Articles Category: Cancer - Worldofarticles.net - Worlds Biggest Article Directory

Search:

Title\|Newest\|Oldest
Protect Against Cancer With Folic Acid By : Adequate folic acid intake may be a significant protector against cancer and is vital for the prevention of certain serious birth defects. Symptoms Of Testicular Cancer - What Should Men Watch For? By : If you're a guy, particularly if you're in the 15 to 40 age range, you should know what the symptoms of testicular cancer are. Over the course of your lifetime, you've got a 1 in 250 chance of getting diagnosed with testicular cancer. While that may not sound like terrible odds, when you take into consideration how the cancer will progress if left undiagnosed and untreated, you've got too much to lose not to be aware of what to look for. Nobody is immune from testicular cance... Symptoms For Testicular Cancer - Little Known Facts Every Man Should Know By : When guys realize that their lifetime odds of getting diagnosed with it are 1 in 250, many men will go looking for the symptoms for testicular cancer. There are many of them to be aware of, but if you know exactly what to look for you have a better chance of catching testicular cancer in its early stages. If caught before it has spread to other organs, testicular cancer victims have a survival rate of 90 percent. When caught in the very first stage of existence, testicular c... Possible Side Effects Of Radiation Treatment For Prostate Cancer By : Adrian Jones Despite the precautions taken to give the radiotherapy as accurately as possible there will always be some side effects associated with radiotherapy to the prostate gland even with “best treatment”. This is partly because to reach the prostate gland from the outside the X-rays have to pass through normal tissues (bladder, bowel, skin) and partly because an area around the prostate gland needs to be treated in case the prostate is in a slightly different position each day (e.g... Common Forms Of Prostate Cancer Treatment Prescribed (Feb 2007) By : Adrian Jones When a patient is first diagnosed with prostate cancer and has had all the relevant tests to check the extent of the disease he will normally have an appointment with his doctor to discuss what is best. Prostate cancer treatment will depend on the extent of the cancer and on the intent of the treatment. For example early prostate cancers will be treated with surgery, radiotherapy or watchful waiting. Prostate cancer surgery is a definite possibility for many men in the early ... Goji Juice And Chemotherapy By : D Fraser Most times when your family doctor prescribes a new medication for you, you can get ready to read the long list of side effects the drug may cause to alleviate the symptoms of something else. Common side effects that you'll read about, or even see on TV commercials these days for new drugs are cramps, nausea, and diarrhea. It's rare that we come across a form of prescribed medication that doesn't have some negative side effects. How ever when we look to the world of n... How Colon Cleanse Can Prevent Colon Cancer By : Evan Coldsmith Did you know that colon cancer is one of the fiercest killer diseases in the USA that claim thousands of lives every year? Unknown to many, it can be prevented by incorporating few lifestyle changes and a regular screening. In fact, it has been estimated that one-third of deaths from colon cancer can be prevented if people over the age of fifty go for a regular screening test along with regular colon cleansing. Let us examine how this type of cancer occurs in the colon or ... Can Flaxseed Cure Cancer? By : Jerry Hall Leo The flax plant, an ancient crop, yields the fibre from which linen is woven, as well as seeds (linseed or flaxseed) and oil. The oil, also called linseed oil, has many industrial uses - it is an important ingredient in paints, varnishes and linoleum for example. Like olive, canola, and most other plant oils, flax seed oil is highly unsaturated and heart-healthy. Lignans and other flax seed components may also have antioxidant properties, which means they may reduce the act... A Little About Prostate Cancer By : Steve Miers Prostate cancer affects an estimated one out of every six males. Therefore it's understandable that most men want to know at least something about prostate cancer, especially as they are approaching their 40s. This article is going to touch on some of the symptoms and treatments, as well as some of the side effects that come from prostate cancer and prostate cancer treatment. This article is not intended to be a substitution for your doctor's advice, so make sure that you see... Skin Cancer Prevention: 5 Ways To Protect Yourself From UV Rays