There are no set rules or guidelines to help your loved one who is dealing with a potentially deadly disease. Even though we all mean well, sometimes our concern is a cause of irritation for the patients and in such cases we have to dig deep for understanding, patience and love. A few tips to [...]
Breast cancer survival rate is high if the symptoms of this cancer are detected early The first symptom of breast cancer is a lump in the breast. This lump feels unusual to other breast tissue and it is usually the first warning sign. A considerable amount of women, over 70% only discover that they have [...]
Many people have a problem distinguishing colon and intestinal cancer. Colon cancer is cancer strictly of the large intestine while intestinal cancer can affect any part of the intestine such as the ileum, duodenum and jujenum. These are all parts of the small intestine. Intestinal cancer has more to do with the small intestines. Colon [...]
The holiday season brings with it each year a little hope, a little magic and the opportunity to make memories that can last a lifetime. For a cancer patient it can add some additional “snowdrifts” that need to be waded through. I offer to you, the person about to begin, undergoing, or recently concluded with [...]
Prostate cancer is a cancer that afflicts the prostate which is a part of the male reproductive organ. Its primary purpose is to store seminal fluid. The prostrate is small in size, about three centimeters. There are many suspected causes of prostrate cancer. The truth is that they have not been established and hence remain [...]
Hvad er kræft? Kræft er det latinske ord for “krabber”. Den Gamle brugte ordet til at betyde en “malignitet”, utvivlsomt på grund af den krabbe-lignende vedholdenhed en ondartet svulst undertiden synes at vise, ved at fatte det væv det invaderer. Kræft kan også kaldes malignitet, en ondartet svulst, eller en neoplasme (bogstaveligt talt, en ny [...]