Researchers have found that proteins and pathways involved in inflammation are associated with changes in bone mineral density (BMD) over time. The research, could potentially lead to the ...

In one of the first studies of its kind, a team of researchers from Keck School of Medicine of USC has found that proteins ...

This cancer-patient dad of three young kids is grateful for a "sci-fi" blood treatment advanced by Vanderbilt and oncologist Dr. Olalekan Oluwole.

Valary Amondi, a young girl from Kisumu county, has been battling bone cancer since 2023. She got better for sometime and ...

A bone scan is a nuclear imaging test that can help tell you if you have certain types of bone disease. You may get this kind of scan to see if cancer has spread to your bones or to view how well ...

A bone biopsy is a test that takes a sample of tissue or cells from your bone to check for cancer or other bone diseases. The sample comes from the outer part of your bone. It's different from a ...

Some common vaccines against infectious diseases already help prevent cancer. The human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine, for example, protects against the strains of HPV that are most likely to cause ...

Her family doctor referred Brown to get a bone density scan because she is over 60 years old. "The results list my name, birth date, my height, sex, age, my weight and my ethnicity.

Leukemia is a blood or bone marrow cancer that produces blood cells. Leukemia occurs due to a problem with blood cell production. It usually affects the leukocytes or white blood cells.

Despite facing immense challenges, Kent Mandawe Tumangan, a 28-year-old bone cancer survivor, has emerged as an inspiration to many. At the age of 19, he was diagnosed with bone cancer. Today, he is a ...