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 […]

Cancer Preventive Measures

Sunday, January 17th, 2010

Cancer is a very deadly disease. This disease is one of the most deadly in terms of numbers killed year in and out. According to statistics one in three people will be affected by cancer. And one in four people will die of cancer. However cancer could be prevented in certain situations. The first step […]

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 […]

Cancer - On the Front Line - Options in Prevention, Detection and Treatment of Cancer

Friday, May 15th, 2009

Here?s a look at the current prevention, detection and treatment options for the four most common types of cancer?and what might be available in the next five years.

Breast Cancer Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women and results in some 178,000 new cases and 40,000 deaths annually.

Prevention Maintaining a healthy weight through menopause, […]

Genetic Testing For Cancer Is A Growing Trend

Thursday, June 5th, 2008

Genetic testing for cancer is growing, both in the number of people receiving testing as well as in the mutations that are being found that are linked to cancer inheritance. Some of the cancers which have been associated with specific genes include breast cancer, familial melanoma, hereditary papillary renal carcinoma, hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer, neurofibromatosis, […]

Breast Cancer - Hereditary Breast Cancer

Thursday, April 24th, 2008

Cancer involves mutations, or changes, in genes. In most people affected by cancer, these genetic changes happen after birth later in life. In Hereditary Cancer, the cancer is caused by a genetic mutation that the person was born with. Some cancers, such as breast, ovary and colon tend to be hereditary, but […]

Cancer Causes: Know Your Risks

Friday, April 18th, 2008

Cancer causes can be found genetically, through our lifestyle choices and hazardous environmental exposure. Realizing what causes cancer can help you to prevent it. The first step in cancer prevention is learning what can cause cancer and your risk factors. By avoiding as many risk factors as you can from your life you’re more likely […]

Breast Cancer Cause, Control And Cure For The Benefit Of Humankind

Sunday, March 30th, 2008

Cancer accounts to a death of 6 million human lives per year. Modern medicine is aging with breath taking advances in cancer care with increasing awareness, preventing, detection, therapy, research and symptom management. Last 15 years has been a revolution. It is likely to fight Cancer out by getting an early detection especially at a […]

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