By : Britt Gillette Skin cancer prevention measures can actively reduce your chances of developing skin cancer if you implement them in your daily routine. The most common form of cancer in the United States, tens of thousands of Americans contract skin cancer every year. Skin cancer comes in three forms: basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, and malignant melanoma. Of the three, melanoma is the most dangerous and life threatening. Skin cancer claims the lives of approximately ten th... Lung Cancer in Non -Smokers By : Mary Desaulniers The incidence of lung cancer in non-smokers has increased over the years.Smokers and non-smokers alike are vulnerable to a disease which is largely incurable. .In the face of a disease that seems to have neither rhyme nor reason, what can we do to protect ourselves? Can Diet And Exercise Help Prevent Cancer? By : While everyone is well aware that proper diet and exercise are paramount to good health, still many people find it too much of an inconvenience to watch what they eat and to exercise. These people may feel that the benefits that they may get from all that effort is not worth the hassles of watching calories, cutting fat, running about, and moving weights around. But what if there was a benefit, and I mean a real good benefit, associated with proper diet and exercise? Maybe th... First Signs of Lung Cancer By : Mike Herman Lung cancer is a major killer of men and women across the country. Air pollutants, secondhand smoke, cigarette smoking especially, and other causative factors contribute to the disease. Get The Facts About Colon Cancer By : Scott Michaels The colon, or large intestine, is the last portion of the gastrointestinal tract and ends with the rectum. Cancer of the colon is the second most frequent cause of death from cancer in the United States. The risk of colon cancer increases as people age – 90 percent of colon cancers occur in individuals over 50 years of age. Colon cancer is also more common in people with a family history of colon cancer, or a personal history of colon polyps or inflammatory bowel dise... Stimulating The Body’s Defenses To Fight Cancer By : James Finch Comediennes such as Gilda Radner and Madeline Kahn, Oscar-winning actresses like Loretta Young and Sandy Dennis, singers Laura Nyro and Dinah Shore, actor Pierce Brosnan’s wife Cassandra Harris, actress Jessica Tandy, former Connecticut governor Ella Grasso, and Martin Luther King’s wife Coretta Scott King all died of ovarian cancer. It’s not just celebrities, politicians or movie stars, who are stricken with ovarian cancer. One in every 55 U.S. women is at risk for ovarian c... Lung Cancer - SURGERY As A Treatment Option By : Carlie Edwards For some lung cancers in the early stages, an option that offers the best chance for a complete recovery is surgery... Breast Cancer – Problem Faced By Women By : Kevin Pederson There was a time when Breast Cancer was termed to be as a dreaded disease. But things have changed now. If detected earlier, this could be easily treated. Removal of your breast during the treatment of breast cancer can be one of the painful things you would have to go through. Breast Cancer And Pregnancy By : Will Hanke Although it is rare for breast cancer to strike younger women, the fact remains that all women are at risk. And for those of childbearing age, the first sign and symptoms of breast cancer leading to a diagnosis can not only be upsetting and unexpected, but complicated as well. Developing breast cancer at a younger age—in a woman’s 40s, 30s, even 20s—will mean making important and difficult decisions about one’s life and future perhaps much sooner than originally expected. ... Easing the Stress of Cancer By : Bueford Copeland It is the diagnosis that no one wants to hear. Despite years of research, the word “cancer” continues to strike fear into the hearts of men, women, and children. While the detection of cancer is no longer a death sentence, there is always the possibility that cancer will accelerate the end of one’s life. With a diagnosis of cancer, one comes face-to-face with one’s own mortality. Early lung cancer detection needed By : Ruth Bird The American Cancer Society (ACS) has set aggressive challenge goals for the nation to decrease cancer incidence and mortality--and to improve the quality of life of cancer survivors--by the year 2015 Recognize Breast Cancer Symptoms By : Dennis Hardy Article that discusses identifying early signs of breast cancer.

Submit Articles
Member Login
Top Authors
Most Popular Articles
Submission Guidelines
Ezine Notifications
Article RSS Feeds

New Stuff
About Us
Site Blog
Forum
Link to Us
Contact Us
Privacy Policy
Terms of Service