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Cancer Preventive Measures and Tips

  • Posted on January 31, 2012 at 12:49 am



Cancer also called is Malignancy and Neoplasms. Cancer is a serious, but curable illness. Cancer is not one disease, but many diseases that occur in different areas of the body. Cancer is a disease characterized by disorderly division of cells, combined with the malignant behavior of these cells. Cancer is usually classified according to the tissue of origin more than the location of manifestations. Prognosis in most cases depends on the original staging of the disease. There are many theories about the cause of cancer. Cell division or cell proliferation is a physiological process that occurs in almost all tissues and under many circumstances. Normally the balance between proliferation and apoptosis, or programmed cell death, is tightly regulated to ensure the integrity of organs and tissues. Imbalances in the rates of cell division and cell death can lead to tumor growth in a tissue. Other events are usually required before metastasis can occur. Locally expansile tumors can also cause severe problems when they grow in certain locations, such as the head or airway. Environmental stimuli, or carcinogens, such as tobacco smoke, radiation, chemicals, or infectious agents, can cause cancer. Cancer can also occur in young children and adolescents, but it is rare. Some studies have concluded that pediatric cancers, especially leukemia, are on an upward trend.

Cancer is caused by exposure to carcinogens (cancer causing substances), which alter and damage DNA. Cancers are classified by the type of cell that resembles the tumor and, therefore, the tissue presumed to be the origin of the tumor. Carcinoma often develops as a result of a very improper lifestyle. Carcinoma: malignant tumors derived from epithelial cells. This group represents the most common cancers, including the common forms of breast, prostate, lung and colon cancer. Lymphoma and Leukemia: malignant tumors derived from blood and bone marrow cells Sarcoma: malignant tumors derived from connective tissue, or esenchymal cells. Mesothelioma: tumors derived from the mesothelial cells lining the peritoneum and the pleura. Glioma: tumors derived from glia, the most common type of brain cell. Germ cell tumor: tumors derived from reproductive cells, most commonly found in the testicle and ovary. Female and male infants have essentially the same overall cancer incidence rates, but white infants have substantially higher cancer rates than black infants for most cancer types. Relative survival for infants is very good for neuroblastoma, Wilms’ tumor and retinoblastoma, and fairly good (80%) for leukemia, but not for most other types of cancer.

Tips on Cancer Prevention

1. Limit alcohol.

2. Maintain a healthy weight.

3. Stay physically active.

4. Consider limiting fat in your diet.

5. Avoid prolonged exposure to the sun and other UVA/UVB sources, such as tanning beds.

6. Use ample amounts of sunscreen or sunblock with an SPF of 15 or higher every day, even if it is cloudy.

7. Wear large framed or wrap-around sunglasses to protect the eye area.

8. Have your skin checked by a dermatologist regularly.

9. Do avoid all poisonous chemical substances such as cigarettes, alcohol, car exhaust fumes, as well as fumes belched by factory chimneys, which are very toxic.

10. Anilin is a carcenogenic substance used for colouring food, so try to avoid artificially dyed foods and instead look for natural foods.

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Kidney Cancer – Wilms Tumor and Other Childhood Types

  • Posted on January 25, 2012 at 4:11 am



Primary kidney cancer is a malignant tumor that develops in the kidney. There are two major forms of primary kidney tumors, renal-cortical tumors and transitional cell tumors.

Renal-cortical tumors represent almost 90 percent of all kidney tumors. Transitional cell tumors of the kidneys and ureters are alike to bladder tumors. Kidney cancer hardly ever hits children and young adults; the exemption is a pediatric kidney cancer identified as Wilms’ tumor.

Wilms tumor and other kidney tumors are diseases in which malignant (cancer) cells are located in the kidney. In Wilms tumor, one or more tumors can be discovered in one or both kidneys. Wilms tumor is the most general type of childhood kidney cancer. It is unlike from adult kidney cancer and needs dissimilar treatment. Wilms’ tumor typically has no symptoms, and doctors are expected to find out this condition when investigating a child’s abdomen.

Clear cell sarcoma of the kidney, rhabdoid tumor of the kidney, neuroepithelial tumor of the kidney, renal cell cancer (RCC), and mesoblastic nephroma are childhood kidney tumors as well, but they are not connected to Wilms tumor.

Clear cell sarcoma of the kidney is a type of kidney tumor that can extend to the lung, bone, brain, and soft tissue. Rhabdoid tumor of the kidney is a type of cancer that comes about typically in children under age 2. It develops and extends rapidly, frequently to the lungs and brain. Neuroepithelial tumors of the kidney are uncommon and typically come about in young adults. They develop and extend rapidly. Renal cell carcinoma happens hardly ever in children. The tumor can extend to the lungs, bones, liver, and lymph nodes. Mesoblastic nephroma is a tumor of the kidney that is typically made a diagnosis in the first 3 months of life. It can be discovered throughout an ultrasound before birth too. Mesoblastic nephroma comes about more frequently in males than females.

