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Bone Marrow Transplants

A bone marrow transplant is a procedure to replace damaged or diseased bone marrow, a spongy material inside your bones where your body makes and s...

What is Bone Marrow Aspiration and Biopsy?

A bone marrow aspiration and a bone marrow biopsy are different procedures that often are done together. The two procedures together are also refer...

Types of Blood Disorders

Injections of a synthetic hormone, epoetin alfa (Epogen or Procrit), to stimulate the production of blood cells or blood transfusions may be necess...

Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)

Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a type of blood cancer. With acute types of leukemia such as AML, bone marrow cells don't grow the way they're supp...

Chemotherapy: How it Works and How You'll Feel

Once a cycle has been planned out, it’s better not to skip a treatment, but your doctor may suggest it if side effects are serious. Tell your docto...

Bone Cancer

They can tell if your tumor is benign or a primary or secondary cancer. They may take out benign tumors that are more likely to spread or become ca...

Cancer Center

Breast Cancer

Like all forms of cancer, breast cancer is made of unusual cells that grow out of control. Fortunately, breast cancer is very treatable if you spot...

Picture of The Ear

Sound causes the eardrum and its tiny attached bones in the middle portion of the ear to vibrate, and the vibrations are conducted to the nearby co...

Picture of The Brain

The brain is one of the largest and most complex organs in the human body. The brain is also divided into several lobes: • The frontal lobes are re...

Coma: Types, Causes, Treatments, Prognosis

During a coma, a person is unresponsive to their environment. The chances of a person's recovery depend on the cause of the coma, whether the probl...

Stretch Marks

Make sure kids know this is normal and that childhood marks may fade as they get older. Pregnancy as a result of stretched skin and a surge in horm...