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I am lucky enough to be almost 9 years out from my breast cancer diagnosis. Those 3,285 days have been filled with some really bad moments and some pretty amazing ones as well. Just like life before cancer. HA! - Nothing has been the same since I had a mastectomy, chemotherapy and radiation. Not to mention the scans, blood tests, and the stack of pills I still take every day to keep the cancer at bay. ...
April 23, 2018
Although cardiovascular disease is responsible for more deaths than cancer each year, cancer is thought by many people to be "number one," pathologically speaking. This may actually be a good example of statistics not necessarily being entirely accurate. More people may die from cardiovascular disease simply because the circulatory system (with the heart at the center) degrades as we age - in other...
February 1, 2018
Prostate cancer is very common among American men. According to -American Cancer Society-, prostate cancer is the third leading cause of cancer death in men. While all men are at risk, over 65% of prostate cancer diagnoses are in men over the age of 65. There is one death from prostate cancer every 18 minutes in America. Prostate cancer can be treated successfully when diagnosed at an early stage,...
December 18, 2017
Melanoma: It’s notorious for its low survival rate. It is considered a skin cancer, but it is really a cancer of pigment cells, which is why it can travel quickly all over the body, including the brain. Once considered a death sentence, advances have been made in recent years to extend the lives of those stricken with it. Early detection is vital. However, it is still one of the most deadly cancers...
November 5, 2017
While both men and women can experience cancer of many varieties, it is said that on average, 1 in every 3 women will develop some form of the disease in their lifetime. It is important for all ladies to know what kinds of cancer they are especially at risk for, so that they may spot the signs if any arise in the future. Breast Cancer - While breast cancer can affect men as well, it typically occurs...
September 28, 2017
We’re constantly looking for better, smarter, and safer ways to improve our health. In fact, in 2015 it was found that about 1/3 of Americans look for alternative medicine outside regular health care. Some alternative health care methods can be helpful - the problem arises when people start replacing conventional health care with these methods, especially when facing a fatal disease like cancer. Study...
August 15, 2017
Worldwide attention about the link between cell phone use and brain tumors has been recaptured after an -Italian man was awarded $7,500 a year- for the rest of his life as the result of a benign brain tumor that cost him hearing in one of his ears. Billions of people around the world use cell phones every day. A whopping 46% of these people are estimated to be children, whose brains and nervous systems...
May 10, 2017
There are very good reasons why private industry, universities, science clubs and government agencies eagerly downplay the dangers of and adamantly defend the use of technology regularly and rampantly oozing ionizing radiation. On the seemingly positive side, this technology creates thousands of jobs and brings in billions of dollars in profit. In the area of medical imaging, the technology also...
February 15, 2017
One of the worst diagnoses you can receive is that of having cancer. There are a number of reasons why such a diagnosis is hard to take but the most salient one is the fact that there isn't (at least officially) a cure. The main treatments (i.e., "conventional cancer treatment" or CCT) offered by the American medical establishment fall almost exclusively under the categories of radiation, surgery,...
March 16, 2016
Roughly six years ago I started writing a book on the most promising treatments for cancer. The project was born out of a deep personal desire to give people who had been diagnosed with cancer (or had a relative or friend in such situation or who were simply afraid of getting the disease) palpable hope that was based on hard, sink-your-teeth-into science. That is not to say that I don't believe in...
January 30, 2016
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