Skin cancer is the most common type of cancer in the United States. An estimated one million people a year are diagnosed with it. A person has a one in five chance of being diagnosed with skin cancer during their life. Fortunately, death from this type of cancer is rare. Since most cases are detected [...]

Did you realize there are many different types of treatments for breast cancer? Radiation therapy destroys the cancer tissue and prevents them from growing inside the entire body. This helps prevent multiplication of it. Radiation has also improved by leaps and bounds. The latest treatments on this cancer also consists of specific radiation. This is [...]

How many of you are dealing with cancer or know someone that is or even knew someone who may have died from this terrifying illness? I bet, almost every one of you all answered YES to that question. Now, have any of the people youve known with cancer die while they were still receiving their [...]

Boehringer Ingelheim announced promising results from two clinical trials of its investigational cancer compound afatinib (BIBW 2992) presented at the 35th European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) Congress in Milan, Italy. Results from the LUX-Lung 1 trial suggest that afatinib (BIBW 2992) is highly active in late-stage patients with NSCLC1, while in the LUX-Lung 2 [...]

Cancer is one of the second largest dreaded diseases in the world. It refers to all tumors caused by the abnormal growth of body cells. It is derived from the Latin word “Carcinoma” which means crab. Cancer can occur at any age group, irrespective of sex of the person affected. In men cancer is found [...]

Because of the long latency period of mesothelioma, the average age of patients is between 50 and 70 years. Mesothelioma affects men most due to the high exposure of asbestos in industrial typed jobs. Mesothelioma symptoms include respiratory problems, shortness of breath, continual cough and pneumonia. Other mesothelioma symptoms include weight loss, abdominal problems and [...]

Medical treatment is improving rapidly. The uprising development of the science and technology, make the medical treatment easier than the previous age. It is now history, when disease are non curable. Or treatment is only registered for the upper class community of the society. Treatment is now affordable and more advanced than the previous era. [...]

Usually, a impair tumor of bone which is called bone cancer. Bone cancer is very critical condition for human beings as it destroys normal and healthy bones of the human beings. There are several people who just ask that is bone cancer curable. The answer is simple yes, you just have to diagnose it at [...]

Most guys don’t want to look in the mirror and discover they’re losing their hair – especially if they’re still in their twenties. Even more disturbing, early hair loss and baldness may be a warning sign of a higher risk of prostate cancer. Early Baldness and Prostate Cancer Risk According to a new study published [...]

Once I was diagnosed with cancer of the small intestine is performed tests to determine: In 2006, there were 622 new cases of cancer of the small intestine in Canada. Risks Risk factors may increase the likelihood that a person is suffering from cancer of the small intestine.Factors that increase the risk of developing this [...]

If you are diagnosed with testicular cancer, keep in mind that it is highly curable with the right treatment. Surgery is often required to remove the cancerous testicle. The patient with testicular cancer may need chemotherapy in addition to surgery. The doctor will make a determination for chemotherapy based on the severity of testicular cancer. [...]

Before knowing about the treatment for vulvar cancer let us first see what is vulva and how they are susceptible to vulvar cancer. Vulva is nothing but the region comprising of outer and inner vaginal lips, vaginal opening and related glands, and sensitive tissues found between the vaginal lips called clitoris. Vulvar cancer is most [...]

Have you already tried most of the conventional medical treatments for cancer and yet still has that life-threatening illness of yours? If yes, then my heart goes out for you, it can be very hard to still have such kind of illness after trying almost all of the conventional medical treatments made available for it. [...]

A new study has found that screening by mammography increases the survival rate of breast cancer patients. The diagnosis of breast diseases depends on digital mammography. Monochrome MS51i2 (TM) is a brand new super high resolution display used for Mammography. Studies have shown that mammography has significantly reduced the breast cancer death rate, particularly for [...]

Cancer is the second most dangerous disease in United States of America. World Health Organization predicted that the deaths from cancer will overtake the death from heart disease by the year 2010. In counter, when we observe the past 50 year’s statistics, it shows that the deaths from cancer have been gradually decreased. This is [...]

There are four types of mesothelioma cancer. Pleural mesothelioma which occurs in the lining of the lungs. Pericardial mesothelioma which affects the heart. Peritoneal mesothelioma which affects the abdomen and testicular mesothelioma. Pleural mesothelioma is the most common. Combined, mesothelioma only affects 2,000 – 3,000 people in the United States each year. This is relatively [...]

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 [...]

The American Cancer Society estimates that approximately one out of every 14 men and women in the U.S. will be diagnosed with lung cancer at some point in their lifetime. Over 70% of people who are diagnosed with this disease are over 65 years old. Only 5-10% of patients are still alive after 5 years [...]

Treatment of patients suffering from breast cancer among others, by: 1. Mastectomy Mastectomy is the surgical removal of the breast. Mastectomy is divided into three types: a) Modified Radical Mastectomy b) Modified Radical Mastectomy is surgical removal of the entire breast, breast tissue in the sternum, collarbone and ribs, and lump around the armpit. c) [...]

The question on whether or not an individual’s strong immune system can keep him from getting cancer is a complicated one. This is especially so since scientists still have much to learn about the dreaded cancer disease. A cancer, as we know, continually sheds some of its cells, which are then carried to other body [...]

Modern medical methods have made it possible for nearly all types of cancers to be treated or controlled, provided the disease is detected early enough and the treatment is carefully planned. This is the reason why lung cancer is difficult to treat, much less cure. Lung cancer is very prone to spread and causes no [...]

There are a lot of thyroid cancers, the most common thyroid cancer is the papillary thyroid cancer. Papillary thyroid cancer takes place in the follicles of the thyroid gland. Studies show that women are more likely to suffer from this type of cancer than men. Radiation exposure is the most common reason why a person [...]

Nowadays, we are faced with so many distorted facts about cancer but we do not have how to prevent or treat it properly as well as the causes from this disease . Here are some common questions I’ve been asked about cancer so you can gain a little knowledge about the subject.   Q. Why [...]

Antioxidants have been in the spotlight recently – as a way to prevent damage to cells and, possibly, reduce the risk of cancer. But studies looking at antioxidants for cancer prevention have been inconsistent. Now, new research from Jefferson’s Medical College Kimmel Cancer center adds further support to the idea that antioxidants can prevent and [...]

Intraperitoneal Hyperthermic Chemotherapy (IPHC) with Mitomycin C after Cytoreductive Surgery for Patients with Peritoneal Carcinomatosis – a long, technical term for modern medicine in the fight against cancer. I had the rare opportunity to speak with Dr. Perry Shen of Wake Forest University. As I listened, he explained how this groundbreaking treatment is extending the [...]