Archive for July, 2008
Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008
When it comes to cancer, any type is something to be concerned about. For women, the most common occurrence is breast cancer regardless of race, body type, geographic location or social status. It is simply a universal threat.
How big of an issue is breast cancer? It is the second most common form of cancer in […]
North J. Kroster |
Breast Cancer, Other Breast's Topic, Other Cancer Articles |
Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008
Inflammatory breast cancer is the most aggressive of all these cancers in which a tumor of any size has spread to the breast skin, chest wall, or internal mammary lymph nodes (located beneath the breast right under the ribs, inside the middle of the chest). This is a very uncommon but very serious, aggressive type […]
North J. Kroster |
Breast Cancer, Other Breast's Topic, Other Cancer Articles |
Monday, July 21st, 2008
Liver cancer
Liver is an important organ that performs a number of different functions like maintaining fluid balance in the body, handling toxic substances etc. It also produces bile that is instrumental in breaking down fat. Occurrence of cancer in the liver is termed as liver cancer.
Types of Liver cancer
On a broad basis, we can classify […]
North J. Kroster |
Other Cancer Articles, Other Treatment Articles |
Sunday, July 20th, 2008
There is not yet a perfect way to predict the risk of breast cancer in an individual. However, there are some risk factors which may predispose someone to get breast cancer. Knowing these risk factors can help someone take the appropriate steps to get proper medical assessment and treatment. Additionally, there is […]
North J. Kroster |
Breast Cancer, Other Breast's Topic, Other Cancer Articles, Other Treatment Articles |
Sunday, July 20th, 2008
People taking action towards cancer protection by changing their diets and going to the doctor regularly have resulted in the latest statistics released by the American Cancer Society in January 2007 reporting that cancer deaths have gone down in the United States. Medical technology also offers state-of-the-art testing and screenings for various cancers, allowing patients […]
North J. Kroster |
Breast Cancer, Other Breast's Topic, Other Cancer Articles, Other Treatment Articles |
Saturday, July 19th, 2008
Questions to assess breast cancer recurrence risk are an important part of understanding your prognosis after your surgery and treatment program are concluded. While most women and men are successfully treated for breast cancer, it's a fact of life that up to 10% of breast cancer patients will have a recurrence of breast cancer […]
North J. Kroster |
Breast Cancer, Other Breast's Topic, Other Cancer Articles, Other Treatment Articles |
Friday, July 18th, 2008
First off, it’s important to define what alternative breast cancer treatments are as compared to complimentary treatments, because man… is there a lot of confusion out there!
Complimentary treatments is something you do in addition to conventional treatments. They may help people cope with the disease, its treatment or side effects, rather than treat the disease […]
North J. Kroster |
Breast Cancer, Breast Cancer Treatment, Other Breast's Topic, Other Cancer Articles, Other Treatment Articles |
Friday, July 18th, 2008
Conventional therapies are probably the most common form of breast cancer treatment that people are aware of, however, many do not fully realize what they imply. Health care professionals use these treatments because, the best available scientific research has shown them to be safe and effective. But wait… there’s more!
Conventional treatment for breast cancer , […]
North J. Kroster |
Breast Cancer, Breast Cancer Treatment, Other Breast's Topic, Other Cancer Articles, Other Treatment Articles |
Friday, July 18th, 2008
Infra red thermography is a diagnostic technique used to detect signs of potential breast cancer years before the formation of a tumor. It is relatively known to women at this time and my hope is that I can spread the news about this technology so women will be aware that they have more options than […]
North J. Kroster |
Breast Cancer, Other Breast's Topic, Other Cancer Articles |
Friday, July 18th, 2008
A diagnosis of breast cancer can be enormously overwhelming and frightening for anyone. But when the diagnosis is that of metastatic breast cancer, the fear can be staggering. This type of cancer is defined as breast cancer that has spread from the breast - the original site of the cancer - to other parts of […]
North J. Kroster |
Breast Cancer, Breast Cancer Diagnosis, Other Breast's Topic, Other Cancer Articles, Other Treatment Articles |