The Gene Treatment That Can Stop Breast Cancer In Its Tracks
Posted on April 11, 2008 - Filed Under Breast Cancer | Leave a Comment
Once the tumor is asleep, it gives the immune system a chance to launch an attack and destroy what’s left of it. You induce a terminal sleep and then the immune system just gobbles up the tumors.Thousands of women a year are diagnosed with breast cancer. The disease affects one in nine women at some point in their lives.
Treatment normally consists of surgery to remove the tumor, followed by chemotherapy, and radiotherapy to kill off and remaining cells. Around 60 percent of women have tumors that thrive on the female hormone estrogen. These patients are often treated with estrogen… Continue reading
Read More..>>Here’s a Quick Way to Determine If You Have Prostate Cancer Symptoms
Posted on April 7, 2008 - Filed Under Prostate Cancer | Leave a Comment
Prostate cancer is indeed very alarming to the vulnerable male population. Millions of men in the later part of their lives develop this chronic illness and even leads the person to death. This is one reason why supplements for prostate health are not uncommon in the market today. Normally, when we speak of cancer, all hopes are lost thinking that the person would have very low chances of survival. For prostate cancer, however, a five year survival rate is as high as ninety- five to ninety-eight per cent. Prostate cancer symptoms are the key to determining if one has a… 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..>>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..>>Skin Self-Examination - What Does Skin Cancer Look Like?
Posted on April 6, 2008 - Filed Under Skin Cancer | Leave a Comment
Skin cancer is a common form of cancer which can usually be successfully treated if caught in an early stage of development. It’s important to detect skin cancer early, because even melanoma, the most difficult form of skin cancer to treat, has a high recovery rate if treated before metastasis. What does skin cancer look like? Only a doctor can tell you if you have skin cancer, but there are some warning signs you can look for to let you know when you need to ask for a doctor’s opinion.
The first symptom of skin cancer is a tumor on the… Continue reading
Read More..>>Prevention, Detection and Treatment of Individual Types of Skin Cancer
Posted on April 6, 2008 - Filed Under Skin Cancer | Leave a Comment
Types of skin cancer are named for the specific types of skin cells which mutate, due to UV exposure or natural decay, and begin to reproduce improperly and form cancerous tumors.
Different types of skin cells make up different layers of the skin. The most common cancers are formed in squamous cells, basal cells, and melanocytes, forming squamous or basal cell carcinoma, or melanoma. Squamous cells are the top layer of the epidermis, the round, flat cells which make up the surface of the skin. Underneath are basal cells which make up the rest of the epidermis, and between the dermis… Continue reading
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