Cancer Resources

Actor Michael Douglas has just announced that “the tumor is gone”.

The cancer death rate is decreasing around the world. According to a recent study, involving 34 European countries, fatality in 25 classes of tumors has reduced by 9% for men and 8% for women. The diagnosis of a tumor is no longer equivalent to an unavoidable death sentence.

There are many cases of celebrities who have recently overcome cancer through medicine, surgery and above all, prevention.

Back in 2003, at age 60, Robert De Niro learned he had prostate cancer thanks to a routine screening and found his cure through medication and surgical intervention.

Also, former New York mayor, Rudolph Giuliani, went through the same thing and was forced to withdraw his candidacy for the Senate.

A similar drama was lived by former South African President Nelson Mandela, British actor Roger Moore (one of the many faces of James Bond) and former Secretary of State Colin Powell, among others.

All of them have been cured.

But perhaps the most striking case is that of seven-time Tour de France winner, Lance Armstrong, who at age 25, faced much tougher competition against a tumor in the testes. Continue reading ‘Meet The Stars Who Won The War Against Cancer’ »

Cancer is one of the most dreaded diseases in the world. The body cells start functioning in an abnormal way in the person suffering from cancer and the tumors are formed in the affected area of the body. Breast, ovarian, cervical and uterine cancers are those types of cancers that target only the women as these are related to the female body organs.

If we talk about the uterine cancer, it is in fact related to the very important organ of the female reproductive system called uterus and usually occurs in the women between the ages of 50 to 70 years. This cancer has different types including uterine sarcomas, endometrial cancer and cervical cancer. Each type affects different parts and tissues of the female uterus e.g. endometrial cancer (also called endometrial carcinoma) is related to the uterus lining or endometrium. The uterine sarcoma (also called leiomyosarcomas) affects the muscular layer of the uterus and cervical cancer is related to the lower portion of the uterus. Continue reading ‘What Are the Symptoms of Uterine Cancer?’ »

There’s a lot of food products and herbal products at hand that have a large amount of cancer combating characteristics and really should be in the greatest number of dinners as is feasible everyday.

Cruciferous Veggies:

Broccoli, brussels sprouts, and cauliflower bear ingredients defined as sulforaphanes and indole-3-carbinols which help to take away cancer causing toxic matter out of your system, and thus forbidding cancerous cells from modifying into actual tumors. When preparing the veggies, sometimes delicately steam or stir-fry to prevent removing the cancer combating compounds.

Garlic:

Garlic has a really large level of sulfuric substances, that may foster the demise of various sorts of cancerous cells. Try garlic in many different dishes by just dicing the garlic into small pieces and merging with small quantities of olive oil for the greatest degree of ingestion. Continue reading ‘Absolute Best Foods to Fight Breast Cancer Revealed – You’ll Be Shocked’ »

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’ »