Do you like popcorn?

When I go to the movies, I have to have popcorn. Several times I have thought to myself that I wouldn't buy popcorn this time, only to go get some at the last minute before the movie starts.

It just goes with movies. The movie experience is not as good if you don't have popcorn. Yes I know about all the calories, etc. in popcorn. I usually adjust my calories during the day to accommodate all those extra calories.

Sometimes, when I watch movies at home, I will make some microwave popcorn to eat. Just read something very disturbing that might change that habit real quick.

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If you do this you will get cancer

The rates of cancer diagnosis are up. It seems like tons of people are being diagnosed with cancer every day.

There are so many consequences in life that are real. For example...

If you eat a lot of junk food, donuts, cakes, etc. every day, you will get fat.

If you don't have a job, you won't make any money.

What about the question-- If you do ___________ you will get cancer. What goes in that blank?

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Cancer Cure and Prevention - What we need to do

As I was working out this morning- doing P90x DVD Kenpo exercises, I was thinking about how many people that I know directly or indirectly have been diagnosed with cancer in the last 5 years. I am really amazed at the sudden increase in cancer diagnosis.

Of course, there are no definitive answers to what causes or triggers cells to turn cancerous. There are some theories and medical research that point at certain factors, but there is no simple answer to 'What causes cancer? But as I was working out today I came to a conclusion about cancer.

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Vitamin C And Cancer Prevention

Many controlled studies prove the value of vitamin C, also known as ascorbate or ascorbic acid, as a protective from a fairly wide range of cancers. Vitamin C is largely obtained from vegetables and fruits, particularly in citrus fruits, cantaloupe, and certain vegetables such as broccoli, Brussels sprouts, and peppers.

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What is Acid Reflux? Is There a Natural Treatment?

What is acid reflux? Acid reflux is simply defined by it's own title: acids build up in your stomach and reflux means that instead of the acids staying in your stomach where they belong, they come back up into your throat (also known as your esophagus. Is there a natural treatment for this disease because none of the prescriptions seem to work?

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Acid Reflux Treatment - What Really Works?

For anyone suffering from acid reflux, finding the best [Acid Reflux Treatment] is of critical importance. Acid reflux is a very serious health problem. Millions of people suffer from the damaging effects of this uncomfortable and inconvenient disease. If a solution is not found to your acid reflux, there are many other even more serious consequenses that can occur.

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Hydrogen Peroxide Therapy for Cancer

I just started reading the book titled "The One Minute Cure". It is about using food grade 35% hydrogen peroxide to cure many illnesses including cancer.

This book isn't written by a company or person selling 35% food grade hydrogen peroxide, or someone who would directly benefit from eveyone using this treatment.

Have I got your attention?

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Meat Consumption And Colon Cancer Risk

Health advocates and the popular press have been telling us that diet is a major risk factor for many kinds of cancer. One of the strongest cases for a relationship between diet and cancer is the case of meat consumption and colon cancer risk. Studies have shown that incidence of colon cancer is generally low in nations and in cultures where meat consumption is low, while in Europe and North America, where meat consumption is high, colon cancer incidence is also high. Moreover, people who move from a low incidence area, such as Japan, to a high incidence area, such as the United States, tend to acquire the high colon cancer incidence rate of the adopted country (B.E. Henderson, R.K. Ross, M.C. Pike : "Toward the primary prevention of cancer," Science", v.254, 1991).

One of the best studies that associated meat and animal fat consumption with colon cancer risk is known as the Nurses' Health Study. It involved initially 121,700 female registered nurses in 1976, the beginning year of this prospective study. Subjects were surveyed using questionnaire on known and suspected risk factors for cancer. Then, all of these women were studied and followed over time. Women were eliminated from the study if they did not properly complete the dietary questionnaire, or if they had previously had cancer or other bowel disease. This left a group of 88,751 women who were closely followed until 1986. During the course of the study 150 women developed colon cancer, and this small group of patients was then compared to the other women in the study who did not develop cancer.

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Breast Cancer And The Family History

Is there evidence for cancer proneness? It has been known for many years that a maternal history of breast cancer is a major breast cancer risk factor. This suggests that although many factors interact to increase or decrease breast cancer risk, genes and the family history are important in determining breast cancer proneness.

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Cigarette Smoking A Risk Factor For Leukemia, Study Says

Tobacco use has been strongly linked to many diseases, including heart disease, bronchitis, emphysema, and roughly one-third of all human cancers. It has been estimated that smoking is responsible for : 90% of all deaths from lung cancer ; 80% of all deaths from cancer of the larynx ; 78% of all deaths from esophageal cancer ; 48% of all deaths from kidney cancer ; and 17% of all deaths from stomach cancer ( H.B Simon : Staying well : your complete guide to disease prevention). Here's one study that linked smoking to an increased incidence of leukemia.

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Carotenoids In Cancer Prevention

A variety of published studies show that a high carotenoid intake is directly related to a decreased risk of cancer. The carotenoids are the pigments that give vegetables such as carrots, squash, and tomatoes their bright colors. All yellow and orange fruits and dark-green leafy vegetables have these compounds. Carotenoids were first discovered in carrots, which is how they got their name.

High dietary intake of carotenoids is known to result in high concentrations of carotenes in the bloodstream. A large study of the effect of beta-carotene in cancer prevention was reported in the American Journal of Nutrition (1991 : v.53, 2605-2645). This study involved 25,802 volunteers in rural Washington County, Maryland, representing about 30% of the population of the the whole country. Blood samples were carefully drawn and kept frozen during a follow-up period of more than 10 years. A total of 436 people developed cancer in this interval. The cancer cases were matched to 765 controls of the same age, then all of the case and control serum samples were analyzed, with a focus on cancers of the colon, rectum, pancreas, lung, skin, breast, prostate, and bladder.

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Asbestos Exposure And Mesothelioma

Asbestos has been recognized as a public health hazard. Thanks to the efforts of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to regulate public exposure to asbestos, the incidence of asbestosis, a lung scarring disease, has been declining in the United States for nearly 40 years.

The relationship between asbestos and lung cancer is well known, what is not widely reported is the link between asbestos and a rare form of cancer called mesothelioma. A study published in the British Journal Industrial Med. (1988:v.45:182-187) has shown that mesotheliomas occur in men exposed to asbestos in the workplace, or occasionally in family members who either live near asbestos mines or are exposed to asbestos fibers brought home on clothing.

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10 Things You Can Do To Lessen Your Risk Of Cancer

Cancer is probably the most dreaded of all diseases. It is one of the leading killer overall, after heart disease. Thus cancer prevention is a goal that almost everyone would agree is worth achieving. The book, "Changing the Odds : Cancer Prevention Through Personal Choice and Public Policy," by R. Grant Steen, gives us some tips to avoid cancer :

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Outstanding Cream Invention To fight Warts, Moles, Even Skin Cancer

A Filipino inventor , Rolando dela Cruz was able to formulate a cream from raw cashew nut to remove warts and moles on the skin. Later, the cream was certified as a viable treatment for basal cell carcinoma (BCC), the most common type of skin cancer.

Dela Cruz and his family started marketing his products in 1997 as DeWart, a cream to remove warts, and DeMole, a cream to remove moles. In 2003, Dela Cruz reformulated DeMole by adding other ingredients and increased the strength of the cashew extract. He renamed the cream DeBCC.

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Be Aware Of Carcinogens In Food

Studies on diet and it's association on specific forms of cancer are becoming consistent in their findings nowadays. Diet that includes substantial amounts of smoked foods and meats treated with nitrates and nitrites, used as preservatives, have higher rates of cancer of the stomach and esophagus. Foods that are prepared in these ways include hot dogs, bacon, and ham.

Cooking meat, poultry, or fish at high temperature may also result in the formation of carcinogenic compounds called heterocyclic aromatic amines (HAAs). Cancer of the mouth and pharynx is promoted by drinking very hot beveragesa common practice in such places as Afghanistan and China, where studies showed, the incidence of this type of cancer is high.

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Beating Cancer With Nutrition

Why do certain cells multiply to produce the outlaws we call cancer cells? We don't know. What we know, for example, is that after cells have become cancerous, the situation changes, and it is not possible to curb the aggressive multiplying cancer cells by good nutrition. While some studies showed possible nutritional manipulation to starve cancer cells and make them multiply more slowly, the animal or person that bears the cancer is generally being starved simultaneously too. It would appear that the most important measure to be taken would be to improve the nutritional environment of the cells to prevent the onset of cancer.

Early animal studies cited from the book of the brilliant scientist Dr. Roger G. Williams, "Nutrition Against Disease," showed evidence of the importance of the nutritional environment of cells in preventing cancer. A California study was performed that involved injecting of certain liver extracts to mice in preventing spontaneous mammary tumor formation. Nearly half of the contracted mice developed tumors, compared with about one-sixth of those receiving the liver extract.. The effect was attributed to some nutrilites present in liver extract( known or unknown). Liver extracts are known to be rich in various B vitamins but it cannot be concluded to be the only nutrient to be watched in connection with cancer prevention. In other animals or human beings some other nutrients might play a comparable role.

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Myth or Reality: Hair dye causes cancer

It is an unanswered question: Does coloring your hair with dye cause cancer?

I have heard many references over the years about hair dyes causing cancer. Yet, there has never been a definitive answer.

So, what exactly is the answer and should we toss our hair color products in the trash?

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Mangosteen - antiseptic, astringent and anti-inflammatory fruit

Mangosteen, popularly known as the 'Queen of fruits tastes slightly tart but basically sweet. The taste of the fruit is incomparable with any other fruit. It grows best in hot tropical climates and it is a slow growing plant.

The rind of mangosteen contains tannin which is famous for its anti-inflammatory, astringent, and antiseptic properties. They are used to treat conditions like diarrhea. Certain chemicals present in the fruits' rind can help prevent breast cancer, leukemia and colon cancer. Mangosteens are potential sources of 'Xanthones' that aid in support of the entire health.

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Mesothelioma Legal Remedy

It is an unfortunate fact that someone diagnosed with mesothelioma cancer could have contracted it anytime up to fifty years earlier as it takes a very long time for it to develop. The majority of people who have contracted mesothelioma cancer have worked with asbestos in an industrial environment but others have contracted it through handling the clothing of other workers.

