When Cancer Can Mimic an Earlobe Pimple: Know the Signs
The earlobe can be affected by all sorts of tiny bumps that can look like pimples, but bumps can also be caused by cancer: five kinds that have the potential to resemble pimples. One of [...]
Examining the Earlobe for Cancer: How & What to Look For
The challenge with new earlobe bumps is that they’re difficult to closely inspect when doing a monthly skin cancer exam. The first thing you want to do is remove any hair from the ears, and [...]
Survival Time if You Have a 20 Percent Ejection Fraction
An ejection fraction of 20 percent is pretty bad, and if you know someone whose EF is this low, you’ll wonder how much longer their survival time may be. Three Year Survival Rate of 20% [...]
Causes of Jaw Pain Other than Heart Attack Include Cancer
Causes of jaw pain other than heart trouble include cancers affecting the jaw—of which there are quite a few types. If you’ve been experiencing jaw pain lately, perhaps you’re scared out of your wits that [...]
Hard Pimple that Won’t Go Away After 2 Months May Be Cancer
The warning is real: A hard “pimple” that’s still there after a few months with no sign of going away may be a deadly cancer. "The most concerning things that can present in this manner [...]
Can You Get Angina Chest Pain Several Months After CABG?
Chest pain from angina can come back after a seemingly successful CABG procedure. When angina returns or occurs a few months or so after CABG, it’s called late recurrent angina. […]
Can Burping Be the ONLY Symptom of a Serious Heart Problem ?
If you’re wondering why your new-onset burping might be caused by a heart problem, you’d be smart to see a cardiologist; it’s possible for angina to cause only one symptom: burping. “Yes, gastrointestinal symptoms are [...]
Can a Heart Problem Cause the Legs to Feel Cold?
If you’re wondering whether a heart problem can cause a cold sensation in the legs, your hunch is dead-on. That cold feeling in your legs can be caused by congestive heart failure. […]
Why Frequent Urination Overnight Can Be Caused by Menopause
If you’re menopausal and find that you keep getting up overnight to use the bathroom, you may want to blame the menopause for this intrusion upon your sleep. Yes, urinary function can be altered by [...]
What Kind of Brain Damage Can Anemia Cause?
If anemia is severe enough, it can damage the brain. It’s easy to see why anemia could lead to brain damage. The brain depends upon oxygen for proper functioning. Blood delivers oxygen to the brain, [...]
Doing the Deadlift, Squat and Lunge While Pregnant: Guidelines
The very exercises that are associated with power, muscle & competition are actually among the safest for a pregnant woman: squat, deadlift and lunge. The back squat, deadlift and lunge (stationary or walking) are quite [...]
How to Minimize Pain During Core Needle Biopsy for Breast Cancer
There are multiple key factors that influence the amount of pain during a core needle biopsy when breast cancer is suspected. […]
Questions to Ask Your Doctor Before Having a LEEP
Facing a LEEP procedure can have some women quite unsettled, but if you arm yourself with the right questions to ask your doctor, you’ll feel more in control and less nervous. […]
How Long Does It Take for CIN 3 to Become Cancer?
It takes a lot longer than you think for CIN 3 to undergo a transformation to cancer if left untreated. If you’ve been diagnosed with CIN 3, there is no reason to panic and fear [...]
Can CIN 1 (Mild Cervical Dysplasia) Go Away on Its Own?
CIN 1 will go away on its own in most women diagnosed with this, but there is a small percentage of unlucky women whose CIN 1 will progress to a higher grade. “Yes, CIN 1 [...]
Can Breast Cancer Cause a Bruise-Like Area on the Skin?
An especially aggressive form of breast cancer can cause the appearance of bruising on the breasts. So how do you tell the difference between the bruise-like area of this kind of cancer and that of [...]
Can a Dermoid Cyst in the Ovary Ever Turn into Cancer?
In a very small percentage of cases, a dermoid cyst in the ovary can turn into cancer. This isn’t the same as CAUSE cancer; it actually becomes cancer. What exactly is a dermoid cyst? “Derm” [...]
Sweating Only Behind Knees Overnight During Peri or Menopause
Are you in perimenopause, menopause or post-meno and suffer from excess sweating ONLY behind your knees overnight? You frequently awaken in the middle of the night to find that behind your knees is warm and [...]
What Does Discharge from Bacterial Vaginosis Look Like?
Bacterial vaginosis often causes vaginal discharge that typically has a certain appearance. “Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is a gynecologic infection that is due to a change in normal vaginal flora that results in a higher level [...]
What Makes Pap Smear Return to Normal after Being Abnormal?
An abnormal Pap smear can return to normal on the next test in many cases. […]
What’s this Black Stuff in My Cat’s Smelly Ear?
