Colon cancer is the third most common cancer diagnosed in the United States. The overall lifetime risk of developing colorectal cancer is approximately 1 in 23 for men and 1 in 25 in women. Learn more about the staging, management, and prognosis of colon cancer.
Renal Cell Carcinoma is the 10th most common cancer. Most renal cancers arise from the epithelial tubules of the nephron. This reference covers risk factors, testing, prognosis, and treatments.
Prostate cancer is the second most common type of cancer, and cancer death, in men in the United States with an estimated annual incidence of 268,490 cases and an estimated 34,500 deaths each year.
Pheochromocytoma is a rare neuroendocrine disorder in which a tumor grows from chromaffin cells within the adrenal medulla of the adrenal glands.1 This tumor causes the continuous overproduction of epinephrine and norepinephrine, which, if left without pheochromocytoma treatment, can lead to severe or life-threatening damage to other body systems.2
Pituitary adenomas are typically prolactinomas, which are the most frequent cause of elevated prolactin levels. Pituitary adenomas comprise over 85% of pituitary tumors, and 25% to 30% of these are hormonally inactive.1 The incidence of prolactinomas is four times greater in women than in men.2
