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Ependymoma

Ependymomas are cancerous tumors that grow in your brain or any part of the spine, including your neck and upper and lower back. Most ependymomas s...

Cholangiocarcinoma (Bile Duct Cancer)

Bile duct cancer, also called cholangiocarcinoma, is when unusual cells grow out of control inside your bile ducts. Without treatment, they may lea...

What is Adrenal Insufficiency?

Primary adrenal insufficiency is when your adrenal glands are damaged and can’t make the cortisol you need. This is the chemical that signals your ...

How Do I Know If I Have Thyroid Cancer?

Still, your doctor may want you to get one to help figure out whether your thyroid gland is working right. Based on your family history, your docto...

What are Myelodysplastic Syndromes?

Myelodysplastic syndromes are a rare group of disorders in which your body no longer makes enough healthy blood cells. Other than stem cell transpl...

Why is My White Blood Cell Count Low?

Severe infections, like blood infections, can lead to your body using up WBCs faster than it can make them. Spleen problems: The spleen also makes ...

When Cancer Comes Back

Sometimes, cancer can come back after you've had treatment. Cancer recurrence means the cancer you originally had has come back. A recurrence isn't...

Pheochromocytoma

A pheochromocytoma (PCC) is a rare tumor that usually grows in your adrenal glands, above your kidneys. Some people with these tumors have high blo...

What is Retinoblastoma?

This is a rare form of eye cancer that usually happens in childhood. Some children are born with the damaged gene in every cell of their body. Thes...

What is Carcinoma?

Carcinoma is a type of cancer that starts in cells that make up the skin or the tissue lining organs, such as the liver or kidneys. Most people thi...

Adenocarcinoma

If your doctor tells you that you have adenocarcinoma, it means you have a type of cancer that starts in the glands that line the inside of one of ...

Understanding Kidney Cancer

Often the surgeon will simply remove the entire tumor and then have a sample of tissue examined. Once your doctor makes a diagnosis of kidney cance...