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Apple - This can prevent cancer and cholesterol

http://healthtips.inThere is a well known proverb "An apple a day keeps the doctor away". Apples are available in various shades of red, green and yellow. They are sodium, fat and cholesterol free. Apples are a source of both insoluble and soluble fiber. Pectin (Soluble fiber), actually helps in preventing cholesterol buildup at the linings of blood vessels walls, and reduces the incident of atherosclerosis and heart disease.

It is a good habit to eat apples with their skin because half of the vitamin C content is just underneath the skin. Apple juice is a good nutritious drink and excellent in overcoming a liverish feeling. Apple helps in sorting digestive disturbances and towards flushing the kidneys. There are many health providing properties in cider vinegar, so if you cannot obtain apples to prepare your juice you can use instead two full teaspoons of cider vinegar in a glass of water. Apples may reduce the risk of colon cancer, prostate cancer and lung cancer Apples contain comparatively low amounts of Vitamin C as well as many other antioxidant compounds. The fiber content, while less than in most other fruits, helps regulate bowel movements and may thus reduce the risk of colon cancer. They also reduce the risk of heart disease, promote weight loss and controls cholesterol.

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Dietary Tips To Lower Cancer Risk

Although there are no guaranteed ways to avoid cancer, there are many precautions one can take to lower the risk of developing the disease.

Health experts estimate that 35 percent of all deaths from cancer can be linked with diet or your food choices. Improving your eating habits can improve your chances of preventing cancer and other diseases.

The American Institute for Cancer Research has created four dietary guidelines to lower cancer risk :

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How Can Smoking Be Addicted?

Smoking is closely linked to diseases such as cancer, heart disease, high blood pressure and stroke. Each year, smoking kills about 5 million people and among them, female smokers and smokers in developing countries are the most vulnerable group.

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Magnesium Deficiency Linked To Colorectal Cancer

A Swedish study found that women who had the lowest magnesium intake had the highest rates of colorectal cancer compared to women who had high magnesium intake. The study results also suggest that magnesium may help prevent colorectal cancer in women.

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Eating Meat Fat Causes Cancer, Studies Show

Research studies have found many factors which lead to the formation of cancer. A couple of studies that repeatedly showed that eating meat fat is a cause of cancer :

* A 12-year research study, of more than 5,000 vegetarians and over 6,000 meat eaters found that vegetarian diets reduce risk of death from all causes, including cancer. People who ate no meat had a 40% lower risk of dying from cancer and a 20% lower risk than meat eaters dying from a cause. (Research is co-authored by Margaret Thorogood, Ph. D.)

* A Harvard study of nearly 48,000 men, aged 40-75 , found that meat fat helps tumors grow more quickly. leading sources of saturated fats are beef, pork, processed meats, whole milk, dairy products, and fats and oils ( such as butter, margarine, and mayonnaise).

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Are you at risk for getting cancer?

Many people assume that the risk of getting cancer increases if someone in your immediate family have cancer.

I know I have always thought this. All the forms that you fill out at the doctors office always ask for family history of all the different diseases and conditions.

As it turns out there are about 6 major factors that will determine if you get cancer or not. And family history of cancer is not one of them.

Do you already know what these factors are?

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Cancer and Calcium,Vitamin D Link

Every day it seems like there is something new in cancer research. There has to be something that is causing so many people to develop cancer. Is it something we are breathing, eating or doing that is triggering cells to turn cancerous?

Maybe it is something that we are not doing, eating that is the problem.

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Cancer-Fighting Immune Cells Vs. Melanoma

A study published in the New England Journal of Medicine reported a 52-year-old man with advanced skin cancer who was cured using his own cells which are cloned outside the patient's body.

Scientists took cancer-fighting immune cells, cloned the cells, multiplied in the laboratory and put back in their billions to see if they could attack and kill the tumors. After two months, the scan showed the tumors had disappeared, and after two years the man with advanced melanoma, which had spread in the lungs and lymph nodes, remained disease-free.

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Study : Breastfeeding Lowers Risk of Breast Cancer

Several studies have shown the protective effects of breastfeeding both for the babies and mothers. Apart from providing long-term health benefits to the babies, breastfeeding reduces the risk of developing breast cancer, researchers revealed.

A study by the Cancer Research UK analyzed 47 published studies with subjects of nearly 150,000 from 30 countries. Researchers concluded that the reasons for the increased incidence of breast cancer in Western countries are twofold : breastfeeding for shorter periods of time and for having fewer children. This finding supports other studies that reinforces the view that hormonal and reproductive factors play a role in the development of breast cancer.

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Air Fresheners and Cancer

Jump ahead 50 to 100 years from now and imagine reading the daily newspaper (if that still exists).

Feature: Remember back in the early 2000's when everyone was using (unnamed) products, drinking bottled water (that had carcinogens) and of all things, they use to spray air fresheners around their house. And they actually wondered why everyone was getting cancer.

Well folks, the word is out about air fresheners and cancer. If you use any type of freshener, scented candles to spruce up the smell of your home, you may want to read this.

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Cancer linked to use of sunscreen--I knew this was coming

I knew this was coming. Everyone on the news, doctors, dermatologists tell us that we have to wear sunscreen every day to protect ourselves from harmful rays from the sun that can cause skin cancer.

I'm actually surprised it hasn't been made a law that you have to wear sunscreen.

Well, the news on the street now is that the chemicals found in sunscreens and lotions are linked to causing cancer. So, if you regularly slather yourself or your kids in sunscreen--you may want to read about this.

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Purple Corn In The Fight Against Colon Cancer

Recent study from the Ohio State University shows purple corn is a powerful weapon in the war against colon cancer. The researchers attributed it's anti-cancer properties to the vegetable's pigment, known as anthocyanins. Anthocyanins, the study revealed, not only completely stopped cancer cells growing, but also killed 20 percent of cancerous cells without affecting healthy cells.

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Drinking Coffee May Help Prevent Liver Cancer, Study

A Japanese study found that people who drank coffee daily or nearly every day had half the liver cancer risk of those who never drank coffee.

The research team led by Monami Inoue of the National Cancer Center in Tokyo conducted a 10-year public health study to determine coffee use by people diagnosed with liver cancer and people who did not have cancer.

Results showed the likely occurence of liver cancer in people who never or almost never drank coffee, the risk was 547.2 cases per 100,000 people over ten years. For people who drank coffee daily, the risk was 214 cases per 100,000.

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Carcinogens In Overheated Foods

Scientists discovered, in a Swedish National Food Authority Study, that high-starchy foods cooked and processed at high temperature, are more likely to result in the formation of carcinogens.

This landmark 2002 Swedish study found that potatoes and cereal products, contain the highest levels of acrylamide. The chemical acrylamide is used in the manufacture of plastics, cosmetics, dyes, and water treatment.

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Obesity In Men Associated With Prostate Cancer Risk, Study

Findings of a new study reported in the American Journal of Epidemiology showed that long-term use of a cholesterol-lowering statin drugs, appears to raise the risk of prostate cancer in obese men.

"Given the epidemic of obesity in the US and the frequent use of statins, the positive association we observed raises substantial concern as to the saety of these widely prescribed agents," Dr. Janet Stanford and colleagues of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle reported in the journal.

Stanford and his team researchers matched 1,001 men with prostate cancer diagnosed between 2002 and 2005 from King Country, Washington.

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Vitamin C Injections Had Anti-Cancer Effects On Mice, Study Shows

A study at the National Institutes of Health showed that high doses of vitamin C injections reduced tumors and slowed cancerous growths by about 50 percent in laboratory mice.

Excerpts from findings published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences :

"Researchers discovered that high concentrations of ascorbate had anticancer effects in 75 percent of cancer cells... while sparing normal cells."

"The researchers traced ascorbate's anti-cancer effect to the formation of hydrogen peroxide in the extracellular fluid surrounding the tumors. Normal cells were unaffected," the report said.

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New Plant-based Cancer Vaccine Developed To Fight Cancer, Study

Scientists have developed a plant-based cancer vaccine capable of kick-starting a body's immune response with the hope to treat cancer, according to a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

The vaccine has already been tested and successfully cured cancer in mice. This is also the first time a plant-based cancer vaccine that is tested on humans with promising results. There have been a few trials of cancer vaccines tested on animal or human cells but found to have had mixed results.

A team of researchers led by Ronald Levy of the Stanford University Medical Center tested the vaccine on 16 patients who were recently diagnosed with follicular B-cell lymphoma, a chronic, incurable disease. More than 70 percent of the patients developed an immune response and none experienced any significant side effects.

"The idea is to marshall the body's own immune system to fight cancer. We know that if you get the immune system revved up, it can attack and kill cancer," Ronald Levy said. Finding the right target requires cloning the genes from the patient's tumor, explained the lead author from his interview featured in the paper. Then those genes are injected into a virus, which naturally attacks tobacco plants. This virus is scratched onto the leaves of a tobacco plant and it becomes a "protein production factor," Levy further explained. After a week, the leaves are ground up and then the protein is isolated and injected into the patient.

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Steps To Conduct Self-Examination Of The Breast (SEB)

Breast cancer is every woman's greatest fear. It is one of the leading causes of cancer death among women aged 35 to 54. According to Dr. Rey Joson, a renowned cancer surgeon in Manila, the cause of breast cancer is still unknown, although genetic predisposition is considered a factor. Another factor that might have increased a woman's risk of developing breast cancer is late childbearing. Women who have their first child after the age of 30 have a greater chance of developing breast cancer than women who have a child at a younger age.

However, Dr. Joson said, breast cancer may be arrested or even cured if detected early enough. It is therefore necessary for every women, especially those twenty and above, to conduct a self-examination of the breast (SEB) regularly. This allows a woman to detect lumps at an early stage. Here's some simple steps Dr. Joson recommend to do it properly :

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Steps To Conduct Self-Examination Of The Breast (SEB)

Breast cancer is every woman's greatest fear. It is one of the leading causes of cancer death among women aged 35 to 54. According to Dr. Rey Joson, a renowned cancer surgeon in Manila, the cause of breast cancer is still unknown, although genetic predisposition is considered a factor. Another factor that might have increased a woman's risk of developing breast cancer is late childbearing. Women who have their first child after the age of 30 have a greater chance of developing breast cancer than women who have a child at a younger age.

