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As proclaimed by President George W. Bush on April 1, 2008 in lieu of Cancer Control Month 2008:
During Cancer Control Month, we honor cancer victims and survivors, raise awareness of the impact cancer has on our citizens, and underscore our commitment to battling this deadly disease.
Cancer is the second-leading cause of death in the United […]
Reports are amass over the web the Patrick Swayze is responding well to his cancer treatment.
Last month, news broke out the Patrick Swayze has pancreatic cancer.
Patrick Swayze has had an “excellent response” to his cancer treatment, a doctor for the actor told People.
In addition, Swayze told People the outpouring of support since announcing he had […]
In the U.S. most people have private insurance – at least those that can afford it - but then there is a chance of a Universal Healthcare so that everyone can have access to the best healthcare.
However, in Europe and Canada, that is already the case and people just complain of long lines in hospitals […]
One side effect of chemotherapy is loss of hair. For men, generally no problem because men are often sexier with shaved head or less hair. However, for women, our hair is our crowning glory.
Although I know one person in this world (my best friend) who was quite comfortable wearing a shaved head at one time […]
I’ve been thinking about food and diet recently and bumped into this article from The Diet Channel: Guidelines for Effective Weight Loss and Weight Gain During Cancer Treatment.
According to the article, maintaining a healthy body weight is crucial when preparing for cancer treatment.
While a thin underweight body may not be able to tolerate cancer treatment, […]
All cancer treatments are toxic.
Period.
Though selective targeted therapies (selective in a sense that the treatment would only kill the cancer cells and spare the good ones) are under works, a non-toxic treatment would have been bliss.
With University of Kentucky’s newest discovery, non-toxic cancer treatments may soon be a reality.
The compound, dubbed UK-101, inhibits LMP2 while […]
According to research findings presented this weekend at the Society of Integrative Oncology’s Third International Conference in Boston, cancer patients can get the vital nutritional benefits from taking antioxidants without the risk of interfering with radiation treatment.
The said study, entitled: “Effect of Concomitant Naturopathic Therapies on Clinical Tumor Response to External Beam Radiation Therapy for […]
While nanotechnology is revolutionizing the world, its biggest impact in the future would be in the healthcare industry.
In a collaboration of Rush University Medical Center with Argonne National Laboratory and the Illinois Institute of Technology, nanotechnology is being utilized in searching for new ways to diagnose and treat ovarian cancer.
“While the mortality rates of many […]
Cancer therapies, healing, and society.
Written by Gloria Gamat [email] for b5media.
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