FNA is recommended for all palpable solitary or dominant nodules, independent of size. FNA is preferred over thyroid scan or ultrasonography as the initial diagnostic test for thyroid nodules.

Breast cancer remains the number one diagnosed cancer in women in the United States, other than skin cancer, according to the ...

The AJCC staging is based on three main characteristics defining the natural history of melanoma; namely the extent of the primary tumor (T), the ... increased LDH. The TNM classification is ...

The pT stage and LONT-based prognostic staging system facilitated risk stratification in these patients. The American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) tumor-node-metastasis (TNM) staging system, ...

The clinical characteristics including age, gender, ECOG score, tumor node metastasis (TNM) stage, family history ... the requirement for informed consent was waived. The classification and grading ...

CT scans and MRIs can provide more information on cancerous (malignant) tumors and lesions. Which test is used can depend on the organs the healthcare provider wants to examine. Nuclear scans like PET ...

It helps your doctor decide the best treatment for you. TNM stands for Tumour, Node, Metastasis. TNM staging for melanoma skin cancer is complicated. Talk to your doctor or specialist nurse about your ...

Background and objective Gastric cancer (GC) remains a prevalent and preventable disease, yet accurate early diagnostic ...

Cancer therapies do not always succeed in eliminating tumor cells. Some of these cells enter a state of senescence—a latent, ...

A new twist on a decades-old anticancer strategy has shown powerful effects against multiple cancer types in a preclinical ...