Tagged ‘cancer’
Samsung study disagrees to have correlation between semiconductor plant and cancer
According to a study conducted by Samsung Electronics, claims that employees are being exposed to carcinogenic chemicals at the company’s plant have been rejected. This is because many former employees of the word’s top memory chipmaker suffering from cancer ask for the compensation for their illness. On the contrary, the South Korean firm said it favors giving financial assistance for some... More »
Cancer Death Rates are Falling Continuously, Reports American Cancer Society
Recent statistics from American Cancer Society suggest that a regular fall in overall cancer death rates indicates avoidance of approximately 8,98,000 deaths due to cancer from 1990 to 2007. The report, entitled Cancer Statistics 2011 accompanied by the consumer publication Cancer Facts & Figures 2011 reveal that all segments of the population are not being benefited. Individuals with the m... More »
Surgical Treatments For Breast Cancer
Surgery is part of multimodal treatment of any stage of breast cancer. In the early stages it is possible to make only a conservative surgery, ie not to remove the entire breast, but only in certain disease conditions. So after they took into account several parameters (tumor size, for example) to decide which surgical option is chosen. The most common types of surgery are: 1. Breast cons... More »
Stages Of Breast Cancer And Corresponding Treatments
The stages I-IV cancer means that tumor size is (from T1 to T4) and whether or not lymph nodes, mobile or fixed. Thus, according to International Classification of the UICC, breast cancer can be distinguished: Stage I At this stage the breast tumor is less than or equal to 2 cm, without loss of lymph nodes and no distant dissemination. Stage II At this stage the tumor can be higher - 5 ... More »
Prostate Cancer Symptoms And Warning Signs In Men
With age, the prostate of a man can grow in size. Without being something abnormal, though sometimes that happens to block the flow of urine. So there are some problems with the prostate that can strike men, especially those older than 40 years: * Benign prostatic hyperplasia, in which urine flow is restricted and therefore there will need to urinate more often, especially at night; ... More »
Prevent Cancer Development By Using Vitamin C
In August 2008, another study came out to light the fact that vitamin C could prevent cancer. U.S. researchers say the injection with a high dose of vitamin C's ability to curb cancer growth. Moreover, information from the Center for Research in Britain shows that other studies suggest that high doses of vitamin C can even help treat cancer. Some time before this research team from the National... More »
Vitamin C And Cancer
The controversy began in the latest study published a few days ago and claiming that vitamin C supplements may reduce the effectiveness of drugs used to treat cancer. Researchers have discovered that cancer cells treated with vitamin C in the laboratory shows resistance to treatment with up to 70%. Tests on mice showed that tumors grow faster. Because vitamin C is an antioxidant, previous st... More »
Human Papillomavirus Vaccine
About Cervical Cancer Cervical cancer is a serious chronic disease, with minimal chance of cure if diagnosed in advanced stages. Cervical cancer is the 2nd leading cause of death among women after breast cancer, (...) in the world every two minutes a woman dies of cervical cancer. Also, it says that by the age of 50 years approximately 80% of women experience an infection with one HPV str... More »
Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma Risk Factors
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma begins to develop in the white blood cells called lymphocytes. For reasons unknown white blood cells begin to multiply abnormally, then collects in the lymph nodes and continues to multiply, appearing as a tumor. Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) is a form of cancer that develops in lymphatic tissue, which is located in various parts of the body: the lymph nodes, spleen, thym... More »
Lung Cancer – The Leading Cause Of Cancer Death Worldwide
Somewhere in the world, one person dies from lung cancer every 30 seconds. This disease is the leading cause of cancer death worldwide. Annually are more than 1.3 million new cases and 1.2 million deaths. Lung cancer is the most common worldwide, yet least publicized. He is stigmatized due to association with smoking, being viewed as a disease "self-inflicted, although about 13% of cases occ... More »
