231 articles on "cancer"

Can You Reduce Your Risk of Breast Cancer

Can You Reduce Your Risk of Breast Cancer by: Kim Beardsmore We hear it all the time…lose weight for your health. Few people however, realize the extent to which this is critical to their physical well-being and ultimately their life expectanc...

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Green Tea Fights Fatal Health Conditions

The excellent health advantages of green tea are not limited to weight loss. It is the natural compounds in green tea, titled catechins, that provide a plenitude of other health benefits. Grown men who administer themselves high doses of polyphenols...

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Basic Womens Health

The health problems of women are unique in camparison to the male gender. The female body is more complex and requires much more care. The habits you, as a woman, develop early in life may determine your health in your later years. I don't mean...

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Your Guide to a PET CT Scan

If you are having a PET CT scan or know someone who is then you have come to the right place. This article acts as a guide to everything you need to know about this scan. A PET CT scan is in fact two scans packaged up into one. It is done this way be...

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Early Detection And Breast Cancer

Early Detection And Breast Cancer by: Brenda Witt It is generally accepted that by the time a cancer is found by mammography or palpated during a clinical breast exam, the cancer has been growing for 8-10 years. What if we could have been alerte...

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A Frequent Medical Mistake - Believing A Female Patient's Lump Is Simply A Cyst Instead Of Cancer

Receiving news that one has cancer is something no one wants to hear It is no surprise that a female patient can think it is very reassuring if her physician notifies her that she just has fibrocystic breast changes and that it is not necessary to be...

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The Benefits of Green Tea

The Benefits of Green Tea by: Granny's Mettle Green tea's popularity in the United States continues to grow as the number of new medical studies increase, showing that green tea is a rich and natural source of antioxidants. These antio...

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What Happens When Physcians Fail To Test African-American Males For Cancer In A Timely Fashion

This article discusses two lawsuits that provide insight into the worth of testing males for prostate cancer. Although there has been some controversy of late on the worth of testing male patients for prostate cancer (specifically concerning the PSA ...

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Jury Awards $2.75 Million To Advanced Prostate Cancer Patient Whose Doctor Did Only Partial Screening

Prostate cancer strikes African-American males earlier and frequently more aggressively than the rest of the population. Men of African-American descent are at higher risk of having prostate cancer at a younger age. Due to this, doctors typically agr...

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African American Women Need Earlier Screening for Breast Cancer

African American Women Need Earlier Screening for Breast Cancer by: Drahcir Semaj Breast cancer is the second leading cause of death for women, ages 40-55, and African American women under the age of 45 are more likely to develop breast cancer t...

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