Monday, November 14, 2005

New Cancer Treatment Promises Hope

New Cancer Treatment Promises Hope: "New Cancer Treatment Promises Hope


New Cancer Treatment Promises Hope
by C. Bailey-Lloyd

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 lives of patients suffering from Peritoneal Carcinomatosis. *(Peritoneal membrane surrounds and lubricates the surface of organs within the abdomen; eg., colon, gallbladder, spleen, ovaries, intestines, liver, etc..) Because Advanced-stage Peritoneal carcinomatosis (cancer) and disseminated peritoneal lymphomas are often resistant to current chemotherapy treatment, medical researchers out of Wake Forest University have engaged in the study and treatment of peritoneal carcinomatosis since 1991.

Dr. John Spratt first began describing using interdominal heated therapy in 1980, and found that this particular method worked well in conjunction with chemotherapy. By giving chemotherapy interdominally with much higher concentrated heat, (41 degrees Celcius - or around 105 degrees Fahrenheit) through tumor-removal surgery, the heated medicine showed an increase in its effectiveness; thus, decreasing tumors. (1. Cytoreductive surgery consists of the removal of all gross tumors and involved organs, peritoneum, or tissue deemed technically feasible and safe for the patient. Any tumors adherent or invasive to vital structures that could not be removes were cytoreduces using the cavitational ultrasonic surgical aspirator.)

Overall survival rates were improved of 109 Patients (with peritoneal carc"

Saturday, November 05, 2005

Pain Management for Cancer Patients

Pain Management for Cancer Patients: "Pain Management for Cancer Patients


Cancer Awareness: The Facts About Pain Management
The announcement that you or a loved one has cancer creates a frightening and complex situation. Besides the usual fears is the concern that the patient will suffering a lot of pain during treatment. You want to make sure that this pain can be properly managed so that you or the loved one does not suffer unduly. Pain management becomes a very important part of the entire treatment of a cancer patient. Luckily, there are many different approaches to pain management, and there are now medical specialists who can help determine the most effective in each case.
That is now a big misconception, that having cancer will automatically mean a great deal of pain in the treatment. People frequently feel they just have to learn to deal with it. With today's pain management techniques, this has become a complete fallacy. No-one needs to adjust to pain any longer. If a patient is open and communicative about the pain they are experiencing, his pain management team will be able to find relief for the patient. There are a number of ways to manage pain, and the patient needs to let the experts decide which steps to take to alleviate it.
Normally, your doctor will be very sensitive to your pain and discomfort. However, if you feel your doctor does not seem to have a solution to the pain you or your loved one is experiencing, it is important to meet with someone who specializes in the area of pain management. These often include the oncologist , the cancer treatment specialist, who is a member of a pain management team. Some other medical specialists who work in this area are neurologists and anesthesiologists. A neurologist deals with the entire nervous system, the area of the body that signals pain, and an anesthesiologist has "

Paradigm Shifts In Cancer Treatment

Paradigm Shifts In Cancer Treatment: "Paradigm Shifts In Cancer Treatment




A paradigm is a sort of cultural, consensual pattern of thought or model of something. For example the �current consensus in scientific medicine�. Paradigms change, like the impact of Galileo�s work on disproving the flat-earth theory or Copernicus� heresy that the Earth moves round the Sun. These new ideas met a great deal of resistance from orthodox philosophy but eventually gave rise to a changed perception of the world we live in.

We live now in a time of �paradigm shift� which creates fundamental changes in our assumptions about the world, and even this contributes to modern stress! Although our physical sciences have discovered new fields of quantum reality, medical science is lagging far behind. Philosophy has traditionally been an important part of medical practice since the medieval days of Paracelsus, even Hippocrates, an ancient Greek (and originator of the Hippocratic Oath).

How we perceive the world and our part in it is central to how we perceive the role of dis-ease and our reaction to it. One of the present problems of finding effective cancer treatment within Western scientific medicine is a �paradigm gap�. There are different perceptions of the world at work speaking incompatible languages. These have deep roots in our philosophy. This gap is presently condemning millions of people world-wide to suffer treatments for cancer that are often as destructive as the disease itself.

Paradigm 1: The mechanistic view

This can be traced back to Descartes and other scientists such as Sir Isaac Newton. The universe is a vast machine and we are all cogs, all with our part to play in its function. The healthy body is a well made clock and if it goes wrong we simply take it apart and tinker with the insides un"

Passive Smokers Can Get Breast Cancer! Learn how?

Passive Smokers Can Get Breast Cancer! Learn how?: "Passive Smokers Can Get Breast Cancer! Learn how?


US scientists have claimed that secondhand smokers are at higher risk of Breast Cancer. Earlier, their research also led to them to the conclusion that young women smokers are more likely to get addicted to smoking than young men.

Breast Cancer is the number one cancer among women and the count of its victim are rising very rapidly. This is for the first time that passive smoking has been directly linked with some sort of cancer. World Health Organization links smoking with 25 Cancers: Some of these cancers are : uterine, kidneys, cervix, pancreas, head and neck... The study firmly proves that smoking is not only injurious to your health but also to the company you are with. Wake Up!

Smoking doesn't stop here with its side-effects. For women, smoking also increases the risk of strokes and heart diseases. And to add fuel to the fire, chances for heart related diseases gets ten-fold if they are taking birth-control pills side by side.

Besides this, smoking is also responsible for :

. Bad breath and stained teeth

. Risk of stomach ulcers and acid reflux.

. Charm on the face vanishes. Wrinkles develop soon.

. Setting up wrong examples for your children.

To learn more about ill-effects of smoking and to get tips and motivation to quit smoking, visit our website below.

About the Author

Jasdeep: for http://weightloss-health.com/ your complete and most comprehensive family guide on Health.

Learn more on Quit Smoking at Quit Smoking Tips, Ways, Programs and Support

If you wish to reproduce the above article you are welcome to do so, provided the article is reproduced in its entirety, including"

Personal care products can lead to Cancer

Personal care products can lead to Cancer: "Personal care products can lead to Cancer


Our skin is a two way membrane. During perspiration toxins are eliminated from our body through it. Recently scientists have found that some chemicals when applied to the skin can penetrate the body and be absorbed by the body in significant amounts. Many personal care products contain chemicals which are considered hazardous by EPA. National Institute of Occupational safety and health found 884 chemicals used in personal care products and cosmetics are known to be toxins. The numbers of products used by adults and children that contain potent carcinogens are very high. It was reported recently that 500 dangerous chemicals have been found on a single fat cell in a healthy looking British woman. Another report was of 350 man made chemicals and residues used in personal care products found in breast milk.

Ammonia derivative DEA-Diethanolamine,TEA- Triethanolamine and MEA-Monoethanolamine when combined with products containing preservative nitrates form notrosamines which are carcinogenic. FDA urged the companies to remove them from shelves but even now almost 37% if products tested contained nitrosamines.

If Alcohol content in mouthwash rises to more than 25% it is known to cause mouth, tongue and throat ulcer.

FD&C or D&C color pigments are from coal tar and are carcinogenic.

Mineral oil made from petroleum ingredient found in baby oil and skin care can hinder skin respiration and can age skin prematurely. Baby oil is almost 100% mineral oil.

Phthalates exposure through hair mousse and hair spray can cause genital abnormality. It can be absorbed into the body through skin and also through inhalation.

Propylene glycol used in hair conditioners deodorants cosmetics baby products body lotions skin care and tooth pa"

Thursday, November 03, 2005

Philosophy and cancer treatment

Philosophy and cancer treatment: "Philosophy and cancer treatment


1000 years ago in Europe pre-Christian tribes originally had a Goddess culture - a matriarchy where the earth and nature and their cycles and secrets were revered. In pre-industrial societies illness was not seen as a 'random assault from outside' but as a deeply significant life event integral to the sufferer's whole being - spiritual, moral, physical and life course - past, present and future. Dis-ease was interpreted as packed with moral, spiritual and religious messages as one of the many ways through which 'God revealed his will to mankind'. Other philosophies of medicine such as Ayurvedic or Tibetan think similarly, in these, dis-ease has a karmic aspect.

Around the tenth century in Europe - after the so called 'Dark Ages' - women, the original stewards of the land (men did 'animal husbandry'), were dispossessed of it by the new patriarchies of the Church and State. This male hierarchy hid the things they were most afraid of, namely the fact that it is women who hold the key to the processes and powers of life. They took them as their own, decreeing laws about how we should behave to impose control and inventing 'original sin'. Allied to this there came a prolonged persecution of women, especially any of those involved in healing. Some sources estimate about 5 - 9 million women were destroyed across Europe during this persecution. Essentially the role of women as healers and midwives was discouraged and 'home-making' and its many associated skills is still regarded as a 'worthless' career according to our primarily fiscal values based on GDP.

When a patriarchy takes over a matriarchy as a fundamental paradigm shift, one of the main things that happens is that 'healing' and 'spirituality' are separated out as an instrument of c"

Positive Actions, Affirmations & Attitudes to Help Survive a Cancer Experience

Positive Actions, Affirmations & Attitudes to Help Survive a Cancer Experience: "Positive Actions, Affirmations & Attitudes to Help Survive a Cancer Experience


Atlanta, GA, July 27, 2005: Cancer is a battle that requires all the tools of heaven and earth to fight. Positive Actions, Affirmations & Attitudes to Help Survive a Cancer Experience is an intense and motivational book for those having a cancer 'experience.' A complimentary hard copy pamphlet with excerpts from the book is being offered free to individuals, cancer support groups, healthcare facilities or practices for distribution to honor those courageous individuals battling this disease.

