The best way to support cancer patients, cancer survivors and efforts to find a cure is through support cancer teams for healing. These groups can help cancer patients and survivors by giving them a goal to achieve and strive for. Support Cancer TeamsSuch groups help the friends, families and loved ones of cancer patients by supporting them to fight the disease. By participating in an activity such as a marathon, a race or even kite boarding,...more
Cancer cells occur between 6 to more than 10 times in the life of a person. When a person's immune system is strong, it destroys cancer cells and prevents them from multiplying and forming tumors. When a person has cancer it indicates the person has multiple nutritional deficiencies. May be due to genetic, environmental, food and lifestyle. To overcome the various nutritional deficiencies, changing diet and including supplements...more
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) disease is the main causes of liver cancer. Liver cancer relates to the regularity of chronic hepatitis B virus disease. Studies in animals also have provided that hepatitis B virus can cause liver cancer. For example, liver cancer develops in other mammals that are obviously infected with hepatitis B virus-related viruses. As a final point, by infecting transgenic mice with certain parts of the hepatitis B virus, scientists caused liver cancer to develop in mice that do not usually develop liver cancer.It is not easy to find out what causes cancer from one person to another, but researchers have found several factors that add to a persons likelihood of developing liver cancer. Some risk factors for liver cancer include:Viral hepatitis Researchers have linked the disease of hepatitis-B virus (HBV) and hepatitis-C virus (HCV) with the progress of liver tumor. It is estimated that 10-20 percent of people with HBV will increase liver malignancy, and HBV is present in about one fourth of cases of liver cancer in the United States.Exposure to aflatoxin This is a carcinogenic body that can be found in molds that may infect peanuts, corn, grains and seeds. In...more
Regular consumption of caffeine can help people beat the risk of deadly brain cancer, according to a scientific study.The European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) revealed that people who had more caffeine in their diet were less likely to suffer from brain tumours such as gliomas, which can be difficult to treat.EPIC...more
(1888PressRelease) October 24th, 2010 is Radon Awareness Week in The United States. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommend radon testing for all homes, schools, and offices. "Radon gas causes over 20,000 deaths every year," states Jamey Gelina, Radon Remediation Specialist of Air Quality Control Agency. "Testing is easy and radon...more
Modern methods of treatment with prostate cancer drug has helped the people suffering from this disease to overcome the pain and suffering that they have to bear during surgery or chemotherapy. However, the medicines have increased effect in combination with the hormonal therapy provided during the course of treatment.If your doctor has diagnosed you in the advanced stage of cancer then too you need not worry, as there are medicines, which have the potentiality of curing patients diagnosed in the advanced stage. Moreover, prostate cancer drug is effective in restricting the recurrence of the disease. Therefore, you can easily opt for this mode of treatment and avoid the pain of surgery or chemotherapy.Therefore, most of the people want to know about these medicines and the process in which it works for curing the disease whether taken in the form of a pill or in the form of an injection. In fact, the medicines have the potentiality to decrease the testosterone level in the glands. This proves helpful in controlling the disease, as the cancer cells require testosterone for their growth.The hormonal manipulation system combined with medicines helps your doctor in achieving success in...more
When a person hears the news that they have cancer, they think of the long road of suffering and pain that they are going to have to go through to feel better. One of the treatments for cancer is chemotherapy and it is not something that one looks...more
More people die of lung cancer in the United States than die of colon, prostate, breast, and kidney cancers combined. What surprises many people is that lung cancer is not necessarily caused by smoking. Many at risk groups and...more
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, the ex Miss World, has been on the helping the estranged and the weak people mindset right from the time she has won her coveted title at the International arena.She has always associated herself with the Cancer...more
Dr. Ramnivash thought of developing a cancer medicine while he was learning ayurveda. There he learned about treating the diseases by plants. He prepared a list of 8 plants which proved effective in the treatment of cancer. Actually...more
Esta podría haber sido una trágica historia de cáncer infantil, sin embargo, la decisión de sus padres de conservar la sangre del cordón umbilical en un banco de células madre, ha posibilitado que Frances haya logrado superar su...more
True to most cases the treatment of cancer depends on many factors. Once a lung cancer has been staged, the physician and the patient can discuss with each other now treatment options that will be necessary. The patient should be well...more