Using Skin Cancer Pictures To Evaluate Skin Anomalies
Posted on April 17, 2008 - Filed Under Skin Cancer | Leave a Comment
If you find anything on your skin that looks like it shouldn’t be there and which you can’t identify, skin cancer pictures can help give you an idea of what you’re looking at but they cannot replace a medical consultation. Any anomaly you find on your skin that you can’t identify should be seen by a doctor. If you do some basic research on skin cancer, you’ll know what questions to ask.
When you have an understanding of the symptoms, you need to perform regular skin self-examinations to detect any possible skin tumors early on. This is similar to a breast… Continue reading
Read More..>>Prostate Cancer - Did You Know Most Men Have It In Some Stage?
Posted on April 7, 2008 - Filed Under Prostate Cancer | 1 Comment
The prostate gland is a small gland that surrounds the urethra, and lies between the pubic bone and rectum, just below the bladder. The prostate gland is responsible for the production of fluid that is secreted with sperm to form semen.
Prostate cancer is a disease that develops in the prostate when the cells of the prostate mutate. It develops when these mutated cells start to multiple out of control. Like other cancers, prostate cancer cells can metastasize (spread) into other parts of the body. It is not uncommon for it to spread to the pelvic bone and surrounding lymph nodes.
When… Continue reading
Read More..>>Natural Alternative Treatment for Uterine Cancer
Posted on April 7, 2008 - Filed Under Ovarian Cervical Uterine Cancer | Leave a Comment
Uterine cancer occurs in women aged 40 to 50 years and post-menopausal women, with fewer than 5% of child bearing women at risk of developing this cancer. A common approach against most tumors is its removal together with the organ it is attached to thereby necessitating a hysterectomy. Physicians determine if uterus removal is adequate or whether the tumor has extended to surrounding lymph nodes and ovaries.
There are standard surgical and chemotherapeutic procedures or other options and certain women may opt for a hysterectomy followed by alternative methods of treatment to replace radiation, chemotherapy, hormonal blocking which cause anemia, nausea… Continue reading
Read More..>>Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma, Marriage, and Children - It Was Meant To Be
Posted on April 7, 2008 - Filed Under Leukemia Lymphoma Cancer | Leave a Comment
Once diagnosed at age twenty-five with non-hodgkins lymphoma, I was certain my love life would be on the back burner during my two and half year protocol. Living life as a cancer survivor and hoping one day marriage and children may be a part of my future seemed more like a fantasy than a reality.
I found myself going out on one or two dates with someone and end what could have been a potential relationship on purpose. What if he found out I was stigmatized with cancer, non-hodgkins lymphoma, and ran for cover? How would I feel? How devastated would… Continue reading
Read More..>>What Is Skin Cancer? Risk Factors and Detection
Posted on April 6, 2008 - Filed Under Skin Cancer | Leave a Comment
Our bodies are made up of individual cells which are designed to reproduce, allowing for growth and an extended, healthy life. By serving their purpose, reproducing, and dying, they leave new, fresh, and fully functional cells to continue to perform bodily functions. After many cycles of reproduction, due to natural cellular degeneration over time or outside influences causing mutations, some cells fail to reproduce and die at the normal rate, and can start reproducing too much and form growths. These growths may be benign, or they may be malignant, in which case they are referred to as cancerous tumors. Ultraviolet… Continue reading
Read More..>>Prostate Cancer Treatment? - New Study Results - Delay Prostate Cancer Treatment! - Nurse’s Report!
Posted on April 2, 2008 - Filed Under Prostate Cancer | Leave a Comment
Whether or not to treat prostate cancer conventionally is one of the major medical dilemmas we have today. Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in American men. Approximately 222,000 cases will be diagnosed this year, however most prostate tumors tend to grow slowly. They never actually threaten lives. There is no sure way to tell which tumors will grow at a more rapid rate.
Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) tests can help find tumors many years before they cause any prostate cancer symptoms, however routine screening of men who are at average risk is currently not recommended, because there is no… Continue reading
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