Smoking, high-blood pressure, eating a high-fat diet, and obesity can all add to an increased risk of kidney tumors.

The choice of treatment for kidney cancer relies on the stage of the disease, that is, how large the tumor has developed, how severely it has attacked the kidney, and whether it has extended to close organs, lymph nodes, or other parts of the body.

Your doctor might have more detailed suggestions regarding how to best care for yourself before, for the period of and after treatment for kidney cancer.

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Breast Cancer – Symptoms and Diagnosis

  • Posted on January 13, 2012 at 7:13 am



Cancer of the breast is a tumor that forms in the cells of breasts. Breast cancer may happen in both women and men, but it is more widespread in women. Symptoms of breast cancer vary widely – from swelling to changes in the skin and several breast tumors have no clear signs at all. Symptoms that are alike to the signs of breast cancer might be the outcome of non-cancerous situation such as cyst or infection.

Next to skin cancer, tumor of the breast is the most widespread cancer identified in women. However, cancer of the breast rates gone down in current years, although physicians are not sure of the reason behind it. But still, for several women, tumor of the breast is the ailment they mostly fear of. Public support in the awareness of breast cancer and research grant has helped developed the diagnosis and treatment of breast tumor. Survival rates of breast cancer have improved and the number of mortality has declined, this is because of earlier discovery, new treatments as well as better considerate of the ailment.

Self examination of the breast must be a part of the monthly health concern routine of every woman, and must visit a physician in case she experiences any changes in the breast. Women over forty years of age or at high risk for the ailment should have a yearly mammogram as well as physical check up by a physician. The earlier the breast tumor is detected, the better are the chances in beating it.

The real process of detection of the disease can take many weeks and also involve several different kinds of examinations. Waiting for the results of the different tests can feel similar to a lifetime. The insecurity stinks. However, once you are aware of the big picture, you can be able to make enhanced decision. Together with your physician, you may prepare a treatment plan intended only for you. At first, tumor of the breast may not give any signs. An inflammation might be too little for you to sense or origin of any abnormal changes you may be able to observe by yourself.

In some instances, on the other hand, the initial symptom of tumor in the breast is a fresh mass or swelling in the breast, which you or your physician can feel. An inflammation that is hard, painless and contains not smooth edges is more possible to be a tumor. But at times cancers might be soft, gentle and rounded. Therefore it is essential to have something abnormal examined by the doctor.

Any of the following remarkable changes that may appear in the breast may be a sign of cancer of the breast: Inflammation in all or part of the breast, dimpling or skin irritation, pain in the beast, pain in the nipple or the nipple turns inward, redness or thickening of the skin of the breast or nipple, discharges in the nipple other than milk and lump in the armpit area. These changes may also be the signs of less severe conditions which are not cancerous, like a cyst or infection. It is essential to have any changes in the breast examined immediately by a physician.

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Alternative and Conventional Prostate Cancer Therapies

  • Posted on January 11, 2012 at 12:14 am



The conventional prostate tumor remedies are managed by the members of therapeutic community comprising physical therapists, nurses and psychologists. The customary tumor treatments are submitted to extreme study to make sure of their safety and effectiveness. Radiation and hormonal therapy are some of the convectional therapies in the treatment of prostate tumor. Orchiectomy, this is a surgical operation where the testicles are being removed. This procedure is another form of conventional treatment for prostate tumor. Like in chemotherapy, tumor cells are normally frozen as the step in cryosurgery.

There were 2 regular operations utilized in the treatment of cancer, radical prostatectomy together with trans urethral resections of prostate. The radical prostatectomy surgical procedure is commonly done once the tumor has not yet scattered outside the prostate glands. There were 2 forms of the radical prostatectomy surgical operations, the perineal and retro pubic approach. Prostate inflammation is being curtailed by means of transurethral resection of prostate glands.

Alternative treatments on prostate cancer are not distinguished by similar level of study nor check up suggesting the greatest disparity between alternative treatments for prostate tumor and majority of conventional methods in the treatment of disease.

Several men are choosing the Complementary or Alternative Medicines Treatments. They comprise supplementation, therapies, massage, utilization of herbs and others. The alternative treatment of prostate tumor accessible to a person is taken immediately in harmonizing the existing prescriptions of the physician or completely to use or in place of traditional treatments.

Causes may vary from the price perspective of the usage of alternative treatment of prostate tumor, and in the trust of speculates of such. Whereas traditional medications are generally of traditional claims, the substitute treatments of prostate tumor choices are put on with assertions that can be exact or not, however, it is sure that they have main effects on one’s awareness.

Alternative treatments on prostate tumor by the utilization of dietary complements or herbs like palmetto with the garlic bulbs were used by several people. The claims, specifically of saying palmetto are extremely popular in Europe.

As alternative treatment on prostate tumor, some people also use supplementation of Selenium, Vitamin C, D, and E and some antioxidants. There is a belief that it is good to have tough immune system in order to prolong the development of cancer, if cure is not possible.

