Cancer Prevention Is Easier Than You Think

Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010

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 […]

How Far Has Science Come in Understanding the Causes of Prostate Cancer?

Tuesday, February 9th, 2010

The study of prostate cancer has come a long way since its identification in 1853. Information concerning diagnostic methods, treatment options and even the pathophysiological characteristics of this condition has been provided in useful details by researchers, but the specific causes of prostate cancer remain unknown up to this day.

The causes of prostate cancer, or […]

Some Common Myths Regarding Breast Cancer

Thursday, February 4th, 2010

Myth: A woman who has been cancer earlier should not get pregnant.

There is much metabolic and hormonal change occurring when a woman gets pregnant. Studies have shown that this does not cause any significant risk of breast cancer recurring.

Myth: Breast cancer can be got by coming into contact with an individual who already has […]

Breast Cancer DNA Testing

Friday, January 22nd, 2010

10% or less of all cancer have a genetic component attached to it which might lead one to believe that there is no cost effective use for DNA testing to diagnose cancer. But breast cancer is different because DNA testing is actually able to diagnose a mutated gene that increases a women?s risk of breast […]

Are Cell Phones Causing Cancer?

Friday, January 15th, 2010

In 1993, a man filed a lawsuit against the cell phone industry, claiming that his wife died from a brain tumor caused by her repeated use of the cell phone. The tumor was on the same side of the head where she held her cell phone and was shaped like the cell phone antenna. The […]

Cancer Causes

Saturday, December 5th, 2009

There is not possible a single cause of any disease. Cancer is a group of 200 diseases in which the cells of body become abnormal and being out of control. Before describing the main causes of the cancer I am first defining in short the various types of cancer.

Types of cancer :

Breast Cancer
Brain Tumor
Bone […]

Breast Cancer - Is It In The Genes

Thursday, November 12th, 2009

What is the leading factor in the likelihood of a woman developing breast cancer?

The short answer?genetics!

If a woman has a history of breast cancer or there is a strong history of breast disease in her family then it is advisable to consider genetic evaluation to see if you carry the flawed gene. The test consists […]

Success with Hormone Therapy for Prostate Cancer

Tuesday, October 13th, 2009

Hormone therapy is known as one of the treatments for prostate cancer. We have heard success stories with hormone therapy for prostate cancer patients from Internet and medical publications. Here we discuss why hormone therapy can be applied to treat prostate cancer. The prostrate gland is found near the base of the urethra.

This is the […]

Back Pain May Be Caused By Breasts that Are Too Large for Your Frame

Friday, September 18th, 2009

Sometimes our breasts grow too large for the rest of our body. It?s called breast hypertrophy. They can get out of proportion, compared to the length of our spine, and the size and strength of our abdominal, back and chest muscles.

So over time, we develop backaches and neck aches, and maybe headaches. Those bra straps […]

Types of Inherited Colon Cancer

Thursday, September 17th, 2009

Colon cancer is becoming more common. There will be around 125,000 new cases diagnosed in America this year. Many of these cases are in people more than 50 years old and are random. A small percentage, approximately 10%, however are not random, they have an inherited form of colon cancer. This […]

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