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Common Viruses Raise Lung Cancer Risk

Smoking is by far the leading risk factor for lung cancer, but new research suggests that common viruses, including one linked to cervical cancer, may also contribute to the development of the deadly disease....More...

Prostate Cancer Treatment and Prevention

Prostate Cancer is the leading cancer among men in North America. Statistics show that 80% of men over 80 will be affected by the disease. Healthy living and following certain guides may help prevent prostate cancer. Early detection and new treatments have improved the prognosis. Follow these guidel...More...

5 Steps to Curing Prostate Cancer

Prostate cancer as well as any other cancer can be put into remission without chemotherapy or Radiation. The root cause of cancer is what should be focused on, not the after effect....More...

Who is at Risk From Mesothelioma Cancer?

Mesothelioma is a deadly cancer which is fairly rare although in the last few decades the number of people who have died from it have dramatically increased.Mesothelioma is caused by exposure to asbestos without sufficient protection....More...

Characteristics of Lobular Carcinoma

Lobular carcinoma in situ may sound like a form of cancer, but it's really a sign that you have a greater chance of developing invasive (cancer has spread to the surrounding breast tissues) breast cancer in the future. LCIS is an area of abnormal tissue growth that remains confined to the lobules or...More...

Can Yogurt Fight Gastrointestinal Ulcers?

Recently, in a report presented at the 237th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, it was revealed that there is a new yogurt which appears to have the ability to fight the bacteria responsible for gastritis and stomach ulcers. In the report, which was based upon the result of human cli...More...

"Bad Carbs" May Not Increase Colorectal Cancer Risk

Research published in the American Journal of Epidemiology this week examined the impact of high-glycemic carbohydrates ("bad carbs") on the colorectal cancer risk of about 60,000 women. Some research has determined that they increase risk, but this study found no relationship between &quo...More...

What Are The Signs Of Colon Cancer?

This article explains a lot of facts about what colon cancer is and what is the main sign of colon cancer. Colon cancer is a definition that is used to describe colo-rectal (or bowel) cancer. The colon is part of the intestines....More...

White Blood Cells - Definition of WBC

White blood cells are an important part of your immune system. Your complete blood count will include a WBC count, to see if you can fight infections, or if you are at risk....More...

Chronotherapy Helps Lung Cancer Patient on the Road to Recovery

Margaret Olszowka was diagnosed with lung cancer on New Year's Eve, 2002 . The prognosis was very grim: her disease had advanced to Stage 4 and was inoperable. Doctors at a very well known university hospital told her there was nothing they could do for her. They didn't even offer chemothe...More...

Brain Cancer Causes in Urdu

To describe about brain cancer causes is a job in itself. Because frankly enough, it doesn't seem to be a very inviting thought to mention what causes brain cancer. In case you are curious en...More...