How You Can Make a Difference in Cancer Research I used to think that cancer was something that was far off in the distance, something that I would never had to face. However, from a young age, and even before I was born, cancer has surrounded my family the same way that it has so many other countless numbers of people. Just before I was born, my father's father (my grandfather) passed away after a brief, yet brutal battle with kidney...more
Liver cancer starts from hepatitis B infection that usually occurs in the liver. The causative agent for this disease is hepatitis B virus. As it progresses it will lead the liver to cancer stage. This can happen in both children and adults. Liver cancer pain is really tough and hard to deal with.One of the first things you drink in the morning is your coffee. Coffee contains high levels of antioxidants, a very important component in your fight...more
Fighting the Cancer Battle You may not know how long you have to live. If you are older, you may worry about your finances, your job and who will take care of you when you are no longer able to care for yourself. The first thoughts in our heads are usually ones that are negative. However, this doesn't always have to be the case.When you look at someone like Patrick Swayze, who recently lost his battle to pancreatic cancer, he fought his cancer with a ferocity that most of us couldn't even muster up when we are well. Rather, discovering that you have been diagnosed with cancer doesn't have to be a death sentence. Rather, there is ongoing research taking place that is working hard to find a cure for this disease. There are plenty of things that we can do on our own to help both ourselves and others in their fight against cancer.The next time you want to get involved in the fight for a cure against cancer, look no further than your own computer screen. If you simply Google the term ‘cancer', there are tons of websites, blogs and support groups that show up. Additionally, there are numerous ways to get involved in the fight for a cure such as purchasing items such as designer...more
Stage 4 Cancer Patients Cancer is one of the most common causes of death in the world. There are actually several types of cancer. This includes bone cancer, brain cancer, and liver cancer just to name a few. Prostate cancer, on the other hand is a cancer characterized by the abnormal growth of cells in the prostate gland.Prostate gland...more
Cancer Natural Cures: Arum Maculatum on Spotlight Cancer is considered as one of humanity's problems. They see this disease as unwanted and should be wiped out completely. Just how tough is this disease? You only need to check out the literature about the disease online to know how critical this disease is. From many online resources, you...more
Vitamin D as Cancer Prevention Can Vitamin D really help prevent you from developing cancer? Once only associated with strong bones and teeth, new scientific research is finding that Vitamin D can cut your risk of developing common cancers by as much as 50%.Says Sara Hiom, head of health information at Cancer Research UK, "There is evidence to suggest that the vitamin (Vitamin D) plays a role in keeping cells healthy."Researchers in the U.S. have found that the "natural" form of Vitamin D, D3 or cholecalciferol, can dramatically cut our chances of getting breast, ovarian, colon, and prostate cancers by up to 50%.As a matter of fact, researchers are telling us that they have known about the link between Vitamin D and a decreased cancer risk for years.Well my question to them is this... what has been taking you so long to tell us?They say that up until just recently, they did not know the levels of Vitamin D necessary to provide this decreased risk.What current research is now finding is that the optimum amount of Vitamin D necessary to reduce your risk of developing these cancers is 1000 IU. This is two and a half times the Recommended Daily Allowance of 400 IU set forth by...more
The Ways to Prevent Gastric Cancer According to relevant data, gastric cancer has become the second killer among all the diseases to cause death. In order to prevent gastric cancer effectively, the causes of gastric cancer should be found out....more
Statistics Indicate Thyroid Cancer Is On The Rise, Is It? Thyroid cancer develops in the thyroid gland located at the base of the neck. This gland's responsibility is to produce hormones to regulate metabolism.When a fluid-filled nodule...more
Thousands of patients given quicker access to cancer tests in the UK Thousands of Britons with suspected cancer will be given quicker access to tests so they can be diagnosed and treated faster.Health Secretary Andrew Lansley is to announce...more
Common Cancer Types and Risks Cancer affects nearly each and every part of our body. There exist over a hundred different types of cancers. Cells in our body normally grow, divide, and produce more cells to perform specials tasks. When these...more
The Deadliest Cancers Lung cancer is the most common type of cancer; someone dies every four minutes from it. In addition to smoking induced cancer, there are some types that are genetic, there are some caused by lymphoma, and some are from...more
Get rid of cancer without getting sick of chemo One of the side effects of chemotherapy is, ironically, cancer. If you allow yourself to be injected with chemotherapy chemicals, you will often develop a second type of cancer as a result. Your...more