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My husband was diagnosed with secondary polycythemia in 2011. His hematocrit test (HCT) was 57%. He was referred to a ...

A British surgeon aboard the charity Mercy Ship removed a life-threatening tumor from a baby's neck that was as big as her ...

The discovery that fat is a communicative organ with a role in everything from bone health to mood is forcing a rethink of ...

Colon cancer (also called colorectal cancer) is no longer just a disease of older adults — its incidence is rising sharply ...

A single, targeted high dose of radiation delivered before other treatments could completely eradicate tumors in most women with early-stage, operable hormone-positive breast cancer, according to a ...

– Breast surgery seems to help control cancer in the breast. It could also improve life expectancy for some women.