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Breast Cancer, The Cure Is there a cure for breast cancer? There is no real cure because the causes of this condition are not clearly known. It can affect any woman, no matter where and how she lives. Doctors are approaching the treatment by getting rid of the consequence, not the cause. The treatments are aggresive: surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy. That's despite of the billions of dollars being spent on the research. However, these kinds of treatments can be very effective! Especially if used during the early stage (called Stage 1). Light Breast Cancer Treatment Instead of Operation This new technique to remove the cancer is the easiest for the body to take. It allows detection, targeting and...

Sufferings from side effects are very common when undergoing a treatment for skin cancer. This is more common if you are receiving radiation treatments or chemotherapy. One tends to suffer from several skin conditions such as rashes, redness, acne, peeling and dryness frequently. Some skin cancer patients may also feel that they are more sensitive to sunlight. Other may observe their nails becoming brittle and dark. However, there is nothing to panic because consistent consultation with your health care team can cure some of these side effects and may also treat them. Here are some great tips to deal with certain side effects one may face during the treatment of skin cancer:a) You can easily deal...

many of us, isn't the show-stopper we thought it would be. Of course, each of us is different and the chemo drugs affect each of us in different ways, but, for the most part, chemo is definitely doable. My breast cancer was Stage IIIa, with a 5.8 cm tumor, 8 of 10 lymph nodes positive, and I was only 39 years old. That bought me a ticket for the chemo ride. And I was scared out of my wits. But, I found an online breast cancer support group, at WebMD, and those women told me everything to expect and more. I went through four rounds of adriamycin and cytoxan. Both of them are some pretty stout breast cancer chemo drugs. After that, I did a controversial treatment that involved extremely high...

Coping With the Diagnosis Being told that you have breast cancer is shocking. Your first thought may be: "Am I going to die?" or "...get this cancer out of me". These feelings are reasonable; there's no doubt about it cancer turnsyour world upside down. As a breast cancer survivor, I now know that we go through several psychological steps in dealing with a breast cancer diagnosis. #1 Shock Being given the news is shocking. But it's also difficult to believe that you have something as serious as breast cancer. You thought that you took good care of yourself and then, sometimes, without a single symptom, your world is shattered. Many women feel that the initial shock is the worst part of the breast...

You may have noticed all the pink in the air this month. Organizations are cashing in on a wide variety of products based on their intent to contribute a portion of the proceeds, however small, to a breast cancer charity. In case you didn't know why you were seeing all the pink products, it is because October is National Breast Cancer Awareness month. With an alarming one in eight American women now diagnosed with breast cancer, it is certainly a cause that demands attention. Yet, despite the claims to raise awareness, surprisingly little is being said about how to AVOID this calamity. Some organizations are spreading the word about diet, exercise, and other preventive measures, but there are other...

A woman's chances of surviving breast cancer depend on early diagnosis of this ailment and treatment. Higher rates of survival in recent years are because the reason that the average tumor is smaller in size and not merely because treatments have improved. Doctors often stress on regular mammograms for an increase in early detection. This can lead to earlier treatment when the tumors are smaller. Many women should consider taking a combination of chemotherapy drugs after surgery for localized breast cancer. This additional treatment improves long-term survival rates. Three to six months of treatment with two or more chemotherapy drugs is considered optimal by the experts. This additional chemo...

As we know there are many practical ways one can use to prevent breast cancer. But what if you've already been diagnosed? It should be stated here that being diagnosed with breast cancer does not automatically mean life is over. In addition to the many options for breast cancer treatment (including drugs and more natural methods), there are ways that one can increase their energy and vitality and deal with this disease. First off, if you have a religious faith, turn to that. Seek comfort in it and use your faith to strengthen your positive outlook. Faith is designed to help us through whatever tough times we may encounter and can be an integral part of the fight against breast cancer. Next, simply...

The American Cancer Society estimated that in 2008, 182,460 females in America will be diagnosed with breast cancer. Approximately 10,000 of these females will be under age 40, and 23,000 under age 45. The incidence for females under 20 is even fewer. Young women are definitely not immune from this disease. For females ages 15-39, breast cancer accounts for 26% of all cancer, and in the 35-39 year old age group, it accounts for 39% of all cancer. And it's the leading cause of death in young women between the ages of 15 and 54. These statistics sound scary. But before you panic, let's take a closer look. To make this simple, let's say we have 100 females in our 15-39 year-old age group. Every one of...

Among the most important clothing that you need to give proper attention is your undergarments. Some women wear tightly fitting brassieres. Tight bras can affect or impair the lymphatic flow. It is therefore very important to pay attention to what you wear and to prevent breast cancer you must wear those that they call breast cancer clothing. It's also not good to wear bras twenty four hours a day especially the tight ones. If you do this, you will be 125% more prone to breast cancer. The risk level increases when you have a history of the disease in your family. One out of seven breast cancer patients acquired the disease because they wore bras for over 12 hours each day. But if you rarely wear a...

Breast cancer has been the most common threat of cancer type since the beginning of mankind. Many research and advancements have been made to cure and even prevent it. This article discusses some of the factors affecting breast cancer risks. Note that the factors must be taken into serious consideration at all costs. All women should know of these, in fact. 1. Personal history of the breast If a woman has developed cancer in one breast in the past or present time, then there is an increase of risk of a new cancer. This new cancer will able to appear in the other breast as well. 2. Exercise When a person, regardless of gender, exercises, there is often not much problems. The real problems come in...