However, Dr. Joson said, breast cancer may be arrested or even cured if detected early enough. It is therefore necessary for every women, especially those twenty and above, to conduct a self-examination of the breast (SEB) regularly. This allows a woman to detect lumps at an early stage. Here's some simple steps Dr. Joson recommend to do it properly :

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Types of Products for Hair Loss for Women Battling Cancer

There are several types of products for hair loss for women battling cancer. Women who come face to face with the news that they have been diagnosed with cancer experience a wide array of fears and emotions. This is a disheartening diagnosis to say the least. Fortunately, there are a number of technological and medical advancements that allow most women who are diagnosed with cancer to experience relief from the damage that occurs in the body, and some women even have hope for a complete recovery of the cancer that they experience.

The most common treatment for cancer patients is chemotherapy. While beneficial for the health, this type of treatment can result in hair loss. Here, you will learn about chemotherapy and types of products for hair loss for women battling cancer.

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Can you prevent cancer?

Cancer seems to be everywhere, affecting more and more people every day. When you start seeing advertisements on television for cancer treatment centers, you know that there are a lot of people out there with cancer.

There are many thoughts out there about how to prevent cancer. There is a list going around about things that you can eat that will help you prevent cancer.

Check this list out and see if any of these foods are in your diet. If you have cancer, let us know if you have been eating any of the foods on this list.

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US Cancer Institute's Head Warns Of Cellphone Risk

Contrary to numerous studies that don't find a link between cancer and cellphone use, Dr. Ronald Herberman, director of the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute , issued a warning to his faculty and staff this week. The unprecedented memo sent to about 3,000 faculty and staff says : Limit cellphone use because of the possible cancer risk.

Dr. Heberman says that children should use cellphones only for emergencies because their brains are still developing. Adults should use the speakerphone or a wireless headset to keep the phone away from the head. He further warns against using cellphones in public places like in a bus because it exposes others to the electromagnetic radiation from the phones. Cellphones emit radio frequency energy, a type of radiation that is a form of electromagnetic radiation, according to the National Cancer Institute.

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US Cancer Institute's Head Warns Of Cellphone Risk

Contrary to numerous studies that don't find a link between cancer and cellphone use, Dr. Ronald Herberman, director of the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute , issued a warning to his faculty and staff this week. The unprecedented memo sent to about 3,000 faculty and staff says : Limit cellphone use because of the possible cancer risk.

Dr. Heberman says that children should use cellphones only for emergencies because their brains are still developing. Adults should use the speakerphone or a wireless headset to keep the phone away from the head. He further warns against using cellphones in public places like in a bus because it exposes others to the electromagnetic radiation from the phones. Cellphones emit radio frequency energy, a type of radiation that is a form of electromagnetic radiation, according to the National Cancer Institute.

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Anti-Cancer Properties Found In Broccoli

Broccoli contains what could be the most powerful anti-cancer compound ever detected, scientists say from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.

Researchers have isolated an ingredient in broccoli that kindles the activity of critical enzymes in the cell known to help protect against tumors.

The chemical, sulforaphane, have been identified that stimulate these protective enzymes. It could be the main reason that people who eat abundant amounts of broccoli, brussels sprouts and related cruciferous vegetables have significantly reduced risk of cancer compared with those who avoid the foods.

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New Study Shows Hope To Flush Prostate Cancer Cells Out

A study published in the journal Nature Medicine showed a genetically engineered version of the cold virus helped flushed dangerous prostate cancer cells out of hiding in mice, making them visible using positron emission tomography or PET scans, an advanced diagnostic equipment used to target and treat cancers on the cellular level.

Lily Wu of the University of California and her team tinkered with the common cold virus, deleted all of the parts of the cold virus that make people sick using genetic engineering, spliced in genes that make proteins that can be seen on PET scans, and then added in other genes that target prostate cancer cells in mice. When Wu and her team injected the engineered virus into tumors in mice with prostate cancer, PET scans picked up signals from lymph nodes with cancer cells in them. "It's a prostate cancer-specific control switch," Wu said.

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Can Science Make Cancer A "Controllable Disease" ? New Study Shows Promise

Scientists from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, have discovered that cancer could become a "controllable chronic disease."

The study, described by medical experts as "startling" and "unexpected", says that tumors can remain dormant for decades. Eventually, this new discovery could be used to devise immunotherapies for tightening control of tumor growth.

Scientists led by Robert Schreiber, experimented using mice engineered to develop cancer with injections of a tar from cigarette smoke. Researchers found that the animals' immune system could keep the spread of tumors in check over an extended period.

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Expensive, but effective cancer fighting fruit

Every day someone finds out that they have some sort of cancer. The number of people with cancer is growing and we need to find some way to either prevent it.

The medical community continues research for many types of cancer. Searching for the cause and the cure.

What can we do in the meantime?

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Another reason to exercise--if you need one

The benefits of exercise sometimes get ignored. As people frantically search for ways to lose weight with the latest diet fad or program, the simple answer is already out there and it doesn't have to cost you any money at all.

Exercise has additional benefits beyond losing weight--that is it provides valuable cancer fighting agents for your body.

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Latest In Cancer Therapy Research

According to scientists working at the University of Pennsylvania's Wistar Institute, all cancers have something in common : an enzyme called telomerase. Telomerase is associated with the uncontrollable cell growth in as many as 90 percent of all human cancers. It was first discovered in the mid 1990's and since then scientists have been working and finding ways how to stop this enzyme from forming but lack of knowledge hindered them.

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Do microwaves cause cancer?

I have heard of many people claim that 'they just know' that microwaves cause cancer. They won't go near a microwave when it is in use and some people go to the extent of not even owning a microwave.

Do these claims have any substance?

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Vitamin D and Chronic Disease

Growing up I remember spending hour upon hour playing outside-especially during the spring and summer months. As a matter of fact, my brothers and sisters were not unique in that respect. Every family enjoyed the outdoors in the sun.

In those days there was no media blitz warning people to beware of the sun for fear of developing skin cancer. So naturally people spent more time in sunlight without rubbing layers of sunblock on themselves.

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Risk Factors Associated With Breast Cancer

Breast cancer is fast becoming the number one killer among all forms of cancer in women in all parts of the world, studies reveal. As in other forms of cancer, the cause of breast cancer is not really known but researchers in a study that came out in the British medical journal were able to identify certain factors that can trigger the abnormal multiplication of cells that is associated with cancer but cautioned that these were not 100 percent conclusive.

* Excess weight and eating foods that are rich in fats are possible risk factors.

* The long-term use of hormone replacements in menopause and the use of oral contraceptives is increasing breast cancer risk.

* A woman's age ( doctors say women after the age of 45 years are at risk).

* A long span of years between the start and end of menstruation.

* Not having children or having them after the age of 35.

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Role Of Diet In Cancer Treatment

For many patients with cancer, taking the appropriate diet becomes a challenge. Side effect of cancer treatments, such as chemotherapy and radiotherapy, is the loss of appetite that may further deplete the patient's will to live. Boosting appetite is boosting one's chances of survival, nutritionists say.

"Most importantly, cancer patients must take energy food like carbohydrates and sugar to invigorate them," says Sanirose Orbeta, a noted nutritionist. Food rich in carbohydrates assist in releasing the needed energy to sustain the body. Protein from meat products will only slow down the patient's digestive system. If patients don't feel like eating solid foods, Orbeta suggests, they can try liquid or powdered meal replacements during times when it is hard for them to eat food.

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Cancer - Preventing Properties of Coconut Oil

A study found that coconut oil contains superior anti-cancer properties. Dr. Clara Lim Sylianco, discovered that the low-cost coconut oil can prevent the formation of cancer cells induced by chemicals.

Sylianco began testing rats in January 1990, by introducing to rats various cancer-causing chemicals, particularly those that produce carcinogenic properties on the skin as well as other abnormalities on the fetus, liver and colon.

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Circumcision Reduces Cervical Cancer Risk, Study

A cervical cancer study suggest that women who have sex with circumcised men have lower rates of cervical cancer, and the men themselves are less likely to develop genital warts. The study says that men with intact foreskins were three times more likely than circumcised men to be infected with the human papillomavirus. That, in turn, may increase the risk of passing the virus on to their sex partners.

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Alcohol Drinking Raises The Risk Of Breast Cancer, Study Says

A US study has linked alcohol consumption to an increased risk of breast cancer in postmenopausal women. The research found that women who had one to two small drinks a day were 32 percent more likely to develop a hormone-sensitive tumor. Three or more drinks a day raised the risk by 51 percent, said Jasmine Lew, a researcher at the National Cancer Institute and the study's lead investigator.

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Asbestos Poisoning The Cause of Six Family Deaths

A Canadian First Nations family that has incredibly lost five of its members to asbestos poisoning, has now lost a sixth.

Rita Swain died earlier in late March from mesothelioma, reports the Canadian Press. She was diagnosed three years ago with the asbestos-related disease, which affected the lining of her stomach.

Raven ThunderSky herself has asbestos-related lung disease, and represents the seventh family member to be afflicted with asbestos-related health issues. Swain was ThunderSky's half-sister.

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Breast Cancer + Grapefruit

I read everywhere that a great way to prevent cancer is to eat plenty of fruit and vegetables along with a balanced diet. The anti-oxidants that are found in many fruits and vegetables are great cancer fighting agents.

You will not believe the recent report on grapefruit as it relates to breast cancer.

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Top Anti-Cancer Food List

Prevention is still the only realistic means of battling cancer. As has been said "Cancer prevention remains as the most essential method of preventing early deaths from cancer."

From the "Natural Remedies Encyclopedia (4th ed., c2004), the best cancer-fighting foods include :

* Carotene-rich foods : carrots, yams, green vegetables, tomatoes. This includes all fruits that are red, orange, and yellow.

* Antioxidant-rich foods : garlic, onions, broccoli, wheat germ, sea vegetables, and leafy vegetables.

* Steamed cruciferous vegetables : broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, kale.

* Protease inhibitors : beans (especially soy), rice, potatoes, corn.

* High fiber foods : whole grains (especially brown rice), fruits, and vegetables.

* Lignan foods : Flaxseed oil, walnuts.

