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Anti-Cancer Diet General Guidelines
The last quarter of a century yielded a dietary guideline that has become “conventional wisdom” when it comes to preventing cancer. Reduce unhealthy dietary fatFat cells split apart easily, and they contribute to the high population of free radicals. Free radicals damage the cell’s membrane, and even the cell’s DNA structure, in some cases. A cell’s damaged DNA makes it prone to mutation, and may lead to the formation and growth of cancerous cells. But, according to the Harvard School Of Public …
Anti-Cancer Drug Causes Fingerprints to Disappear
A 62-year-old man from Singapore was detained at a United States airport customs for more than four hours after immigration officials could not detect his fingerprints. During questioning, the man revealed that he has been taking Xeloda, a widely-used cancer drug whose side-effects include having the skin on the hands slough off, erasing his fingerprints in the process. The detainee was eventually released when customs officials were satisfied that he was not a security threat.Xeloda, also know…
Top Cancer-Fighting Foods
There are vegetables that lower you risks of developing diseases. And there are those that are better at it. This is according to a new study in Food Chemistry. Researchers report that antioxidant compounds in dark-green vegetables in spinach and “fragrant” vegetables like garlic prevent the development of tumor cells. (Source: Health.com)Researchers report that antioxidant compounds in dark-green vegetables in spinach and “fragrant” vegetables like garlic prevent the development of tumor cells….
Research Suggests Walnuts May Prevent Breast Cancer
A new US study has suggested that eating walnuts may help women reduce the risk of developing breast cancer. The findings were presented during the annual meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research. According to the research, walnuts contain cancer-preventing ingredients such as omega-3 fatty acids, antioxidants, and phytosterols that may help in reducing the risk of the disease. The findings were also supported when lab mics fed with the human equivalent of two ounces of walnuts …
Increasing The Odds For Cancer Survival
According to a recent Science Daily article, Head and Neck Cancer patients who smoked, drank, did not eat enough fruit and/or did not exercise at the time do diagnosis had poorer survival outcomes than their clean-living counterparts. This is the result of a new study conducted by the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center. The study’s author Sonia Duffy, Ph.D., R.N., associate professor of nursing at the U.M. School of Nursing, research assistant professor of otolaryngology at the U…
Heavy Use of Mobile Phones Increase Cancer Risk
Mobile phones or cellular phones are being linked to a number of issues such as gas station explosions and health problems such as cancer. With regards to gas station explosions, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has this to say:There is no evidence that these reports are true.The wireless industry has done studies on the potential for wireless phones to create sparks that could possibly ignite flammable materials. The studies generally conclude that while it may be theoretically possi…
Understanding Brain Tumors
Brain tumors are masses of abnormal cells that grow in or around the brain. Tumors develop when these abnormal cells multiply for unknown reasons. There are two kinds of brain tumors: Benign brain tumors – grow slowly have distinct borders and they appear normal under a microscope.Malignant brain tumors – are what is known or considered as brain cancer. They grow rapidly and typically invade healthy areas of the brain.There are tumors however, that though benign, may be considered malignant if t…
Understanding Primary Bone Tumor
Cancer comes in different forms, whether you have it out of neglect or it is naturally grown. No matter cause, you need to be informed about bone cursor, more popularly team as bone tumor.There are two kinds of bone tumor: The first one (called primary bone cancer) involves healthy tissues being replaced with abnormal cells, thus weakening the bone and causing it to break. The other, much rarer form of bone tumor (called secondary bone cancer) is a metastatic variety, wherein the infection ca…
Understanding Pancreatic Cancer
Pancreatic cancer is a malignant tumor found in the tissues of the pancreas. About 37,680 new cases of pancreatic cancer are reported in the United States each year, and approximately 34,290 people die from this disease. Even when diagnosed in its earliest stage, the prognosis is generally considered as poor. Not more than 5% of people diagnosed with pancreatic cancer survive five years after the diagnosis. Complete remission is extremely rare. Types of pancreas cancerAdenocarcinoma of the pancr…
Understanding Hodgkin’s Lymphoma
Hodgkin’s lymphoma, also more commonly known as Hodgkin’s disease, is a type of lymphoma or cancer of the lymphatic system. The lymphatic system is a series or system of nodes connected by vessels that functions to drain fluid and waste products from the organs found in the body. The lymph nodes act as tiny filters that try to strain out unwanted organisms as well as cancerous cells. Hodgkin’s lymphoma is characterized by the spread of the disease from one lymph node group to another. Lymphoma o…
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