Cancer is a horrible disease without a cure. However, there are steps that can be taken to reduce the risk for cancer, which also improve your overall health. It is important to exercise every day. Thirty minutes of exercise at least 5 days a week h...
Colorectal cancer is cancer of the colon and/or rectum. It is the third most common form of cancer and the second superior cause of cancer-related death in the Western world. In the United States, it is the fourth most common cancer in men and women...
One common form of treatment today for localized prostate cancer is radiation therapy which uses high energy x-rays to kill cancer cells. These x-rays can either be delivered using an external radiation beam or by implanting radiation 'seeds' into t...
The normal approach for surgery in the case of localized prostate cancer is to remove the entire prostate gland and surrounding tissue in an operation known as a radical prostatectomy. The operation is usually performed as a retropubic prostatectomy...
If, like a growing number of men, you have been having regular prostate screening which has picked up the possibility of prostate cancer, and this has subsequently been confirmed with a biopsy, then you are probably lucky enough to have caught the c...
Fresh fruit juices are full of vitamins and antioxidants. They help strengthen the immune system and the body’s organs, keeping the body healthy and promoting wellness. It’s recommended that these juices be included regularly in one’s diet. Le...
Despite the fact that pancreatic cancer has the #1 fatality rate of all cancers, the National Cancer Institute (NCI) only spent 1% of our countries $4.8 billion dollar cancer budget towards research in the year 2007. This cancer is the #4 cancer kil...
During anti cancer treatment (Conventional cancer treatment), it is difficult to protect the healthy cells of side effects caused by the drugs administered. Although the effects of treatment vary according to each patient and the medications used, a...
Mesothelioma cancer is malignant mesothelioma and this means that cells found in the lining of various organs like heart, lungs and abdomen, grow abnormally retaining fluid. This disease has been around for a long time and it was first discovered in...
According to the the result of a recent American study of epidemiology, realized by a team of School of public health of Harvard, the regular consumption of fruit and vegetables would make it possible to reduce the risks of cardiovascular affections...
More new treatments for mesothelioma are being tested and tried daily. Scientists also try the conventional methods of treatment like radiation, chemotherapy, and surgery in combination to try to come up with the fastest and most accurate treatment...
It has been well established that a diet high in fruits and vegetables is helpful in preventing many diseases including cancer. What has also been feverishly investigated is the effects of berries on the body. Some researchers have studied the healt...