More than 1.5 million Americans are diagnosed with cancer every year. The vast majority of those patients will be older adults; that’s a fact, one born out by decades of statistical research. Only 4% of all the cancers diagnosed are found in young adults, patients between the ages of 20 and 39. Some doctors even …
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Signs and symptoms are rarely enough to conclusively diagnose a patient with cancer. To confirm their suspicions, doctors turn to a wide range of diagnostic tests. Assisted by advanced technologies, physicians gather evidence and clues, looking for signs of rapidly-dividing cells. Visual tests, like magnetic resonance imagining (MRI) and computed tomography (CT), can produce clear …
Medical misdiagnosis is a major problem for America’s healthcare system. In a 2015 report, the Institute of Medicine estimated that 12 million Americans are on the wrong end of a diagnostic error every year. Most of us will be misdiagnosed at least once in our lifetime, and those mistakes have real consequences for our health and well-being. …
Ever experience an odd pain, notice a strange rash or feel tired for no reason? You probably went to the doctor looking for answers. But physicians can have just as much difficulty pinpointing a medical condition as their untrained patients do. Do You Have One of These Easily Misdiagnosed Diseases? Faced by an inexplicable set …
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