If your OB/GYN tells you that you have ovarian cysts, it might make you worry about ovarian cancer. But even though these two conditions can bring on similar symptoms, they’re very different ...

Renita White, MD, is an obstetrician/gynecologist at Georgia Obstetrics and Gynecology in Atlanta, Georgia. Her areas of expertise include fibroids, irregular vaginal ...

A SURGEON has revealed how removing a cyst from Davina McCall’s brain was like “defusing a bomb”. Davina was diagnosed with a ...

A doctor may also recommend removal if you have a family history of certain types of cancer. Functional cysts form when your menstrual cycle follows its usual pattern. They typically go away on ...

Katie Thurston was diagnosed with breast cancer in February 2025 at the age of 34.

A doctor may perform an ultrasound scan to identify the type and location of any cysts. They may take blood samples to look for proteins that might indicate if a person has cancer. Most ...

A clinical trial from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center looked at the effects of a targeted mRNA vaccine on early-stage ...

This gives doctors a better look at the cyst to detect cancer. “Endoscopic ultrasound-guided chemotherapy ablation offers a very nice alternative for those patients because it allows them to ...

It's possible for breast cancer to be misdiagnosed as a cyst: Nearly one in eight breast cancers are missed on a mammogram. In February 2014, I felt a pea-sized lump in my breast, close to my ...