The world of medicine has come a long way in the diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer but there’s still a long way to go. Behind non-melanoma skin cancer, breast cancer is the second more common cancer among American women and one of the leading causes of death among women. These numbers have reduced in the past few decades, thanks to advances in education and detection of the...

The treatment for various types of cancer can sometimes be as hazardous as the disease itself: traditional radiation therapy adversely affects an entire area of tissue, including nearby structures and organs. In addition to the tumor area, traditional therapy also affects adjacent tissues and both deeper and more shallow tissues in order to ensure that as many cancer cells as possible are...

You probably don’t think about your kidneys very often, but they’re a vital part of your body. And if they start functioning poorly, you’ll pay much more attention to them. The kidneys perform several important functions in the body; most people think of them as the body’s filters, because they filter waste out of the blood. But your kidneys also help balance electrolyte levels, stimulate...