Cancer and AIDS – Treatment Vs A Cure

Posted on April 29, 2012

There are hundreds of incurable diseases plaguing the world today, if not more. Two of the biggest and probably more well known are, Cancer and AIDS.

Over the last 10 and a 1/2 years, roughly 20 billion dollars or more has been attributed to AIDS research. Cancer research gets a few billion themselves each year, roughly 5 billion.

Cancer

Treatment for both AIDS and Cancer can cost ,000 and likely more, annually. An estimated 3 million people die because of AIDS a year, and 8 million people die from Cancer each year.

Stage IV Esophageal Cancer Prognosis

Posted on April 27, 2012

Unfortunately, stage IV esophageal cancer prognosis is found to be poor. As it is a non curable but treatable kind of stage in cancer. Normally patients of stage IV esophageal cancer are treated using palliative chemotherapy as it extends the patient’s survival to some extent.

Various factors can affect stage IV esophageal cancer prognosis (recovery chances) and various treatment choices. The recovery chances or prognosis depends if it involves esophagus as a whole or particular part of the esophagus alone, the tumor size and the overall general health of the patient. When detected at the earlier stage it can be treated easily but the symptoms are only visible at the later stages. Treating them effectively is very remote that curing it is very rare.

Cancer symptoms

Posted on April 23, 2012

Cancer is a cell disease occurs due to the abnormal growth of cells. It means the uncontrolled cell division and the capacity of these cells to attack other tissues. It is also known as malignancy, which is a cancer tumor.

Cancer symptoms that may occur in specific types of cancers are persistent pain in bones, nausea, unusual bleeding, swelling in the breast, changed bladder habits, continual gruffness, swallowing problems and many others.

Cancer

Each type of cancer has its own symptoms. If a person is suffering from bladder and kidney cancer, its main symptoms are frequent urination, blood in urine and pain while urinating. The main symptoms of breast cancer are swelling, burning or pain, reddishness and problems in nipples.

Cancer – We Know the Cause and the Cure

Posted on February 17, 2012

One has to wonder why after the billions of dollars put into research and development of cancer treatments it is reported that you have a higher chance of getting cancer today than you did in 1950. As a matter of fact if you are diagnosed with cancer today your chances of survival are what they were in 1950, in a lot of cases, most in fact.

Prostate Cancer Stages and Treatments

Posted on January 31, 2012

The prostate is a chestnut shaped gland located in men under the bladder in front of the rectum. Prostate cancer occurs when cells within the prostate grow out of control, creating tumors. It is the leading cause of cancer in American men. The risk of getting prostate cancer increases with age. Over 700,000 cases of prostate cancer are diagnosed worldwide each year. For early stages of prostate cancer, signs and symptoms are usually not evident. Prostate cancer is rare in men under 50, but those with a family history should get checked regularly.

How to Know If You Have Brain Cancer

Posted on December 28, 2011

The most likely reason for asking about how to know if you have brain cancer is that the person or a loved one has experienced some symptoms that are suspected could (but hopefully not) be caused by brain cancer. There are many related questions that follow and this series is a result of research into the various aspects of the issue of brain cancer, including treatments and outcomes.

Research shows that there are areas of agreement as well as areas of disagreement amongst those that provide care and advice. Additionally, there are conflicting reports from brain cancer patients and family members of patients as to the value and effectiveness of both methods of diagnosis as well as treatment choices.

Cancer Diet – Prevention and Treatment Information

Posted on May 25, 2010

A cancer preventative diet needs to include a good balance of minerals because minerals are needed by all cells for proper function. Patients are often found to be mineral deficient, so this is an area of the diet that needs particular attention.

There are two classes of minerals. Macrominerals, such as the well known calcium, magnesium, sodium, potassium and phosphorus, and Microminerals, such as boron, chromium, copper, iron, iodine, germanium, sulphur, silicon, vanadium, zinc and manganese.

The good news is we will get most of the minerals we need, provided we are eating a diet based on a wide variety of fruits and veggies, with the addition of nuts, seeds and grains.

Diagnostic Tools For Lung Cancer

Posted on November 29, 2009

Lung cancer is diagnosed by several different methods and investigation is prompted as a result of routine x-rays, or investigation due to persistent coughing or coughing up blood. This obviously needs to be confirmed so a variety of diagnostic tools can be used. Typically, diagnostic tools and procedures include:

CT Scan
PET Scan
Bronchoscopy
Needle Biopsy
Surgical biopsy

These tests may be used in isolation but usually they are applied in combination, including using all of them.

CT Scan

CT stands for Computed Tomography and uses x-rays to provide an anatomic detail of the patient. It is non-invasive and is risk-free and pain-free.

PET Scan

Fitness is the New Prescription

Posted on July 18, 2009

Fitness is the new advice doctor's are giving their patients instead of a little white piece of paper to take to the local pharmacy. Not only has fitness shown in many research studies to reduce the chances of developing most cancers, and warding off other diseases such as Diabetes, Heart Disease, and Metabolic Disease; it also helps those current chronic disease sufferers improve their quality of life. Exercise has also been shown to help depression and anxiety sufferers proving to doctors that there may be more to treatment then some pills. This treatment requires sneakers and movement. Doctor's today are trading out prescriptions and recommending thirty minutes of cardio most days along with a strength training routine. Because doctors are trained in medicine and not fitness this is where personal trainers become linked with their clients personal health.

4 Reasons Not to Buy Acai Berries

Posted on May 27, 2009

• 1. You can be healthy without the acai berry. You just need to crack down on your eating habits and eat plenty of fruit and vegetables. While acai berries have twice the strength of blueberries, this doesn’t mean you can’t eat lots of blueberries! Put them with yoghurt – yum!
• 2. You can be slim without the acai berry. While the acai berry helps contribute to a healthy diet, it’s not going to make you slim on its own. Get out there and exercise. Once a day – no excuses – go for either a 20 minute run or do some yoga or dumbbell weights inside. If you have the money then sign up for the gym with a mate. Use each other as incentives to go. Diet will help – but as stated in reason one; your diet can be great without the acai berry.