Cancer Center at Wise Regional

The fear of your breast cancer recurring after treatment can impact yours and your loved ones' quality of life. Breakthroughs in breast cancer screening, early diagnosis, and treatment have helped to increase patient survival rates across the world. But still, survivors continue to worry about their disease recurrence. An interdisciplinary team of researchers are examining how the fear of breast cancer recurrence can affect the overall well-being and relationships between patients and their loved ones. The research focuses on three health behaviors influenced by breast cancer recurrence fears and how they can also protect the patient from any future recurrence. The behaviors include quality sleep, physical activity, and taking of therapeutic hormonal medicines. The team is also going to study the sleep quality and physical activity of the patient’s spouse since they are also affected when their loved ones have cancer. According to one of the researchers, the fea...

Breast cancer is a type of cancer for which new immune-based cancer treatments are still under development. It is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in women worldwide and the most leading cause of cancer-related death among women. Breast cancer, in the metastasis stage, is an incurable disease with a survival rate of approximately 5 to 10 percent within five years. Immunotherapy has improved the survival of metastatic breast cancer patients with HER 2 receptor. Here are facts about triple negative breast cancer: • Triple negative is the most aggressive form of breast cancer that is likely to spread beyond the breast and is more likely to recur.  • Triple negative means that the cancer is negative for estrogen, progesterone and HER 2. • The triple negative cancer tends to be of higher grade than other breast cancer types. When the grade is higher, the cancer cells reduce their resemblance to healthy breast cells both in appearance and patterns of growth. It is usually ...

The Epstein Barr Virus is one of the most common diseases, with an estimated ninety percent of all of the human population having been infected by it. The virus is a part of the herpes family of viruses, and is transferred with ease by either the sharing of saliva, or by secretions from the genitalia of the individuals. • Though symptoms are rare, some individuals may face issues: Almost all adults who have sex will get the virus at some time, and fifty percent of all five-year-olds show evidence of being previously infected. The thing is that most people carrying the disease don’t show any signs of being infected, though in a few cases, some carriers end up getting glandular fever, also called infectious mononucleosis, or mono. • Epstein Barr Virus hits both the immune system and tissue linings:  The virus manages to infect two significant types of cells. The first, B-cells, are vital to the functioning of the immune system while the other cells affected, called an epithel...

Breast cancer is one of the most diagnosed types of cancer among women. While a positive diagnosis report can be terrifying, breast cancer can be treated or managed. Whetheryou are looking for abreast cancer center in Texas for screening or for treatment and management, below are the services to look out for. • Breast examinations - You should have an annual breast examination carried out to detect breast cancer at early stages. At your annual consultation, ask your doctor to teach you how to do self-examinations if you don’t know how to already. • Risk evaluation - Breast cancer, like other types of cancers, is a multifactorial disease. A reputable breast cancer center should offer risk evaluation services. As part of your annual breast examination, your doctor should discuss with you the risk for developing breast cancer on the basis of your risk factors. • Mammogram services - The American Cancer Society recommends that every woman undertakes a baseline mammogram at the ...