Pancreatic Cancer

Saturday, March 13th, 2010

Pancreas is responsible for producing insulin which regulates the sugar level in the body. All those who know what diabetes is would know the importance of insulin in body (and hence the importance of pancreas). Pancreas also produces pancreatic juice which helps in digestion of food. When abnormal growth of cells (malignant cells) occurs in […]

Higher Leverage Against Lung Cancer

Saturday, February 27th, 2010

The fight against cancer has been progressively advancing through the years. Combined efforts from the government, civil society, and health advocacy groups have gained dramatic results. Cancer awareness is on the rise, alternative less cancer-prone lifestyles are arising, while medical researches and technological advancement have tremendously leveled up the fight against one of the world's […]

Lung Cancer: Basic Facts

Monday, February 22nd, 2010

We all have heard of lung cancer but how many of us are well aware of its symptoms? The lung cancer is one of the most perilous diseases that kill thousands of Americans every year and each year the number of cases are increasing. With the occurrences of lung cancer on the rise, it […]

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 […]

Mesothelioma Treatment Costs

Thursday, January 7th, 2010

Like all forms of malignant cancers, the overall cost of mesothelioma treatment is very expensive. A mesothelioma patient?s care may be thousands of dollars per month. The major factors affecting mesothelioma treatment costs include age, side effect of the treatment, the effects of the treatment on the overall health and the probabilities of survival, as […]

Adverse Effects of Breast Cancer Chemotherapy

Thursday, November 26th, 2009

Undergoing chemotherapy for breast cancer patients will definitely increase overall survival the occurrence of adverse events is inevitable. Of all the side effects of chemotherapy, bone marrow toxicity. The bone marrow primarily functions as the production site of white and red blood cells. Most women treated with chemotherapy for breast cancer will […]

Hormone Replacement Therapy and Breast Cancer

Sunday, November 22nd, 2009

Many women are hesitant to take hormone replacement because they fear that it will increase their chances of developing breast cancer. Up to this time, after so much medical research, this remains a complicated and controversial issue, especially as we are talking about the most common cancer in the Western world. Statistical data […]

Breast Cancer Statistics

Wednesday, November 11th, 2009

As the awareness of breast cancer increases, so does the availability of information on the disease to the general public. There has been much research done on the disease, which includes the statistics on its prevalence and survival rates. Below is an enumeration of these statistics.
Recent figures
Breast cancer has been proven to be the second […]

Diagnosis and Effective Prostate Cancer Treatment Options

Friday, July 31st, 2009

As with all cancers, early detection provides the best chances at survival and recovery. Affecting over 230,000 men nationwide, prostate cancer, considered the most curable cancer, has an almost 100 percent chance for cure if found in the early stages. Unlike some cancers, there are some simple screening tests that can provide very early information, […]

Coping with Breast Cancer

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. […]

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