Others can also utilize yoga and also tai chi in order to relax mind and keep on from suffering stress. Anybody can be able know how to calm down and control the feelings particularly negative ones which are supposed to be cause of hormonal complications that might not be nice for anybody’s system.

It is advised that the person should ask the physician’s advice before engaging in alternative treatment for prostate tumor. Risks and complications of these treatments, particularly with its effect to further medications being used, may pose health problems in the end. Alternative therapies move towards the problem of inflamed prostate with great difference. Several therapies present variable alternatives beyond surgery and drugs.

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Cell Phones and Brain Tumors – New Evidence of Wireless Mobile Phone Linked to Brain Cancer

  • Posted on January 9, 2012 at 5:31 am



OK, here we go again. Decades ago, there was widespread panic over the possibility that overhead high tension electrical power lines could be a cause of cancer for people living in close proximity or underneath them. When that was disproved, the doomsday crowd went onto blame cell phones as a possible risk of brain cancer due to tiny amounts of radiation emitted when the phone is transferring data. Thus far, after dozens of studies, there has been NO conclusive evidence that cell phones produce a significant enough amount of radiation to create a measurable increase in the risk of cancer. But is there a cause for concern? Just who conducted those tests?

A new joint study from the University of California at Berkeley and multiple Universities in Korea, reexamined 465 article published in major journals along with 23 large scale case studies of over 37,916 patients. The study group was comprised of patients with and without brain tumors. They found that when they look at the group as a whole, there was no association between brain tumors and cell phone use. When they looked closer however, and divided the large group into clinically significant subgroups, there was a clear increase in risk for cancer, of up to 30%. Furthermore, they found that some of the previous studies that had yielded results of “no risk,” were in fact funded by cell phone manufacturers.

Other experts including neurosurgeons have long agreed that cell phones can cause brain tumors. One such doctor, Dr. Vini Khurana, even stated that he thought mobile phones could be more dangerous than smoking or asbestos. He pointed out the there are 3 billion cell phone users in the world, which is a whopping 3 times the number of smokers worldwide, and smoking leads to 5 million deaths per year.

Advocate groups still insist however that there is no concrete, established risk. They cite correctly that in journal after peer reviewed journal, there is an overwhelming consensus that wireless cell phones do not pose a public health risk. Their claims are further backed up by the FDA, the FCC, American Cancer Society, the National Cancer Institute and the World Health Organization. Imagine, all of those private and federal watchdog groups agreeing on a single thing!

What’s the bottom line? This author still isn’t sure. All I know is that there are still people who believe that the lunar landing was a big hoax. There are nurses that work for me, that sadly, still won’t get vaccinations for their kids for fear of increased risk of Down syndrome. For me, I’m not giving up my cell phone anytime soon. If the risk really is that significant, then we can also say that “the place we carry the phone on our bodies, may increase the risk of cancer in that particular body area.” For instance, I often carry my cell phone in my shirt pocket. Will I have an increased risk for breast cancer? Hmm, I always wondered what a mammogram would feel like…

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How to Cure Mast Cell Canine Cancer – Tumors in Dogs Treatment

  • Posted on December 31, 2011 at 9:19 pm



Unfortunately, for us dog lovers, canine cancer and tumors in dogs are becoming an epidemic. If you have a dog that has canine cancer or tumors, you need to act fast to give your dog the best chance against this deadly condition. Mast cell tumors are among the most common tumors in dogs, especially dogs that reside in the U.S. I find it interesting that the country where a dog lives has to do with how likely he/she is to get canine cancer or tumors. It has to be due to bad commercial dog food tainted with chemicals and harmful inhalants in the environment.

There are different forms of this condition and may go by other names such as: mast cell sarcoma, or mastocytomas. Even though there are many different names for the condition, they are all mast cell tumors and the treatments are similar. Also, the good news is modern veterinary treatments can put into remission about 80% of dogs with mast cell canine tumors.

The prognosis for a dog with mast cell cancer depends on the stage and grade of the tumor. The skin tumors are considered to be quite curable and about half never reoccur after being surgically removed.

Surgery and chemotherapy can be very harsh on your dog, but if a he/she tolerates it well their quality of life can be quite good, even during the treatment period. Prednisone (a corticosteroid) may be prescribed to reduce pain and swellings, but it is designed to only treat the symptoms not the underlying cause.

Many dog owners are reporting that they are not getting the results they were expecting or their dog still got worse or died. These conventional veterinary treatment methods, developed over the last century or so are used to reduce the tumors, but should always be seen as only one part of a whole treatment plan.

We need to understand that these methods alone do not cure cancer.

Triggering your dog’s natural immune response is the only way to allow the dog to overcome cancer and/or tumors. This is why we recommend natural, alternative options to enhance your dog’s immune response to go along with other conventional treatment. Even after surgery, radiation or chemotherapy the underlying cause of the cancer is still there, which allowed the cancer to form in the first place.

Chemo and surgery do not deal with this underlying cause of the cancer.

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