Chemotherapy Articles

1). Stimulating the Body’s Defenses to Fight Ovarian Cancer By : James E. Finch
Comediennes such as Gilda Radner and Madeline Kahn, Oscar-winning actresses like Loretta Young and Sandy Dennis, singers Laura Nyro and Dinah Shore, actor Pierce Brosnan’s wife Cassandra Harris, actress Jessica Tandy, former Connecticut governor Ella Grasso, and Martin Luther King’s wife Coretta Scott King all died of ovarian cancer. It’s not just celebrities, politicians or movie stars, who are stricken with ovarian cancer.
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2). What Is Lung Cancer And Who Can Get It? By : Gray Rollins
Abnormal cell growth in either one or both of the lungs is the simple answer to the question, “What is lung cancer?” In healthy individuals, the cells within the lungs go about their business duplicating at a normal rate and turning into more and more lung tissues. The lungs continue to function properly and all is well. But in damaged lungs, this rate of cell duplication becomes uncharacteristically fast yet new lung tissue fails to develop.
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3). Get The Facts About Colon Cancer By : Scott Michaels
The colon, or large intestine, is the last portion of the gastrointestinal tract and ends with the rectum. Cancer of the colon is the second most frequent cause of death from cancer in the United States. The risk of colon cancer increases as people age – 90 percent of colon cancers occur in individuals over 50 years of age. Colon cancer is also more common in people with a family history of colon cancer, or a personal history of colon polyps or inflammatory bowel dise...
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4). Hair to Spare By : Laura Brisseau
“Tell me a bit about yourselves,” said my professor at the beginning of our first French class. We took turns introducing ourselves until we reached the last person, a young woman wearing a colourful toque who introduced herself as Amber. Amber removed her toque and, revealing a hairless head, said, “I might as well tell you about my lack of hair.
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5). Alcohol and Cancer: Understanding the Connection By : Dr Laurence Magne
Research has shown that risks for cancer increase among men who have two alcoholic drinks a day and women who have one alcoholic drink per day. While everyone has been widely aware of the fact that smoking cigarettes greatly increase your risk of contracting cancer, there has been very little publicity of the fact that alcohol can act as a similar carcinogen.
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6). How to Prevent one of the Most Common Health Tragedies Today By : Dave Lloyd
This article touches on the growing problem of cancer, ways to prevent cancer, and how to live a healthy lifestyle.
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7). What Are The Stages Of Lung Cancer? By : Gray Rollins
Once a diagnosis of lung cancer has been made, the doctor will attempt to determine the stage the lung cancer is at. The staging system is somewhat like a measurement system, with the numbers indicating: whether the cancerous tumors are localized or whether the tumors have spread to other parts of the body; the tumor’s size; and whether or not the tumors have spread to the lymph nodes.
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8). Questions To Ask Your Doctor About Chemotherapy Treatments By : Patricia Kopp
Chemotherapy is the treatment of cancer with drugs that can destroy cancer cells. These drugs often are called "anti-cancer" drugs. Your doctor will recommend an appropriate chemotherapy plan based on your medical history, type of cancer, extent of cancer, current state of health, and updated research. Many people hear about chemotherapy from friends and family or read about it in books or brochures.
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9). Treatment for Lymphoma Cancer By : James Hunt
Lymphoma is a deadly form of cancer that causes a disease in your body’s cells. Once the cancer grows, it makes your cells abnormal and may become a tumor...
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10). Healing Cancer: What Does It Mean? By : Dr Laurence Magne
Frequently, the interaction between illness and treatment is described as a battle or a war. If we hold with that analogy, then cancer can best be described as a civil war. A cancerous cell operates as if it believes that martial law has been declared in the body. Sadly, because we cling to this confrontational mindset, healing cancer becomes very difficult.
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11). New Treatment Options For Breast Cancer By : Nishanth Reddy
Although surgery is the most effective (and hence, the most widely used) breast cancer treatment method, there are several other ways of dealing with the disease, some are more powerful than the others. These include radiation therapy, chemotherapy or hormonal therapy, each of them with their own assets and downsides. Most of them however are used in combination with surgery for best effects, either prior to it, in order to reduce the size of the tumor or after the operation, in order to remove any remaining cancerous cells.
