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Modern lifestyle given rise to cancer rate 2007-08-09 22:50:00 According to the experts from UK, many foods, alcohol and sun has given big rise to certain forms of cancer. Data from Cancer Research shows that cases of melanoma, the most dangerous form of skin cancer, have risen by 40% in the past decade.
The cases of mouth cancer have increased by 25 percent that is linked with high amount of drinking and smoking. Researchers suggested that around 50 percent Read more:Modern
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HABITS AND CANCER 2007-05-17 11:56:00 Smoking
A number of researches over the years show that lung cancer is greatly linked with smoking this means that there is a close relationship between cancer and tobacco. Lung cancer deaths in the United States show that there is a drastic increase in lung cancer deaths with the increase of smoking and in recent there is a decrease in lung cancer deaths with the decrease in smoking. Similarly
New Technology Helps Doctors Diagnose Skin Cancer 2007-05-15 12:30:00 May is Skin Cancer
Awareness Month. Researchers are working on a new technology to help doctors diagnose skin cancer without cutting into the skin. A small changeable dark spot on your skin may not look like much, but only a doctor's trained eye can rule out skin cancer. "Melanoma is a very serious and deadly cancer and way too common. And if caught early, can be cured with simple excisions," Read more:Technology
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Environmental Factors in Breast Cancer 2007-05-15 12:28:00 Researchers from Harvard University, Roswell Park Cancer
Institute and the University of Southern California, along with the Silent Spring Institute, collected and assessed existing scientific reports of breast cancer and environmental pollutants, diet, body size, and physical activity. Also reviewed were animal studies that identify chemicals as potential mammary carcinogens. The study findings Read more:Breast
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Breast Cancer in Males 2007-05-14 13:04:00 Introduction
Most of the men thought that breast cancer only affects women and not men. They accept it as a truth that they are not at the risk of getting breast cancer. But this is not true; men are also at the risk of developing breast cancer. The main symptoms and signs of male breast cancer are given below.
Signs and symptoms
Breast
lumps, swelling, dimpling around the breast area, nipple Read more:Cancer
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HOW CANCER DEVELOPS 2007-05-11 00:03:00 Proliferation and programmed cell death are totally in balance to ensure the veracity of organs and tissues. But some times some type of mutations occur in the DNA of the cell, which results imbalance in proliferation and programmed cell death. This may cause uncontrolled and rapid division of cells, which lead to benign tumor initially but some times it may turn in to a malignant tumor and hence
Statins May Fight Lung Cancer 2007-05-08 12:51:00 Cholesterol-Lowering Drug May Have Added Benefit for Lung Cancer
People taking statins to control their cholesterol levels may be getting an unexpected benefit for their lungs, new research suggests (From ABC News).
A study appearing in the latest issue of the journal Chest showed that patients who had taken statins for six months or longer cut their lung cancer risk by more than half.
In the
How Acupuncture and Massage help after cancer surgery 2007-05-08 12:06:00 A cancer patient feels a lot of pain (intolerable pain) and a lot of anxiety or worry after undergoing a cancer surgery.
According to a new study acupuncture and massage combination can ease depression and pain after cancer surgery. Acupuncture helps in decreasing the pain and also control the vomiting after the surgery. Massage
aid to the anxiety of cancer patients. But there are still no
Kidney Cancer and risk factors 2007-05-07 11:32:00 Number 0f simple things like smoking, exposure of chemicals, overweight and inactive lifestyle, which we ignore in our daily life, can cause kidney cancer. High blood pressure, taking diuretics, race, gender and certain medications are some other risk factors
, which lead to kidney cancer. The physician gets an idea to assess the symptoms through risk factors. The physician has to watch closely a Read more:Cancer
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What is Osteosarcoma? 2007-05-01 12:23:00 Osteosarcoma is also called bone cancer. It is the most terrible disease all around the world. It mainly affects children because it develops from osteoblasts. It caused by the genetic factors. Genetic factors change immature bone cells into cancer cells. Around the knee joint and close to the shoulder are the main sites of osteosarcoma. Swelling just above or below knee joint/ upper arm/ near
LEUKEMIA 2007-04-30 11:46:00 Introduction
Leukemia is the most dangerous type of cancer in which the blood cells mainly the white blood cells become affected. These cells are the abnormal cells which differ in appearance from healthy blood cells and do not function effectively.
