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How is cancer diagnosed?

How is cancer diagnosed?
The first step in treating cancer is early detection and accurate diagnosis.
Halifax Health offers the following

Most Advanced Cancer diagnostic services :

Blood Tests
Diagnostic Imaging
Pathology Tests
Screening Tools
Testing Center

Diagnosing cancer involves the use of a variety of tests that provide details about abnormal cells, which may have been detected through routine medical examinations, self-examination, or reported symptoms of cancer. More information about these cells must be gathered in order to identify them as malignant cells (cancerous) or non-malignant cells (non-cancerous), and if they are malignant cells, to determine how serious (aggressive) the particular cancer cells are. Aggressive cancers grow and spread more quickly than less-aggressive or "indolent" cancers. There are many types of tests specifically designed to evaluate cancer.

The Cancer Diagnostic and Testing Center Centers for Oncology are poised to offer the most advanced diagnostic services available today

State-of-the-Art Radiation Treatment for Cancer

Radiation therapy is given with the intention of completely destroying the disease within the local area being treated. When this is not possible, controlling the growth and spread of the cancer is the goal. In addition, radiation therapy can improve quality of life by controlling symptoms associated with cancer. These symptoms include pain, uncontrolled bleeding, tumor obstruction around major blood vessels and organs, and spinal cord compression.

This top ranked hospital in Florida offers a full range of radiation oncology services including high energy linear accelerators, high-dose-rate brachytherapy (HDR) and low-dose-rate brachytherapy (LDR). Following are a few of the innovative treatments available:

• IGRT (Image Guided Radiation Therapy)
• IMRT (Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy)
• HDR treatment of cervical and vaginal cancers
• SAVI and Mammosite breast treatments
• Prostate seed implants and radioactive implants
• Stereotactic Radiosurgery
  
  

Read more in-depth information on Radiation Therapy for Cancer Patients.

Cancer Education and Cancer Resource Library

Library resources include pamphlets, magazines, books, audiotapes and videotapes. There is also access to information on the Internet from the nation's most prestigious cancer databases. Topics include:

* Cancer statistics and risk factors
* Medical treatment options including clinical trials
* Self-care and coping skills
* Diet, nutrition and exercise
* Work and financial issues
* What it means to be a cancer survivor
* Grief and bereavement issues
* Life after cancer issues

For More Details on Cancer education, Visit Cancer Resource Library