231 articles on "cancer"

Selenium May Help to Prevent Prostate Cancer

Selenium May Help to Prevent Prostate Cancer by: Jeremy Maddock According to a federally sponsored study, published by a Stanford University urologist, men with abnormally low levels of Selenium in their blood are four to five times more likely ...

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The Myths and Facts of Vitamin D and Sun Exposure

The Myths and Facts of Vitamin D and Sun Exposure by: Diana ClarkeUnverified reports claiming that unprotected, intentional sun exposure is necessary for Vitamin D formation are getting quite a bit of media coverage lately. Yet, dermatologists s...

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Have Fun in the Sun without Fear of Skin Cancer

Have you ever spent much time having fun in the sun trying to get a deep and dark looking tan? Although the sun is beneficial to some extent as in increasing energy and metabolism, guarding off depression, and promoting immunity to prevent diseases, ...

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Physician Pays $2.5 Million To Family Of Woman Who Died Of Colon Cancer After Her Diagnosis Was Delayed

It is estimated that less than one percent of those diagnosed with colon cancer are younger than 35. Yet, given the fact that colon cancer can be fatal physicians generally agree that the presence of rectal bleeding, even in a patient under 35, has t...

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Doctor Misinterpret Mammogram And You Might Not Detect Woman"s Breast Cancer In Early Stages

Women routinely get mammograms and count on physicians to properly interpret the images and tell them whether or not they have cancer. Still, doctors in some cases misread mammograms. This can occur by them either not noticing an abnormality that is ...

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$12,000,000 Jury Award For Woman When Doctors Delayed Diagnosis Of Her Breast Cancer

Among the key tools available to assist doctors in saving the lives of female patients is the mammogram, a test that checks for indications of possible cancer in the breast, letting doctors to identify the cancer in its early stages. Still, physician...

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Patient In Her Fifties Died From Advanced Colon Cancer After Doctors Did Not Test Her

The critical nature of screening even asymptomatic men and women for colon cancer when they are fifty or older and for testing people who exhibit certain symptoms such as blood in the stool is generally recognized within the medical community. Not do...

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W.H.O. gets cancer

W.H.O. gets cancer by: Simon Mitchell Below The World Health Organisation (W.H.O.) summarise what we know about cancer from scientific research: Cancer is largely preventable: by stopping smoking, providing healthy food and avoiding the exposure...

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The Prostate - What You Really Need to Know

What is it? The prostate is basically a gland, located just below the bladder in men. It is not found in women. Its function is not wholly understood, but appears to be linked to human reproduction. It is about the size of a walnut in an adult, and ...

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Early Diagnosis Is Critical For Effective Treatment of Mesothelioma

Early Diagnosis Is Critical For Effective Treatment of Mesothelioma by: David Arnold Livingston Cancer is one of the most fatal diseases nowadays. It doesn’t choose its victims. Men and women alike, old and young die of cancer. Mesothelioma is...

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