Cancer Resources

We all fear cancer because we fear what we don’t understand but with a little knowledge about its causes and the reasons why there is so much of it today we need have no fear of it. Cancer today is well understood and is only a disease of an immune system that’s been weakened by the way we now live so common sense should tell us that the first priority is to strengthen it.

Such is the power of our current medical system that we all believe the only way to treat cancer is by cutting it out with surgery, burning it with radiation or using a poison to try and eliminate it and these three treatments are accepted without question these days. Our treatments for cancer today are very good at causing cancer to shrink but that’s about all they can achieve. Also these three ways of treating it all suppress the immune system and that is not very helpful when you are trying to achieve a complete restore to health.

Your immune system is a very important tool when fighting cancer because a permanent cure will only be achieved by using this system. Most people don’t realize that when cancer has been diagnosed there are gentle and effective ways to overcome it. Our bodies are designed to maintain and heal themselves without the use of drugs and you do that through natural living. Continue reading ‘The Importance Of Supporting Your Immune System When Fighting Cancer’ »

The odds are very high that you or someone you know had cancer or had died from it. Cancer is the second most common cause of death in the US, after heart disease. Men have slightly less than a 1 in 2 lifetime risk of developing cancer, while for women, the risk is a little more than 1 in 3.

All cancers involve the malfunction of genes that control cell growth and division. Every cell in the body has a program that tells it what to do, called the DNA or the genetic code.

If the cell DNA code gets changed a bit by hormonal imbalance, chemicals, or free radicals, mutations occur. The cells with mutated DNA no longer look like the original cells we were born with. Also, mutations accumulate with age, that’s why about 78% of all cancers are diagnosed in persons 55 years and older.

About 5% of all cancers are strongly hereditary. However, most cancers do not result from inherited genes but from damage to genes occurring during one’s lifetime. Continue reading ‘What You Can Do To Prevent Cancer’ »

I find that most articles on prostate cancer seem to be from the clinical point of view. This doesn’t always placate the poor soul who has just been diagnosed and, as far as he is concerned this is a death sentence. The odds in favour of survival have increased so much over the past few years that there really should not be any doom and gloom about this disease that attacks so many men, and, I am told, an increasing percentage the older you get. And I realise that it is not something that is whispered about in corners any more, if it gets a mention. It is so eminently survivable that all men should take some simple precautions to ensure that they catch it in time.

Some Early Warning Signs

There are plenty of early warning signs that should not be ignored. I can only be classed as a layman, but, having been there, I feel I talk from a position of strength. I knew that I was having to get up more often in the night than before, but was quite happy to assume the advancing years were responsible. My PSA count was about 7, so I was not too alarmed. However, working hard in the garden I did notice some blood in my urine, which should have warned me. But that was only one occasion, so, again, not too alarmed. The sudden lack of ejaculate should have been the final sign, but that was only a couple of weeks before proof positive of the problem. Like most men I was a little slow to grasp what had happened. There was no difficulty in urinating, just more frequent, so I took a little longer than I should have going to the doctor. Continue reading ‘Layman’s View of Prostate Cancer’ »

For most women, breasts are the source of sensual pleasure. For some mothers, they find breastfeeding as a good bonding time with her baby. It is a way of nurturing the baby’s life and keeping her nourished with antibodies. But there are occurrences wherein women face health challenges especially when the main concern is their breasts. There are times wherein women experience discomfort and pain in their breast making them feel angry and uncomfortable.

Breast discomfort is just a normal part of being a woman. It does not necessarily mean that when there is an occurrence of breast discomfort or pain, it will then be a sign of breast cancer. Women should know that breasts are mammary glands that are responsive to natural hormonal changes, especially when there is a fluctuation of estrogen. This incident occurs when the women experiences monthly menstruation, menopause and even pregnancy. The hormonal changes can cause breasts to swollen, be tender and lastly, painful to touch. It is not only the breast that is affected with hormonal changes but it also includes having mood swings, irritability and having headache. Continue reading ‘Breast Self Examination – Why Is There A Need?’ »

The leading cause of death from genital malignancies in women is ovarian cancer. It accounts for almost 4% of all cancer deaths in women although not the highest incidence among reproductive tumors. Over time, the mortality rates have increased, this is most likely because of lack of early detection methods. Caucasian women show higher incidence rates of ovarian cancer than African-American women.

