Breast Cancer Medicines

Cancer prevention is not like rocket science. It begins with taking a look at your lifestyle and deciding where to make changes. Change can be as simple as adding more fruits and vegetables to your diet or it can mean putting down your pack of cigarettes for good. Whatever you choose to do as a […]

A lot of people ?think? infant formula is as good as breast milk. There are also a growing number of people who are becoming increasingly uncomfortable with mothers breast-feeding their infants in public. Quite frankly a woman?s breasts were created primarily as the main source of nutrition for human infants. However, throughout […]

For the millions of men who encounter prostate problems each year and, in particular those who are diagnosed with prostate cancer, we have picked out ten of the most frequently asked questions about the prostate and prostate cancer.

Question 1. What is the prostate gland?

The prostate gland, which when healthy is about the size of a […]

In addition to the medical and emotional issues one must deal with after having breast cancer, some other issues breast cancer survivors must deal with are health insurance and employment discrimination. As much as people want to deny the problem, there is discrimination against people who have had cancer. Hard to believe, since […]

To repeat an old, overused clich?, America is facing an epidemic. This epidemic has been rising steadily through the 1980s and 1990s and now has reached an alarmingly high rate. At least, that?s the impression one would get from the popular media over the past twenty years or so. Browsing the bookshelves, one can find […]

One of the present issues being addresses in clinical trials is whether anticancer drugs should be used together (cancer combination chemotherapy) or if they should be used as a single agent (sequential chemotherapy). If drugs are combined and share common toxicity such as bone marrow suppression, often the dosage must be reduced, perhaps also […]

Breast reduction is a popular topic, especially among women with fairly large breasts. Just like any medical procedure, breast reduction implies certain advantages and certain disadvantages. At the same time, women seem to choose breast reduction due to a wide range of different reasons ? while some of them can be considered pertinent, others need […]

One of the treatment options with breast cancer is a mastectomy, or removal of the breast. Depending on risk factors and genetic issues, some women have both breasts removed. Reconstruction is the rebuilding of one or both breasts. Reconstruction cannot completely replace a lost breast, but some women decide to have it […]

In this article we will look at the different types of breast surgery that you may be offered if you have breast cancer.

However before any operation takes place the surgeon will talk to you and discuss with you the most appropriate type of surgery for your particular case of breast cancer.

It should also be remembered […]

Large breasts can cause problems in many aspects of a woman's life. When they are larger than the usual standards of attractiveness in our society, the breasts are considered aesthetically displeasing. A full breasted woman may appear heavier than she really is and she may have difficulty obtaining stylish clothing. In some cases, it may […]