11. Finally, doctors may do other tests to see if the cancer has spread, . 12. His cancer is in remission, but he knows that his cancer has a higher-than-average rate of recurrence. 13. Historically in the United States, people most at risk for thyroid cancer have included those who had radiation to the head, neck or chest. 14. However, cancers also have biological characteristics that control their growth and spread that cannot be detected through a microscope. 15. Many people who learn they are carriers, like Rettura, also try to reduce their risk by having organs removed before cancer has a chance to develop. 16. Ovarian cancer has few symptoms in its early stages, he said, and is usually not detected until it is advanced. 17. Since early prostate cancer has no symptoms, following screening guidelines based on age and race may help save lives. 18. So after the women were assigned, they dropped women who, they later realized from looking at medical records, had had cancer. 19. Testicular cancer has far higher cure rates than most cancers, even in its later stages, although its drug treatment is nasty and temporarily debilitating. 20. The cancer would have its way. |