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Viable Alternative Cancer Treatments 2007-07-28 14:34:55 If you've just started exploring alternative cancer treatments there are plenty of things you should be aware of. Alternative
cancer treatment is now used by millions of patients after being discouraged by the results of traditional treatment, or as a natural way to fight their disease.You should be aware that alternative cancer treatments now offer cancer treatment benefits for a growing number of people. Many cancer patients are becoming more open to supplementing their conventional cancer care with alternative medicines.For those individuals who are in the advanced stages of their cancer, alternative treatments can be another option that will provide a last attempt to fight their cancer. For those in advanced stages of cancer it does not make sense to accept the fact that conventional treatments will no longer work, when alternative treatments are still available.In fact, many cancer survivors who had no hope with conventional medicines, claim that their situations improved after u Read more:Viable
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Skin Cancer is the Most Prevalent 2007-07-28 14:34:01 Skin cancer is the most prevalent of all cancers. When our body comes in the contact of sunlight there may be chances of skin cancers. and it results in sunburn and blistering. There are three forms of skin cancer:• Squamous Cell Carcinoma – This skin cancer may appear as a bump or as a red, scaly patch. It is the second most common skin cancer found in fair-skinned persons and is typically found on the rim of the ear, face lips and mouth.• Malignant Melanoma – This is the most deadly of all skin cancers and it is estimated that 7,300 Americans die annually from melanoma. Like the less aggressive skin cancers, it is almost always curable when detected in its early stages. Excessive sun exposure, particularly sunburn, is the most important preventable cause of melanoma.• Basal Cell Carcinoma – This skin cancer usually appears as a small, fleshy bump or nodule, most often on the head, neck and hands. Occasionally these cancers may appear on the trunk as red patches.Skin cance Read more:Cancer
Sunburn And Skin Cancer - Protect Your Cat In The Summer 2007-07-12 11:47:25 We are all used to seeing the many advertisements on our televisions about protecting ourselves and our children from the summer sun, but do we ever think about protecting our pets? Probably not. However cats and dogs can get sun burnt too and with the same terrible consequences that causes, including the possibility of skin cancer.Cats who are outside a lot during the summer, especially those with light coloured fur are particularly at risk from the effects of the sun and the heat. So before we let our pets outside on a summer's day we must make sure we provide adequate care for them, just as we would for our children and ourselves.Areas particularly at risk on your pets are their ears. They often have a much lighter covering of fur and this makes them much more likely to burn in the sun. Add this to the fact that cats will often spend hours laying in the sun and the risks of skin cancer rise dramatically. Often in Mediterranean countries you will often see a lot of cats with both th Read more:Cancer
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Cancer Preventive Measures and Tips 2007-07-12 11:43:09 Cancer also called is Malignancy and Neoplasms. Cancer is a serious, but curable illness. Cancer is not one disease, but many diseases that occur in different areas of the body. Cancer is a disease characterized by disorderly division of cells, combined with the malignant behavior of these cells. Cancer is usually classified according to the tissue of origin more than the location of manifestations. Prognosis in most cases depends on the original staging of the disease. There are many theories about the cause of cancer. Cell division or cell proliferation is a physiological process that occurs in almost all tissues and under many circumstances. Normally the balance between proliferation and apoptosis, or programmed cell death, is tightly regulated to ensure the integrity of organs and tissues. Imbalances in the rates of cell division and cell death can lead to tumor growth in a tissue. Other events are usually required before metastasis can occur. Locally expansile tumors can also caus Read more:Cancer
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Pancreatic cancer is one of the most serious of cancers. 2007-07-03 12:58:40 Pancreatic cancer is a disease in which cancerous cells arise within the tissues of the pancreas that produce insulin and other hormones. Pancreatic cancer develops fast and is hardly detected in its beginning stages, which is a main reason why it's a primary cause of cancer death. Because pancreas is deep in the body, the disease is difficult to find in its beginning stages, and most patients have already developed tumors throughout the pancreas and beyond by the time they find the symptoms. Unluckily, there are no medical tests available for the early finding or diagnosis of pancreatic cancer. Diagnosis is always given after the tumors have already spread beyond the pancreas.Treatment of pancreatic cancer concerns first about staging determining how much of the pancreas is catched and whether the tumors have developed. The treatment for patients with resectable pancreatic cancer is surgical removal of the tumors. But less than 15% of the time pancreatic cancer can be treated as rese Read more:serious