The cause of ovarian cancer is not known. The risk factors includes age, women older than 40 years old; Family history, also heredo-familial disease can be a major risk factor; null parity, a woman who has not given birth to an infant capable of survival; history of infertility; history of dysmenorrhea; and the use of ovulation-stimulating medications increase the risk that the p53 which is a tumor suppressor gene to mutate. Continue reading ‘Ovarian Cancer – The Facts You Need to Be Aware Of’ »

With so many different forms out there, both rare and common, cancer can be a difficult subject to think about, but it is certainly not a subject that should be ignored. Cervical cancer is a particular type of cancer that has affected women for a long time. Luckily, more and more treatments have recently been developed to treat the disease. However, it is important for women to know the symptoms of cervical cancer in order to be able to treat it as soon as possible.

Unfortunately, this does not have many symptoms in its early stages. Most signs do not appear until the cancer is in its more advanced stages. Even then, many women can easily confuse these symptoms with PMS. The best method of early detection is to get a regular Pap smear. Continue reading ‘Recognizing the Symptoms of Cervical Cancer’ »

American women are very much aware that they stand in the middle of a veritable epidemic of breast cancer. There are many reasons for this including the longest period between puberty and menopause ever seen in human history, low rates of childbearing, environment exposure to chemical estrogens and the simple risk of living too long. As of today the statistics show that 2 in 9 American women will develop breast cancer during some point of their life. In fact around 200,000 American women get this ailment yearly and as much as 50,000 may die due to this disease. Worldwide around 1.5 million women are diagnosed with breast cancer every year and 500,000 die every year.

There is another interesting fact about this disease. It is one of the cancers whose incidence changes dramatically when people migrate and change their dietary habits. Asian women – those from Japan and China are known to have a very low incidence of breast cancer. This is generally attributed to their much higher levels of consumption of soy, seafood and tea. When they move from their native countries to America they acquire the high American levels of cancer occurrence within one generation itself. It is believed that when Asian women move to America they consume high levels of animal fat and low levels of soy, seafood and tea. Continue reading ‘American Women Standing in the Middle of a Breast Cancer Epidemic – Can Soy Be of Help?’ »

Breast cancer is one of the most common types of cancer affecting women all over the world. Statistics say that in the United States, for instance, one in every five women is going to develop breast cancer during her life time. The disease usually starts to develop at the age of 50 years and above. However, Breast cancer shows high cure rates and overall survival rates when detected early.

Therefore, several countries are currently conducting mammography screening programs, in addition to other means such as breast self-examination and clinical examination, to help women in fighting the disease. Continue reading ‘Breast Cancer – What Do You Need to Know?’ »

Cancer is very mortal physical pain disease for the sufferer. There are already hundreds thousand people died because of this disease in the world and only some of them which can be saved since they have money for very expensive treatment to fight this disease. Yet, the more number of people until today mostly unable to do anything, just waiting for the other help to take them from their suffering. If there are no donations at all, it is only the mort which they are waiting for. It is very tragic, when we have to see every hours and every day, their souls are flying due to it and the rest are waiting for it also. As the human being, there is only one way as the solution: becoming vehicle donation for helping them. Continue reading ‘Saving the Life by your Car Donation’ »

Usually, it feels very impractical if you suffer from a disease and can not do a regular activity but you need to meet doctor in order to get prescription for the curing process. Well, it will be much better if you do meet the doctor in order to get a proper treatment. Besides, in the clinic or hospital or the other kind of medical center, you will be able to get a prescription that is guaranteed as the right prescription for your disease. In the medical center, you will be able to make a consultation with the consultant of the prescription so that you will be able to know the indication of the drugs, the side effects and also any other contra indications that may exist in the composition of the drugs. Continue reading ‘The Useful Online Prescription’ »