CONDITIONS
The best defense against disease is early detection
Summers Anti-Aging Center screens for thousands of medical conditions and diseases to give you piece of mind about your health.
39% of men and women will be diagnosed with cancer at some point during their lifetime
Explore common conditions
Bladder Cancer
3%
1.5
- Stage I: 88%
- Stage IV: 8%
- All stages: 77%
- Blood in urine
- Lower back pain
- Frequent urination
- Whole-body MRI
- Direct visualization
- 9 out of 10 people are over the age of 55
- Smokers are 3x more likely to get bladder cancer
- Bladder cancer commonly reoccurs
Bladder cancer has a high rate of recurrence, even after successfully undergoing treatment. Annual screening, particularly after a previous diagnosis, with whole-body MRI helps detect bladder cancer early, which is important considering the low average five year survival of 8 percent for Stage IV. Whole-body MRI has high sensitivity and specificity for diagnosing bladder cancer compared to the historical method of direct visualization (cystoscopy).
Liver Cancer
1%
2
- Stage I: 36%
- Stage IV: 3%
- All stages: 21%
- Weight loss
- Pain in upper abdomen
- Weakness and fatigue
- Whole-body MRI
- Blood test
- Can spread quickly without displaying symptoms
- Fastest-growing cause of cancer death
- New cases of liver cancer are predicted to increase by 55% between 2020 and 2040
Patients with early-stage liver cancer may be a candidate for surgery or radiofrequency ablation. Once liver cancer spreads to other parts of the body, it can no longer be treated with surgery. Instead, chemoembolization, a form of chemotherapy, may be the only available course of treatment.
Brain Cancer
0.7%
3
- All stages: 36%
- Head pressure
- Headaches
- Changes in speech or vision
- Whole-body MRI
- Survival rates vary greatly based on age, general health, and type of tumor
- Glioblastoma, the most aggressive brain cancer, accounts for 50 percent of all primary malignant brain tumors
Brain tumors do not present early symptoms and can grow undetected for years, leading to poor prognosis. Whole-body MRI is the most effective method to detect brain tumors early before any symptoms are present, improving survivability. Glioblastoma, the most common malignant brain tumor, has an average survival time of 12-18 months, with only 5 percent of patients surviving more than five years. MRI includes a detailed analysis of the brain, making it the best defense against any form of brain tumor.
Stomach Cancer
1.1%
3
- Stage I: 75%
- Stage IV: 7%
- All stages: 36%
- Abdominal Pain or Discomfort
- Unintended Weight Loss
- Difficulty Swallowing
- Blood test
- Direct visualization
- Whole-body MRI
- Stomach cancer has a very good survival rate if detected early
- 62% of people with stomach cancer are diagnosed after the cancer has already spread to other organs
Direct visualization by endoscopy is the gold standard for diagnosing stomach cancer, but it is only conducted when patients show symptoms, often leading to late diagnoses. Whole-body MRI can detect stomach cancer before patients show symptoms, reducing the average stage of diagnosis and improving survivability. When stomach cancer has spread to distant organs and produces noticeable symptoms, the average 5 year survival in Stage IV is only 7 percent, as opposed to 75 percent in Stage I.
Testicular Cancer
0.3%
1.5
- Stage I: 99%
- Stage IV: 72%
- All stages: 95%
- Testicular lump or swelling
- Testicular pain
- Back pain or abdominal pain
- Self-examination
- Blood test
- Ultrasound
- Whole-body MRI
- The average age of diagnosis is 33
- Early diagnosis and treatment are crucial for preserving fertility
Testicular cancer has a much better prognosis than other types of cancer. Fortunately, testicular cancer is treated successfully in more than 95% of cases and 99% of cases if caught in Stage I. Abnormally high levels of tumor markers in a blood test, such as BHCG, AFP, and LDH, may indicate the presence of testicular cancer. An ultrasound or MRI can diagnose testicular cancer.
Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma
2.1
2
- Stage I: 86%
- Stage IV: 64%
- All stages: 74%
- Enlarged Lymph Nodes
- Unexplained weight loss
- Fatigue
- Whole-body MRI
- Vague early symptoms typically lead to late diagnosis
- There are more than 70 types of lymphoma
- 60 percent of people with Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma have an aggressive subtype
A whole-body MRI is the most effective way to screen for lymphoma by viewing all lymph nodes in the body at the same time. Staging lymphoma can also be accurately conducted with a whole-body MRI. Vague early symptoms of lymphoma have historically made it difficult to diagnose because many patients mistake their symptoms for a common cold or flu. A whole-body MRI helps alleviate the concern of lymphoma by screening the entire body for the disease.
