Breast Cancer Medicines

Oriental medicine school curriculums are derived from both Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and Traditional Korean medicine. One of the more common degree programs that are offered at an Oriental medicine schools is the Doctorate in Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine. This particular program is comprised of coursework in clinical studies, Chinese classical applications, Chinese medical terminology, […]

In recent years, the options that were available to women with regard to breast enhancement have also been made available to men who may desire to grow female-like breasts. Usually, the main option that men take is surgery. However, given that there is a lack of protruding flesh in the chest area of men, […]

Once a patient is diagnosed with prostate cancer, it is then important that information regarding the extent of the spread is determined, and how much it has affected the gland. Determining this is what is called prostate cancer staging. Prostate cancer staging involves categorizing the disease in specific classification in order to derive […]

Colon cancer is a dangerous form of cancer that starts in the colon, and then if nothing is done to treat it, it will start to spread. The causes of colon cancer have not been discovered yet, but scientists are researching its causes and new treatments that can help cure colon cancer and metastatic colon […]

The cosmetic surgery procedure that increases the size of a woman's bust is known as breast augmentation. The enlargement is achieved with the use of breast implants that are surgically placed behind a woman's breasts, either underneath the chest muscle tissue or under the breast tissue itself. Two types of implants are readily available: saline […]

In 2005 I was diagnosed with an aggressive and invasive form of Breast Cancer. Even at age 52 it was a shock to me. An even greater shock was finding out through researching Breast Cancer that 1 in 8 women would, at sometime in their lifetime, be diagnosed with Breast Cancer. This statistic was staggering […]

Unlike other forms of lung cancer, metastatic lung cancer is the result of a cancer from another part of the body spreading to the lungs. When a malignancy develops in the body (most often in the breasts, colon, prostate, or bladder, though almost all cancers have the ability to spread) it can sometimes spread through […]

Sidestepping screening: What factors make women avoid annual mammography?

Breast cancer has the highest incidence and mortality rates worldwide, and it is the second leading cause of cancer deaths for women in the United States. While mammography is far from perfect, it remains the best screening tool available for the early diagnosis of breast cancer.

But studies […]

For the last three months, I have been nursing a deep concern: would the lump I found turn out to be breast cancer? How many other women have had that terrible feeling of dread when they came across their own lump? I have to say, I agonised over it for several weeks. Should I waste […]

The growth of alternative medicine schools has truly been phenomenal over the past few decades. With that expansion, society has had a remarkable shift in progressive acceptance toward alternative medicine, holistic health and other healing arts practices. This presumably reflects the rising need to transform conventional medicine because patient consumers are more likely to seek […]