What is Vaginal Cancer?
Posted on July 6, 2008 - Filed Under Ovarian Cervical Uterine Cancer | Leave a Comment
Vaginal cancer is not a common cancer. Vaginal cancer is cancer that begins in the vagina. There are two basic types of vaginal cancer:
* Squamous cell carcinoma is cancer that forms in squamous cells. Squamous cell vaginal cancer spreads slowly and usually stays near the vagina without spreading, but it is possible for it to spread to the lungs and liver. This is the most common type of vaginal cancer. Squamous cell carcinoma is usually found in women that are 60 years old or older.
* Adenocarcinoma is cancer that begins in glandular cells. Adenocarcinoma is much more likely than squamous… Continue reading
Read More..>>What is Ovarian Cancer?
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Women have two ovaries in their lower abdomen, one on each side of the uterus. The ovaries are part of the reproduction system. There are two jobs that ovaries do; they produce hormones (estrogen and progesterone), and they release eggs that travel down the fallopian tubes to the uterus.
Ovarian cysts can be found on the outer surface of an ovary or inside it. An ovarian cyst contains fluid, and it can also contain solid matter. It is very important to know that most ovarian cysts are NOT cancer. They are benign cysts that will go away all by themselves over… Continue reading
Read More..>>What is Cervical Cancer?
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Today, doctors recommend that women get regular (at least annual) Pap smear tests done. There is a good reason. Cervical cancer is cancer that develops in tissues of the cervix. The cervix is the organ that connects the uterus and the vagina. Cancer of the cervix is usually very slow in growing, and sometimes there are virtually no symptoms until the disease is well developed.
A Pap smear test is a method of early detection of a potential problem. With early diagnosis and early intervention, cervix cancer is mostly curable. Left undetected and untreated, cervical cancer is fatal.
Pap smears are not… Continue reading
Read More..>>What is Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma?
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Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma is any one of several cancers of the immune system. There is no particular age at which non-Hodgkins lymphoma is most likely to occur. It can occur in people of all ages. The first symptoms are enlarged lymph nodes, elevated temperature, and sudden and unexplained weight loss.
Non-Hodgkins lymphoma can generally be divided into two types: aggressive, which means fast growing; and indolent, which means slow growing. In each type, there are many different variations - far too many to discuss in this limited space.
It begins when a lymphocyte mutates and becomes abnormal. This abnormal cell then starts dividing… Continue reading
Read More..>>Skin Cancer Prevention
Posted on July 6, 2008 - Filed Under Skin Cancer | Leave a Comment
The number one cause of skin cancer is overexposure to ultraviolet light (the sun). The number one way to prevent skin cancer is to reduce exposure to ultraviolet light. Eliminating it entirely would be better, but we really can’t do that, and some sunlight is good for us - even necessary. Having darkly tanned skin is a symbol of health, vitality, and youthfulness today, but it is a very dangerous symbol to acquire unless you take sun-safety measures, and you use those sun-safety methods every single time you are outdoors.
There is a catchy saying that is often used to help… Continue reading
Read More..>>Lung Cancer Prevention
Posted on July 1, 2008 - Filed Under Lung Mesothelioma Asbestos | 1 Comment
Is there anybody alive in the United States today who does NOT know that smoking tobacco is the leading cause of lung cancer? Probably not. To avoid that knowledge, you’d have to live under a rock. There isn’t any way to absolutely prevent lung cancer, but never smoking or quitting smoking is one way to significantly lower the risk.
There are, however, other risk factors associated with lung cancer that we have no control over at all. There are environmental causes, that we just can’t do anything about. Such things as asbestos, radon, arsenic, chromium, nickel, tar, and soot that are… Continue reading
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