Dr. Robert Nadler answers the question: 'What Is Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia?' March 16, 2009 -- Question: What is benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), and how is BPH treated? Answer: BHP, or benign ...

PET scans can light up tumors in the body and help doctors determine if they are cancerous or benign (noncancerous). The results of a PET scan help guide medical decisions. A PET scan is a type of ...

Dr. Lynn Hartmann answers the question:'What Benign Conditions Should Worry Me?' — -- Question: What are the most common benign conditions about which I should be concerned? Answer: The most ...

A benign esophageal cell papilloma is a small, noncancerous tumor that forms in the esophagus. Most do not cause symptoms. Doctors treat the growth by removing it. A papilloma is a benign ...

When Pam Ladds, now 68, of Newport, Vermont, was 32 years old, she found a lump in her breast. She had recently moved to the United States from her native United Kingdom, and was working as a family ...

Benign lichenoid keratosis — or lichen planus — is a noncancerous health condition that can affect your mucous membranes, hair, skin, and nails. Read on to discover what you need to know about ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: A mammogram showed a lump in my breast, and my doctor said it's benign breast disease. I'm glad it's not cancer, but I'm still worried. What does this mean? Does it increase my risk ...

While dizziness is a part of migraine for many, perhaps you have suspicions of additional causes of this symptom, such as benign paroxysmal positional vertigo. Learn about the cause of BPPV, how it’s ...

Blepharospasm is the medical name for a twitching eyelid. The name comes from the words “blepharal,” which means relating to the eyelid, and “spasm,” which is an involuntary muscle contraction.

We hear the statistics often: 1 in 8 women will develop breast cancer in her lifetime, and the risk for breast cancer increases with age. But many people aren't as familiar with noncancerous or benign ...

Benign essential blepharospasm (BEB), a form of focal dystonia, is a disorder of involuntary spasms involving the eyelid protractor muscles. First reported in Western medical literature in 1857, BEB ...