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February 24, 2010

Breast Cancer Prevention

Filed under: Body Health, Conditions and Diseases, Cancer — Administrator @ 3:18 pm

By Jamell Andrews
While it is not possible to control all of the factors that contribute to the development of breast cancer such as age, genetics, and being female, it is possible to make choices that will put you at a much lower risk of developing the disease down the road.

November 18, 2009

Is it Possible to Prevent Cancer?

Filed under: Cancer, Healthy Living — admin21 @ 9:01 am

To address this question, it is necessary to understand what cancer is and how it develops in the body. This disease begins with only one abnormal cell that at some point begins to mutate and then quickly multiplies until it is out of control. We all have cancer cells in our bodies, but [...]

October 15, 2009

Dysphagia and How it Effects Me

Filed under: Body Health, Conditions and Diseases, Cancer, Diet, Healthy Living — admin32 @ 1:40 pm

By Jamell Andrews
Dysphagia is a word that sounds rather complicated; however, the explanation is fairly simple. Dysphagia is the medical terminology for difficulty swallowing, and in some cases people also experience pain when swallowing. In extreme cases, people may reach the point where they cannot swallow anything at all, which makes it nearly impossible for [...]

September 18, 2009

Foods That Cut the Risk of Colon Cancer

Filed under: Cancer, Diet, Healthy Living — admin13 @ 12:55 pm

By Marc Courtiol
Cancers of various kinds seem to have reached epidemic proportions these days, but there is much we can do to cut the risk of developing them; not least is making sure our diet is rich in all the nutrients it needs to fight off diseases such as cancer. Many foods cut the risk [...]

August 14, 2007

Breast Cancer and Mammography

Filed under: Cancer — Administrator @ 3:53 pm

by Rosalie Bertell
Mammography performed yearly on asymptomatic women, or undertaken for screening purposes on large number of women, raises medical and ethical questions.

April 3, 2007

Foods that Help Prevent Cancer

Filed under: Cancer, Diet — Sophie @ 2:28 pm

The risk of developing cancer has become one of the most thought provoking issues of our time. Worldwide statistics show that as many as 10.9 million people are diagnosed with some…

August 25, 2006

Should you get a mammogram?

Filed under: Cancer — natura @ 10:10 am

A review of the research casts doubt on this diagnostic tool. Here’s the bottom line – News and notes: latest research, interviews, product reviews, tips, & trends.

A recent report in the medical journal Lancet has rekindled the controversy over whether mammograms save lives. In it, Danish researchers say that no clear evidence supports the use [...]

February 26, 2006

Phytos That Fight Cancer

Filed under: Cancer, Diet — natura @ 8:44 am

Unlike vitamins and minerals the thousands of phytochemicals in plants don’t seem to have any nutritive value, but they apparently protect the body against cancer, heart disease and other illnesses.
The best known Phytochemical is beta-carotene, the vitamin A precursor found in carrots, sweet potatoes and greens; it is believed to prevent oxidation offree radicals, which [...]

November 20, 2005

Cancer Diet- The Role of Fibre

Filed under: Cancer, Diet — Administrator @ 5:14 am

This article in the series on Cancer Diet explores the importance of fibre.
Fibre’s role in the body is to assist in the timely expulsion of waste matter from the bowel. If this waste matter stays put for too long, the body starts to reabsorb the antigens and toxins from the bowel bacteria through the [...]

November 13, 2005

New Class of Drugs Brings Hope to Cancer Patients

Filed under: Cancer — Administrator @ 5:14 am

This is an exciting time in cancer research. Recent information on angiogenesis — the growth of new blood vessels — is providing researchers opportunities to find new ways to slow or stop a tumor’s growth by cutting off the blood supply it needs.

Angiogenesis performs a critical role in the development of cancer. To grow, solid [...]

 

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