The inspirational techniques below were developed by B. Brent Atwater, a Medical Intuitive and Distant Healer. Over the years in Ms. Atwater's Energy Medicine practice she has researched and implemented certain affirmations, attitudes (traits), and actions (behaviors), that her clients felt contributed to the quality and quantity of their life to be a �beat the statistics cancer survivor.� Additional excerpts can be found at http://www.BrentAtwater.com, or click there and receive a free email pamphlet.

To Begin your Healing journey:
1. Separate YOUR identity from the Cancer's identity.
2. You are a person, who is having a Cancer �experience.�
Recognize that an �experience� comes and goes!
3. Your Cancer �experience� is your life's reset button! Learn from it.

Health Affirmations: A spiritual healing is different from a physical healing!! Your goal is integration and the balance of both to create allover well being and health.
Talk to your cells, your blood, your organs, your bones, etc, they are live entities!!!!! You are the comm"

Possibilities ( A Poem To My Grandson Who Died Of Cancer)

Possibilities ( A Poem To My Grandson Who Died Of Cancer): "Possibilities ( A Poem To My Grandson Who Died Of Cancer)


Sometimes your memory just comes to mind
and I wonder how you'd be
if you'd been given a chance to live
to be a man of twenty three.

Maybe you'd be married
have a son to call your own,
drive a truck, maybe fly a plane
and we'd chat on the phone.

And you'd tell me all your good times,
I'd commiserate with the bad,
give you a shoulder to lean on,
and listen when you felt sad.

But this is all wishful thinking
as I'll never again see you smile,
only in the pictures
I look at once in a while.

Three years ago you left us,
in fact it's almost four,
sometimes I really miss you
and others, I miss you more.

About the Author: Rose Dempsey has been writing poetry most of her life and has been published in various anthologies, Poetry Now magazine, church bulletins and newspapers. She lives in SC with her husband and a menagerie of goats, chickens, cats, dogs, guinea fowl and a house full of foster kittens"

Prempro Breast Cancer Risks

Prempro Breast Cancer Risks: "Prempro Breast Cancer Risks


While Prempro may cure your hot flashes, it may also debilitate or kill you from ovarian cancer, breast cancer, endometrial cancer, and stroke.

Since 1995, millions of women have confidently taken Prempro, a leading hormone replacement therapy drug, prescribed to treat postmenopausal hot flashes and other menopausal symptoms.

However, a recent major study concludes that long-term use of Prempro has significantly increased the risk of stroke, blood clots, Prempro ovarian cancer, endometrial cancer, and breast cancer, while maximizing the risk for dementia and Alzheimer�s disease. Evidence has revealed that Prempro and other estrogen progestin combinations can actually harm perfectly healthy women.

These results were found in the nation's largest hormone replacement study and were so alarming that the National Institute of Health (NIH) prematurely canceled the study citing risk to the participants. As a result the study is suggesting that many of the women who use Prempro and other estrogen and progestin combinations should quit and talk to their doctors about Prempro alternatives.

Prempro is manufactured by Wyeth Pharmaceuticals. In 2001 Prempro accounted for approximately $890 million of the company's $13.9 billion in sales."

Preventing Prostate Cancer

Preventing Prostate Cancer: "Preventing Prostate Cancer


(NC)-It is increasingly recognized that diet plays a role in prostate cancer, a disease that affects one in eight men. For optimal health, it's important to exercise regularly and eat according to Canada's Food Guide, which recommends lots of fruits and vegetables, many of which contain the antioxidant selenium.
'Antioxidants help neutralize the influence of free-radical oxygen molecules which can cause cell damage that can lead to prostate cancer,' said John Blanchard, President of the Prostate Cancer Research Foundation of Canada. 'Our bodies need a diet rich in vitamins and minerals to help prevent the disease.'
Recent studies suggest that selenium and vitamin E may reduce a man's risk of developing prostate cancer. One study showed that the incidence of prostate cancer was markedly lower in those who supplemented their diets with selenium, while another found that the occurrence of prostate cancer and the risk of death from prostate cancer was significantly less in those who supplemented their diet with vitamin E. "

Processed Meats Raise Pancreatic Cancer Risk

Processed Meats Raise Pancreatic Cancer Risk: "

Eating a lot of processed meats such as hot dogs, sausages and luncheon meats may increase the risk of pancreatic cancer, according to a study presented on April 19 at the 96th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research.
In the study, researchers investigated the dietary information and pancreatic cancer death among 190,545 men and women of African-American, Japanese-American, Caucasian, Latino and Native Hawaiian origin. The data were originated from the Multiethnic Cohort Study in Hawaii and Los Angeles, which involved those 190,545 subjects. During a 7-year follow-up, 482 cases of pancreatic cancer were recorded.
It was found that those who consumed the highest amounts of processed meats including all types are 67 percent more likely to acquire pancreatic cancer compared with those who used the lowest amounts. Those who consumed the highest amounts of pork and red meat increased the risk by 50 percent.
There was no association between consumption of poultry, fish, dairy products and eggs with the pancreatic cancer risk. Nor was there a link between the cancer risk and overall intake of total fat, saturated fat or cholesterol.
Previous studies already found that those who heavily consumed red meat and processed meat were 50 percent more likely to get colorectal cancer compared with those who did not use much processed meats.
The researchers suggested that some reactions might generate carcinogens or cancer-causing agents such as heterocyclic amines or polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons during the meat processing, which might be responsible for the increased risk of pancreatic cancer.
In the U.S. 32,180 cases of pancreatic cancer are diagnosed each year and 31,800 are expected to die of it. The pancreatic cancer risk is the same for men and wom"

Professionals Comment On Cancer Treatment

Professionals Comment On Cancer Treatment: "Professionals Comment On Cancer Treatment


Many doctors have broken the conventional or 'allopathic' physician
mold and treat cancer and other 'diseases' with the full array of
available treatments -- complementary, alternative, integrative or
conventional. Their common credo is 'We treat people -- not
diseases.'

These doctors are the ones I pay attention to. There are thousands
of them today, all over the world. In Chapter 1 of my book 'Cancer-
Free,' I list eleven website directories of these 'holistic' doctors
and clinics in virtually every country. They are Medical Doctors
(M.D.s), Doctors of Osteopathy (D.O.s), Naturopathic Doctors (N.D.s), Chiropractors (D.C.s) and 'others.' Each of these websites has a
feature where you can type in your Zip Code and you will be shown
a list of these doctors in your area. In my experience, the letters
after their names are far less important than properly interviewing
them, which I also cover in Chapter 1 of my book.

There are many of these doctors who publish information and comments
about their profession. Here are some of the quotes which you may
find interesting.

1. From an oncologist:

'We have a multi-billion dollar industry that is killing people,
right and left, just for financial gain. Their idea of research
is to see whether two doses of this poison is better than three
doses of that poison.'

Glen Warner, M.D., Oncologist

2. From a cardiologist and internist who treated 65,000 patients
at his five-story hospital before he slipped on the ice outside
his hospital and died from the blow to his head in early 2003:

'There have been many can"

Prostata cancer - which treatment is the "correct one"?

Prostata cancer - which treatment is the "correct one"?: "Prostata cancer - which treatment is the 'correct one'?


The cancer illness can be attacked by many working methods. No other kind of cancer has so many possibilities. But we do not know to today yet, whether also only one of the possible types of treatment is value, the life of patient with Prostate cancer to extend. Naturally, results from it that for the patients in addition, for the treating physician for a certain working method to decide to have itself.

However often the expertise of the before and disadvantages is missing to the patient. The treating physician is however often technically embarrassed and partial. the Urologist's tell it for years after that a radical operation should be made and the only working method it is. However, we forgotten that there are no hard proofs for it. It's could be affected also by a financial motivation. (the interference costs between $20'000 and 30'000).

The radiologist recommends of course naturally the irradiation and that holistic oriented expert wants its 'alternative' working methods applied. The patient is advised well to catch up a second or third specialized medical opinion before it decides for a working method. A working method for Prostate cancer is 'Watchful Waiting'.

Beside the treatment procedures of the 'radical operation' or the irradiation treatment wins this methodology and meaning. Although neither for the operation nor for the irradiation treatment proofs for a concrete survival advantage for the patient is present, these procedures in highest place stand.

Still will 'Watchful Waiting' to treat (without the cancer observe decisive therapy) reluctantly by many physicians in addition, patients concerned by around perhaps only later with comi"

Prostate cancer an epidemic in African American Men

Prostate cancer an epidemic in African American Men: "Prostate cancer an epidemic in African American Men


Prostate cancer an epidemic in African American Men

�Prostate cancer is an epidemic in African-American men,� said Dr. Kevin McVary, an urologist at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago. African American men have the highest prostate cancer diagnosis rate and death rate in the world.

Seventy-two times a day an African American man is diagnosed with prostate cancer and sixteen times a day an African American man dies from prostate cancer. 'Prostate cancer, particularly among African Americans, is a disgraceful tragedy that needs immediate and drastic action,' says John R. Kelly, of the American Cancer Society.

Prostate cancer is the leading cancer in men in the U.S. It affects more than 220,000 men each year and at least 29,000 of them will die from the disease. African American men are diagnosed with prostate cancer at a rate of sixty percent greater than Caucasian men and their death rate is more than double of any other racial group.

Why are African American men so susceptible to prostate cancer? Researchers theorize that diet and lifestyle choices play a significant role in who will develop prostate cancer. According to the National Heart Association, over sixty percent of African American men are overweight and twenty-eight percent of are obese. Diets high in saturated fats, red meats, and lack of exercise all contribute to high risk for developing prostate cancer. Disparity in health care may also be a contributing factor in the high death rate from prostate cancer for African American Men.