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Don't Get Cancer 2007-07-03 12:55:25 One antidote to cancer is informationIn general our responses to cancer are converging, but very slowly. Presently all cancer authorities are agreed on only one thing:cancer cannot take hold in a healthy immune systemThe World Health Organisation (W.H.O.) is promoting prevention as a better option than treatment and particularly targeting smoking as the highest recogniseable risk area. The Cancer
Research Institute (C.R.I.) is seeking vaccines that support the body's own ability to heal. Alternative and holistic approaches seek to do the same with diet, nutrition, lifestyle and other choices.Different philosophies of medicine achieve 'immune support' in various ways not considered by orthodox Western medicine, which concentrates mainly on 'drugs and surgery' as an afterthought to disease, often just adding more toxins and stress to an overloaded system. Alternative treatments take many forms to support the body in its own healing process.Although we have constant new biological tr
Uterus Cancer: How Dangerous is It? 2007-07-03 12:54:29 Endometrial cancer is the most common type of uterus cancer. It is so termed as the cancerous cells abnormally develop in the endometrium lining. It is also known as the cancer of the uterus or uterine cancer.WHAT EXACTLY IS UTERUS CANCER?Endometrial cancer is the most common type of uterus cancer. It is so termed as the cancerous cells abnormally develop in the endometrium lining. It is also known as the cancer of the uterus or uterine cancer.UNDERSTANDING CANCERTo understand cancer, we must first know that this ailment begins in the human cells. The cells are the primary unit of life. Cells combine to form tissues. Tissues come together to form organs. Cancer
s are malignant tumors. Tumors are masses of extra tissues. Tumors are formed when unnecessary extra cells are formed in our body. Actually new cells (the basic unit of our life) are born as per the body requirement and after the old ones die. But the malignant or cancerous cells keep on forming and constitute tumors or growths.
Is There a Cancer Personality? 2007-06-29 08:36:45 Over 2,000 years ago, Hippocrates noticed a potential connection between personality traits and health conditions. Since he is considered by many to be the father of modern medicine, is it possible that he was onto something?Current research is indicating that he was. Traditional Chinese medicine has known this for quite awhile, generally looking to the personality of a patient for diagnosis purposes.A variety of illnesses, ranging from chronic fatigue, arthritis, diabetes, asthma and various auto-immune disorders have been shown to be a link between personality traits and health. The main reason for this appears to be the fact that our personality traits tend to determine what causes us stress and how we handle that stress.Stress has an incredibly negative impact on the immune system, dragging it down and making it function poorly.Our personality traits and health often times seem out of our control in this day and age. Far too many people fall back on the common excuse that it is "ju Read more:Cancer
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Important Anti-Cancer Foods 2007-06-29 08:27:16 Many doctors and scientists believe that many cancers could be prevented with a good diet. Here are a few foods that have been shown to decrease the incidence of cancer.TomatoesTomatoes are loaded with vitamin C. They also contain lycopene, which may explain a recent popular Italian study finding that people who ate raw tomatoes at least seven times per week halved their risk of several cancers as compared to those who ate tomatoes no more than once a week.Tomatoes are also rich in coumaric acid and chlorogenic acid, which hook onto nitric oxides in the foods we eat and drive them out of the body before they can form cancer-causing chemicals called notrosamines. Tomatoes and broccoli together have been shown to decrease the growth of tumors in prostate cancer.Some controversy exists regarding the effects of tomatoes on reducing the risk for cancer as recent research in the May, 2007 issue of Cancer
Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention showed that lycopene did not prevent cancer of t Read more:Foods
Why Did My Child Get Cancer? 2007-06-21 15:34:04 Although there is accumulating evidence linking environmental factors in the development of cancer; still the answer to the above question remains unknown in this modern day and age of human science and study.As much as a detailed history and risk factor recognition could reveal a combination of possible exposures that may explain somewhat the cause of cancers. The question of "Why my child?" is, at this stage of knowledge, more difficult to answer however.Cancer
is a disease that occurs when a complex and not completely understood process involving genetic and environmental factors interaction results in the development of an abnormal cellular response otherwise known as malignancy.In the United States and Europe that overall rates of childhood cancer have been steadily increasing since the 1970s and continue to be on an upward trend, the commonest cancers being those of the blood (leukemia), central nervous system tumours and of the lymphatic system (Lymphomas).The rates of childhood
