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  • Fast Facts about Prostate Cancer  By : Robert Thomson
    Prostate cancer is a condition which afflicts men. The cancer develops and spreads within the prostate gland.
  • Mesothelioma, a Cancer You Shouldn't Have Had to Deal With  By : Jeff Kimball
    Mesothelioma is a type of cancer that is caused by exposure to asbestos. This disease attacks the protective lining that covers most of the body's internal organs and in almost all cases is fatal, although new treatments for cancer are always underdevelopment giving us hope we may live cancer free sometime in the future.
  • Conventional Medical Treatment for Breast Cancer  By : Svoboda
    The treatment plan may include surgery, radiation therapy, chemotherapy, or hormone therapy, or some combination of these.
  • Are the Myths About Skin Cancer Valid?  By : dhamza
    We know all about the importance of wearing sunscreen and hats. But are YOU protected from skin cancer?
  • National Program Helps Young Adult Cancer Survivors Move Forward  By : ali
    While most teenagers worry about prom dates and getting their driver's licenses, an increasing number of young adults are worrying about hair loss, a weak immune system, skin problems, fatigue and infertility.
  • Effective Pain Relief Options for Cancer Patients  By : EMMANUEL CHAVEZ
    The article is about pain relief medications available to cancer patients. It is known that many cancer types cause severe pain and other discomforts. Despite its reputation as a high-mortality disease, cancer research is still being pursued to develop more pain and treatment options aside from surgery and medication.
  • Everything You Should Know About Breast Cancer  By : Damian Mortimer Murphy
    Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women who do not smoke. It is malignant neoplasm of the breast.It is estimated that one women in nine will develop breast cancer in her lifetime and will have 3.5% chance dying from it.
  • Present-Day Activities for a Cancer-Free Future  By : EMMANUEL CHAVEZ
    This article talks about present-day activities that may lead to the development of certain cancers. Though there are no cures for cancer, many forms of cancer can be treated when detected on its early stages. Rather than seeking for treatment, people should focus on doing the right things which may prevent the development of this dreaded disease.
  • Cancer and Cancer therapy  By : Dawes. Jeremy.
    Although the origin of the term ‘cancer’ is not clear, cancer is responsible for nearly 13% of all natural deaths in the world. To better understand how cancer develops it is important to understand the concept of apoptosis (or programmed cell death). The human body produces millions of new cells each day, and each cell has an inbuilt mechanism that checks for any genetic defects and defective cells are destroyed by the body. Occasionally, cells with genetic defects survive and begin replicating. The defective cells are aggressive (grow and divide without respect to normal limits), invasive (invade and destroy adjacent tissues), and/or metastatic (spread to other locations in the body).
  • Penile Cancer: Saying Goodbye to Peter  By : aseya
    This article is about cancer of the penis. It may rarely occur but it is an aggressive form of cancer that may spread and affect a man’s sexual health gravely. It is divided into four stages and treatment depends on which stage the cancer is already on. A lot of factors may increase the risk of getting penile cancer, but it is especially alarming for men who are uncircumcised.
  • Probing Chemotherapy, Nausea and Vomiting  By : cas
    Chemotherapy is the most common treatment for cancer. However,there are also risks involved for this kind of treatment. Possible side effect of chemotherapy is nausea and vomiting. But they aren't inevitable.It's important to understand nausea and all the factors that can affect it.
  • The One-Legged Man Who Beat Cancer and Depression  By : spatty46
    The article deals with the emotional and psychological difficulties encountered by cancer patients. Many cancer patients become depressed by the actual diagnosis and from the effects of treatment such as chemotherapy. The article also focuses on the inspiring example of Terry Fox, a cancer victim, who was able to overcome depression and disability by going on a solo cross-country marathon to raise money for cancer-research.
  • Understanding the Direct Relationship Between Your Diet and Cancer  By : dhamza
    Although the impact is difficult to measure, it is evident that diet is a factor when considering most, if not all types of cancer. Furthermore, diet may also be effective in preventing cancer.
  • The Prostate Cancer Primer  By : Cindy Heller
    There are many today who face the agony of cancer and in particular prostate cancer. Prostate cancer is a particularly serious form of cancer. For those who are successfully treated for this form of cancer and survive with nothing more than the battle scars of treatment should consider themselves very lucky.
  • Is Mesothelioma a sleeping dragon?  By : Dr. Phil Hariram
    Asbestos related disease such as mesothelioma is rare but annually new cases increase in USA and Europe. They are slow to develop and can take up to fifty years after asbestos exposure. For mesothelioma the survival rate depends on the stage the disease is diagnosed and treatment commenced.
  • Breast Cancer - Causes, Symptoms and Treatment  By :
    Breast cancer is a malignant (cancerous) growth that begins in the tissues of the breast. Over the course of a lifetime, one in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer. Breast cancer is a cancer of the breast tissue, which can occur in both women and men.
  • Cancer Treatment and Prevention  By :
    Cancer is a class of diseases or disorders characterized by uncontrolled division of cells and the ability of these to spread, either by direct growth into adjacent tissue through invasion, or by implantation into distant sites by metastasis.
  • Skin Cancer - Causes, Symptoms and Treatment  By :
    Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in the United States.Skin cancer the abnormal growth of skin cells most often develops on skin exposed to the sun. The two most common types are basal cell cancer and squamous cell cancer.
  • Kidney Cancer - Causes, Symptoms and Treatment  By :
    Kidneys are part of the urinary tract. The kidneys are two bean-shaped organs about the same size as a fist. They are located near the middle of the back, one on either side of the spine.
