Discovering Some Popular Myths About Breast Cancer
Posted on August 28, 2008 - Filed Under Breast Cancer | Leave a Comment
When it comes to breast cancer, there is a ton of information one can find. The trick however, is in separating the truly useful information from that which could be considered specious at best. There are several myths regarding breast cancer. Here are just a few of them.
The first myth I’ve come across is that cancer is genetic. This is false. As with most diseases, just because a member of your family may have it does not mean that you will get it. If you are not sure, go to your doctor and get a mammogram.
Another myth is that breast… Continue reading
Read More..>>How to Fight Breast Cancer With Green Tea
Posted on August 16, 2008 - Filed Under Breast Cancer | 1 Comment
There are many options when you are attempting to fight breast cancer. From, keeping fit, to eating right to various medicine there is no shortage of choices. However, there is one that you may not have considered - green tea.
“Green tea?,” you ask. “Green tea,” says I. And here’s why: green tea contains antioxidants, flavonoids and polyphenols which aid in preventing the formation of cancer cells, and will also kill existing cancer cells and stop their progression, and will aid in lowering breast cancer risk and in preventing it entirely. In fact in one study, taken using women with varying… Continue reading
Read More..>>Asbestos Related Mesothelioma Cancer - Blood Test
Posted on August 11, 2008 - Filed Under Lung Mesothelioma Asbestos | Leave a Comment
The pleural mesothelioma is a rare disease of the lining of the lung and chest cavity that is usually cancerous. The cause is asbestos exposure and it could take 15 to 35 years to develop this disease, counting from the time of asbestos exposure.
However, the latest researches have pointed out a blood test that might help screening for pleural mesothelioma by checking the blood for high levels of a protein called osteopontin. This is important because blood osteopontin levels rise dramatically in the early stages of the disease. This kind of cancer is a deadly asbestos related illness.
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Read More..>>Chemotherapy For Ovarian Cancer
Posted on August 9, 2008 - Filed Under Ovarian Cervical Uterine Cancer | Leave a Comment
Ovarian cancer is a disease that afflicts up to 25,000 women in America every year. This disease begins with tumors in the ovaries, but the disease spreads as the tumors eventually attack other parts of the body. Some women have their ovaries removed when the disease is caught at an early stage. However, at a certain point in the disease’s progression, surgery becomes futile, and the patient’s best hope becomes chemotherapy.
The problem with chemotherapy is that it is extremely uncomfortable, even painful, and many women are discouraged by the overall survival rates of ovarian cancer victims. Still, for others, anything… Continue reading
Read More..>>Early Symptoms of Ovarian Cancer - Pay Attention, Ladies!
Posted on July 23, 2008 - Filed Under Ovarian Cervical Uterine Cancer | Leave a Comment
The problem with diagnosing ovarian cancer in the early stages is that women may not have symptoms until the cancer has progressed, or the symptoms they have are mistaken for something else. Even when women go to their doctor with symptoms, it can be months before the cancer is diagnosed. It has often spread to other parts of the body by then.
Ovarian Cancer is the 4th leading cause of death in women. It is the number one killer of women over all the gynecologic cancers. Here are the symptoms of ovarian cancer and how we (and they) explain them away:
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Read More..>>A Cancer Death Sentence - What Would You Do?
Posted on July 23, 2008 - Filed Under Ovarian Cervical Uterine Cancer | Leave a Comment
A Death Sentence: Ovarian Cancer and How to LIVE with it!
If you were given a “death sentence” how would you react? Would this be stressful? Would you still live your life and function in a “normal” way?
If you received a diagnosis of Ovarian Cancer with an average life expectancy of less than 5 years, what would you do? You would learn that there is a possibility that you might beat the disease and live more than 5 years, but you have less than a 25% chance of this happening. You might not know exactly when you would die, but you… Continue reading
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