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12). Alternative Cancer Treatment : The Controversy in Virginia By :
Copyright 2006 Danna Schneider What do you suppose the first thought a person just diagnosed with cancer has? Do they think about death? Do they think about chemotherapy and other medical treatments? What would you think of first if you found out you had cancer? For me, I've already decided that if I ever do get cancer, I will not seek out the conventional medical cancer interventions and treatments that are the society standard today.
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13). Was Your Ovarian Cancer Misdiagnosed? By : James Finch
Two Percent of All Female Newborns in the United States Are at Risk of Getting Ovarian Cancer As many as 30,000 U.S. women will be diagnosed with ovarian cancer this year. In 2006, between 15,000 and 16,000 women are likely to die from this silent killer. Ovarian cancer is the 5th leading cause of death among women, and it is responsible for about five percent of all cancer deaths.
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14). Cancer Remission: What Is It Exactly? By : Dr Laurence Magne
Many people seem to have a distorted and incorrect definition of the word “remission,” as it is used in relation to cancer patients. Most commonly people seem to believe that going into remission means that the patient is successfully treated and safe. However, according to the American Cancer Society, cancer remission is a “period of time when the cancer is responding to treatment or is under control.
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15). Stimulating The Body’s Defenses To Fight Cancer By : James Finch
Comediennes such as Gilda Radner and Madeline Kahn, Oscar-winning actresses like Loretta Young and Sandy Dennis, singers Laura Nyro and Dinah Shore, actor Pierce Brosnan’s wife Cassandra Harris, actress Jessica Tandy, former Connecticut governor Ella Grasso, and Martin Luther King’s wife Coretta Scott King all died of ovarian cancer. It’s not just celebrities, politicians or movie stars, who are stricken with ovarian cancer. One in every 55 U.S. women is at risk for ovarian c...
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16). Avoiding and Preventing Cancer: Simple Steps to Take By : Dr Laurence Magne
With its fairly unique characteristics, cancer strikes intense fear in many people and all would like to find ways to preventing and avoiding cancer.Obviously, any disease that is a) fatal, b) incurable and c) derived from unknown causes will earn a position of esteemed concern among the general public. The faulty basis regarding the incurability of cancer is something you will find in my most recent book, but for now let us acknowledge that most people believe this to be true.
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17). Peritoneal mesothelioma is a rare type of cancer By : Sara Reisness
that affects the lining of the abdomen. It occurs in the tissues lining the abdominal cavity that contain a fluid that enables the organs to move and work properly. It is a cancer, which is associated with asbestos exposure, a mineral belonging to the amphibole group used in making fireproof articles. Asbestos exposure can cause severe health complications.
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18). 4 Steps for You to Help Yourself During Chemotherapy By : Dave Saunders
Chemotherapy is a word that causes dread in most who hear it. It is a time of stress as well as risk. If you, or someone you know, are facing chemotherapy, these four simple steps may help get through the process with better spirits and better results as well.
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19). New Information Revealed On Preventing Up To One Third Of All Cancer By : Dave Saunders
A new study, published in the Lancet, suggests that specific lifestyle changes would impact more than a third of cancer deaths worldwide. Learn about these risk factors and what you may be able to do to reduce the chances of cancer for yourself and those you know and love.
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20). Do You Know Anything About Brain Cancer By : Alisha Dhamani
Brain tumors may be classified as gliomas or non-gliomas.
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21). Treatment Options For People With Lung Cancer By : Gray Rollins
Several lung cancer treatments are currently available and the determination as to which one is prescribed depends on the lung cancer stage that has been diagnosed, the location of the cancer, and the patient’s health. The most common treatments for lung cancer include Surgery, Radiation, Chemotherapy, and Targeted Therapy. Surgery Surgery involves cutting away a cancerous tumor and a portion of the tissue that has surrounded the tumor.
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22). The Truth Behind Metastatic Lung Cancer By : David Silva
Unlike other forms of lung cancer, metastatic lung cancer is the result of a cancer from another part of the body spreading to the lungs.
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23). Metastatic Brain Tumors And Radiation By : Alisha Dhamani
Metastatic brain tumors may be quite aggressive and may return even after surgery, radiation therapy, and chemotherapy.
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