurring in association with Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, with high titers of anti-thyroid antibodies.is called hashimoto’s disease. Hashimoto’s encephalopathy, also known as steroid responsive encephalopathy ...

Learn all about autoimmune encephalitis. The major role of our immune system is to recognize and get rid of infection. But sometimes some components of the immune system, called antibodies, may instead react with proteins in our own body causing an autoimmune disease. When this reaction is against proteins in ...

Learn all about autoimmune hemolytic anemia its signs and symptoms, stages, prognosis and treatment options. An autoimmune disease is a condition arising from an abnormal immune response to a normal body part. A disease resulting from a disordered immune reaction in which antibodies are produced against one’s own tissues, as ...

Learn all about myelofibrosis cancer signs and symptoms stages and treatments according to stages. It can affect people at any age, including children, but it’s most common in people over 50. An important constant feature of MF is the overproduction of platelet-forming cells, called “megakaryocytes,” in the marrow. This causes ...

Multiple myeloma almost always starts out as a relatively benign condition called monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS). In the United States, about 3 percent of people older than age 50 have MGUS. Each year, about 1 percent of people with MGUS develop multiple myeloma or a related cancer. MGUS, ...

Learn all about bone marrow cancer symptoms, stages, prognosis and treatment. Bone is the supporting framework of your body. Most bones are hollow. The outer part of bones is a network of fibrous tissue called matrix onto which calcium salts are laid down. Bone itself is very hard and strong. ...