Economic limitations, lack of health care insurance, and poor access to health care have been cited as possible reasons for the high prostate cancer death rate in African A"

Prostate cancer sun and vitamin D

Prostate cancer sun and vitamin D: "Prostate cancer sun and vitamin D


Cancer Centres in USA compared the lifetime sun exposure in men with advanced prostate cancer and men without disease and they suggest that men who had spent more time in the sun they lives were with low risk of prostate cancer.

New studies in prostate cancer indicate that the men who spent more time in the sun in their live usually can reduce prostate cancer in about 50%

About the above point shown that the prostate uses Vitamin D to promote the normal growth of prostate cells and in consequence to slow the spread of prostate cancer cells to others parts of the body.

Sun exposure prevent prostate cancer and the new research suggest vitamin D in supplement may be a safer option today for men.

Previous studies have shown that many places which long winter like Canada and North America men do not adsorb Vitamin D and others nutrients.

In Canada men do not adsorb vitamin D in consequence one of the seven can develop prostate cancer in their lives;
USA new researches indicate that one of the five men can develop prostate cancer.

Researchers shown that vitamin D has many micronutrients promote and prevent the prostate cancer in men.


About the Author
Hector Milla; editor of the cancer -10.com and you can find more articles about
prostate cancer in http://www.cancer-10.com
, you can reproduce this article in you web site or ezine articles always mention
above the author article.


Written by"

Prostate Cancer - Which Treatment Is The "Correct One"?

Prostate Cancer - Which Treatment Is The "Correct One"?: "Prostate Cancer - Which Treatment Is The 'Correct One'?


The cancer illness can be attacked by many working methods. No other kind of cancer has so many possibilities. But we do not know to today yet, whether also only one of the possible types of treatment is value, the life of patient with Prostate cancer to extend. Naturally, results from it that for the patients in addition, for the treating physician for a certain working method to decide to have itself.

However often the expertise of the before and disadvantages is missing to the patient. The treating physician is however often technically embarrassed and partial. the Urologist's tell it for years after that a radical operation should be made and the only working method it is. However, we forgotten that there are no hard proofs for it. It's could be affected also by a financial motivation. (the interference costs between $20'000 and 30'000).

The radiologist recommends of course naturally the irradiation and that holistic oriented expert wants its 'alternative' working methods applied. The patient is advised well to catch up a second or third specialized medical opinion before it decides for a working method. A working method for Prostate cancer is 'Watchful Waiting'.

Beside the treatment procedures of the 'radical operation' or the irradiation treatment wins this methodology and meaning. Although neither for the operation nor for the irradiation treatment proofs for a concrete survival advantage for the patient is present, these procedures in highest place stand.

Still will 'Watchful Waiting' to treat (without the cancer observe decisive therapy) reluctantly by many physicians in addition, patients concerned by around perhaps only later with comin"

Protopic Cancer Risk Lawyer

Protopic Cancer Risk Lawyer: "Protopic Cancer Risk Lawyer


The FDA issued a warning in July of 2005 on two skin creams, Elidel (pimecrolimus) and Protopic (tacrolimus) to all ages. Recent animal studies have found that Protopic causes lymphomas and skin cancers in an unknown percentage of users. The FDA recommends that healthcare providers be very careful prescribing and applying these medications.

Protopic belongs to the class of medications called immunosuppressants. This kind of medication is used on short-term basis to treat atopic dermatitis, or eczema. The cream works on certain areas of the immune system that may be involved in developing this serious skin condition. It is used only if other, safer treatments have not worked or cannot be used for some reason. It is sometimes prescribed for off-label uses, but you should discuss this with your doctor and make sure you know why you are using Protopic.

The risk this drug poses to developing children is as of yet unknown. While a lower dosage Protopic cream is available for younger children, the FDA recommends that children and pregnant women refrain from using the medication. If you are a patient using Protopic cream and you have developed skin abnormalities, lymphomas, or skin caner, talk to a lawyer right away. Since the FDA has recognized Protopic as a dangerous drug, you could be entitled to damages from the drug company.
GA


To find out why you need a Protopic lawyer and read articles about dangerous drugs and Protopic side effects, visit our website at hugesettlements.com.


If you have any questions or concerns about filing a Protopic lawsuit, please contact a professional Protopic attorney right away!


About the Author
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Written by: Anna Henningsgaard"

Tuesday, November 01, 2005

Radon Gas in Homes and Lung Cancer

Radon Gas in Homes and Lung Cancer: "Radon Gas in Homes and Lung Cancer


Unsuspecting homeowners may not realize the full risks associated with Radon gas in their homes. Increasing evidence suggests that Radon gas is the most underestimated cause of Lung Cancer. Radon gas can occur anywhere, however some areas of the United States are known to have abnormally high levels of this potentially deadly gas. Though Radon gas can be found in every state, the highest concentration levels are in the Northeast and the upper Midwest of the United States.

If Radon gas can be dissipated from homes and into the atmosphere it is relatively harmless. However, when Radon enters homes and stays trapped, which can frequently happen with today�s more tightly sealed homes; the gas can become a health problem.

The Radon gas typically enters a home from a basement. If the basement is not adequately vented to the outside atmosphere the gas can build up to high levels within the home.

There are differing opinions about the minimum safe levels, however the evidence continues to grow that Radon may be the most underestimated cause of lung cancer. Radon gas may be particularly more dangerous to children, smokers and those who spend much of their time indoors.

When purchasing a new home, make sure a Home Inspection is performed and that the Home Inspector checks for Radon levels. The cost for a Radon test is minimal and well worth it. If high levels of Radon gas are detected proper ventilation systems should be added to the home. The costs of such ventilation systems are again quite reasonable.

About the Author
Me_Donovan@comcast.net
http://www.homeadditionplus.com
http://www.homeaddition.blogspot.com

Over the past 20+ years Mr. Donovan has been involved with building homes and additions to homes"

Recommendations For Early Breast Cancer Screening

Recommendations For Early Breast Cancer Screening: "Recommendations For Early Breast Cancer Screening


Women need to empower themselves about the benefits and risks of mammography and examine the additional screening tools available today. One current philosophy suggests breast health screening should begin at age 25. Where does this recommendation come from and why is this valid?
For MOST women, the recommendation for annual breast cancer screening begins at the age of 40. Unfortunately, the American Cancer Society stated that the number one cause of death in women between the ages of 40-44 is breast cancer. So what does this mean for women? It means that we screen at age 40 and potentially find tumors that have been growing for an estimated 8-10 years. Mammography, like most conventional tests, evaluates structure.
There exists a technology that can detect an issue YEARS before a tumor can be seen on X-ray or palpated during an exam. This technology has been approved by the FDA as an adjunctive screening tool since 1982 and offers NO RADIATION, NO COMPRESSION AND NO PAIN. For women who are refusing to have a mammogram or those who want clinical correlation for an existing problem, digital infrared thermal imaging may be of interest.
There are very strict protocols both for testing and interpreting. Perhaps due to these guidelines, thermography (as with all digital technology) has exploded in its technique and capabilities. Thermal cameras detect heat emitted from the body and display it as a picture on a computer monitor. These images are unique to the person and remain stable over time. It is because of these characteristics that thermal imaging is a valuable and effective screening tool. Tumors or other breast diseases measures warmer than surrounding tissue and can thereby alert a physician to a problem before a tumor is a"

Reducing the Risk of Breast Cancer

Reducing the Risk of Breast Cancer: "Reducing the Risk of Breast Cancer


We hear it all the time�lose weight for your health. Few people however, realize the extent to which this is critical to their physical well-being and ultimately their life expectancy.

In January 2003, the Journal of the American Medical Association featured a study finding that obesity appears to lessen life expectancy, especially among young adults. The researchers compared Body-Mass Index (BMI) to longevity and found a correlation between premature death and higher BMIs. For example, a 20-year-old white male, 5�10� weighing 288 pounds with a BMI of greater than 40 was estimated to lose 13 years of his life as a result of obesity.Jamie McManus, M.D., F.A.A.F.P. and author of �Your Personal Guide to Wellness� notes that while this study referenced extreme levels of obesity, there are still millions of overweight people in developed countries with a life expectancy rate that is three to five years less than their healthy-weight counterparts. She also estimates that there are 600,000 obesity related deaths each year in America.

Just how does obesity shorten our lifespan? The answer to this question is complex, yet there is a clear link between obesity and the development of cancer. An extensive study conducted by the American Cancer Institute involving 750,000 people showed that obesity significantly increased the risk of cancer developing in the following organs: breast, colon, ovaries, uterus, pancreas, kidneys and gallbladder.

