An IVC is a special basket-like filter to trap blood clots. It can be inserted into the inferior vena cava to prevent pulmonary embolism, but it is important to remove IVC filters as soon as they’re no longer needed to reduce long-term complications.
Imaging procedures, including MRI and CT, can identify dangerous irregularities called vascular malformations in arteries, veins or lymph vessels.
Uterine fibroid embolization is a minimally invasive procedure used to block blood flow to fibroid tumors, causing them to shrink. Learn about this procedure.
Prostate cancer is a type of cancer that begins in the prostate gland. Learn about symptoms and treatment.
Gastrointestinal neuroendocrine tumors are cancers that develop in the digestive tract. They most often form in the small intestine, but can develop in the stomach, rectum, appendix, or other parts of the gastrointestinal system.
A gastrointestinal stromal tumor is a rare type of cancer that starts in cells in the wall of the digestive tract. Learn about symptoms and treatment.
Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is one of two primary types of lung cancer and the most common kind. Learn about symptoms and treatment.
Lung cancer in nonsmokers is cancer that is commonly dispersed throughout the lungs rather than concentrated in one location. Learn about symptoms and treatment.
Smoking tobacco is the leading risk factor for small cell lung cancer, responsible for 98 percent of all cases.
A type of cancer that begins in glandular cells that line the small intestine.