Monday, July 27th, 2009
How does an average woman react to the terrifying diagnosis of breast cancer? Many women go through several psychological steps in learning how to deal with breast cancer.
First, there is shock. Particularly when you’re relatively young and have never had a life-threatening illness before it’s hard to believe you have something as serious as cancer. […]
North J. Kroster |
Breast Cancer, Breast Cancer Diagnosis, Other Breast's Topic, Other Cancer Articles, Other Treatment Articles |
Thursday, July 2nd, 2009
Medical researches attempt to define risk factors in order to discover who is most likely to get a particular disease and also to find clues as to the disease’s cause and thus to the prevention and cure.
A risk factor is usually determined by taking a large population of people - say 1,000-2,000 or more - […]
North J. Kroster |
Breast Cancer, Breast Cancer Diagnosis, Other Breast's Topic, Other Cancer Articles, Other Treatment Articles |
Monday, June 29th, 2009
Breast cancer is the most common type of cancer diagnosed in women if the relatively less aggressive skin cancer is excluded from counting. Breast cancer accounts for about 32 percent of all cancer diagnosed in women.
Breast cancer is very uncommon in male. In families carrying the breast cancer associated genes, male members may be affected […]
North J. Kroster |
Breast Cancer, Breast Cancer Diagnosis, Breast Cancer Symptoms, Male Breast Cancer, Other Breast's Topic, Other Cancer Articles, Other Medicine Articles |
Tuesday, May 26th, 2009
According to the World Health Organisation, more than 1.2 million people were diagnosed with breast cancer worldwide in 2005. In the United States, it is said that every two minutes one woman is diagnosed with breast cancer. In 2005, it was estimated that there were 212,0000 new cases of breast cancer and out of which […]
North J. Kroster |
Breast Cancer, Breast Cancer Diagnosis, Cause of Breast Cancer, Other Breast's Topic, Other Cancer Articles, Other Medicine Articles, Other Treatment Articles |
Monday, February 9th, 2009
Do you fear breast cancer? Many women do because it is such a killer! Surprisingly, men are not immune to this disease either.
If you received a diagnosis of breast cancer just 20 years ago, your chances of being a survivor would have been much less than they are today. That's because of the […]
North J. Kroster |
Breast Cancer, Breast Cancer Diagnosis, Other Breast's Topic, Other Cancer Articles |
Sunday, February 8th, 2009
A number of cells in the female body contain receptors for estrogen and estrogen-like substances. Examples of these organs are the breast, uterus, vagina, skin, ovaries and brain. Estrogen binds to receptors on breast cells and stimulates them to divide and replicate. This mechanism, on the other hand is turned off by […]
North J. Kroster |
Breast Cancer, Breast Cancer Diagnosis, Other Breast's Topic, Other Cancer Articles, Other Treatment Articles |
Wednesday, January 28th, 2009
One of the biggest and most exciting advances in recent history in the fight against breast cancer is a drug called Herceptin. (Trastuzumab) The drug has shown to be very successful against certain types of advanced breast cancers. Some more recent clinical trials have shown that herceptin may also be successful against […]
North J. Kroster |
Breast Cancer, Breast Cancer Diagnosis, Other Breast's Topic, Other Cancer Articles, Other Treatment Articles |
Saturday, January 3rd, 2009
Many women all over the world fear breast cancer. It is a killer! It is one of the leading causes of death for women and even men are not immune.
Not that long ago a diagnosis of breast cancer would have been like receiving a death sentence! That's because it was often fatal. […]
North J. Kroster |
Breast Cancer, Breast Cancer Diagnosis, Other Breast's Topic, Other Cancer Articles, Other Treatment Articles |
Wednesday, November 26th, 2008
Mammograms are routinely prescribed by women?s physicians as a means of early detection and diagnosis of breast cancer. Doctors are persistent in this recommendation because breast cancer is the second most common cause of cancer deaths in women after lung cancer. With early diagnosis and treatment, 97% of women with localized breast cancer are alive […]
North J. Kroster |
Breast Cancer, Breast Cancer Diagnosis, Breast Cancer Treatment, Other Breast's Topic, Other Cancer Articles, Other Treatment Articles |
Wednesday, July 30th, 2008
Breast cancer has become a more common disease among women in modern times. Once known as an older women's disease, women in their 20's are now experiencing more cases of it. Statistics reveal that the average breast cancer risk is 14%. This climbs by 32% for smokers. The incidence of breast cancer could also […]
North J. Kroster |
Breast Cancer, Breast Cancer Diagnosis, Breast Cancer Symptoms, Breast Cancer Treatment, Other Breast's Topic, Other Cancer Articles, Other Treatment Articles |