Leukemia is caused due to the infection of two types of cells. If the lymphoid cells are affected, the disease is called Lymphocyte Leukemia and if
PREVENTION OF CANCER 2007-04-29 11:21:00 Cancer
Cancer is 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. Risk of cancer tends to increase with age. It is one of the principal causes of death around the world. Brutality of symptoms depends on the site and character of the malignancy and metastasis. The
Mesothelioma 2007-04-24 12:24:00 Introduction
Mesothelioma
is the most deadliest form of cancer caused due to previous exposure to asbestos. Mesothelioma develops when the malignant cells develop in the protective covering named peritoneal mesothelium protecting most of the body organs internally. Most of People suffering from mesothelioma are the people working on the jobs where they inhale asbestos fibers or dust or the people
Tea, lemon peels and skin cancer 2007-04-21 10:17:00 Taking two cups of tea daily can decrease the risk of skin cancer
US researchers cater the tea taking Habits of 1400 people with skin cancer and 700 people without skin cancer for the research. Chemicals in the tea provide some protection against cancer, according to a study of European journal of cancer. While some British cancer experts consider protection of skin as the best method for the
Breasts Cancer And Smoker Adolescent 2007-04-20 11:20:00 According to Dr Janet E Olson from Mayo Clinic College of Medicine in Rochester Minnesota (the USA) the risk of breast cancer begun during the female adolescent broke to smoke or not. Woman who smoke in the adolescent are at more risk of developing breast cancer. According to another research women who began smoking before the first pregnancy are at more risk of breast cancer after the menopause Read more:Cancer
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Pleural Mesothelioma 2007-04-18 12:10:00 These days among the cancer mesothelioma, pleural mesothelioma is found to be the most lethal. It affects the lining surrounding and lubricating the lungs, which is mesothelium. Without lubrication expansion and contraction of lungs get affecting, resulting in to the abnormal exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide. But unluckily, this vital part of our body mostly caught to mesothelioma when we Read more:Mesothelioma
Symptoms of Mesothelioma 2007-04-17 12:12:00 Prior exposure to asbestos can cause mesothelioma cancer. People working in asbestos environment used to inhale asbestos dust and fibers, which will cause mesothelioma. Malignant cells develop in the protective lining covering most of the internal organs and cause mesothelioma. Symptoms of mesothelioma may not appear until 20 to 50 years after exposure to asbestos. Mesothelioma
cancer is of two
Fruits and vegetables reduce the risk of cancer 2007-04-16 12:00:00 If you want to reduce
your risk of several common types of cancer, help may be no farther away than your kitchen (Yahoo News).
A trio of new studies presented at the annual meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research on Sunday found that vegetables and fruits help lower your chances of getting head and neck, breast, ovarian and pancreatic cancers.
One of the studies even found that Read more:Fruits
Peritoneal Mesothelioma 2007-04-15 10:24:00 The most painful and deadliest form of cancer, peritoneal mesothalioma is caused by asbestos. Asbestos is used as heat-resistant and flame-retardant in myriad manufacturing. During this process asbestos fibers are released in air. Asbestos fibers are small, jagged particles, not visible to the naked eyes, so the workers inhale these fibers or these attach to the hair and clothes of the workers Read more:Mesothelioma
Which is better radiation or surgery for Mesothelioma 2007-04-14 11:59:00 Mesothelioma patients after the early treatment for chemotherapy, radiation treatments is better
option than surgery for the advanced non-small lung cancer and out of all lung cancer cases about 80% are non-small lung cancer cases. 579 new cases of late stage of lung cancer are reported in the Journal of National Cancer Institute. These non-small lung cancer cases are so advanced that surgery is Read more:Mesothelioma
How to avoid MESOTHELIOMA 2007-04-13 11:36:00 Inhalation of asbestos fibers in to the lungs is the main reason of Lung cancer or Mesothelioma. Asbestos is highly associated with lung cancer because the workers who are working in asbestos exposing units are mainly detected with this disease. Mesothelioma mainly affects the lungs and abdomen.
