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Author :: William Johnston  |
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| Article Title :: Mesothelioma - Your Basic Information |
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| Mesothelioma is a form of cancer that is becoming more and more common. The most common cause of this cancer is exposure to asbestos. When constantly exposed with insufficient protection, asbestos dust and fibres affect the mesothelial cells which make up the mesothelium. The mesothelium is the outer lining that protects some of the body’s most vital organs such as the heart and lungs. The mesothelial cells become abnormal after lengthy periods of constant exposure to asbestos causing an array of problems.Due to the latency period and symptoms of this cancer, mesothelioma is very difficult to diagnose. Mesothelioma takes decades to mature and develop fully and this is why ma (read full article) |
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| Category :: Cancer Articles |
Author :: Neville Samson |
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| Article Title :: What is Prostate Cancer? |
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| Prostate Cancer ForwardIn the U.S. approximately 320,000 men are diagnosed with prostate cancer. Approximately 1 out of 10 men will develop prostate cancer in his life. One of the misconceptions about prostate cancer is that it’s an “old man’s disease.” The truth is that prostate cancer runs prevalent in men in their forties and fifties. Prostate cancer can also be present for years without causing any symptoms and is often not detected until it is in an advanced stage. It can grow within the prostate at different locations, sometimes escaping collected tissue samples. Worse yet, if the cancer cells leave the prostate they can spread and infect other organ tissues in (read full article) |
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| Category :: Cancer Articles |
Author :: Alice Wisler |
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| Article Title :: Stamping Out Childhood Cancer |
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| September means back to school, but some kids
aren't getting on the school bus. Among
them are bald-headed children in hospital rooms
with chemo running into their veins, kids with
dreams and hopes of becoming vets, artists,
mechanics, and astronauts.I'm not sure what my son Daniel wanted to be,
but I do remember his desire to get his hair back.
He fussed one day that people made fun of
him. I didn't ever hear anyone, but I'm
sure many looked at him and turned away.
He didn't see the compassion or pity in
their eyes. He just saw his reflection in
the mirror and even at age three and four
missed his full head of soft blond hair.Some days when I see his hair-less photos (read full article) |
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| Category :: Cancer Articles |
Author :: Betty Hoeffner |
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| Article Title :: Doctors Are Finding Chronotherapy More Effective in Treating a Wide-range of Diseases |
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| In a recent news piece on ABCnews.com, it was reported that “.....Many of our body's internal processes are cyclical. There are daily patterns, like waking and sleeping, monthly patterns, like a woman's menstrual cycle, and even seasonal patterns, like those that cause seasonal-affective disorder (SAD) during the winter months. But doctors are only recently beginning to understand these rhythms' impact on other conditions well enough to more effectively treat their patients. The idea that medical treatments can be improved based on when they are given to a patient is called chronotherapy. And by making use of this good timing, doctors are finding that they are more effectively treating (read full article) |
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| Category :: Cancer Articles |
Author :: William Johnston |
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| Article Title :: Mesothelioma Treatments |
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| There are several methods of treatment for mesothelioma although none of these have a high success rate. In general, the chances of curing a mesothelioma patient depends on how much the cancer has developed and matured when treated. If tackled aggressively in its early stages, there is a good chance of survival. Due to the difficulty of diagnosing mesothelioma in its early stages, many mesothelioma treatments focus on improving the quality of life for patients.Before a patient is treated upon, a doctor will decide what the best course of treatment is by considering the patient’s age, medical history, general well being and even weight. From here, the doctor will decide which (read full article) |
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| Category :: Cancer Articles |
Author :: Jeff Lakie |
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| Article Title :: The Asbestos Debate |
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| Asbestos. Most often asbestos is equated or associated with dire images. As a society there seems to be an overall distaste for any regard where asbestos is concerned. If you or a loved one has suffered from the cancerous side effects of asbestos and asbestos related materials you know that it is indeed a very horrible experience.As with anything there are two sides to the total story. If you go back far enough to the time when this unique material first surfaced you would realize the tremendous benefits it offered. These benefits were far reaching. And in this other-sided-view of asbestos perhaps you would have a better appreciation for the sacrifices made and challenges met where (read full article) |
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| Category :: Cancer Articles |
Author :: Robert Linebaugh |
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| Article Title :: Mesothelioma treatments: What are my options? |
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| Clinical research to treat malignant mesothelioma is very active and although no treatment has yet proved entirely successful, there exist a range of treatments available to individuals diagnosed with the disease. There are three types of standard treatments used to treat malignant mesothelioma which include: surgery, radiation therapy, and chemotherapy.
Surgery
Surgery for malignant mesothelioma is divided into a number of sub-classes, which are specially designed to limit the disease for individuals with particular strains of the disease.
Extrapleural pneumonectomy is a severe form of surgery in which the entire lung and a portion of the lining of the chest (read full article) |
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| Category :: Cancer Articles |
Author :: keith |
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| Article Title :: Can You Reduce Your Risk of Breast Cancer? |
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The more you understand about any subject, the more interesting it becomes. As you read this article you'll find that the subject of cancer is certainly no exception.
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 expectancy.
In January 2003, the Journal of the American Medical Association featured a study finding that obesity appears to lessen life expectancy, especially among young adults. The researchers compared Body-Mass Index (BMI) to longevity and found a correlation between premature death and higher BMIs. For example, (read full article) |
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| Category :: Cancer Articles |
Author :: Jill Kane |
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| Article Title :: Treatments and Clinical Trials for Mesothelioma |
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| For years, chemotherapy has been used as treatment for mesothelioma to shrink tumors. More recently, doctors have used surgery in combination with chemotherapy with more success.In addition, newer chemotherapy drugs in combination with surgery has increased survival rates of mesothelioma patients.Radiation has been used to control cancer symptoms such as pain, but it is not a primary treatment for mesothelioma. It is also used in combination with other treatments for mesothelioma and may possibly assist in killing cancer cells after surgery to prevent further growth of cancer cells in the chest area.Much more research is required to improve treatment options through c (read full article) |
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| Category :: Cancer Articles |
Author :: human-health-care |
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| Article Title :: Mesothelioma information |
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| Mesothelioma in itself is one of the deadliest diseases ever to have been discovered by mankind. Medically, Mesothelioma as a word itself means a tumor that is more likely to transform in a fast proliferating cancer which affects the mesothelial cells of an organ, which form the protective thin covering over the organs like heart, lungs and abdomen.
Whatever is the verbal definition given out to this deadly disease, but those can never for sure weigh the deadliness of this fatal disease. It is an absolutely fatal disease which has taken many a people into its deadly grip. The maximum period of survival after the disease has been diagnosed, has come to the most of a year or two. (read full article) |
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