Beating Cancer: Wonder Foods Believed to Cure Cancer 2007-06-21 15:33:26 We all know it is important to eat a healthy, well-balanced diet. If you have cancer, it is even more important that you’re getting your daily intake of essential vitamins and minerals. But did you know there are certain foods that can help you beat cancer? Not only can they slow and prevent tumor growth, some have actually been proven to shrink tumors and improve your immune system’s ability to beat cancer.Apricots, peaches, cherries, and berries all contain amygdalin. This is probably one of the best-known cancer fighting agents and is found in over 1200 different natural foods. Berries also contain various phytochemicals that slow tumor growth and block further cancer development. The foods with the highest sources of the cancer-fighting agent amygdalin are in the seeds of non-citrus foods.Strawberries contain all of the cancer fighting ingredients as other berries, but also contain high amounts of vitamin C. Vitamin C has been shown to help the body’s natural defenses in figh Read more:Cancer
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Early Detection Of Any Disease Is The Key So What Are The First Symptoms Of Lung Cancer? 2007-06-15 09:32:32 Much research work has been dedicated to find out the first symptoms of lung cancer. Cancer
is that painful disease that needs no introduction and cancer of the lung is one of its most common forms. It is said that early detection of cancer is the key to its prevention.Extensive research works conducted at Mesothelioma research clinics have uncovered some symptoms of lung cancer closely linked with the disease.Lung Cancer
SymptomsPeople addicted to tobacco and those who are constantly exposed to the ill effects of asbestos are more susceptible to lung cancer. Ignorance about the symptoms of lung cancer may lead to a full-fledged blown up case.Be on alert if you are having cough most of the time. This is one of the first symptoms. A related symptom may be a change in the nature of coughing. Other symptoms may be- being short of breath and coughing up bloodstained sputum. Mesothelioma research has established that aches while breathing, loss of appetite, fatigue and loss of weight can al Read more:Early
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Prevention of Cancer 2007-06-15 09:07:00 If you or someone you know is diagnosed as having cancer it can be traumatic. You want to know how and why this could have happened and if there isanything you can do to cure the cancer. There is no easy answer to those questions as there are numerous types of cancer and various contributing factors.At present there are over 200 recognised forms of cancer that affect different regions of the body. It does not necessarily follow that one type of cancer that affects an area of the body will spread to another. The other important point to note is that cancer is caused by a variety of factors and does not usually have any one cause but is often brought about by a combination of them.There are a number of more common factors that lead to a higher risk of developing cancer and these are age, genetic make up, levels of immunity, diet,environment and viruses.Cancer
is caused by cells changing over time and therefore the older we are the more susceptible we are to developing the disease.Our gen
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Spontaneous Healing of Cancer 2007-06-11 13:56:44 From the desk of Dr Magne, author of Cancer
Free For LifeEveryone has the ability to heal. This is built into our physical, emotional, and spiritual natures as human beings. Cancer cells manifest a dysfunction where the only goal is to multiply, unaware that they’re bringing about their own destruction by destroying the organism of which they are a part.In medical terminology, spontaneous healing of cancer refers to exceptional and unexplained partial or complete disappearance of cancer without medical intervention. Healing
is as integral to life as is injury. There is nothing exceptional about a cancer cell reverting to a "normal" non-cancerous behavior. None of us would have been alive if it didn't occur. We all have cancer cells in our body, which get eliminated by a healthy immune system.Spontaneous healing of cancer is Nature's expression of her willingness to yield its secrets of cancer healing—of how a cancer cell can change its dynamics back to a state of health. It offer
The PSA Test - How Does It Work 2007-06-11 13:55:30 The purpose of this article is to remove some of the mystery surrounding the PSA test and its use in signaling the potential presence of prostate cancer.The cells of the prostate gland produce prostate-specific antigen. A rectal exam and a PSA (prostate-specific antigen) test will help detect prostate cancer in men age 50 or over. The Federal Drug Administration approved the use of the PSA test to detect prostate cancer and to see if the cancer has recurred. A high PSA level is a sign that cancer is present. There are other reasons for a high PSA level and PSA screening has some limits.The PSA test measures the level of protein produced by the prostate gland. The doctor will take a blood sample and send it to a laboratory. This test is sometimes called a biological marker for cancer tumors. Men normally have low levels of PSA in their blood. If the rate is high, it could point to prostate cancer but it can mean there are other non-cancer conditions present in the prostate. As men get