Michael Thun, MD, vice-president of epidemiology and surveillance research for the American Cancer Society (ACS) says one reason obesity may raise cancer risk is because fat cells produce a form of estrogen called estradiol that promotes rapid division of cells, increasing chances of a random g"

Reflect On Your Cancer Experience

Reflect On Your Cancer Experience: "Reflect On Your Cancer Experience


(NC)-According to the Canadian Cancer Society, an estimated 67,200 Canadian women will be diagnosed with cancer this year and thousands will face surgery, chemotherapy, radiation or a combination of these treatments. For many, the side effects of treatment can be as challenging as the disease itself.
Look Good Feel Better, which is celebrating its tenth anniversary this year, has helped more than 350,000 Canadian women living with cancer to look good and feel better by teaching cosmetic techniques and hair alternatives to help manage the appearance-related side effects of cancer and its treatment. Free, two-hour workshops are offered at 65 hospitals and cancer-care facilities across the country. A recent study of women living with cancer, conducted at Toronto's Princess Margaret Hospital, revealed that a positive attitude was a leading strategy women felt helped them conquer cancer.
Sherry Abbott, national spokesperson for Look Good Feel Better's tenth anniversary tour, was determined to defy the odds when she was given a terminal diagnosis 13 years ago, and three months to live. A true believer that a 'never-say-never' attitude can play a significant role throughout the cancer experience, Sherry took a path that led her to take back the control she had lost and to send positive messages to her family, friends and medical team.
'The cancer treatments left me battered, inside and out,' recalls Sherry. 'My body was depleted and the unfamiliar face that looked back at me in the mirror looked painfully ill.' For the first time in her life, she learned to use cosmetics to correct, rather than enhance her appearance. Sherry quickly learned how a little lipstick and blush could do as much for her psyche as it did for her appearance.
As p"

Removing Some Spyware Is Like Treating Cancer

Removing Some Spyware Is Like Treating Cancer: "Removing Some Spyware Is Like Treating Cancer


Spyware - Removing Cancer From Your System
Do you know the difference between spyware prevention and spyware removal? These functions are not the same. Not all spyware is the same. Most work like a malignant cancer, spreading into everything, or a benign tumor, sticking around in one place. The main operations of spyware are to steal, search, destroy, report, expose, change or track. Many people find the main mission of spyware is to seek out trouble and to annoy. Some spyware happily stay in one spot doing its stuff while other spyware sneak into your computer and let you know they're around. Many anti-spyware programs are available for free upon your asking and are quite steady at stopping these cancerous cells. Still, to get the best protection, your computer should use multiple anti-spyware programs.
'Knock, knock,' the thoughtful spyware announces. 'Who's there?' your anti-spyware program swiftly replies. 'Can I track your movement inside this website?' inquires the same spyware. If only every spyware was this polite and simple! But, in reality, most spyware doesn't want to simply track your movement inside the site. They also are looking for ways to follow you around and report your movement. Other spyware also try to steal your identity. Most anti-spyware alert you to these actions and warn you about scouts. Most polite spyware resemble adware, a pop up window that allows you to close it.
The rude spyware, conversely, doesn't bother with knocking and bullies its way into your browser to redirect you to other places. Worse yet, it goes about trying to crack security, record your e-mail address and other e-mails on your system. Most anti-spyware are heroic enough to block or destroy these i"

Rubber cancer bracelets: a small, big gesture

Rubber cancer bracelets: a small, big gesture: "Rubber cancer bracelets: a small, big gesture


For you it could only be a few dollars, but the money you pay for every rubber cancer bracelet goes towards the noble cause of cancer research.
What prompted ace cyclist Lance Armstrong to hit upon the idea to use rubber cancer bracelets to fund cancer research? No one knows. But the signature yellow rubber cancer bracelets worn by the seven-time Tour de Force champion and cancer survivor quickly caught on as a common fundraising tool. And young people soon turned wearing them -- in all colors and with all kinds of messages stamped on them -- into a trend.
The rubber wristbands have been around for decades as 'baller bands' -- worn by basketball players because of restrictions against metal jewelry. But the trend really caught on with Armstrong's cancer bracelets.
The Lance Armstrong Foundation says that more than 52 million 'LiveStrong' bracelets have been sold already! But millions of other rubber cancer bracelets have also been sold. And that is without counting the millions, maybe billions, of all other kinds of rubber wristbands that have been sold or are being sold all over the world -- rubber bracelets for tsunami relief, for showing support to American troops, for just about anything, and nothing! In fact, they are now the coolest thing that anyone can sport on one's wrists. Though called rubber bracelets, these are actually made of synthetic rubber, or silicone gel.
When you buy a LiveStrong rubber cancer bracelet, $1 from its proceeds is donated to the Lance Armstrong Cancer Foundation! That is, $52 million has been raised for cancer research already! The LiveStrong rubber cancer bracelets are made by sportswear major Nike. Cancer is 1the second largest cause of death in the United "

Screening For Breast Cancer With No Compression And No Radiation

Screening For Breast Cancer With No Compression And No Radiation: "Screening For Breast Cancer With No Compression And No Radiation


Who would have thought that a technology for detecting breast cancer used today actually had its� roots dating back to 480 B.C.? Digital Infrared Thermal Imaging (DITI) is a fairly new technology that represents a practice that was once used by Hippocrates. This technology is based on a technique that Hippocrates would use as he spread mud over his patients and then watched to see which areas dried first. It was in those places on the body that could show a disease.
It wasn�t until 1957 that the first modern application of thermography came into existence when a Canadian doctor discovered that the skin temperature over a breast tumor was higher than that of healthy tissue. By 1982, the Food and Drug Administration approved thermography and classified it as an additional diagnostic tool for the detection of breast cancer. However, DITI was introduced as a diagnostic tool before strict protocols were established for both the technicians who performed the scans and the doctors who interpreted the scans. Shortly after its initial beginnings, DITI fell out of favor as a diagnostic tool in the medical community.
There are now stringent protocols both for testing and interpreting. Perhaps due to these guidelines, thermography (as with all digital technology) has exploded in its technique and capabilities. Thermal cameras detect heat given off by the body and display it as a picture on a computer monitor. These images are unique to the person and they remain stable over time. It is because of these characteristics that thermal imaging is a valuable and effective screening tool to determine changes that could point to trouble down the road. As we all know, early cancer detection is important to "

Selenium May Help to Prevent Prostate Cancer

Selenium May Help to Prevent Prostate Cancer: "Selenium May Help to Prevent Prostate Cancer


According to a federally sponsored study, published by a Stanford University urologist, men with abnormally low levels of Selenium in their blood are four to five times more likely to develop prostate cancer. Selenium is a trace element that is supplied in certain foods and supplements.

The study suggests that making a point of eating Selenium-rich foods, such as Brazil nuts and tuna, or taking a Selenium supplement, may help reduce the risk of prostate cancer. Supplementation is especially useful for older men, as Selenium blood content decreases with patient age.

Although there are no solid statistics regarding exactly how much levels of Selenium in the blood are improved by supplementation, head researcher, James D. Brooks, MD is decidedly optimistic about the subject. He believes that supplementation could potentially be of great benefit in preventing prostate cancer, but goes on to comment that more precise research is needed in order to discern exact statistics on the extent of those benefits.

Overall, the researchers who conducted this study believe that they have made some very interesting discoveries, and that increasing levels of Selenium in the blood can significantly reduce a patient's risk of developing the most common form of cancer affecting men.

About the Author
About the Author: Jeremy Maddock is the webmaster of Immune Wellness, your source for high quality information about Selenium and other health products."

Self care during radiation treatment for Breast Cancer

Self care during radiation treatment for Breast Cancer: "Self care during radiation treatment for Breast Cancer


Battling Cancer is a tough time in anyone�s life. Perhaps the toughest. That�s why we�ve decided to write this article on how to care for yourself during radiation for Breast Cancer.

It very important to properly care for yourself during radiation for breast cancer. Keep in mind that after radiation you could feel fatigued for up to six weeks. Sleep as much as you like during this time � one thing you really need is your rest.

Also, make sure after radiation that you wear a comfortable bra. Making sure your bra fits properly and doesn�t rub in any way is all part of good care for yourself during radiation for breast cancer. If a part of your bra rubs place a soft cloth between the bra and your skin.

Weight loss can be a problem after radiation treatment. In order to properly care for yourself during radiation for breast cancer make sure you eat a balanced diet. This will help you to avoid weight loss and keep your energy levels as high as possible.

Keep the skin fold area under your breast clean and talk to your doctor before using any powders, lotions, deodorants or perfumes. As part of your care for yourself during breast cancer radiation you need to make sure you are not using any products that might react with your skin at this time or do something to affect the radiation treatment in any way. Because of this it is best to avoid deodorants. Deodorants contain magnesium, and this can inhibit the effectiveness of the radiation treatment. To avoid reactions with the treated area, also avoid starching your clothes.

As part of care for yourself during radiation for breast cancer bathe the treated area in lukewarm water. This is because hot and cold water can damage your ski"

Self-destroying cancer cells: a major breakthrough for medical research

Self-destroying cancer cells: a major breakthrough for medical research: "Self-destroying cancer cells: a major breakthrough for medical research


Although cancer treatments have improved significantly over recent years, the search for the holy grail --a really effective cure -- remains elusive. Even the much improved treatments in common use today carry risks. As Dr Claus Jacob of the University of Exeter explains, 'cancer therapy has long been based on highly toxic substances that randomly kill healthy and sick cells alike.'

Now, however, Dr Jacob and Dr Gutowski of the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital, with support from the Peninsula Medical School, are working on a new approach that causes cancer cells to self-destroy: effectively to commit suicide. In a project that started in 2000 (first with funding from the UK Research Council funding, then from the Leverhulme Trust and involvement of Exeter Antioxidant Therapeutics Ltd) the research has led to the discovery of catalysts that mimic the activity of a certain human enzyme (glutathione peroxidase). They work by setting off reactions in the cancer cells causing them to kill themselves. A crucial benefit of this approach is that the drugs target only diseased cells, leaving healthy ones intact. This means that any therapy based on this approach should avoid many of the risks and side effects associated with chemotherapy and radiotherapy. The treatment is also highly efficient because, as Dr Jacob says, 'catalysts are not consumed during their activity but are recycled over and over again. This means that only minute quantities of biocatalyst are needed to kill cancer cells.'

