Evidence-Based Medical Encyclopedia
Explore thousands of diseases with authoritative clinical information from WHO, CDC, NIH, and international medical guidelines. Every condition features an interactive journey from diagnosis to treatment.
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Oncology
Renal Cell Carcinoma
The most common kidney cancer in adults, arising from renal tubules, often asymptomatic until large, and frequently causing paraneoplastic syndromes.
Bladder Cancer
A common malignancy of the urinary tract, heavily linked to smoking, typically presenting as painless blood in the urine, and treated with surgery and immunotherapy/chemotherapy.
Hodgkin Lymphoma
A highly curable lymphatic cancer marked by painless swollen lymph nodes and the presence of unique Reed-Sternberg cells.
Cervical Cancer
A highly preventable cancer of the lower uterus caused by HPV, characterized by abnormal bleeding, and treated with surgery or radiation.
Hepatocellular Carcinoma
The primary cancer of the liver, almost always arising in cirrhotic patients, diagnosed via dynamic imaging and treated by resection, ablation, or transplant.
Polycythemia Vera
A slow-growing blood cancer causing the bone marrow to make too many red blood cells, making the blood dangerously thick and prone to clotting.
Prostate Cancer
An androgen-dependent adenocarcinoma of the prostate gland, often asymptomatic early on but can progress to metastatic bone disease if untreated.
Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma
An aggressive, desmoplastic cancer of the exocrine pancreas with a poor prognosis, typically presenting late with jaundice, weight loss, and abdominal pain.
Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
The most common type of lung cancer, encompassing adenocarcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma, frequently linked to smoking but heavily treated with new targeted and immunotherapies.
Cholangiocarcinoma
An aggressive cancer of the bile ducts often causing profound jaundice, extremely difficult to cure surgically, and heavily linked to chronic biliary inflammation.
Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
A diverse group of blood cancers that start in lymphocytes (white blood cells), causing swollen lymph nodes and potentially spreading throughout the body.
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
An indolent clonal B-cell leukemia characterized by progressive accumulation of mature-appearing but dysfunctional lymphocytes, leading to lymphadenopathy and bone marrow failure.