Browse Category: Cancer
Published: February 03, 2009
Discover some alternative treatments to try before you have surgery for breast cancer.
Published: January 19, 2009
Cancer affects people of all walks of life. It does not discriminate against age, color or status. It’s likely that you know someone, whether an acquaintance or someone near and dear to your heart, who has been touched by cancer. Perhaps you yourself have even struggled with the disease. Fortunately, scientists are learning more and more about ways to prevent and fight the big “C” – even simple, everyday changes you can make in your life or your diet. Here are just a few foods you should be adding to your anti-cancer regimen.
Published: January 07, 2009
Imagine being locked in a room for a month while high-dose chemotherapy drugs are dripped into your body from several IVs. Your hair is gone, eliminated from previous rounds of chemotherapy. Every hour you get sicker: vomiting, diarrhea, which you have to perform on a tiny commode so the doctors can check its contents, tremendous headches, and the painful, churning feeling in your bones as the chemotherapy destroys your marrow. After your marrow is destroyed the nurses will attach a bag of clean marrow to an IV and drip it into you to recreate your immunessystem. If nothing goes wrong, like a failure of these cells to engraft properly, you’ll be out in four weeks, hopefully cancer free Or you may catch a cold from a visitor and die of pneumonia.
Published: December 10, 2008
Breast cancer strikes 1 in 8 women in the U.S. over their lifetimes. You may be able to avoid becoming one of those women by following simple lifestyle changes.
Published: December 02, 2008
The medicinal qualities of pineapple are recognized in many traditions in South America, China and Southeast Asia. These qualities are attributed to bromelain, a 95%-mixture of proteases. Medicinal qualities include anti-inflammatory, anti-thrombotic, fibrinolytic and anti-cancer functions. Existing evidence derived from clinical observations as well as from mouse- and cell-based models suggests that bromelain acts systemically, affecting multiple cellular and molecular targets. For the past years an ample of studies has been performed demonstrating that bromelain has the capacity to modulate the pathways playing important roles in malignancy establishment and progression. It is now possible suggest that anti-cancer activity of bromelain consists in the direct impact on cancer cells and their microenvironment, as well as in the modulation of immune, inflammatory and haemostatic systems.
Published: October 16, 2008
According to the World Health Organization, up to 70 percent of cancers are diet-related. And, over the past fifteen years, there has been growing interest in the role of specific foods and drinks in cancer prevention. One that has received particular attention is green tea— the popular beverage traditionally consumed in China and Japan. Can green tea really help you fight cancer? Let's find out. . .
Published: October 16, 2008
Have you, or someone you know, recently been diagnosed with cancer? Receiving such a diagnosis can be confusing and overwhelming. In addition to preparing to undergo chemotherapy and other treatments, it’s a good idea to pay close attention to your diet to give your body the best possible chance to recover and eliminate or reduce side effects. Keep reading for some helpful information on planning a proper diet pre- and post-cancer treatment.
Published: September 29, 2008
From a recent study out of Poland, there is evidence for a direct relationship between several lifestyle factors and breast cancer risk.
Published: September 04, 2008
What do you know about cervical cancer? If you’re a woman, you may know more about this type of cancer than your male counterparts . . . or maybe you don’t. Considering that cervical cancer is the second most common type of cancer in women worldwide, you might want to learn what you can about cervical cancer – and as soon as possible. Well, we’re here to help! Keep reading for the lowdown on cervical cancer, including causes, symptoms and treatment options.
Published: August 21, 2008
Did you have a mom (or maybe you’re that mom) who always said “make sure to eat your broccoli”? As many benefits as broccoli has for your internal health, you may soon see a benefit for the outside of your body. A recent discovery indicates that broccoli sprout extract boosts the body’s natural ability to protect itself against the ultraviolet solar rays that causes skin cancer. Let’s look at the details of this discovery . . .