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7 Things You Can Do To Avoid Cancer

Cancer generally is easier to prevent than to treat, health experts say. Nourishing the body, building up the immune system and avoiding excess and debilitating substances enables the body to resist cancer. Report from the National Cancer Institute, Press Bureau said : "About 80% of cancer cases appear to be linked to the way people lived their lives. For example, whether or not you smoke, the foods you eat, and certain industrial pollutants all affect your likelihood of getting cancer. The role of diet in the cause and prevention of cancer is particularlly important. About 35% of cancer deaths may be associated with dietary influences."

The NCI press bureau listed seven things you must do to avoid contracting cancer :

1. Avoid obesity : If you are 40% or more overweight, you increase your risk of colon, breast, prostate, gallbladder, ovary, and uterine cancer.

2. Cut down on fat intake. High-fat intake may be a factor in the development of certain cancers (particularly breast, colon, and prostate). By avoiding fatty foods, you are better able to control body weight.

3. Eat more high-fiber foods. These include wholegrain breads and cereals, fruits, vegetables, and legumes (such as dry peas and beans). These foods may help to reduce the risk of colon cancer.

4. Include foods rich in vitamins A and C. Favorable foods are dark-green and deep-yellow fresh vegetables and fruits, such as carrots, yams, peaches, and apricots for beta-carotene, the precursor of vitamin A. Also use oranges, grapefruits, strawberries, and green and red peppers for vitamin C. These foods may help lower risk for cancers of the larynx, esophagus, and the lungs.

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More women die of this cancer than any other

Every day more and more women are diagnosed with cancer. It really is scary.

Even scarier is the fact that no one really knows what causes cancer. There are some theories out there based on statistics and research, but the exact cause is not known.

Do you know what the no. 1 cancer is that is killing more women than any other cancer today?

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Study Says No Brain Cancer Link To Cell Phones

Today, the cell phone is one of the gizmos most people can't live without. But while, it connects people around the globe, there's been an undercurrent of fear that it may make our lives shorter, what with previous independent studies pointing at it's adverse effects on the human body, such as heating up the brain and causing headaches and nausea.

Now, we can relax and heave a sigh of relief. A study, published in the British Journal of Cancer, zeroed in on the ris of acoustic neuroma or benign tumors which grow in the nerve connecting the inner ear and ear to the brain, near where handsets are held. The study also investigated other kinds of tumor and their possible association with mobile phone use.

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Anemia Drugs Increased Risk Of Blood Clots In Cancer Patients, Study Says

A study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association says anemia drugs called ESAs or erythropoiesis stimulating agents, increase the risk of blood clots and death in cancer patients. ESAs, the study said, raise the risk of death by 10 percent in patients who took them compared to those who did not.

"Our findings, in conjunction with basic science studies, raise the concern that the drug may be stimulating cancer and shortening cancer patient's survival," said Dr. Charles Bennett of Northwestern University in Chicago."The findings of mortality are new and are different from prior reports," he added. The study extracted data from 51 clinical trials with 13,611 patients who were treated with ESA's or a placebo.

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Breast MRI : A Better Mammogram?

For many years, most women have found mammograms to do a good job of detecting breast cancer early. However, no screening is perfect, and the x-ray images of the traditional mammogram were found to miss some cancers. Last year, two studies of high-risk women compared breast MRIs with other screening tests - standard x-ray mammography, ultrasound, and clinical breast exams.

The study found that MRI scans identified cancers the other techniques missed. It showed that MRIs were especially helpful in women with dense breasts, which have more glandular and connective tissue and less fat than normal.

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Obesity Increases Risk To Uterine And Breast Cancer

One major study says obesity or excess weight is most strongly linked to cancer of the uterine lining and breast cancer. The study estimated that an overweight woman has twice the risk of developing cancer than a lean one, once she becomes obese, the risk as much as 3.5 to 5-fold. Fat cells apparently play a role that can spur the cancer growth.

"Fat cells are not just static storage depots," explains American Cancer Society epidemiologist Eugenia Calle. The worst, because it's most metabolically active, is visceral fat, the kind that builds up in the abdomen and sorrounds organ there.

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Breast Cancer May Run In The Family, Study Shows

How many women with breast cancer have family members also suffering from the disease? The odds of getting breast cancer may have been there before being born, as some studies have shown. One study shows there is a close correlation between consanguinity and breast cancer incidence. Women whose first- degree relatives such as their mother, daughters or sisters who have breast cancer have a higher risk of contracting the disease. Another study shows baby girls who weighed more than 8.8 pounds at birth may be move prone to the disease in adulthood, and those who were breastfed are 20-35 percent less likely to get premenopause breast cancer.

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Prostate Problems Affect Men Over Fifty

Most men do not have prostate problems before the age of fifty, and a healthy prostate gland is necessary for the reproductive system of men. After the age of fifty, there are many men who do have prostate problems. The men who are conscientious about their health usually find any prostate problems before these become very serious. There are at least two medical tests that have been developed to help men avoid any prostate problems. Regular medical tests after the age of fifty for men will usually include these two tests

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Top 10 Cancer Causing Foods

Cancer is a common illness in our society. You may wonder what you can do to decrease your risk of developing cancer, especially if you believe that you have a genetic predisposition for it. The following foods are known to promote cancer.

1. Refined sugar.

Cancer feeds off of sugar in the blood stream. Given this information, it makes sense to keep your blood sugar levels at a reasonable point, rather than eating sugary foods that elevate them. Not only will this cut a source from cancer cells, but it will allow your overall health and immune system to function more effectively.

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Alternative cancer treatment

Most cancer treatments include some sort of surgery combined with chemotherapy and radiation. The treatment can be almost as painful as the actual cancer.

Some people decide not to take the normal course of treatment and opt for an alternative one.

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Liver Cancer Treatment

The word 'cancer' brings fear to most people. Fortunately, there are many solutions for liver cancer treatment that can help you deal with liver cancer.

In order to properly treat liver cancer, the liver needs to go through a detoxification process. In order to flush the liver, begin with the simplest solution. Drink between one half to one gallon a day. Tea and juice can also provide hydration while adding cancer fighting ingredients that are known to help your body defend itself against cancer.

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Prostate Cancer Prevention: Coming out of the Dark.

Women have to worry about breast cancer prevention, cervical cancer prevention and a myriad of other diseases directly related to the female body and reproductive syndrome. Men are not left out of this need to worry about their internal system's health. Cures and tips abound for developing antibodies for cancer protections but first many men need to become educated on a very real problem and that is prostate cancer prevention.

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Leukemia Prevention That Everyone Needs To Know

Leukemia prevention is a serious topic with all parents. There is always this overwhelming fear that a loved one or child will be stricken with the cancer. Leukemia can actually occur at any age, but unlike most cancers there are no set patterns of risk factors leading to a diagnosis of leukemia.

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Understanding Brain Cancer control

There is one particular organ in the human body that still remains much of a mystery to this day. It is the brain. The vast potential contained within a myriad of cells and nerves is astonishing. For as much potential it has, it is a delicate organ without which life would be impossible.

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Pancreatic Cancer Prevention and the Silent Killer

Many disease found in the world today are what is termed "silent killers". This definition or term refers to the fact that the disease often goes undetected because there are no visible warning signs. Pancreatic cancer is one of these diseases and is the deadly. The Center for Disease Control and the Mayo Institute report pancreatic cancer as the number one cause of cancer death.

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Does Using Hair Dye Cause Cancer?

There are so many factors that could be contributing to cancer today. It could be the water, the air we breathe, the food we eat and even the dye we use on our hair.

Is there a definitive answer to the question, Does Hair Dye Cause Cancer?

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Breast Cancer And The Pink Ribbon

Once upon a time the color pink in a ribbon did not have a significant meaning attached. It was something one wore in the hair or perhaps as a lovely necklace. Today, thanks to the Susan G. Komen for the Cure, women and men from around the world pay tribute and homage to those who have lost the fight against breast cancer.

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Cancer Prevention Current Trends and Control

There was a time when the very idea of cancer prevention and control was nonexistent. It simply was not heard of. A diagnosis of cancer was one of dire consequences that more often than not ended quite badly for the patient. Modern advances in medicine have dramatically increased the expectancy for cancer patients but what is more astounding are the continual medical updates that are released involving cancer prevention and even cancer control.

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Diabetes May Raise Risk Of Liver Cancer, Study Says

A study from Baylor College of Medicine in Houston warns that diabetes may triple the risk of liver cancer. Patients in this population based study were identified using US Medicare data. Out of 2,161 liver cancer patients examined over a five year period, 43 percent had diabetes for three years before their diagnosis. On the other hand, only 19 percent of 6,183 random individuals in a control group had diabetes during a three-year period.

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Light Therapy Against Cancer Of The Pancreas

Light therapy is one of the treatments that made inroads against cancer of the pancreas, one of the top 10 leading causes of death from cancer worldwide. Pancreatic cancer, doctors agree, is one of the most difficult cancers to treat because the pancreas is near major arteries and organs and plays a vital role in body functions.

The therapy was devised by University College Hospital doctors in London led by Stephen Brown. This so-called photodynamic therapy delivers targeted beams of brilliant light into the abdomen, shrank the tumor and increased the lifespan of many of the patients who were given it. A case study published in the specialist British Journal Gut, sixteen patients with advanced, inoperable pancreatic cancer were first injected with a chemical, meso-tetrahydoxyphenyl, that made their cells highly sensitive to light. Three days later, doctors inserted six fiber-optic needles through the abdominal skin that pointed directly at the tumor. They then beamed a diode laser down the needles, with the goal of killing the sensitized cancer cells with intense red light. Most of the patients had large tumors, but in each case the treatment caused the cancer to shrink. Almost half were still alive one year later, two survived two years, and one patient managed 30 months.

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How you cook your foods matters

It is nearly impossible to do studies on what causes cancer. There are so many different facets of experiments that must be considered. For example let's say you are trying to prove that some food product, we'll call it Food Product 1, causes cancer. It could be that Food Product 1 alone does not cause cancer, but in combination with Food Product 2 or 3, it can be a potential carcinogen. The issue is isolating all the factors, creating a control group and coming up with any reliable results.

Recent research results from a company in Sweden seem to point to acrylamide as a cancer causing agent.

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Dr. Kelly's Approach To Cure Cancer

Is cancer a deficiency disease? Dr. William Donald Kelley, author of the book "One Answer to Cancer," believed that cancer is nothing more than a simple deficiency disease. The book tells not only his own victory over a supposedly "terminal" pancreatic cancer but also the theoretical explanation of the procedures he used in getting well.

Dr. Kelley's anti-cancer system of Metabolic Ecology provides a five-point battle plan. The five equally important segments are :

* The anti-cancer diet

* Supplemental nutritional support

* Body detoxification

* Neurological stimulation

* Emotional and spiritual harmony

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Hormone Pills And Cancer

Hormone pills or the pills used for hormonal menopause therapy have been reclassified by World Health Organization (WHO) from "possibly carcinogenic" to "carcinogenic." These pills are now added to the list of substances that can cause cancer.

Based on consistent evidence from studies published over the last few years, a panel of 21 scientists analyzed and concluded that estrogen and progestin menopause therapy slightly increases the risk of endometrial cancer when progestin is taken less than 10 days a month. Research has shown that the chance of a woman developing breast cancer during her life is one in seven.

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Scientists Eye Anti-Cancer Properties From Sugar Cane

A study conducted by Hawaiian researchers showed that cane sugar has exhibited anti-cancer properties, equal in potency to cisplatin and carboplatin, two drugs commonly used in the chemotherapy of cancer patients.

Sucrose or raw sugar can be transformed into two potent anti-cancer agents that showed potential as cures against Lewis-Lung carcinoma and P388 leukemia in mice. The anti-cancer agents bore no toxic effects other than recoverable
weight loss, the study revealed.

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Cayenne Pepper Kills Cancer

Besides being a great medicinal herb for heart health and a great culinary spice, cayenne pepper has also been documented by none other than the American Association of Cancer Research as being an effective deterrent against cancer. Japanese medical researchers validated this study as well asserting that capsaicin, the active ingredient in cayenne, somehow kills androgen-independent prostate cancer cells within the male body.

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Digital Mammography For Early Breast Cancer Detection

Breast cancer is one of the leading cause of death among women worldwide. In my country alone, some 6,360 breast cancer patients die each year. This is tragic because, as some studies have shown, when breast cancer can be detected early and the disease treated properly, these women can live long and productive lives. This also shows the importance of early detection.

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Do we really know what causes cancer?

We've all heard that sun exposure can cause skin cancer in some people. There are mutliple warnings from doctors, dermatologists, magazine article writers and the press that we should be lathering up with a sun protection SPF cream every day and wearing hats, covering our skin--all to avoid dangerous exposure to the sun.

So, now that we are all covered up with sunscreen and not getting any sun exposure whatsoever.....

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Changes In Bowel Habits Can Be Sign Of Cancer, Health Experts Say

Each individual usually has adapted his own pattern of stool evacuation. And anything that deviates from the usual bowel habit should establish some concern with regards it's possible causes. Whether this changes in bowel habits is due to the type offood ingested, psychologic disorders or lesions in the gastrointestinal tract, these changes need to be determined and investigated for it may be the link to an early detection of colonic or rectal cancer, according to reports from the files of the Philippine College of Surgeons, Information Committee.

From the files , it was emphasized that a patient should be able to detect these various changes in his usual bowel habits, when they occur and seek medical consultation whenever possible. The patient must be fully aware of the various forms that may take place. These are :

1. Constipation - is the abnormal retention of fecal materials or undue delay in evacuation compared with the patients usual bowel habits or patterns. It may refer to the fact that the evacuation of stools is infrequent than usual, or the stools are small in quantity or abnormally hard and dry. When chronic, it may signal a more serious colonic or rectal pathology.cion

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Fighting Mesothelioma Cancer With Alternative Medicine

Research in alternative medicine and conventional therapies to treat mesothelioma cancer continues to be explored in hopes to find a cure or to prolong life. Currently main stream medicine uses conventional drugs and therapies which include Alimta and other chemotherapy drugs, surgery to remove tumors, and radiation therapy to lesson symptoms.

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Here's A Quick Way To Select A Gift For A Cancer Patient

When someone you know is strickened with cancer, you normally feel confused and helpless. However, that should not stop us from giving them some moral support. A meaningful present is one of the greatest ways to help a cancer patient by cheering him up.

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Diets and Cancer: How We Fill Our Bodies With Toxins While We Line The Pockets Of Food Companies

Most people believe cancers come out of nowhere. It is an irrefutable fact that what you consume on a daily basis will hugely contribute to your risk of cancer. Some of the food we eat have large amounts of cancer promoters (carcinogens) that cause cancers. In this article, we shall explore 3 common types of carcinogens present in an average person's diet, what food we should eat and shouldn't eat to prevent cancer.

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Male Breast Cancer: A Real Threat

Despite the initial skepticism that some might feel when learning about male breast cancer, it is a very real disease. Though men are only about 1% as likely to be diagnosed with breast cancer as women, in 2005 1,690 men found themselves facing just that reality. Perhaps even more sobering is the fact that more then 25% of men who are diagnosed with it, die of male breast cancer.

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The cure for cancer could be huge

What would the cure for cancer mean to you? Do you know someone who has cancer, or even have it yourself?

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The Real Reasons Why Natural Cures For Cancer Are Not Widely Accepted

The main cause of cancer according to natural cancer treatment doctors is an unhealthy diet and lifestyle. Their approach to getting rid of cancer involves eliminating the root cause of cancer and not just the symptoms. Contrary to what most of us consider as a nutritious diet, an average person's diet is made up of toxic food like processed food, dairy products and meat. The immune system cannot operate optimally when these toxins pollute our bodies and this causes diseases to develop. By keeping the immune system up, our bodies can heal itself and annihilate the cancer cells naturally from within.

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How To Test For Cancer Without Burning A Hole In Your Pocket

Cancer screening tests are simply attempts to detect cancer at an early stage to increase the odds of a full recovery before it is too late. There are general cancer tests to detect signs of cancer in your body and other specialized cancer tests to detect specific cancer types. The exact type of cancer tests you should take depends on which cancer risk group you belong to.

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Cervical Cancer

I have seen a lot of ads on TV lately saying that cervical cancer is often preventable. Isn't that amazing? Though there are things you can do to prevent other types of cancer, there is never a straightforward answer that works. This type of cancer is known to be caused by a virus that can be taken care of it caught early enough. This is why it is important for all women to get a yearly pap test to be sure the virus is not present in their system.

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Cell Phones and Cancer?

Hello, Moms! Welcome to this month's Blog Topic: Electrofrazzled? This month I want to introduce you to the huge stressor we all face every day - Electro smog. What is it? How does it affect us? What can we do about it? Be sure to stop by each day for great tips and ideas and good information that will help you to vastly reduce your stress due to electro smog! You don't want to miss it!

Please note, I am neither doctor nor scientist. You need to evaluate this info for yourself and make your own decisions regarding it. I can't be responsible for your health.

Hi there, Moms!

I've got a few more tidbits for you regarding cell phones. According to the article "When Bad News Is No News" By M. Fosburg, which challenges the American Press for not printing research that causes concern regarding cell phones:

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Does Caffeine Cause Cancer?

The caffeine in coffee has been linked to cancer of the liver, bladder, kidney, and pancreas. But the research on the carcinogenicity of caffeine to support these claims was often anecdotal or fraught with inaccuracies and remains difficult to duplicate and validate.

Coffee is a complex chemical compound . Researchers , so far have identified more than three hundred substances in coffee, of which caffeine is but one. Caffeine is not the only substance in coffee that has been linked to bladder cancer. Tar and other chemicals formed when coffee is roasted have caused bladder cancer in guinea pigs even when no caffeine was present. One study reported from the Harvard School of Public Health showed that drinking two cups of coffee a day may double the risk of cancer of the pancreas. The researchers said the results were only preliminary and suggestive of further study.

To explore the other side of this issue, there are some studies lately that showed some evidence that caffeine may be anticarcinogenic and actually helpful in treating cancer. When caffeine is given in combination with radiation therapy or anticancer drugs, the effectiveness of these treatments seems to increase. Caffeine appears to prevent cancer cells from repairing themselves, hence making them more liable to destruction by radiation and drugs and less likely to spread quickly. But don't jump the gun , caffeine is not a cancer cure. More research and work needs to be done in these area as well.

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Exposure To Chemical In Plastic Linked To Prostate Cancer

Scientists have found that exposure to a chemical that leaks from plastic causes genetic changes in animal's developing prostate glands that may initiate the most common form of cancer in males.

Bisphenol A or BPA is the chemical used in the manufacture of polycarbonate plastic of baby bottles, microwave cookware and other consumer goods. In previous studies, health experts and scientists have discovered that chemicals in the environment mimic estrogens and may be a contributing factor to female and male reproductive diseases including prostate cancer. BPA ranks among the world's most widely used industrial chemicals.

The scientists from the University of Illinois at Chicago and the University of Cincinnati exposed newborn rats to low doses of BPA. Results showed the structure of genes in their prostate cells was permanently altered. One key gene was switched on, producing cell-damaging enzyme that has been detected in cancerous prostate cells but not normal cells. These results are in line with previous animal research that shows chemicals can induce genetic changes that alter sperm and other reproductive functions.

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Food Remedies To Reduce Risk Of Cancer

Research shows that you can use food to reduce your risk of cancer. The right sort of diet, coupled with a healthy weight and regular exercise, can help prevent about 30 to 40 percent of cancer. In particular, general population studies show that people who eat five or more servings of fresh fruits and vegetables have half the cancer risk of people who eat just two servings a day.

Conversely, research shows that people with cancer have lower intakes of raw and fresh fruits and vegetables. They eat less citrus, leafy green vegetables, carrots, lettuce, and cruciferous vegetables, which are found to help prevent some forms of cancer.

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Soy : The Anti-Cancer Food

Soy is the name for food made from soybeans. It is one of the few plant foods that contains the proper balance of the eight essential amino acids, making it a valuable protein source. Studies have shown that the most effective cancer blocker in soybeans are the isoflavones. The isoflavone called genistein is the antioxidant power that makes this food fight and inhibits the growth of cancer cells.

To mention a few of the studies that showed results of genistein and it's prevention and protection properties : A Finnish study compared the levels of isoflavones in Japanese and Finnish men. The levels of isoflavones in Japanese men were found to be one hundred times higher. It was observed that the cancer seems to grow so slowly that many Japanese men die without developing clinical disease. The study's conclusion, published in the Lancet, was that maintaining a lifelong concentration of isoflavones in the blood could be the reason Japanese prostate cancers remain latent. Another study by scientists at the University of Alabama (1990) showed that genistein reduced the number of mammary tumors in breast cancer experiments in animals.

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Phytonutrients In Preventing Cancer

Plants contain many compounds that not only protect them against such foes as bacteria, fungus, and bad weather but also contain substances that can also prevent disease in humans. The general term for these compounds is phytonutrients or phytochemicals. These phytonutrients have also been recently discovered by scientists to prevent cancer. It help explain why a diet high in fruits and vegetables is associated with lower rates of cancer.

Here are some of the phytonutrients that have recently made news and where you can find them in foods.

* Allium and allyl sulfides in garlic, onions, leeks , found to reduce risk of stomach and colon cancer.

* Anthocyanins, red pigments found in red grape skins, citrus, berries, and yams. These are antioxidants said to protect our body's DNA from damage.

* Catechins protect against stomach cancer and are found in berries and black and green tea.

* Ellagic acid inhibits cancer cells and detoxifies certain carcinogens. Found in fruits and vegetables but particularly high in apples, berries, cherries, grapes, and walnuts, as well as other nuts.

* Indoles are present in broccoli, cabbage, brussels sprouts, turnips, and dark green leafy vegetables. Indoles act on enzymes, which are important to the body's cancer fighting mechanisms.

* Isoflavanoids. Genistein and daidzein found in soybeans appear to deactivate excess estrogen and thus lower the risk of hormonelike cancers of the breast, cervix, and uterus.

* Lignans present in flax seed and whole grains block estrogen and are thought to reduce the risk of breast cancer.

* Lycopenes carotenoids and a redish pigment, are associated with a reduced risk of prostate cancer and cancers of the digestive tract. Found in tomatoes, red grapefruit, watermelon, and apricots.

* Monoterpenes help prevent cancer by increasing the production of liver enzymes that detoxify carcinogenic substances.

* P-coumaric acid occur in such common fruits and vegetables as pineapple, strawberries, peppers, and tomatoes. They detoxify nitrosamines which are known to be carcinogenic.

* Polyphenols in green tea are found to lower the risk of stomach cancer.

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The Anatomy of Addiction

It is frightfully easy to stay addicted. Status quo is what the brain has become accustomed to - day in and day out.

Changing status quo disturbs the centre of the brain that deals with reactions.

You CAN break the habit, but you must be conscious about what it requires to stay away from addiction. I quit smoking in 2006, and hope you will find this useful.

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Immunotherapy, New Hope In Fight Against Cancer

Immunology experts say immunotherapy is now becoming the fourth modality in the fight against cancer, joining other medical cures such as surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy.

Dr. Steven A. Rosenberg and colleagues at the National Cancer Institute in Bethesda, Md. used a gene therapy approach that transferred tumor-killing genes into the white blood cells of the patients with advanced melanoma, a rare type of skin cancer. The cells multiplied and attacked the tumors in two of their patients. Both have been living cancer-free 19 months after the experiment. The study showed it was possible to transfer cancer-fighting traits into the genes of patients.

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Hair Styles Collection 2006

Are you having trouble finding a new hair style for December? Check out the newly published December 06 Hair Styles Collection for some great ideas. There are a few long hair styles, medium length hair styles and one short hair style included in the collection.

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Emotions And Cancer

The role of depression in the genesis of cancer has been the subject in a couple of studies. Doctors observed that stress of various types can have an effect on the body's immune functioning which would eventually manifest to the possible development of cancers.

One major evidence for the association of depression with cancer death was provided by a study at the Western Electric Company in Chicago where over two thousand men employed by the company were given the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) Depression Test. For decades these men were monitored ; there was a two-fold increase in the risk for death from cancer associated with higher scores on the depression scale. Depression was an independent predictor of cancer death even after the influences of cigarette smoking, family history of cancer, alcohol, age and occupational status were accounted for.

Another study demonstrated that patients treated with chemotherapy and psychotherapy had longer survival times than those treated with chemotherapy alone. In 1989, a study was published which showed that mental attitude can have significant impact on disease. Women with breast cancer were randomly assigned to either treatment group or a control group. Both group were treated the same in terms of chemotherapy and radiation, the only difference was that the treatment group also met for 90 minutes weekly for one year to address social support issues. The treatment group was approximately 37 months compared with only 19 months in the control group.

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How Best To Prevent Colon Cancer

There are now many studies on how best to prevent colon cancer as it is a threat that many fear today. Colon cancer usually starts in the large intestine, also known as colon, or the rectum. Colon cancer is caused by the development of dead cells into a lump over a period of time. The risk to getting colon cancer increases if your parents or close relatives have also gotten colon cancer. It seemed that colon cancer is aggravated by unhealthy diets such as ready meals and fast food.

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Shark Cartilage For Cancer Prevention?

Cancer specialists have documented the favorable effects of shark cartilage in some of their cancer patients. Shark cartilage is believed to play an important role in preventing and helping treat cancer cells by inhibiting the development of blood vessel growth known as angiogenesis. This helps in killing cancer cells by inhibiting the development of a blood vessel network.

Dr. Michael Meshad, a well-known oncologist in the United States, reported the case of Yoriko "Ruth" Bynum, a 59-year-old resident of Alabama, who was diagnosed to have metastatic lung cancer. Since the cancer has already extensively spread, it was considered a death sentence.

Ruth was given high-dose shark cartilage (80 grams per day) which afforded progressive relief in her symptoms especially the joint and muscle pains, incessant cough and difficulty of breathing. After two months on shark cartilage, Dr. Meshad was amazed that Ruth no longer required oxygen and was fully ambulatory. Repeat chest X-ray showed nearly complete resolution of her lung cancer which further improved with the repeat examination three months later.

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Does Caffeine Cause Diseases?

Caffeine is a stimulant found in coffee, tea, carbonated beverages, cocoa, chocolate, and medications. The adverse effects of caffeine have been known for a long time, sleep disturbances; mood changes such as anxiety, depression, and irritability; heartburn and stomach upsets. It has also been suggested that caffeine in coffee may cause cancer of the liver, bladder, kidney and pancreas. But the research used to support these claims was often anecdotal or fraught with inaccuracies such that it was difficult to duplicate or validate. Therefore, the carcinogenicity of caffeine remains controversial.

Currently, caffeine is being reexamined and there are even press releases claiming that coffee has antioxidants that are beneficial for the body. One study of 128,000 men and women reportedly showed no increase in the risk of heart disease from drinking filtered coffee, as published in the Journal Circulation on May 2, 2006. Another conflicting report published in the Journal of the American Medical Association in March 2006 says that two or more cups of coffee a day can increase the risk of heart disease in people with a specific genetic mutation that shows the breakdown of caffeine in the body.

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Obesity Increases Risk For Cancers

A study estimated that excess weight may increase the risk of developing cancers of the colon, breast, uterus, kidney, esophagus, pancreas, gallbladder, liver, and top of the stomach. Specialists say that obese people and those with expanding waistlines need to better understand how fat cells fuel cancer growth so they might fight back.

"Obesity makes taking care of cancer patients much more complicated," says Dr. Christopher Desch, a medical oncologists in Richmond, Virginia. Being overweight can make it harder to spot tumors early, catch recurrences, determine the best chemotheraphy dose, and fit into radiation machine.

Weight is most strongly linked to cancer of the uterine lining, or endometrium. An overweight woman has twice the risk of developing that cancer than a lean one; once she becomes obese, the risk rises as much as 3.5 to 5-fold.

Fat is link to breast cancer in postmenopausal women. Fat cells are not just static storage but what is worst is the visceral fat , the most metabolically active that builds up in the abdomen and surrounds organs there, the research revealed. After menopause, fat becomes a woman's leading source of estrogen. While anti-estrogen therapies are common, the fatter the woman is, the harder it is to lower hormone levels, one reason the obese have at least a 50 percent greater chance of dying from breast cancer than lean patients, Dr. Desch said.

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Prostate Cancer - A Case for Early Detection

Prostate Cancer, it seems, is one of the most common forms of cancer in men. Some of the platitudes served up in hopes of calming your fears, are just plain dumb. Things like "More men die with prostate cancer than from it" or "It's one of the best cancers to get-it's so slow growing". NONSENSE. Cancer is cancer and NONE of it is good. A positive diagnosis always hits hard, especially if cancer has never been a factor in your family medical history.

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Chlorine-based Chemicals Can Cause Breast Cancer, Study

Chlorine-based chemicals may be an important factor in the development of breast cancer, says a research group from the Women's Environment Development Organization.

A study released by Greenpeace titled "Chlorine, Human Health & the Environment : Breast Cancer Warning," found :

* Women with the highest concentration of chlorine-based pesticides and chemicals in their blood were four to ten times more at risk than women with lower concentration.

* Chlorine-based chemicals including pesticides and materials used to make vinyl had caused cancer in laboratory animals.

* Women exposed to the chemicals in the workplace often have unusually high rates of breast cancer. US countries with hazardous waste sites are six and a half times more likely to have a higher breast cancer rate.

* Breast cancer mortality rates in Israel decreased sharply when it banned several-chlorine based pesticides while rates in other states rose.

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How To Prevent Breast Cancer

Breast cancer is a terrible disease that affects mainly the females. If you are a female, then it is important for you to learn how the disease develops and how to prevent breast cancer. Being diagnosed with breast cancer can have a deep emotional and pyschological impact to you as a female, which you want to avoid.

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Prevent Esophagus Cancer By Managing Your Acid Reflux Symptoms

It is possible to prevent esophagus cancer by managing your acid reflux symptoms. If you have acid reflux, your doctor would be recommending that you be more careful about your diet. To manage acid reflux symptoms, there are also over the counter and prescription drugs available.

Esophagus cancer occurs in the esophagus near the stomach. Tiny tumors develop which will eventually spread to other parts of the body. It is possible to prevent esophagus cancer by managing your acid reflux symptoms as cancer is caused when the lining of the esophagus is removed by the acid in the stomach. Very often, your body will cover the inside of the esophagus with protective tissue. However, this new tissue could become cancerous.

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Fighting A Rare Cancer Called Mesothelioma

This is the story of Dr. Stephen Jay Gould, a Harvard paleontologist professor, and how he faced the Big C with a lot of attitude and courage.

In July of 1982, at the age of 40, the American writer and professor, Stephen Jay Gould was diagnosed with a rare cancer called abdominal mesothelioma. Mesothelioma is a serious cancer usually associated with exposure to asbestos. Being a scientist, he researched and waded into the medical literature to find out more about the disease. He describes what he found : " The literature couldn't have been more brutally clear. Mesothelioma is incurable, with a median mortality of only eight months after discovery."

In other cases , when we feel vulnerable or affected by the research findings, we tend to be intimidated. But not Gould. His swords of battle are numerous but what stands out was his attitude and sanguine personality in fighting the cancer. He did not allow himself to be overwhelmed by the negative statistics of eight months. To him the statistic is not his destiny but an abstract. After the diagnosis, he tried experimental treatment of chemotherapy, radiation, surgery, and even taking the cannabis or marijuana.

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Prostate Cancer Treatment Via Surgery

If you have early stage prostate cancer, your doctor may recommend surgery as the first course of treatment. Operation is likely to be a less complicated one whereby the surgeon just removes the cancerous section of your prostate gland. However, there are cases where prostate cancer surgery treatment does not go according to plan. This happens when cancerous cells are also found close to your nerves or the urethra.

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Radiotherapy For Prostate Cancer Treatment

Your doctor is likely to prescribe radiation therapy, or commonly known as radiotherapy, for your prostate cancer treatment. Radiotherapy kills off your cancerous cells with high energy radiation beams. However, even with higher precision in the technology and process today, some normal body cells are inevitably also killed during the treatment sessions. When this happens, you are likely to experience side effects.

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How Your Weight Affects Your Prostate Cancer Treatment

There are some options that you can consider for treatment when you are diagnosed with prostate cancer. In general, your health, weight and age are important factors that contribute to the decision making process. If you are overweight, this factor alone can affect how your prostate cancer treatment is going to be like.

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A Case Of A Cancer Patient Treated With Vitamin B17

Here's a case of a cancer patient and her story of how an alternative approach, the non-toxic metabolic treatment of cancer using Vitamin B17 or amygdalin made her the longest living cancer patient in the Philippines so far treated with this vitamin.

Mrs. Carmen Gutierrez from Manila is the case in point. She had undergone the removal of her right breast (radical mastectomy) and also removal of her ovaries (bilateral oophorectomy) followed by radiation. In 1960, though feeling well, she wanted to know if she had still cancer. The Philippine Cancer Society (PCS) made several laboratory tests and X-ray scans of her chest and bones but found nothing wrong. However, her urine test was found positive of cancer, indicating the presence of malignancy. The doctor who developed this inexpensive and non-invasive Beta-Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (HCG) Immunoassay test was Dr. Manuel Navarro. The screening test detects HCG in urine indicating the presence of cancer cells even before signs or symptoms are revealed.

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Understand the Hazards of Tanning - Both Indoor and Outdoor

Skin cancer is on the rise in North America but are we hearing the warning signs being issued by health organizations? The warnings are everywhere about exposure to UVA and UVB whether that be directly from the sun or from using tanning beds and sun lamps. Hazards of tanning are real and should not be taken lightly. Some scientists have started to suggest that there may be a link between UVA radiation and malignant melanoma, the most serious form of skin concern. The hazards of tanning will only continue to grow in the future. So what can you do to project yourself?

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Possible Cure For Leukemia?

Leukemia is a type of cancer. All cancers begin in cells, which make up blood and other tissues. Normally, cells grow and divide to form new cells as the body needs them. When cells grow old, they die, and new cells take their place.

Sometimes the process goes wrong and new cells form when the body doesn't need them and old cells don't die when they should. The exact reason for this is not known. Scientist only know, for sure, what is happening in the body to create the cancer.

A doctor at the Department of Veterinary Bio-sciences at Ohio State University is researching the connection between leukemia and measles, and how measles might be a potential cure for leukemia.

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Can Eating Fruits and Vegetables Prevent Prostate Cancer?

You should know by now that you need to consume fruits and vegetables for a balanced diet. However, can eating fruits and vegetables really help to prevent the onset of many diseases, including cancer? Well, numerous studies have shown that fruits and vegetables contain some substances in them that can. In this article, I outline two of such fruits and vegetables that are known to help prevent prostate cancer:

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Prostate Cancer Symptoms: Early Detection is Key

What is Prostate Cancer

Prostate cancer is a cancer that primarily affects the male as it involves the gland of the male reproductive system, the prostate. When you have prostate cancer, your prostate cells mutate and multiply out of control. These cancerous cells start to kill healthy cells in the prostate, and may also spread to other parts of the body. Very often, prostate cancer also affects the bones around the prostate.

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Did you know that smoking can cause cancer?

We all know by now that smoking can lead to cancer. Even second hand smoke has been linked to cancer. There have been many lawsuits against the tobacco companies by smokers and non-smokers who have gotten some form of cancer or other serious disease. Florida just announced a ruling that will allow more lawsuits against tobacco companies. Will these lawsuits really solve anything?

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Prevent Cancer through Detox Diets

Cancer refers to diseases whereby abnormal cells in your body divide uncontrollably. These abnormal cells attack other healthy tissues and cells and spread to other parts of your body. Nowadays, it is pretty common to hear of someone getting cancer. It may just be your neighbour, relative or loved one.

Getting treated for cancer is a nerve wrenching experience as there may be little time left for the cancer stricken patient if detected late. The best way to a healthy body is to prevent cancer from happening in the first place.

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How Do I Find Lung Cancer Mesothelioma Supports Group?

Cancer and mesothelioma support programs exist in a wide array of formats. Some groups are formal in nature and concentrate more on learning about cancer or dealing with feelings. On the other hand, some groups are informal and social. Furthermore, a few groups are composed only of individuals with cancer, while others include relatives or family members. Professionals run some of the groups, but a majority is self–help groups led by patients. Whatever the nature and format, a support group can play a pivotal part in helping you deal with the fears and problems posed by a severe cancer like mesothelioma.

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Prevent Colon Cancer Through Colon Cleansing

Prevent Colon Cancer Through Colon Cleansing
By Sandra Kim Leong

The colon fulfills very important functions in our bodies. The colon's job is to retain water and nutrients into our bodies and help us eliminate waste. American diets are low in fiber and in fact, many do not drink enough water. Good sources of fiber is found in vegetables and fruits.

The low level of fiber prevents the colon from cleaning itself. This results in a buildup of toxic matter in the colon. The buildup of toxic matter in the colon can lead to many health problems, the most serious of which is colon cancer. A toxic body also means a weakened immune system and the body's inability to fight disease and illness.

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Treatment of Colon Cancer

Surgery: It is the mainstay of treatment for majority of patients especially when the cancer is localized to the site of origin. The different types of surgery done are:

1> Polypectomy - In this procedure, the colonoscope is introduced into the large intestine as described above and small growths or polyps are removed surgically through the colonoscope. It does not require anesthesia and can be done in the outpatients department.

2> Local Resection of Cancer - It is generally suitable for small rectal cancer restricted to superficial area. With patient under suitable anesthesia, the surgeon dilates the anal opening. The surgical instrument is now introduced into the rectum through dilated anal opening and a circle of cancerous tissue with a small surrounding margin of healthy tissue is excised. The defect is closed with stitches.

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Staging of Colon Cancer

Staging reflects on the spread of colon cancer into the body either local spread or distant metastases. Reports of all the investigations are taken into account & are evaluated carefully before staging the colon cancer.

The aim of staging a colon cancer is:

1> To customize the treatment plan for the patient.
2> To determine prognosis i.e. the ultimate functional outcome after completion of treatment.
3> To evaluate the chances of recurrence.

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Diagnosis of Colon Cancer

Investigations used to detect colon cancer of large intestine are:

1> Per Rectal Examination: The physician inserts a gloved finger moistened with lubricating jelly into the patient's anal opening and feels for any detectable abnormalities. As the finger can reach for a limited distance in the anal canal, no of growths detectable by this technique is small.

2> Occult Blood in Stool: This test also called guaiac test is used to detect minute amounts of blood in the stools not visible to human eye. It indicates that there is a breach in the inner protective serous layer of the large intestine & suggests likelihood of a developing cancer.

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Colon Cancer - Signs and Symptoms.

Below are some of the important signs and symptoms of Colon Cancer

1> Bleeding from Rectum - Cancer tissue is very fragile as compared to normal tissue. While passing the stools, the faeces rub against it causing passage of fresh blood after the stools.

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Colon Cancer - Causative Factors

Promalignant Conditions - These conditions make the large intestine prone to developing cancer but do not result in cancer always.

1> Ulcerative Colitis - It is an inflammatory condition of large intestine. In patients with long term disease, chances of developing cancer are high.

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Colon Cancer - Also Called Colorectal Cancer

Cancer of the Colon is the cancer of large intestine and its lower part, rectum which opens to the exterior at anal opening. It is also called colorectal cancer. 75% of the colorectal cancers occur in the rectum and rest in the large intestine. It is the second most common type of cancer and the second leading cause of cancer death worldwide. Both men and women are equally affected especially after 40 years of age. It is interesting to know that about 80% of colorectal cancers occur in cases without any significant risk factors.

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Treatments, Therapies for Cutaneous T Cell Lymphoma

1> Photo Therapy - A non toxic special drug is injected intravenously which gets attached to the cancer cells making them sensitive to light. A high frequency light is then focused over the affected part of patient skin which kills the cancer cells.

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Treatments of Lymphoma

1> Chemo Radiotherapy - Generally, in the treatment of lymphoma, chemotherapy and radiotherapy are used together as a combination therapy. Chemotherapy involves intravenous use of cytotoxic drugs to kill cancer cell while radiotherapy uses high energy X rays to kill the cancer cells and reduce the tumor size. Radiotherapy is more locally oriented. It mainly focuses on the known sites of the tumor either site of origin or metastasis. Chemotherapy is the systemic treatment as the drug given intravenously reaches every nook and corner of the body and kills the cancer cells wherever they are present. Commonly used drugs in combination for chemotherapy are doxorubicin, Adriamycin, vincristine and vinblatin.

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Staging of Lymphoma

Staging of lymphoma is important to know about the prognosis of the disease i.e. final outcome of the treatment. Lesser the stage of tumor better is the prognosis.

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Investigations of Lymphoma

1> Physical Examination - A complete clinical examination is done to detect enlarged lymph nodes in neck, armpit and groin. Abdominal examination is done to detect enlarged liver or spleen. Relevant history of illnesses, infections & health problems in the past is asked.

2> Blood Tests - This is done to rule out anemia due to underproduction of red blood cells. It also rules out infections & other diseases. When examined under microscope it may show the cancerous cells present in the blood. It is possible to detect cancer related enzymes present in the blood by chemical tests.

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Lymphoma Classification

Accordingly Lymphoma is Classified into...

1> Hodgkin's Lymphoma - This type of lymphoma shows definitive traits of spread which differ from other types of lymphomas. It's response to the treatment is different than other types of lymphoma. It spreads from one lymph node of the region to the next in a predictable way.

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Lymphoma Symptoms and Pathological Types

Symptoms of Lymphoma

1> A swollen painless lump or gland in the neck, armpit, abdomen or groin area generally points to affected lymph node.

2> Itching red patches or rash on the skin indicate blockade of lymphatics by cancerous cells.

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Causative Factors of Lymphoma

1> Oncogenes - These genes are formed by mutation of the normal genes during the cycle of cell division. They help the normal cells to escape from the control of the body over their growth. These aberrant cells develop further in the cancerous growth.

2> Organic Substances - Fumes of the organic solvents as used in plastic and polymer industry reach blood through lungs. Organic pesticides sprayed over food grains to prevent them from pests reach blood through stomach. Herbicides sprayed over fruits and vegetables also reach blood through stomach. Excessive nitrate in the manures added to the farm land is carried by the water and if drunk is absorbed by the stomach. Chronic exposure to all these substances can cause cancer.

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Lymphoma - Cancer of Lymphatic System

Cancer of the lymphatic system of the body is called lymphoma. Lymphoma develops when the cells of this system grow haphazardly in an uncontrolled manner. As the main function of the lymphatic system is to fight against the infections & foreign material entering the body, the lymphatic system is spread throughout the body. Hence these tumors can practically develop anywhere in the body in the form of painless lump or swollen gland.

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Treatments for Lung Cancer

Before starting the treatment, the cancer is staged using universally accepted TNM classification. It evaluates local spread of Tumor, spread to lymph Nodes and distant Metastases.

Factor affecting the treatment are:

1> Type of Cancer
2> Size of Cancer
3> Place in the Lung
4> Spread in the Body

After thoroughly considering these factors, treatment protocol is planned. Different treatment options include...

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Investigations of Lung Cancer

X Ray Chest

It shows a patch of abnormal lung tissue or superadded infection i.e. pneumonia.

Sputum Examination

The first coughed sputum in the morning is collected, stained with special dyes and examined under microscope. It may show cancerous cells and also rules out more common lung affections such as tuberculosis of lungs.

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Symptoms and Diagnosis of Lung Cancer

"Recurrent Episodic Chest Pain" is the earliest symptom of Lung Cancer. However, the most frequent cause of chest pain is cardio-vascular insufficiency i.e. heart attack which needs to be ruled out by an electrocardiogram. The pain in lung cancer is constant dull aching type while in heart attack it has a sharp shooting nature. As the tumor grows and invades the healthy tissue, its ability to transfer oxygen in the air to blood decreases and patient develops "shortness of breath". Invasion by cancer cells makes the lung tissue non-functional. This dead tissue is invaded by air born bacteria causing "repeated episodes of pneumonia".

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Pathological Changes in Lung Cancer

Pathologically, i.e. when seen under microscope, it occurs in following types...

1. Small Cell Lung Cancer

It arises from the cells of neural origin. It is an uncommon type of lung cancer. It grows quickly & rapidly spreads to the adjoining parts of body. It forms 20% of all lung cancers.

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Lung Cancer - Causative Factors of Lung Cancer

Lung Cancer accounts for nearly 15% of all cancers. It is growing steadily over the past decades mainly due to changing socio-environmental circumstances such as increased smoking habits and increase in environmental pollution. As the lungs have primary importance to the existence of an individual, the lung cancer invariably causes decrease in the functional output of the affected person. The survival rates are low with lung cancers. Hence prevention is best cure.

Causative Factors of Lung Cancer

Smoking

The first and foremost cause of lung cancer is smoking either active or passive.

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Treatment of Cervical Cancer

For Non Invasive Cancer (Stage 0 & IA)

Laser Surgery

A concentrated high energy light beam is used to evaporate the abnormal cells. The advantage of this procedure is that it can be set how deep to reach up to fractions of millimeters. It can fully & completely destroy the abnormal cells. As it uses high energy the blood vessels also get coagulated minimizing the chances of bleeding post operatively.

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Diagnosis of Cervical Cancer

Procedures for diagnosis of Cervical Cancer are grouped as follows:

1.To Determine the Presence of Cancer

Modified Pap Test

In this modification of the conventional Pap test, fluid medium is used to collect and preserve the cervical cells. This is highly sensitive and specific test which can diagnose up to 95% of pre cancerous conditions and cervical cancers.

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Staging of Cervical Cancer

Staging of the cervical cancer helps treating physician determine the treatment plan and predict its outcome. Lower the staging better are the survival rates. If detected early and treated adequately cervical cancer has 5 year survival rates of about 75%.

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Pathological Changes for Cervical Cancer

In most of the women, cervical cancer gets initiated secondary to Human Papilloma Virus infection. This virus causes permanent genetic changes in the cells of cervical region. This causes abnormal and uncontrolled growth of cervical cells which become cancerous and spread further.

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Symptoms and Preventive Measures for Cervical Cancer

Signs and Symptoms of Cervical Cancer

The prominent and frequent sign of cervical cancer is abnormal and untimely vaginal bleeding. She may develop unusual vaginal discharge. Her periods may become heavy and unusually long lasting. Profuse vaginal bleeding may need treatment on emergency basis. If the cancer has spread beyond

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Cervical Cancer

Willis has defined cancer as "An abnormal and uncontrolled growth of tissue which continues to grow even after the cessation of the stimulus which initially triggered its growth."

Cervical cancer is the cancer of the outer opening of the womb. It is the second leading cause of death worldwide in postmenopausal women i.e. the women in which monthly menstrual bleeding has ceased to occur.

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Treatment of Prostate Cancer

Prostatectomy

Traditionally, prostate removal by prostatectomy involves abdominal incision and complete removal of prostate tissue. However, there is a great danger of damaging the near lying nerves responsible for erection.

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Staging of Prostate Cancer

Staging of prostate cancer helps in determining the outcome of the treatment. When diagnosed early and treated properly, it has 5 year survival rate of 95% and 10 year survival rate of 75%. Hence staging of cancer is of utmost importance.

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Diagnosis of Prostate Cancer

Per Rectal Examination

The examining doctor inserts a gloved finger lubricated with sterile petroleum jelly into a man's rectum to feel the prostate. A normal prostate tissue is felt as firm gland with smooth even surface. The cancerous tissue is felt as a hard mass with rough & uneven irregular surface.

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Signs and Symptoms of Prostate Cancer

As the prostate starts growing it encroaches on the urethra reducing its lumen i.e. empty space inside the urethral tube. Hence when a person tries to urinate, he develops "difficulty in starting urination".

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Prostate Cancer

The prostate gland is one of the glands required for reproduction. It is present only in males. It is situated at the neck of the urinary bladder surrounding the urethra i.e. the tube through which the urine stored in urinary bladder is excreted out. The prostate secretes prostatic fluid. This fluid acts as a nutritional fluid to the sperms produced in testicles and stored in seminal vesicles. During sexual intercourse, the muscles surrounding the prostate contract and the prostatic fluid with the sperms stored in seminal vesicles is ejaculated out through urethra.

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How to Find Reliable Mesothelioma Lawyer or Attorney

Under the protection offered by Employees' Health Protection Act, it has been made mandatory for the employer to look after his employees' health especially if it is caused by the job conditions. Since Mesothelioma is essentially an occupational hazard, it is primarily a concern of employer to provide adequate treatment facilities to the victim of this disease.

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General Awareness Information on Mesothelioma

Mesothelioma is a cancerous condition of the serous membrane covering the body cavities viz. pleura, pericardium or peritoneum. Mesothelioma is an occupational disease. It primarily occurs in the workers who come in close contact with asbestos. i.e. workers in manufacturing units of asbestos or carpenters who inhale the dust coming out of asbestos sheets while cutting the sheets. Primarily, Mesothelioma occurs in the pleura i.e. the membranous covering on the lungs. From here through blood vessels it may reach the pericardium, the serous covering on heart or to peritoneum, the serous layer on the inside of the abdomen.

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Treatments for Breast Cancer

As with any cancer, the treatment of breast cancer is divided into local control and systemic control.

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Symptoms and Investigations for Breast Cancer

Signs and Symptoms of Breast Cancer

Generally, an irregular firm to hard lump in the breast which is painless or produces low grade dull aching pain is the earliest symptom of breast cancer. In advanced stages, the skin over the lump looks swollen and inflamed. It may get fixed to the overlying skin or underlying chest wall. The veins over the breast cancer lump may become tortuous, prominent and skin may develop a pitted appearance. There may be retracted appearance of the nipple with bloody discharge through it. If the breast cancer has already spread to axilla, the underarm may develop nodular swelling. The arm on affected side may be swollen due to blockade of lymphatics by the cancer cells.

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Breast Cancer

Breast cancer is a worldwide number one killer disease of women over 40 years of age. Getting diagnosed with the breast cancer poses a great threat to a woman's personality not only physically but also emotionally due to changes in body profile. "Early To Treat and Long To Live" is particularly true about breast cancer as survival rates with early detection are as high as 90%. Moreover, only 20% of the tumors found in the breast turn malignant.

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Helpful Information for Mesothelioma Patients

Mesothelioma is a cancerous condition of the serous membrane covering the body cavities via. pleura, pericardium or peritoneum. Mesothelioma is an occupational disease. It primarily occurs in the workers who come in close contact with asbestos. i.e. workers in manufacturing units of asbestos or carpenters who inhale the dust coming out of asbestos sheets while cutting the sheets. Primarily, Mesothelioma occurs in the pleura i.e. the membranous covering on the lungs. From here through blood vessels it may reach the pericardium, the serous covering on heart or to peritoneum, the serous layer on the inside of the abdomen.

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