Dr Jacob goes on to explain that the principle to make cancer cells kill themselves 'is based on the fact that catalysts are not only effective, but also"

Self Hypnosis CD - Cancel Cancer CD Series

Self Hypnosis CD - Cancel Cancer CD Series: "Self Hypnosis CD - Cancel Cancer CD Series


Any ailment or illness, no matter how major, can have a psychological element to it. Even the word 'cancer' is enough to give someone a feeling of anxiety which is in itself enough to prove the body and mind have an instant connection. In fact the body and mind and are not two separate entities. The body and mind are one, it is only for the sake of simplicity of understanding that we have labelled and thought of them as two separate parts.

If you accept that the mind and body can have a profound effect on each other then you will also be able to accept that if the body ails, then the mind has played a part in that ailing and can also play an important part in the body's healing.

With this in mind the Cancel Cancer cds series were produced to help the mind release any part it has played in the origination "

Wednesday, October 26, 2005

Sexuality And Cancer Treatment

Sexuality And Cancer Treatment: "Sexuality And Cancer Treatment


You will not believe this statement that cancer treatment might affect one�s sexual life. But this is true. Studies have shown that operation done to treat cancer damages some nerves and that leads to impotence or Erectile Dysfunction. In the beginning you won�t realize what the problem is and slowly- slowly problem becomes really severe. To get rid of one problem you will have to face other problem if the doctor is not good.

Impotence after some cancer treatments:
a) Pelvic
b) Bladder cancer
c) Colon cancer
d) Prostate cancer
e) Rectal cancer
If you have been operated or are going under treatment for above mentioned cancer than you are more likely to suffer from ED.

Older men, especially those over 60, are more likely to experience sexual dysfunction after cancer treatment. Older men experience difficulty with sex at some point. So older men who've had cancer treatment may experience sexual side effects related to aging, rather than treatment.

The various side effects after cancer treatment are:

a Inability to achieve or maintain an erection (erectile dysfunction)
b Difficulty climaxing
c Orgasm without discharge of semen (dry orgasm)
d Weaker, less satisfying orgasms
e Loss of libido
f Pain during sex

It is not confirmed that everyman will get affected by Ed after Cancer treatment. A Doctor after examining can tell the level of risk a man will face.

Various treatments for cancer and there effects on sexuality:

1. Surgery: If a person has tumor in pelvic area than doctor should work carefully for treating this problem as he can damage nerves and it will lead to ED.

2. Radiation therapy: Radiation therapy used at pelvic r"

Six Steps to Reduce Your Risk of Breast Cancer

Six Steps to Reduce Your Risk of Breast Cancer: "Six Steps to Reduce Your Risk of Breast Cancer




We hear it all the time�lose weight for your health. Few people however, realize the extent to which this is critical to their physical well-being and ultimately their life expectancy.

In January 2003, the Journal of the American Medical Association featured a study finding that obesity appears to lessen life expectancy, especially among young adults. The researchers compared Body-Mass Index (BMI) to longevity and found a correlation between premature death and higher BMIs. For example, a 20-year-old white male, 5�10� weighing 288 pounds with a BMI of greater than 40 was estimated to lose 13 years of his life as a result of obesity.Jamie McManus, M.D., F.A.A.F.P. and author of �Your Personal Guide to Wellness� notes that while this study referenced extreme levels of obesity, there are still millions of overweight people in developed countries with a life expectancy rate that is three to five years less than their healthy-weight counterparts. She also estimates that there are 600,000 obesity related deaths each year in America.

Just how does obesity shorten our lifespan? The answer to this question is complex, yet there is a clear link between obesity and the development of cancer. An extensive study conducted by the American Cancer Institute involving 750,000 people showed that obesity significantly increased the risk of cancer developing in the following organs: breast, colon, ovaries, uterus, pancreas, kidneys and gallbladder.

Michael Thun, MD, vice-president of epidemiology and surveillance research for the American Cancer Society (ACS) says one reason obesity may raise cancer risk is because fat cells produce a form of estrogen called estradiol that promotes rapid divis"

Skin Cancer - a Reminder

Skin Cancer - a Reminder: "Skin Cancer - a Reminder


We need to get alerted: skin cancer is the most popular cancer. Every year, more than 1,000,000 skin cancer cases are diagnosed and tens of thousands of skin cancer patients die in the U.S. alone. The number of skin cancer exceeds that of all other cancers combined. Among more than 1 million of skin cancer cases, 100,000 are melanoma, the deadliest skin cancer and there is no cure for it.
The skin cancer risk is more serious to the children because they are young and more susceptible, and they expose to more sunlight than adults due to their extensive outdoor activities. Half of the total life time exposure for an individual is received during his childhood. So special care is needed for the children.
Usually, skin cancers come years later after the subjects get exposed to too much sunlight. So just because you do not see a skin cancer right away does not mean you are free of skin cancer risk. So careful protection is the key.
The government health officials are working hard to alert people of the skin cancer risk. They try to have schools to take measures to protect students against excessive exposure to the ultraviolet light.
Both ultraviolet A and ultraviolet B can cause skin cancer, which means some ultraviolet light once thought safe can be dangerous. In the summer, it's advised that people avoid sunlight from 10 a.m through 4 p.m. when the sunlight is strongest and you are likely to get sunburn. Sunburn can be defined as a condition that your skin receives so much sunlight radiation that a skin color change is noticeable. Rules of thumb to avoid sunburn is, if your shadow is shorter than you are, then the sunlight is too strong and you can get sunburn. If you have to go outdoor, wear something protective such as clothes and big wide-trimmed hat to shield as much sunlight as possible"

Spyware: The New Cancer

Spyware: The New Cancer: "Spyware: The New Cancer


Just like cancer, a computer virus program, whether Trojan, adware, or spyware can be deemed as any executing program that can infect your computer by recreating a copy of itself onto your system. Just like with cancerous cells in the human body, if not detected in time or found to be in the wrong place, any of these infectious programs can find themselves replicating and creating havoc throughout other parts of the machine.
When spyware was first discovered, just as was the case with cancer in the human body, it perplexed those who were infected by it because until something becomes known to the general public, there can be no reason for cure for that certain disease. For example, there was no cure for polio until the vaccine was created by Dr. Salk, and there was no cure for Trojan horse programs until they were discovered to have caused mass havoc. So if there is knowledge about what types of adware, Trojan, and spyware programs are infecting millions of people across the planet each and every day, why is there no cure for such programs?
There is a simple answer to this question, because economically, it doesn�t make since to have one solid end all be all type cures for these infectious programs. The reason for this is because countless numbers of suppliers of virus protection and detection programs would be remiss to find a cure for these things because it would subsequently put them out of business. This is not to say that they are out there putting these programs into circulation just to drum up business for their companies, or are they? It has been a conspiracy theory among countless numbers of people that the pharmaceutical industry in the United States finds themselves not wanting to find a cure for cancer because it would dampen their profits from having to buy treatment medicin"

Sunburn: Skin Cancer and Aging of the Skin

Sunburn: Skin Cancer and Aging of the Skin: "Sunburn: Skin Cancer and Aging of the Skin


The experience of sunburn can be a very efficient (i.e. painful) reminder to heed adequate protection on future occasions. However more importantly, it should be a reminder of the long-term effects of sun exposure on our bodies and health � which can include aging of the skin and skin cancer.

In order to more fully understand these consequences, let�s take a look at exactly what sunburn is, its symptoms and its effect on the body.

Sunburn results when the amount of exposure to the sun, or other ultraviolet light source (e.g. tanning lamps and welding arcs etc.), exceeds the ability of the body's protective pigment, melanin, to protect the skin. Melanin content varies greatly, but in general darker skinned people have more melanin than lighter skinned. (Although fairer skinned people are generally more prone to getting sunburn than darker skinned people, this certainly does not exclude the latter from risk.)

Sunburn destroys cells in the outer layer of the skin, damaging tiny blood vessels underneath. Burns deeper into the skin�s layers also damage elastic fibers in the skin, which over time and with repeated sun overexposure, can result in the appearance of yellowish, wrinkled skin.

The damage to skin cells from UV exposure (either sunlight or tanning lamps etc.) can also include damage to their DNA. It�s this repeated DNA damage, which can lead to a cell becoming cancerous. With the incidence of skin cancer rising dangerously in many parts of the world, and with its ability to develop and establish itself in the body �long� before external signs are detected, -- paying attention to this aspect of sun exposure and sunburn should certainly not be ignored if we are serious about p"

Sunburn, UV Overexposure & Skin Cancer: Prevention or Cure?

Sunburn, UV Overexposure & Skin Cancer: Prevention or Cure?: "Sunburn, UV Overexposure & Skin Cancer: Prevention or Cure?


Overexposure to the sun and UV rays is rarely obvious at the time, -- and on many occasions, probably quite unintentional. However repeated exposure has rather more adverse long-term implications for our bodies and our health.

We�re all well aware of the more obvious and painful symptoms of sunburn including hot, red, tender skin � which in the case of a more heavy burn can also include blistering, peeling and dehydration.

The damage that occurs beneath the skin as a result of sunburn is considerably �less obvious� at the time of exposure, and may in fact take years to produce symptoms visible to the naked eye.

The fact that damage caused to skin cells during sunburn can not only accelerate the aging process, but also increase the risk of cataracts and skin cancer, should certainly demand our attention.

When faced with the potential risk of having to treat more than just the temporary symptoms and pain of sunburn, doesn�t it make more sense to avoid the risk in the first place?

Seek prevention rather than cure!

So before you venture out into the sun again, remember these important tips to protect yourself from overexposure of UV rays and sunburn, and its associated risks:

1. Wear protective clothing, including a long-sleeve shirt and a hat. Consider the �additional� protection of an umbrella or shade where appropriate.

