Causes of Breast Cancer - Still a Mystery?
Posted on July 14, 2008 - Filed Under Breast Cancer | Leave a Comment
If you do your research, you’ll find that the information given still points to the “I don’t know, but here are the risk factors” lame explanation. What a lot of you know what! Sometimes I wonder if the people who write these things really think it through.
Here’s what I mean… “most women who develop breast cancer have no risk factors other than simply being a woman and getting older (especially being over 50). Talk to your doctor about your risk… blah, blah, blah.
Wouldn’t a better explanation be… “most women who develop breast cancer have no risk factors other than simply… Continue reading
Read More..>>What is Ovarian Cancer?
Posted on July 6, 2008 - Filed Under Ovarian Cervical Uterine Cancer | Leave a Comment
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..>>Silent Killer - What Women Should Know About Ovarian Cancer
Posted on April 2, 2008 - Filed Under Ovarian Cervical Uterine Cancer | Leave a Comment
The American Cancer Society estimated that approximately 15,280 women died from ovarian cancer in the United States during 2007. Ovarian cancer ranks fifth among cancers in women, and accounts for more deaths than any other cancer of the female reproductive system. Part of the reason for ovarian cancer’s high mortality rate is the difficulty in diagnosing a disease with few warning signs. Another aspect of ovarian cancer that makes the disease one of the most challenging to treat is the fact that tumors can grow quickly, and aggressively spread through the abdomen to other organs.
Like any cancer, the sooner ovarian… Continue reading
Read More..>>Early Warning Signs of Ovarian Cancer
Posted on March 13, 2008 - Filed Under Ovarian Cervical Uterine Cancer | Leave a Comment
What are the early warning signs of ovarian cancer? This is a very difficult question to answer, because while there are symptoms in the beginning stages of the disease, they tend to be so mild that both the woman herself and her doctors may not think the symptoms are indicative of ovarian cancer. This is particularly the case if the woman doesn’t have ovarian cancer in her family’s history. Yet, it’s still helpful if women are at least aware of the most common signs of ovarian cancer. By knowing what the symptoms are, she may not… Continue reading
Read More..>>Stages of Ovarian Cancer
Posted on March 13, 2008 - Filed Under Ovarian Cervical Uterine Cancer | Leave a Comment
There are four stages of ovarian cancer. When you get diagnosed, your doctor will try to determine which of the stages you belong to. If you are diagnosed in the earlier stages then you have a greater chance of survival. On the other hand, diagnosis in the latter stages could mean that your disease has progressed too much to be cured by conventional means. Either way, you should be aware of these stages so you can know what to expect as your ovarian cancer progresses. Each of these stages are described in greater detail below.
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Read More..>>Signs and Symptoms of Ovarian Cancer
Posted on March 13, 2008 - Filed Under Ovarian Cervical Uterine Cancer | Leave a Comment
The signs and symptoms of ovarian cancer often do not appear until more advanced stages of the disease. And even then most of the typical symptoms are not extreme enough to suspect a condition of such magnitude, unless a woman has a genetic predisposition for it. Yet, women should still be knowledge of ovarian cancer. Perhaps if they go to the doctor right as they are noticing their bodies going awry, they could increase their chances of survival, even if such an increase is very slight.
So, what are the most common signs of ovarian cancer? Ironically… Continue reading
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