Archive for 2012
Factors that Contribute to Colon Cancer Risk
Colon or colorectal cancer is thought to be among the more preventable of cancers, with an estimated half of all cases of the cancer being preventable. It is important to know about the factors that influence colon cancer risk because those who are at higher risk should undergo regular screening; which is known to help [...]
Early Symptoms of Kidney Cancer and Risk Factors
Like a lot of cancers, kidney cancer diagnosis and detection can present a lot of challenges because the disease can show few or no symptoms during the early stages. Also since a lot of the symptoms are generic rather than specific and because they can vary greatly from person to person, indentifying the symptoms of [...]
What Is Metastatic Brain Cancer and What Are Its symptoms?
Metastatic brain cancer is secondary cancer that doesn’t originate in the brain. It is the sort of cancer that is spread to the brain by the blood circulatory system of the body’s lymphatic system and is most often a result of breast, lung, colon and renal cancers that have migrated to the brain. Cancer that [...]
The Milk Thistle
The milk thistle extract is considered to be a traditional remedy from ancient times. Many people use it for the protection of the liver against toxins and for treating a wide range of liver diseases. The plant’s seeds contain a flavonoid substance called silymarin which is extracted by scientists for its key role in treating [...]
Causes of Brain Cancer and Brain Tumors
Like all known cancers, the causes of brain cancer too are still something of a mystery to us. The occurrence of brain cancers and tumors appear to be so random and unpredictable that a pattern or reason seems hard to fathom. Before looking at the causes of brain cancer and their risk factors, let’s look [...]
What Is Asbestos?
Despite the fact that it was once a very commonly utilized material in building work (and remains in use to some degree), even to this day a lot of people still do not really know that much about asbestos – including what it actually is. Essentially asbestos is a collection of silicate minerals which have [...]
Types of Breast Cancer and What They Mean
Breast cancer is not just one disease with one set of treatments and a set prognosis. Instead there are different types of breast cancer and their prognosis can depend upon their type, their invasiveness, how much they have progressed and so on. Breast cancers differ based on their nature, invasiveness, whether they recur or whether [...]
Signs and Symptoms of Breast Cancer in Men
We usually think of breast cancer as a female disease, and information on the signs and symptoms of breast cancer are also usually with regard to the cancer in women. However about 1% of all cases of breast cancer are in male and nearly 2000 cases of male breast cancer could be diagnosed each year. [...]
