Archive for October, 2007

Pain Is Terrible! Pain, which can be caused by the dreadful disease cancer or by its treatment procedures, is common in people, although not all people with cancer will experience pain but this is very rare.

Approximately 70% to 90% of people with advanced cancer experience pain and 30% to 50% of people with cancer experience pain while undergoing treatment.

Studies have shown that most of the advanced disease patients experience severe pain, regardless of the stage of the disease.

Almost 50% of patients may be undertreated for cancer pain. Note that not all cancer patients feel pain, and pain is rarely a sign of early disease. Pain usually increases as disease progresses.

The Actual Cause!! The most common cancer pain is from tumors that metastasize or spread to the bone. A majority of the diseased patients with bone metastasis experience pain.

Tumors infiltrating the nerve and hollow viscus cause the second most common cancer pain. Tumors near neural structures may cause the most severe pain. Result of chemotherapy, radiation therapy, or surgery causes the third most common pain associated with cancer.

Go Herbal Way!! Yes, many cancer patients use herbal remedies to ease side effects like nausea during therapy.

Wait! Before taking any herbal remedy for cancer or herbal cancer treatment it is very important that you discuss with your doctor.

It is necessary because while undergoing any other standard and regular treatment for cancer you may not be able to take up this herbal cancer treatment. It may even give adverse effects instead of doing well.

A recently study found that a herb commonly used by breast cancer patients, called black cohosh, can be toxic when combined with chemotherapy drugs. To alleviate the symptoms of menopause black cohosh is an herb used for centuries.

It is commonly used by breast cancer patients who are also taking anti-estrogen drugs to ease hot flashes and other side effects.

Research is till going on to find whether this herb has the ability to treat the disease in conjunction with chemotherapy or not. Suggestion: Discuss with your doctor before taking any herbs!

Experts from King’s College London said the treatments from various parts of the world have properties which may help treat conditions such as diabetes and cancer. For example the remedies reputed to treat diabetes included India’s curry leaf tree.

Look Out! Find out details on Skin Cancer Foundation in short. Also find the skin cancer statistics and skin cancer research aspects.

The Skin Cancer Foundation, the only national and international organization that is concerned exclusively with the world’s most common malignancy, cancer of the skin, has chosen The Ballantine Corporation for recent print projects.

Know This! The Ballantine Corporation provides creative copy and design, print production, mailing services and one-to-one marketing solutions.

The most recent print project, a self-mailing order form, was used to promote two of The Skin Cancer Foundation’s publications:

• Sun & Skin News- a quarterly newsletter on sun safety, skin health and cosmetic repair of sun damage.
• The ABCDEs of Melanoma- a reference guide featuring detailed photos showing the differences between normal moles and dangerous melanomas.

If you want these two publications you can just pick them up from doctor’s offices, health fairs and directly from the Skin Cancer Foundation, yes this is how they are distributed to patients and consumers.

Thus helping to increase the awareness and education of skin cancer. Some good work without any hard efforts falls your way. So Just Grab It!

Exposure to ovarian cancer, whether it’s through personal or family experience with the disease or without the disease has brought the people together to spread ovarian cancer awareness.

In the United States from ovarian cancer it is estimated that this year more than 16,000 women will die.

If detected at its earliest stage, the five year survival rate is more than 90%, but unfortunately many women don’t seek help until the disease has begun to spread.

Recent research suggests that together the 3 symptoms of swollen abdomen, a bloated feeling and urinary urgency may be associated with ovarian cancer. See how research has made it easy for early detection.

Learn more about ovarian cancer and take an active role in getting the facts that could save your life or life of someone you love. Facts include the survivals and the ovarian cancer awareness programs.

September is the Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month. This aims to increase awareness of ovarian cancer and raise vital funds towards research into the disease.

To raise funds the charities will be selling teal-blue pin badges and hearts throughout March. These can be availed from different websites.

Check this out! If you are 40+ then you must read this.

As renal cancer develops most often in people over 40, it is very important for you to be aware of its complications.

And above all its warning symptoms to detect the disease at the very early stage for good prognosis.

Renal cancer or renal cell cancer is a type of kidney cancer.

The cancerous cells are found in the lining of very small tubes or tubules in the kidney. It is the most common type of kidney cancer in adults.

Renal cancer is one of the few tumors in which well-documented cases of spontaneous tumor regression in the absence of therapy exist, but this occurs very rarely and may not lead to long-term survival.

Surgical resection is the mainstay of treatment of this disease. Even in patients with disseminated tumor, locoregional forms of therapy may play an important role in palliating symptoms of the primary tumor or of ectopic hormone production.

However systemic therapy or treatment has demonstrated only limited effectiveness.

No, the exact cause of this disease is not known. Very little is known about the causes of renal cancer. Some of the probable risk factors for renal cancer include: