“. . . the 20th century epidemic of the so called diseases of civilization including cardiovascular disease, cancer and diabetes and suicide was caused by electrification not by lifestyle. A large proportion of these diseases may therefore be preventable. “(i) Released in the year 2000 a study of 44,788 sets of twins from [...]
What does it mean to have a favorable prognosis? If your doctor says that you have a favorable prognosis, this means that the breast cancer is likely to respond well to treatment. In the same token, an unfavorable prognosis means that probably the breast cancer may be hard to control. Breast cancer staging [...]
That means doing your monthly self exams, and getting yearly check ups at the doctors office. If you are in denial and think that it won’t happen to you, think again. It can happen to anyone, even in males. The different techniques, used today, has advanced over the years. Let’s take [...]
Breast cancer is a very life changing event. It is a destroyer of homes and a killer of dreams. Sometimes it is carried undetected and it advances, waiting, lurking, and growing until it is too late. This does not have to be and should not be the case. Monthly Self-Examinations for [...]
American Cancer Society (ACS) made a presentation regarding the Cancer Statics 2009. ACS revealed that cancer is the second most common factor of death not only in the United States of America but also all over the world in 2006. They have estimated that in USA alone in the year 2009 292,540 men [...]
Breast cancer is the most common form of cancer in women and the second leading cause of cancer deaths in American women. In 2009, approximately 194,280 patients are estimated to be diagnosed with invasive breast cancer, and 62,280 with carcinoma in situ. According to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, nearly 79,500 women [...]
Breast cancer is the commonest cancer of women in the world. It can happen to anybody, young or old, married or single. One in 5 women is at the risk of developing breast cancer in her lifetime in USA. In India the incidence is slightly lower but it is increasing. [...]
Breast cancer is the most common malignancy in American women. Approximately one out of eight women will develop breast cancer in their lifetime. It would be so nice to tell ahead of time which is the unlucky one out of every eight patients. But there is simply no reliable method to accurately [...]
Ovarian cancer is a cancerous growth in the ovary. A cancerous growth means that there is mass of malignant substance growing in the affected area. . . The fallopian tube is considered to be the common area where ovarian cancer occurs. Next to breast cancer, ovarian cancer is the second leading cause [...]
There are many causes of benign breast cancer. These are the changes in the breast tissue, any breast infection or injury, and any medicine that are taken that have caused the lumps or the breast pain. Changes in the tissues of a woman’s breasts occur with the fluctuating levels of estrogen and progesterone [...]