Cancer Awareness Ribbon Pins 2007-06-11 13:51:19 Everyone has seen them. The small ribbons and pins that people are wearing on their shirts, purses, hats, and jackets. Whether they are pink or red, white, and blue, it is easy to spot cancer awareness pins. And, no matter who is wearing them, they are always happy to share their story or the story of their loved one who has passed away. One of the most prevalent colors is pink, pink ribbons are everywhere now days. But what are all those pink ribbons for?Since cancer awareness pins came into existence, pink has always stood for breast cancer. The pink ribbons, pins, and other cancer awareness merchandise are all to help people become more aware of breast cancer and its effects on women, girls, and families all over the world. Breast cancer is one of the major cancers effecting women today, every year, over 200,000 American women alone are diagnosed with the disease. Over the course of the average American woman's life, she has a 1 in 8 chance of getting breast cancer, and a 1 in 33 c Read more:Cancer
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Cancer Information: Preparing for the Worst 2007-06-11 13:45:10 According to the 2007 report of the World Health Organization, the next thirty years will witness a significant global rise, in the number of deaths due to non-communicable diseases, especially cancer. This prediction is mainly due to the aging of the population of the world.However, even without that bit of news, we are aware of cancer being a major killer. But we do know that a cancer, when detected in its earliest stages, is generally curable. Hence, it is advisable to make sure that we are privy to various kinds of cancer information.To begin with, it helps if you know about the different common types of cancer. Among the most common are bladder cancer, breast cancer, colon cancer, skin cancer, and prostate cancer.Leukemia is another common type, where the cancer forms in the tissues where blood is formed, such as in the bone marrow. This then leads to the production of a large number of blood cells, and these large numbers of blood cells then enter the blood stream.If you have a s Read more:Cancer
Lifestyle Choices May be a Predictor of Bladder Cancer 2007-06-04 09:54:09 The thought itself is astounding: a way possibly exists to predict if a person could possibly contract bladder cancer in the future. In recent studies, debate is emerging in regards to one theory – that lifestyle choices and the impact of living life a certain way may be related to bladder cancer. A recent study by the Department of Preventive Medicine of Nagoya University School of Medicine indicates that there might, in fact, be a strong and credible link between lifestyle and bladder cancer.The department studied 258 bladder cancer patients in order to determine if lifestyle choices played a role in allowing medical professionals to prognosticate the possibility that patients might be susceptible to bladder cancer. This was a follow-up study of patients who had suffered from bladder cancer in metropolitan Nagoya, Japan and were recruited for study. Their personal survival information was derived from a database that was maintained by the Nagoya BladderCancer
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Green Tea Helps With Cancer Treatment 2007-06-04 09:49:42 One of the biggest health concerns most people have today is preventing cancer. Incidences of cancer and in the cancer mortality rate in the United States have risen each year for the last fifty. The age-adjusted cancer mortality rate in 1930 was 143 per 100,000 members of the population, but by 1990, it had risen to 174 per 100,000 in 1990.Medical technology has come along way in treating this insidious disease, but we still don’t appear to know a great deal about preventing many types of cancer. And, even with the treatments that we do have, 300 people in the United States die from cancer every single day.Many of our country’s deaths from cancer are completely preventable. For example, about 90 percent of the one million skin cancers in the United States that were diagnosed in 2005 could have been prevented by protection from sun. The American Cancer
Society estimates that in 2006 about 170,000 lives will be lost to cancer because of tobacco use, so these too are completely preve Read more:Green
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Mesothelioma Cancer and Asbestos 2007-06-01 10:20:19 Many people have never heard of mesothelioma cancer because it is rare. According to the National Cancer
Institute, about 2,000 new cases are diagnosed in the United States each year. Compare that to 213,380 lung cancer cases the Institute predicts will be diagnosed in 2007.Mesothelioma
cancer begins in the tissue, called the mesothelieum, that surrounds the lungs, stomach, heart and other organs. The mesothelieum protects these organs with two levels of tissue and a fluid that allows the organs to move. It can be found in the area around any of these organs but is most commonly found in the chest and abdomen area.Contact with asbestos is the main risk factor. Asbestos
can be found in insulation in many buildings. Asbestos can also be found in floor tiles, roofing, dust and rocks.Most of the use of asbestos in construction products was discontinued after 1989. But the cancer may not be diagnosed until 20 to 50 years after exposure because it takes a long time to develop.That is why mos
Mesothelioma Cancer Litigation 2007-06-01 10:06:24 Mesothelioma Cancer
