Breast cancer is traditionally thought of as an exclusively female-related disease. But like breast cancer in women, breast cancer in men is the uncontrolled growth of the cells of the breast tissue. Breast cancer in men can be just as dangerous as breast cancer in women. More than 1,700 men are diagnosed with male breast [...]
One of the steps in an early diagnosis of breast cancer is self-examination. The techniques used to find small abnormalities in the breast are making a great difference for many women. Although medications have been refined there are still debilitating side effects, so early detection in most cases limits their use and greatly improves the [...]
There are two new actors on stage in the war on cancer, BAMLET AND HAMLET. It was a fluke discovery; HAMLET was stumbled onto by researchers trying to figure out why breast milk kills bacteria. Instead they found a potent cancer-killing compound that does not bother healthy cells at all. BAMLET soon followed, meaning a [...]
<!– @page { margin: 2cm } P { margin-bottom: 0.21cm } –> It is not an easy thing to have to listen to a doctor say those dreaded words “you have cancer.” You may feel confused, angry and helpless. Cancer shakes the very foundations of your mental strength and stamina as much as it devastates [...]
Inhalation of asbestos fibers can lead to a deadly form of cancer called mesothelioma. Some theories posit that asbestos can actually travel through the blood stream and enter organs like the kidney, or even the brain. One interesting study is called, “Asbestos Exposure and Gastrointestinal Malignancy Review and Meta-Analysis” by Howard Frumkin, MD, Jesse Berlin [...]
Teen obesity has reached nearly epidemic proportions in recent years. The American Heart Association and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention state that between 15% and 33% of adolescents in the United States alone is overweight. The increase in overweight and obese teenagers has also increased the number of teens being diagnosed with [...]