2. Avoid sun exposure between 10 am and 3 pm if at all possible.

3. Remember that UV rays are present even on cloudy days.

4. Remember that sunlight is strongly reflected from sand, snow, ice, water and concrete, which can intensify your direct su"

Support Breast Cancer Foundation

Support Breast Cancer Foundation: "Support Breast Cancer Foundation


The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation Northeast Ohio Affiliate
Fund Raising Event � February 24

Cleveland OH: For more than 10 years, The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation Northeast Ohio Affiliate has made great progress in the fight to eradicate breast cancer as a life-threatening disease. The generosity of our donors is vital as we continue our efforts to help breast cancer patients today and invest in the health of future generations.

A special one-day event on Thursday, February the 24th has been scheduled for the greater Cleveland Ohio area.

The Cleveland area Oreck Locations, �Home of the Total Cleaning System� are hosting an event to support the efforts of The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation Northeast Ohio Affiliate.

Stop in at any of the Cleveland area Oreck stores and tell the manager that you are there to support The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation Northeast Ohio Affiliate.

The manager will provide you with a free demonstration of the Oreck Cleaning System. You are not obligated to make a purchase; in fact, Oreck will give you a FREE Oreck Car Vacuum (retail value of $39.95) just for listening. Should you choose to make a purchase, you will receive a Substantial Discount!

The totals from this event are then tallied. Oreck will present The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation Northeast Ohio Affiliate a donation of 15% of this total!

Get ready for spring-cleaning, save on your purchase and at the same time, support a very worthy cause! Oreck is a Certified Senior Approved Service, see
http://www.seniorsapprove.com/Oreck-Vacuums.html

This one-day event runs from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm on Thursday, February the 24th. Each of the C"

Support Cancer Research, Wear Cancer Wristbands

Support Cancer Research, Wear Cancer Wristbands: "Support Cancer Research, Wear Cancer Wristbands


Cancer is a very serious illness. This dreaded disease has caused many deaths; cancer is a disease that�s characterized by uncontrollable cell division and the danger of these mutant cells to invade the neighboring healthy cells and infect them. There are many types of cancer and most of them are deadly which can cause death, while there are some treatments available; there has been no known cure that�s potently effective just yet. Some treatments can kill the cancerous cells while some control the symptoms such as pain. Millions every year gets afflicted with different types of cancer and millions more die every year all over the world. Cancer has been a serious predicament in the medical world and there are concerns on the probability of finding a cure soon.

There are some major efforts being done to correct this but funds have been dwindling making these researches an effort that needs the aid of many people. Many foundations, colleges and other medical groups are doing intensive scientific endeavors to understand fully the development of cancer and what possible treatments, therapies and cure could be done to prevent cancer and its growth. They are called cancer research. In cancer research they discover new methods of treating cancer with the development of new technology and new discoveries about the disease. With proper funding, cancer researches would be able to flourish and hopefully find the perfect cure.

Many organizations have been doing their best to help fund this research facilities, doing fund raising projects and programs for public awareness. It is essential for the public to take notice of this programs because anyone from anywhere can be afflicted with cancer. Gradually, more and more people have found way"

Monday, October 24, 2005

Tanning bed lotions can help prevent skin cancer

Tanning bed lotions can help prevent skin cancer: "Tanning bed lotions can help prevent skin cancer


Know who would have that that a bull frog and a tanner had something in common. Well guess what, they do! The new Bullfrog Sunscreen Company offers a full line of sun and tanning bed lotions for residential and commercial use, to reduce your risk of tanning skin cancer. All of their products offer varying levels of sunscreen protection.

This new sunscreen and sun tan lotion line is bragging about its extra features that are perfect for the world we live in today. Their products are especially beneficial for those that enjoy the outdoors, for children, and for people who work outdoors and want to protect their skin

Their full line of creams and tanning lotions boast about their staying power. They are able to up to 8 hours, that�s nearly a full day of coverage with having to worry about reapplying.

Now if that�s not enough to tickle your fancy, this bullfrog is also a bug repellent. Nothing like having your frog on the job all day! Better yet, the manufacture guarantees that their product won�t drip no matter how much you sweat.

These pleasantly scented, non greasy lotions and creams are perfect for kids. No squirming and squealing because the lotion smells yucky. No fighting with them to stand still.

It�s also great for adults who don�t want to have a greasy residue on their skin. Very important if you work outside and don�t want to jeopardize you�re safely with slippery oily skin.

This line produces an SPF ranging from 15 to 45. This product line doesn�t cater for those people looking for a dark tan, but it does cater to those looking to protect their skin from burning and damage. It�s also a great product choice for those that burn easily.

If you or "

Teens to Raise Money in Skateboarding Marathon for Cancer Research

Teens to Raise Money in Skateboarding Marathon for Cancer Research: "Teens to Raise Money in Skateboarding Marathon for Cancer Research




A very resourceful teen from Ontario, Canada, will be skating across North America to Canada to help raise funds for cancer research.

Skate4Cancer is a marathon that will begin in Los Angeles and end in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Beginning in early March, Robert Dyer, Kyle Massaar and a group of friends plan to visit skateparks to promote Skate4cancer and to raise awareness of cancer research and funds for the Canadian Cancer Society.

Robert Dyer will be skateboarding the distance--around 5,000 miles from Los Angeles to Canada. He is working with a personal trainer every morning. What's more he is following a diet and exercise program to prepare himself for the marathon, which will include trekking through the desert and the rockies.

The gang has already been hosting events to collect donations for the supplies and equipment they will need for the trip, including propane stoves, Hammocks, flashing Lights, tents, coolers, microwave, fridge, and several propane tanks. They will be dedicating their journey to their heroes, Tony Hawk and Terry Fox, and to cancer victims everywhere. Rob will dedicate The first and last kilometer of the trip to the memory of Wendy M. Dyer.

Schedule

Los Angeles to Orange March 3 to 6

Orange to Ontario March 7 to 10

Ontario to Phoenix March 11 to 26

Phoenix to Houston March 27 to May 17

Houston to Waveland May 18 to June 13

Waveland to Knoxville June 14 to 27 "

The Best Cancer Treatment Options (Article 6 of 6)

The Best Cancer Treatment Options (Article 6 of 6): "The Best Cancer Treatment Options (Article 6 of 6)


OK, enough of the philosophy! What, specifically, do I recommend
you take to overcome your cancer and get 'cancer-free.' [We're
not using the word 'cure' simply because, as you recall, we're
healthy with just a million or so cancer cells being produced
every day by our cell division process.]

So, you have gotten a start on changing your lifestyle -- diet,
exercise and supplements. You have started on a program to
stimulate your immune system. What's next?

YOUR CAMPAIGN

You're battling cancer. Don't kid yourself. It is a formidable
foe. You don't just continue your normal routine of a stressful
workday, emotional stress, travel, etc. You must make cancer
your 'life' until you overcome it. But you can overcome it, as
millions of others have. I know several hundred of them
personally and I admire each and every one. This is like a
military campaign. You have to have a good strategy, and then,
you must employ the best weapons.

I can't recommend specific treatments for individuals. There are
liability problems with doing that. I'm a 'reporter,' not a
medical professional. What I can do is describe for you what I
would do if I 'had' cancer. What type of cancer? It would not
matter. I would pursue the same course if it were colon, lung,
prostate, or pancreatic cancer -- or even if it were leukemia
or lymphoma or melanoma. There are some specific things I would
take, in addition, if I had certain kinds of cancer. These are
discussed in detail in my book. But, in general, this is a
regimen I would follow regardless of the typ"

The Best Way To Prevent Cancer And Get Healthy

The Best Way To Prevent Cancer And Get Healthy: "The Best Way To Prevent Cancer And Get Healthy


It�s not unusual matter if you are asked to consume fresh fruit and vegetables to prevent cancer. Once you took those foods rich with antioxidant, you are preventing various kinds of diseases from your body.

Okay, so what�s the correlation between cancer and antioxidant? Have you got information on those two subjects? Of course you know that cancer is very dangerous, and that it may take your life away if it�s not treated well or earlier. One of the ways of preventing cancer is by taking antioxidant. Now let us see further details about antioxidant and how it�s going to make our body healthy.

Our body naturally produces chemical elements (reactive molecules) called free radicals. They can cause permanent damage to our cells. Cancer, aging, and cardiovascular disease are the causes of this damage. To protect us from these diseases, antioxidant plays a great role.

Antioxidant protects body cells from the bad impacts of free radicals, such as pollution, exhaust fumes, radiation, certain drugs, chemical exposure, and even processed food. How can you get this antioxidant then? Actually, our body has built natural methods of antioxidant in order to neutralize the free radicals. However, today�s environment is hazardous and has increased more free radicals which our body may not maintain anymore. Luckily, we have the nature to help us live longer.

Yes, the nature produces many important substances that function as good antioxidant. Food nutrients and botanicals they produce have great roles in improving body�s health. To be exact, fresh foods like fruits and vegetables provide antioxidants other than those you can get from pills. Thus, eating them will prevent you from cancer and m"

The Cancer Research Industry

The Cancer Research Industry: "The Cancer Research Industry




Many volunteers world-wide commit themselves to raising funds for cancer research and cancer charities. Many hundreds of thousands more work in the industry as carers, or researching, prescribing, diagnosing and manufacturing drugs. Huge companies spend fortunes on cancer research. After so long and so many billions spent what exactly has cancer research revealed?

