Medically reviewed by Marla Anderson, MD A PET scan is often used to help determine a cancer diagnosis. A positron emission tomography (PET) scan uses a tracer with low levels of radiation to find ...

Malo spent time in the hospital in January after developing the hernia. He also announced in January that he had surgery on ...

Prostate cancer that spreads or comes back after treatment is often small and hard to detect. A new test called a PSMA PET scan makes these tumors easier to spot. Learn more.

A recent report found that women account for two-thirds of all cancers diagnosed in people under 50. But it's not all bad news. A PET scan of a female patient with breast cancer, which has spread ...

I just ask for everyone prayers for a positive PET scan so my diagnosis is not increased to a stage 4.” Bailey started a GoFundMe before her death to help cover treatment costs . More than ...

College basketball analyst Dick Vitale is cancer-free once again. The Basketball Hall of Famer announced in June he was undergoing surgery for a cancerous lymph node in his neck. Vitale shared the ...

Medically reviewed by Qin Rao, MD Colon cancer is a type of cancer (abnormal cells growing uncontrollably) that begins in the large intestine. Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a disorder in how ...

Waiting for cancer scan results is a roller coaster. It’s tough, even though I know I’m not alone and that there are things I can do to ease my anxiety. April 12, 2025 ...

Two simple, at-home screening tests for colon cancer that check for tiny amounts blood in your stool are the fecal immunochemical test (FIT) and guaiac fecal occult blood test (gFOBT). Blood in your ...

Data analysis included 182 patients who had a median pre-scan PSA level of 2.6 ng/mL Overall, 84% of the patients had positive PSMA-PET/CT results, including 80% (73 of 91) after radical ...

ESPN college basketball analyst Dick Vitale said Thursday that his most recent scan showed he is cancer-free. Vitale, 85, had surgery this summer after a biopsy of a lymph node in his neck showed ...