Arizona residents who have been diagnosed with fibromyalgia may want to know that only a small number of people who receive the diagnosis actually suffer from the condition. As many as two-thirds of diagnosed fibromyalgia patients have been misdiagnosed and are actually suffering from another medical condition.
According to a study, many women in Arizona and around the country delay or skip their next mammogram due to prior false-positive results. A false-positive result on a mammogram is often caused by an aberration that resembles cancer. These aberrations are then shown to be benign following a biopsy or additional imaging.
Arizona medical professionals understand the benefits of early cancer detection and treatment. On World Cancer Day in early February, the World Health Organization took the opportunity to promote greater efforts globally to find cancer in its early stages and provide treatment.
According to a study, the number of older U.S. men treated for prostate cancer in Arizona and nationwide has dropped since doctors began curtailing the use of screening tests. The study was published in the medical journal Health Affairs.
The lead author of the study says the findings underscore the success of efforts to cut back on the use of prostate-specific antigen, or PSA, screening tests, which have become controversial.
Arizona residents may be familiar with a surgical procedure called tonsillectomy, a common operation that’s often performed on children to treat tonsillitis or breathing problems that are associated with sleep disorders. Every year, doctors in the United States perform about 530,000 tonsillectomies.