There have been regular breakthroughs in our understanding of cancer, but little progress in its treatment. Modern research into cancer began in the 1940�s and 50�s when scientists isolated substances that killed cancer cells growing in a petri dish, or leukaemia cells in laboratory mice. Early successes in chemotherapy set the pace and received much media exposure, even though they only applied to 5% of cancer treatments at most.

Serving humanity by solving its major diseases has a celebrity status, there is a lot of kudos and an air of Hollywood involved in such things. Cancer research is high profile activity and every now and then a scientific treatment is discovered that gains wide recognition, such as the HPV-16 trial, but it only applies itself to the treatment of a small percentage of cancers. Mass-media hype is part of the problem of how we see cancer. Early discoveries set up an expectation that there was a cure-all treatment, a �magic bullet� that would make its discoverer famous by curing cancer across the world. The idea stems in part from aspirin, the original bullet that magically finds its way to the pain and diminishes it.

In the 1950�s and 60�s huge and expensive research projects were set up to test every known substance to see if it effected cancer cells. You might remember the discovery of the Madagascar Periwinkle (Catharansus Roseus), which revealed alkaloi"

The Cause Of Cancer

The Cause Of Cancer: "The Cause Of Cancer


Cancer is the disease of the cells. It is an abnormal growth of cells, which tend to reproduce in an uncontrolled way and, in some cases, spread or metastasize. A cancerous growth or tumor is also known as a malignant growth or tumor. A growth or tumor, which is non-malignant is called benign. Such tumors are not cancer.
Cancer is not a single disease. It is a group of more than hundred different and distinctive diseases. It is not contagious. Cancer can involve any tissue of the body and have many different forms in each body area. Most cancers are named for the type of cell or organ in which they start. If a cancer spreads (metastasizes), the new tumor bears the same name as the original(primary) tumor.
Cancer is the Latin word for crab. The ancients used the word to mean a malignancy, doubtless because of the crab-like tenacity a malignant tumor sometimes seems to show in grasping the tissues it invades. Cancer may also be called malignancy, a malignant tumor, or a neoplasm (literally, a new growth).
In medicine, common term for neoplasms, or tumors, that are malignant is known as Cancer. Like benign tumors, malignant tumors do not respond to body mechanisms that limit cell growth. Unlike benign tumors, malignant tumors consist of undifferentiated, or unspecialized, cells that show an atypical cell structure and do not function like the normal cells from the organ from which they derive. Cancer cells, unlike normal cells, lack contact inhibition; cancer cells growing in laboratory tissue culture do not stop growing when they touch each other on a glass or other solid surface but grow in masses several layers deep.
Cancer results from mutations of certain genes that allow the cells to begin their uncontrolled growth. These mutations are either inherited or acquired. Acquired muta"

The Day I Was Diagnosed Having Cancer

The Day I Was Diagnosed Having Cancer: "The Day I Was Diagnosed Having Cancer


Sure you�ll going to be worried learning about this piece of news. It took a lot of courage in me to discuss a sickness that is so close to death. It would mean the end of everything�.From the traveling that I enjoy the most. From breezing through the lights and sounds of Los Angeles, the eye-catching Hong Kong-based signature clothes, the scenery of New Zealand to the aroma of my home sweet home. It would mean the end of my sleepless nights of chatting, and writing testimonials in friendster and other forms of letters. It would mean the end of my favorite past time which is malling.It would mean the end of being with my family who cares and loves me so much and it would be the end of hanging-out with my friends. I can�t stand these realities that would soon unfold my future. I�m scared but I know I will survive.

It really is a fact that I upset a lot of people from the time I was born. Given that my name is SMILE, I should have brought smiles to people. Yet, I�ve been so hard-headed, inconsiderate, unforgiving, and most of all�selfish. I�ve been so crazy, oftentimes, fickle-minded. I�ve made decisions based from others� perception not mine. I�ve been involved with my first boyfriend ever during junior year in College whom I love dearly until this very day. Yet, we are bound to take different paths and choices to make our lives worth living. My only consolation? We remained the best of friends.

On one hand, I often wondered why of all people I was the chosen one. I�m still young, active, and vibrant. But I guess there seems to have no choice but to accept my fate. Whatever reason it was, I don�t know. Let me tell you all time and again, I�m not complaining but yes, I am sad. Wish I could turn the situation into a ligh"

The Diet / Cancer Link

The Diet / Cancer Link: "The Diet / Cancer Link




Attitudes to the link between diet and cancer are changing fast. The World Cancer Research Fund was founded specifically to fund and sponsor education and research into the diet-cancer link. There is mounting evidence that the high fat intake in a typical Western diet, along with the low intake of nutritious foods such as vegetables, fruits and wholegrains, may be responsible for up to 35% of cancers.

The World Cancer Research Fund is the only major national charity concerned with the link between cancer and food, nutrition and lifestyle factors. Their report �Food, Nutrition and the Prevention of Cancer: a global perspective� gives guidelines consistent with those published by the World Health Organisation, the E.U. �Europe against Cancer� initiative and other authoritative organisations. The idea of an �anti-cancer diet� promotes prevention by strengthening the immune system directly and has partly led to the promotion of a �five a day� campaign for fresh fruit and vegetables.

The intensification of agricultural practices has led to a decline of between 25% to 75% in the levels of key mineral nutrients in farmed vegetables over the last 60 years. There has also been a rise in farmed fruit sugar levels, so much so that some �natural� fruit juices now contain as much sugar as a fizzy drink.

If we can source quality food, our cooking methods often destroy the nutritional content. Studies show that fresh, uncooked vegetables strengthen the immune system and increase resistance to many diseases. Cabbage placed in cold water and boiled loses about 75% of its vitamin C content. Similarly fresh peas cooked for only five minutes lose 20-40% of their Thiamine content and 30-40% of their vitamin C. About 50% of vitamin E is destroyed by frying or baking "

The Diet Cancer Story

The Diet Cancer Story: "The Diet Cancer Story


Copyright 2005 by http://www.organicgreens.us and Loring Windblad. This article may be freely copied and used on other web sites only if it is copied complete with all links and text intact and unchanged except for minor improvements such as misspellings and typos.

My wife has had 10 tumors removed from her breasts. The first two and the last two (1 each breast each occurrence) were benign. The six in between (four in the right breast, two in the left breast) were malignant. Although the diagnosis of breast cancer is a devastating experience, most women face up to and cope well with it. In fact, studies show that many respond with renewed vigour and enjoyment of life and stronger interpersonal ties. But there is an inevitable period of adjustment, usually improved by knowing as much as possible about the disease.

My wife was been �free of cancer� for well over 5 years, but at her last mammogram checkup they discovered a growth they could not otherwise account for and want to do another byopsy-type lump removal. This inevitably raises the heady and frightening spectre of �cancer� once again. As I write, this �ectomy� is still in our future, so the results and reactions are also �still in our future. We�ve been there, several times, but that won�t make a diagnosis of malignancy any easier, any less emotionally traumatic, even though the �period of adjustment� is eased somewhat.

So after 8-9 years cancer free she was diagnosed in January, 2005 with another lump and it was removed in early April, 2005. Yes, it was malignant, but, in the doctor�s words, it was a �friendly� tumor. Our �period of adjustment� has been much easier this time around.

Cancer is the second leading cause of death in North America (after heart and other "

THE EPIDEMIC OF NON-MELANOMA SKIN CANCER

THE EPIDEMIC OF NON-MELANOMA SKIN CANCER: "THE EPIDEMIC OF NON-MELANOMA SKIN CANCER


Nonmelanoma skin cancers (NMSCs) comprise more than one third of all cancers in the United States and are widely described as a worldwide epidemic.[1] The term 'nonmelanoma skin cancer' includes 2 major types: basal cell carcinoma (BCC) and squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). Other less common NMSCs include cutaneous lymphoma, skin adnexal tumors, certain sarcomas, keratoses and sunspot.

BCC begins in the basal cell layer of the epidermis, and it accounts for about 75% to 80% of NMSCs. BCC usually develops on chronically sun-exposed areas of the skin, especially the head and neck, although about 20% of cases arise in intermittently exposed areas.[ BCC rarely dangerous, and it is usually slow growing. However, if left untreated, it may spread locally to the bone or other tissues beneath the skin.

SCC accounts for about 20% of Nonmelanoma (NMSCs). In contrast to BCC, SCC arises from more superficial layers of the epidermis and tends to be more aggressive. SCC can invade tissues beneath the skin and may spread to distant parts of the body. These cancers typically appear on sun-exposed areas of the body, such as the face, ears, neck, lips, and backs of the hands, but they can also develop within scars or skin ulcers and on the skin of the genital area. SCC can present as an erythematous to flesh-colored hyperkeratosis plaque, which may ulcerate.

WHAT ALTINATIVE TREATMENT SHOULD BE USED TO CURE THIS EPIDEMIC NONMELANOMA SKIN CANCER?

CURADERM BEC 5

Curaderm BEC 5 is non toxic and does not affect the heartbeat or blood flow.
It is a natural effective tropical treatment used to cure skin cancer.
This medicine is also very effective to treat true malignant skin ca"

The Facts About Lung Cancer - Better To Be Aware

The Facts About Lung Cancer - Better To Be Aware: "The Facts About Lung Cancer - Better To Be Aware


Keep yourself abreast of facts about lung cancer, as the statistics of affliction are staggering and in most cases, lung cancer can even be prevented. Cancer, the dreaded disease, is a malady marked by the uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells, which rapidly destroy healthy tissue. Although changes in the lung begin almost immediately upon exposure to carcinogens, lung cancer takes years to develop.

In fact, Mesothelioma research news states that the period of the onset of Mesothelioma cancer could be from 10 to 60 years from the time of exposure to asbestos.