  • Lung Cancer - Causes, Symptoms and Treatment  By :
    Lung cancer is the malignant transformation and expansion of lung tissue, and is the most lethal of all cancers worldwide, responsible for 1.2 million deaths annually.
  • Breast Cancer - How Stress & Inescapable Shock Causes Cancer  By : Arthor Pens
    Cancer is only a physical symptom of underlying emotional stress on the body and the body's cells. But how does emotional stress cause cancer in the body?
  • Warning Symptoms of Breast Cancer  By : Mabel Dugmore
    In a perfect world, we'd get prior warning when breast cancer was about to occur. An alarm would sound, a red flag would wave or we'd receive a letter in the mail. But the real world, unfortunately, isn't quite so thoughtful.
  • About the ovarian cancer and its types  By : Groshan Fabiola
    It is known that in women, the ovaries produce eggs that travel through the fallopian tubes into the uterus where the fertilized egg implants and develops into a fetus
  • Breast cancer  By :
    One of nine women in the United States will develop breast cancer in her lifetime; a third of these women will succumb to the disease resulting in more than 44,000 death each year. Understandably, then breast cancer has received a great deal of appropriate publicity and has been the focus of intensive study relative to its origins, diagnostic methods, and treatment. Much has been gained particularly in early diagnosis and after remaining stable for many decades, the mortality rate from breast cancer in white women in the United States decreased slightly between 1989 and 1992. Unfortunately, the mortality rate for black women increased during the same period. It is both ironic and tragic that a neoplasm arising in an exposed organ readily accessible to sself examination and clinical diagnosis, continues to exact such a heavy toll, second only to lung cancer among women.
  • Which is the best way of treating colorectal cancer?  By : Groshan Fabiola
    When the doctors decide to treat colorectal cancer they pay attention in what stage is the cancer situated. If the colon cancer is in the first stages the treatment will be different as if it was in the last stages.
  • The life issue - cancer  By : Groshan Fabiola
    Colon cancer and rectal cancer depends on the stage and factors chosen before a treatment option. The cancer stage may be determined by tests and tissue biopsies.
  • What to know about leukemia  By : Groshan Fabiola
    If one discovers that he is ill from leukemia it is only normal and natural of him to try and get answers to some pretty many questions that are going to appear.
  • There's hope in prostate cancer treatment  By : Groshan Fabiola
    Nowadays there are so many diseases in the world that some people just might lose hope. But be sure that there will always going to be many others struggling to find a cure for any or all diseases and making life better.
  • Colorectal Cancer - Causes, Symptoms and Treatment  By : Alien
    Most colorectal cancer starts in the cells that line the inside of the colon or the rectum. The colon and rectum are part of your digestive system, where food is changed into energy and the body rids itself of waste matter. The human colon is a muscular, tube-shaped organ measuring about 4 feet long.
  • Breast Cancer - Causes, Symptoms and Treatment  By : Alien
    Cancer is a disease which is characterized by the uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells. Breast cancer is any type of malignant growth in the breast tissue.
  • Detecting colon cancer in its early stages can save your life  By : Groshan Fabiola
    Symptoms of colon cancer do not appear in all the patients when the disease is in an early stage but only after it has advanced in gravity. This is why doctors recommend that after a certain age people should ask for screenings regularly.
  • Leukemia-an erosion of white cells  By : Groshan Fabiola
    The blood cancer called leukemia, begins in the bone marrow and the lymph system, the two organs that make blood.In leukemia,these two organs produce abnormal and immature white blood cells,which are called leukocytes.
  • Treatment possibilities for colorectal cancer  By : Groshan Fabiola
    In order to see how to treat colorectal cancer doctors must first stage the cancer. This can be made after three systems: Dukes, Astler-Coller and AJC/TNM.
  • Different cells producing leukemia  By : Groshan Fabiola
    All over the world in every year more than 100 000 people fall prey to leukemia, which is a malignant cancer, and about 10 000 to 20 000 patients of them are children.
  • What is Leukemia?  By : Groshan Fabiola
    Today, one of the most dangerous and incurable condition seems to be cancer. It has no actual cure for mostly of the tissues it affects, especially when it reaches vital organs such as heart, lungs or blood. The blood tissue form of cancer is known as Leukemia and it represents a real life threat as it affects the blood circulation meant to supply the whole body with vital nutriments.
  • Symptoms of colorectal cancer  By : Groshan Fabiola
    Doctors recommend going for check-ups from time to time after the age of 50, in order to detect early any possible presence of cancer. Colorectal presence gives symptoms after a few years since installation occurred, that is why screenings should be done regularly.
  • Prevention of colorectal cancer  By : Groshan Fabiola
    The colon and rectum is a part of the large intestine and their functions are to absorb water and nutrients from food this way concentrating the stool, and to form and store the stool until its evacuation.
  • How to Prevent Cancer with Proper Diet and Supplements  By : Knut Holt
    Here is a survey of the cancer prevention effects of diet measures, specific food types and supplements.
  • Treatment Options For People With Lung Cancer  By : Steven
    Several lung cancer treatments are currently available and the determination as to which one is prescribed depends on the lung cancer stage that has been diagnosed, the location of the cancer, and the patient’s health.
  • Steps To Preventing Lung Cancer  By : Steven
    Did you realize that approximately 10% of lung cancer patients have never in their lives smoked cigarettes? When asked about lung cancer prevention, most people will tell you that the easiest way to prevent lung cancer is to never take up the dangerous habit of cigarette smoking. And while it's true that smoking often leads to lung cancer, the fact that 10% of lung cancer patients are not now nor have ever been smokers cannot be easily explained.

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