That black gunky stuff in your cat’s stinky ear should never be ignored. A buildup of black “stuff” in a cat’s ear needs immediate medical attention – because most likely, it’s being caused by bugs [...]
Can Cancer Cause Black Scabs on a Cat’s Face?
If you’re wondering if cancer can ever cause what looks like black scabs on a cat’s face, the short answer is yes. However – this is not a likely cause. […]
Sagging Droopy Belly in Your Cat: Benign Cause or Cancer?
A sagging or drooping belly in a cat can be an alarming symptom to many cat lovers, and it’s only natural to suspect cancer as a possible cause – such as cancer of the bowels [...]
Black Gums in an Old Cat: May Be Normal but Can Be Cancer
Black or very dark gums in an old cat can be a sign of cancer, but can also signal dental problems. The older the cat, the more likely that very dark gums are related to [...]
Cat’s Lower Lip Droops on One Side: Cancer, Stroke May Be Cause
If your cat’s lower lip seems to be drooping to one side lately, do not ignore; it can be caused by cancer or stroke, though there are also benign causes of this kind of symptom. [...]
Bald Patches Above Cat’s Eyes: Causes and Solutions
If your cat has bald patches above its eyes, you may be worried that cancer might be a possible cause. There are actually several possible causes of bald patches—loss of fur—occurring above a cat’s eyes. [...]
Why Do People Let Basal Cell Carcinoma Progress to Disfigurement?
Ignoring something that looks like a pimple is one thing, but there actually exist people in industrial societies who ignore basal cell carcinoma even after it has turned their face into a grotesque form. [...]
What Are the Odds of a Basal Cell Carcinoma Metastasizing?
There actually are cases in which basal cell carcinoma, sometimes called a non-spreading cancer, has metastasized to the lungs, bones and other crucial parts of the body. You’ve probably read that basal cell carcinoma “can’t [...]
Cause of Sudden Pain in Dog Ear Many Weeks after Mastectomy
That little dog ear has caused you no problems but suddenly it’s painful—many weeks after your mastectomy. What could this mean? First of all, even though the pain may have a sudden barb-like quality, there’s [...]
Dread Turning 50? How to Celebrate the Big 5-0 & Feel Young
Are you becoming increasingly despondent because your 50th birthday is coming up? It’s one thing to hear people tell you things like, “Some people never make it to 50,” or, “Pretend a decade is 12 [...]
Can a Mole Be Stretched and Permanently Lengthened?
A mole that appears to be elongating or stretching out may make you fear melanoma. So in an attempt to reassure yourself, you convince yourself that normal moles can be stretched permanently if the skin [...]
Mole Grew Back Rapidly After Shave Biopsy Was Normal
You recently had a mole removed with a shave technique; the biopsy was normal; and now the mole is already growing back quite fast. Melanoma could very well be the first thing that pops into [...]
Maximum Number of Moles that Can Be Removed at the Same Time
Your body is peppered in moles and you’re scared of melanoma or just hate the look, so just how many of your moles can be removed at the same time by a dermatologist? [...]
Can Melanoma Grow Inside a Pimple?
What makes the question of can melanoma grow inside a pimple even more confounding is that there are some melanomas that can easily pass for a typical pimple. Melanoma Growing Inside a Pimple “Melanomas and [...]
Can Bra Strap Irritation Turn a Mole into Melanoma?
If your bra strap keeps irritating a mole, can this make it turn into a deadly melanoma? Many women are worried that continuous irritation from a bra strap can cause a mole to develop into [...]
A Natural Way to Make Your Period Come 2 Weeks Sooner?
There’s a way that just might induce a period two weeks sooner than when you're expecting it. It worked for me, though at the time, I didn’t know it was going to happen. Normally, my [...]
Knee Pain Using Staircase but not Running: Cause, Solution
Isn’t that the oddest thing: Your knee hurts climbing stairs but you can run all day long without any pain. There’s a condition that can explain this. "Chondromalacia, a degeneration of the underside of the [...]
How Long Will Painful Urination Last after Catheter Removal?
Catheter removal after prostate cancer surgery can cause painful urination as well as pain even when sitting. “Most of the time, bladder pain after catheter removal goes away relatively quickly, on the order of a [...]
Why Is There So Little Publicity About Prostate Cancer?
Where’s the publicity for prostate cancer? It’s a myth it’s a “good” cancer; it’s expected to kill 26,700 U.S. men this year despite 161,360 new diagnoses. […]
What Happens to Sperm After Prostate Removal?
After prostate removal, the sperm has to go somewhere – but where? Men who are facing prostate removal due to cancer will surely wonder where their sperm will go after removal of the prostate gland. [...]