A person working in environment having Asbestos did not mean that he has Mesothelioma because some
How smoking cause mesothelioma 2007-04-12 12:09:00 Mesothelioma is also known as lung cancer. Mesothelioma is the most fatal among all the cancers. Number of people dying from breast, colon and prostate cancer is much less than the people dying from lung cancer. According to the reports of American Cancer Society there will be 213,380 new cases of mesothelioma in 2007, Out of which around 160,390 people will die.
Chain-smoking is the major reason
PSA Test for prostate cancer 2007-04-11 11:41:00 Prostate cancer will kill a man if not recovered and got a right treatment at right time. The prostate cancer PSA (Prostate Specific Antigen) test is the simplest test for the detection of cancer in prostate. Blood is taken and the doctors will detect whether there is cancer or not. PSA test is accurate up to 85 to 90% for cancer detection but not 100%.
Elevated PSA test may put forward the
Preventing cancer with natural products 2007-04-10 12:36:00 Vegetables cannot be substituted with vitamins pills and other synthetic substances as scientists have found that fruits and vegetables are major source of phytochemicals and antioxidants that reduces the chances of cancer.
Phytochemicals are the chemicals of natural origin from plants. They are not the minerals or vitamins, not even nutrients and cannot be obtained from animals. In the recent
Genetic cause of cancer 2007-04-09 12:34:00 Cancer has become the most fatal disorder these days. Genetically Cancer can be looked upon as a problem with differentiation and development. When normal cells of animals differentiate, there are control mechanisms to regulate their growth and division. When cells multiply, they become crowded and start touching each other. This surface contact results in inhibition of cell movement and division
Get slim if want to cut risk of cancer 2007-11-01 07:50:00 A Major international study claimed that who are not overweight should also slim down if they want to cut down the risk of cancer. The World Cancer Research Fund issued some severe recommendations.
They include not gaining weight as an adult, cutting sugary drinks and alcohol and stop eating bacon and ham. All of us need to get slim but avoid getting underweight. People with BMI in the range 18.5
Obesity and smoking big friends of cancer 2007-11-01 07:46:00 According to a research done by the British Scientists, for smokers, smoking is the biggest reason for cancer and for no smokers; it is the obesity, main reason for cancer. Non smokers have the option of going for healthy diets and staying away from junk food as a way to prevent cancer.
Obesity has a big link with cancer 2007-10-31 14:13:00 A recent study revealed that remaining slim and avoiding high amount of red meat and wine are the best way to prevent cancer. Our body fat and cancer has much more link than generally felt (Via Yahoo News).
Professor Michael Marmot, chair of the panel of 21 eminent scientists who compiled the report, said: "We are recommending that people aim to be as lean as possible within the healthy range,
A cup of coffee daily keeps cancer away 2007-11-06 04:11:00 A latest finding in US suggests that drinking a cup of coffee daily might reduce the risk of developing skin cancer. This study was started in 1990 and investigated 77,000 white postmenopausal women in the US.
These women provided lot of information about themselves like how much coffee or tea they drink and whether they had ever been diagnosed with non-melanoma skin cancer.
The study recorded Read more:keeps
Foods that can protect you against cancer 2007-12-14 01:02:00 There is no single food or its substance that can save you from cancer. But the scientists from the American Institute for Cancer Research have named 11 foods that can protect you from cancer. To use them effectively, you have to use the right combination of foods in a predominantly plant-based diet.
The facts are mounting that the minerals, vitamins and phytochemicals in plant foods interact to Read more:against
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