is a form of Cancer that is predominantly caused by an overexposure to fibrous minerals known as Asbestos. The fibrous material in Asbestos can be very dangerous when breathed in, and can cause Mesothelioma Cancer amongst other health issues to humans. The area of the body that is affected by Asbestos is called the Mesothelium, which is a protective lining that wraps itself around most of the important internal organs of the human body. Mesothelioma Cancer can occur in many places within the body, but it is most common near or around the areas of the lungs and the abdominal area.If you have worked in areas of Asbestos, or live with someone who has, you have a higher chance of inhaling these dangerous fibres and getting Mesothelioma Cancer. In most cases, it takes many many years for people to show signs of Mesothelioma Cancer in the body. This can sometimes show up after 30-40 years.Litigation due to Asbestos poisoning is very common, and is amongst the longest Read more:Mesothelioma
How To Test For Cancer Without Paying Too Much 2007-06-01 10:03:30 Cancer screening tests are basically attempts to detect cancer at an early stage to increase the odds of a complete recovery before it is too late. There are generic cancer tests to detect signs of cancer in your body and other specialized cancer tests to detect specific cancer types. The exact type of cancer tests you should take depends on which cancer risk group you belong to.Which Cancer Risk Group Do You Belong To?There are 3 types of cancer risk groups:Low risk ( 20% lifetime risk)The lifetime risk is the probability of you getting a particular type of cancer in your lifetime. When you visit a doctor for cancer screening, you will be classified into one of the groups above according to your gender, age, lifestyle, environment, race and family history of cancer. For example, a man in his fifties who works in a factory, lives in a very polluted city and smokes 10 cigarettes per day may belong to the high risk group. People from different risk groups will have different cancer scree Read more:Cancer
Prostate Cancer Array What you Don't Know Can Kill you 2007-05-31 05:49:56 You won't believe it but it is true. Prostate
cancer is one of the top leading causes of death among men and many of the industrialized countries of the world. This information is based on continued monitoring of data that suggests men and ignore prostate health until cancer situations become critical.Here's some more information:The statistics now have it that one in every ten men will eventually develop significant prostate cancer at one stage in their lifetime! The reason for this has more to do with our living longer than the rate of cancer growing out of control.The fact is that the risk of contracting prostate cancer increases as we age, and the baby boomer bubble is reaching the age where prostate cancer becomes a significant risk factor.So, do we keep running away from this reality? Or brave up and do something about it! We could change our diet, exercise more and try to prevent it from happening to us. The biggest thing we can do to take control of our lives is to get a regu Read more:Cancer
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Lung Cancer and Its Effects On Human 2007-05-31 05:44:04 Lung cancer is the common form of cancer that occurs in the part of lungs and is mostly characterized by the existence of the malignant tumors. Commonly it is the bronchogenic carcinoma all about 90%. The Lung cancer is one of the main lethal of all the cancers worldwide; it leads up to 3 million deaths per annum. Merely one in ten of the lung cancer patients are diagnosed with this virus that would survive the next five years. Even though the lung cancer was before an illness that exaggerated predominately in most of the men, the lung cancer pace for women has increased in the previous few decades that has been accredited to the mounting ratio of the female to most male smokers. Additional women die of the lung cancer than some other cancer that includes the uterine cancers, breast cancer and ovarian cancer.Present researches designate that the aspect with the maximum impact on danger of lung cancer is lasting exposure to the inhaled carcinogens. The main common way of such exposure i Read more:Cancer
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Cancer Treatment and Prevention 2007-05-31 05:40:37 Cancer is a class of diseases or disorders characterized by uncontrolled division of cells and the ability of these to spread, either by direct growth into adjacent tissue through invasion, or by implantation into distant sites by metastasis (where cancer cells are transported through the bloodstream or lymphatic system). Cancer may affect people at all ages, but risk tends to increase with age. There are many types of cancer. Most cancers are named for where they start. For example, lung cancer starts in the lung, and breast cancer starts in the breast. The spread of cancer from one part of the body to another is called metastasis. Severity of symptoms depends on the site and character of the malignancy and whether there is metastasis.Cancer is caused by damage to DNA, resulting in mutations to genes that encode for proteins controlling cell division. Many mutation events may be required to transform a normal cell into a malignant cell. This tissue is obtained by biopsy or surgery.. T Read more:Cancer
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