What Do We Know About Lung Cancer So Far?

Lung cancer facts indicate that most people afflicted with the disease are those over fifty who have been smoking for a long period. Research news points out that the symptoms of lung cancer are dependant on several factors, including the location of the tumor in the lung. A chronic cough, repeated lung infections, wheezing, chest pain - any or all of these may be indicative of lung cancer.

Cigarette smoke, with its high concentration of carcinogens, inhaled by both smokers and nonsmokers is the leading cause of lung cancer. Facts about environmental exposure to Radon compounded with smoking increases the risk of lung cancer. Another principal cause of lung cancer is occupational exposure to carcinogens like asbestos, which has been documented in many Mesothelioma lung cancer cases.

Treatment of lung cancer is currently limited in its efficacy. Different types of carcinomas involve different regions of the lung, giving rise to different symptoms, and requiring different lines of treatment.

Lung cancer treatment is also different in cases where cancer cells spread from othe"

The Insidiousness of Breast Cancer and its Current Treatment

The Insidiousness of Breast Cancer and its Current Treatment: "The Insidiousness of Breast Cancer and its Current Treatment



In our modern world, the benefits that today�s manufacturing and agricultural activities have brought us is more than painfully offset by the damage to our personal health and wellness. During the course of our daily lives, we are continually exposed to common household products such as detergents, insulation, fabric treatments, flame retardants, cosmetics, paints, upholstery preservatives, and coatings for electronic equipment. When these chemicals accumulate within our bodies, they distribute into body fluids as well. While it is painfully clear that we may find such toxic chemicals as fire retardants in the breast milk of Americans who unsuspectingly ingest these and unhealthy levels of many other of toxins form the air they breath, the water they drink, and the food they eat, then it is obvious that our drive for cultural, technological, and scientific advancement has taken a wrong turn somewhere along the way. The chemicals we have produced and utilized in the modern era have had many negative effects upon various human body organ systems and have caused many health problems that will have serious implications far into the future. Data from recent explorations into these issues suggest that all of us are at risk of developing serious diseases from long-term exposure to these chemicals that we had hoped would improve our lives. Our synthetic chemicalization of planet Earth, in the past 60 years, is showing up as a body burden that is a physical tragedy and a fiscal catastrophe. Nowhere are these terrifying results more evident than in today�s battles with breast cancer.

The link between toxins in our environment and diseases like breast cancer showing up in our populations is"

The Personality Traits of a Baby Born Under The Sign Of Cancer

The Personality Traits of a Baby Born Under The Sign Of Cancer: "The Personality Traits of a Baby Born Under The Sign Of Cancer


Your Cancer Baby..

June 21 - July 22

A Cancer child can be independent from a young age, often playing alone for hours and inventing invisible playmates. Cancer babies are fascinated by colors and pictures, and they love the different tastes of delicious foods and drinks. Cancer children need to be hugged and loved and they thrive when encouraged. A Cancer baby will change moods frequently and will withdraw themselves if they suffer any kind of rejection. Young Cancer children are quite capable of using tears to get what they want and Cancer babies have a reputation for crying a lot.

However, Cancerians are delightful and fascinating children whose changing moods are shown on their faces. They are imaginative and will thrive when given a lot of warmth and attention. Your Cancer child will be easy to manage and discipline and will be well-mannered. Most Cancerians prefer to be the leader rather than to follow.

When raising a Cancer child you will need to give constant reassurance when she is fearful, which is likely to be often. These children are very sensitive to emotional hurts and rejections and will need your support to ensure that they do not feel unloved. The danger is that they may withdraw into themselves for self-protection.

You should encourage your child to express emotions in poetry, painting, music, acting or any other creative activity. Parents will need to find a compromise between being too firm and spoiling your child.

Cancerians are unlikely to complain when they are ill. Typical illnesses involve the upper digestive track - the stomach.

About the Author
Tony Luck runs a site offering advice to new moms. Included i"

The Risk Of Recurrence In Prostate Cancer

The Risk Of Recurrence In Prostate Cancer: "The Risk Of Recurrence In Prostate Cancer


Prostate cancer disease

Prostate cancer - the most common form of cancer in men is Prostate cancer, the second leading cause of cancer death. The Main risk factors include age (incidence increases in men over the age of 65 years). It is more prevalent in the western world and about 10% of cases can be linked to family history. The recurrance Rate of the prostate cancer is high.

Mostly, the Prostate cancer is a continuum; progressing through localized, locally advanced, advanced and hormone-refractory stages In general it is a slow growing cancer. He is primarily under hormonal control i.e. testosterone. The choice of treatments which include watchful waiting, surgery (prostatectomy), radiotherapy, hormonal therapy and chemotherapy are dependent on the stage of disease.

1. Most important, that If detected early, using PSA determination, DRE examination and biopsies, and treated appropriately, survival rates are excellent.

2. The most critical focus for the treatment of prostate cancer is to treat those cancers where it is necessary.

3. The Decisions about the best management of prostate cancer can be very complex and depend upon the:

- Pathology of the cancer (unlike other cancers, prostate cancer often progresses very slowly)
- The impact that treatment can have on quality of life, including sexual activity
- Stage of the disease (non-metastatic (localized or locally advanced), metastatic or hormone refractory)
- Age and general health of the patients at diagnosis
- Patient�s preference for treatment
- PSA at diagnosis

4. The treatment options for prostate cancer are:

- Deferred treatment often called �wa"

Thirty Things You Can Do To Avoid Cancer

Thirty Things You Can Do To Avoid Cancer: "Thirty Things You Can Do To Avoid Cancer




1. Make sure you have a pure source of foodstuffs. Obtain fresh, organic produce regularly by joining a vegetable box scheme

2. Eliminate plastic storage containers from your kitchen and do not buy or store food in plastic or clingfilm

3. Try not to cook the life out of food. Steam vegetables such as brocolli or cauliflower to maintain their integrity and nutritional value

4. Eat wide from many sources for a balanced diet. Include nuts, herbs, lentils and fresh, organic, locally grown produce

5. Find different ways to give yourself a regular, yearly detox

6. Think about and act on your health in a preventative way. Try out some alternative therapies to help you switch on a health sense

7. Test your bodies PH rating. Cancer loves sugar and readily available proteins in an acid environment. Quit taking sugar as much as you can and eat foods that balance your PH

8. Throw your microwave away. Recent tests show 97% of flavonoids lost in brocolli by microwaving

9. Do a toxin stocktake on your household products and food sources. Throw away any harmful chemicals you are persuaded to put into your environment or yourself by advertisers

10. Make sure that your air and water supplies are as pure as possible. Exercise in a healthy, non-toxic environment

11. Find out more about your immune system and how to support it in thought, word and deed

12. Avoid known stressors such as alcohol, tobacco, coffee, extreme conditions and so on, as much as possible

13. Check your home and work for sources of harmful radiation

14. Avoid using deodorants and sun screens containing parabens

15. Avoid factory farmed products such as "

To Prevent The Cancer Diagnosis, You Should....

To Prevent The Cancer Diagnosis, You Should....: "To Prevent The Cancer Diagnosis, You Should....


All my experience watching people 'get' and overcome cancer
can be boiled down into one sentence: What we put in our
mouth causes and reverses all degenerative diseases. All
of them can be avoided and overcome by correcting what we
put in our mouth (just another way of saying the same thing).

DIET

So, first things first. Detoxify your body and avoid cancer
(and all other degenerative diseases) by fixing your diet.
Stop eating processed food (hydrolized this and hydrogenated
that), dairy, red meat, sugar and other sweeteners (even honey
and maple syrup), preservatives and chemicals. Stop drinking
coffee and alcohol and using cigarettes and prescription drugs.
Hmmmmm. Tall order.

[Of course, I'm not recommending that you stop taking prescription
drugs immediately. Consult your doctor. In Chapter 1 of my
book are 11 website directories of 'holistic' doctors who are
sympathetic with this approach and will help you gradually elim-
inate your prescription drugs -- all of which have side effects.]

Diet books abound. Many are worthless. The theories in one are
contradicted by those in another. Find any book by John McDougall,
Susan Powter, Robert Pritikin, Gary Null, Dean Ornish, Neal Barnard
and Terry Sintani. You'll get sound advice on your diet. They
describe a diet {and give you tasty recipes) based on whole grains,
beans, most vegetables, some local fruit and small amounts of
poultry and seafood (if your system is compatible with seafood).
This is how you get and stay well.

Did you know that many studies with fruit flies and mice (they live
"

Tomatoes Fight Cancer Best When Used With Broccoli

Tomatoes Fight Cancer Best When Used With Broccoli: "Tomatoes Fight Cancer Best When Used With Broccoli


A recent study suggested that eating tomatoes and broccoli together can enhance the anti-cancer potentency possessed by tomatoes and broccoli.
In the study, rats were injected with human prostate tumors. And they were fed powdered tomato and dried broccoli. Used also in the study was finasteride, a drug that shows to slow the benign growth of the prostate.
The study found that the rats use diets with tomatoes and or broccoli get the smaller tumors. The diet with both tomatoes and broccoli is most effective and finasteride is least effective in slowing the tumor growth.
Tomatoes are known for its anti-cancer properties. Lycopene is believed to be the major active component in tomatoes that is responsible for the anti-cancer activity.
Anti-cancer bioactivity has been reported in broccoli. It's believed that glucosinolates may be responsible.
The study was conducted by Dr. John Erdman and colleagues at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
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John Roberts is a freelance writer for foodconsumer.com


Written by: Dr. John Roberts"