While not commonly asked, one of the first questions a potential breast augmentation should ask is...does the breast implant interfere with being able to detect breast cancer? Since breast cancer in the United States affects one in 11 women during their lifetime, this is a fairly important question. As breast augmentation procedures continue to be on the rise, this important question should be thoroughly addressed. In a recently published analysis of this topic by Dr. Neal Handel of Santa Barbara, California in the December 2007 Supplement issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, he does exactly that. Using over 4,000 patients over a 23 year period, he assessed how easily mammography detected...

Breast cancer is found to be the most common cancer in women. Before extensive hard work was done in the medical world to combat the deadly disease called cancer, most women gave up hope when diagnosed for any kind of cancer, not only breast cancer. Fortunately, there are a lot of methods that can be used for the treatment of cancer nowadays. The type of treatment to be used depends on some factors such as the tumor stage of the cancer, the type of the tumor, the general health of the affected patient, and the characteristics of the tumor.All this analyzed will help in evaluating the kind of treatment to be used. Removal of the tumor by means of Surgery by a cancer Specialist, called an oncologist...

Inflammatory breast cancer is a special kind of advanced breast cancer and it's a serious one. Though we see an increasing number of cases, it is rare, accounting for only 1 to 4 percent of all breast cancers. Overall survival is worse in women with this kind of breast cancer than in other forms of breast cancer. It is inflammatory because its initial manifestations are usually redness and warmth in the skin of the breast, often without a palpable lump. Oftentimes, the patient and even the doctor will mistake it for a simple infection and she'll be put on antibiotics. But it doesn't get better. It also doesn't get worse and that's the tip-off: an infection will always get better or worse...

Multiple enzyme digestive formulas can be taken with meals to aid in digestion. This is especially helpful for women who are undergoing or have recently undergone any form of chemotherapy. The effects of the drugs used will often compromise the function of the digestive tract for some time and therefore will adversely affect the ability to digest foods and nutrients properly and completely. A multiple enzyme digestive formula will aid in the absorption of nutrients, which is important in maintaining health and proper functioning of the body. Cadmium and magnesium are minerals that are important in helping to maintain and create bone mass. It is particularly important to take them after chemotherapy...

According to the National Institutes of Health, one woman in 8, will be a victim of breast cancer in her lifetime. We know that our environment, with chemicals and pesticides and hormone-laden meat, are all contributors to this. But also, mammography using ionizing radiation is problematic. We are faced with the dilemma of how best to detect early breast cancer and do it as safely as possible without exposing our patients to risk in the process. No doubt you have heard of MRIs and mammograms for detecting breast cancer, but let us introduce you to thermography which gives women individualized breast cancer risk assessment and provides the earliest detection available. In fact, breast thermography...

After mastectomy, women are sent to see the oncologists, and they are often told to go for chemotherapy. This treatment is like an "insurance" against future problems. Chemotherapy can kill all the remaining cancer cells in the body. In this way the cancer can be cured. Chemotherapy can also stop cancer from spreading to other parts of the body. Or at the very least it slows the cancer growth. To the oncologists, chemotherapy is the proven way to go, other ways are hocus pocus! These points are often well taken by women in general. The fear of recurrence is sufficient enough to make women go through chemotherapy. To them, the sufferings of the treatment are worth enduring for the promise of cure at...

At the recent meeting of the American Association of Clinical Oncologists (ASCO), some 25,000 doctors met to discuss advances in cancer therapy. Over 10,000 scientific abstracts were presented. Surely now, after countless billions have been spent on research since President Nixon’s war on cancer was declared in 1971, there must be some dramatic cures. Something must have emerged from this meeting to reverse the growing cancer epidemic and justify the skyrocketing medical costs for cancer treatment. Surely. But not so. The meeting highlighted how that cancer therapy is shifting from conventional cut-burn-poison to a more technologically sophisticated, molecularly targeted pharmaceutical approach...

Oncology is a branch of medicine that deals with the study and treatment of cancer. A medical oncologist is a doctor specializing in the said study and treatment. However, a medical oncologist for breast cancer should first consult with a pathologist about the exact biological nature of the tumor being treated. An oncologist deals with the diagnosis, therapy such as chemotherapy, radiotherapy or surgery, constant follow-up with the patient, and the screening of the relatives of the patient. Having diagnosed with breast cancer, a patient is informed with the 3 specialty areas in the treatment of the disease, which are as follows: medical oncology, surgical oncology and radiation oncology. There are...

Diindolylmethane, or DIM, is a powerful nutrient that comes from cruciferous vegetables. Cruciferous vegetables include vegetables such as broccoli, cabbage, turnip greens, kale, and many, many more. When you chew these vegetables it releases this enzyme, that then mixes with your stomach acid, and creates this wonderful nutrient known as DIM. When scientists started researching the role of diet in the development of cancer they noticed an undeniable trend, countries that grow and eat a diet high in these cruciferous vegetables have a very low incidence of breast and prostate cancers. This of course prompted them to start researching the overwhelming coincidence! After noticing that other countries...

Cancer prevention is not only possible but studies have shown that the risks of developing certain types of cancer are totally controllable and can be completely removed. Some cancers are directly related to certain lifestyle choices and the good news is that most people can eliminate their risks for these types of cancers by making some wise personal choices in their lives. Even good lifestyle choices can diminish the chance of developing other common types of cancers that are more unpredictable in who is targeted. Here are 3 practice tips for cancer prevention that research has shown to be effective when practiced by just about anyone. 1. Make good lifestyle choices It does matter what you do when...

Most cancers of the breast are invasive carcinoma, NST (no special type), frequently called invasive ductal carcinoma, which accounts for most cancers. The remaining cancers are referred to as "special type." The most common among the special types is invasive lobular carcinoma which is the second most common type after invasive carcinoma, NST. The remaining invasive cancers in the special type category are much less common and include the following (this list is not all-inclusive): - Invasive lobular (ILC): This type of breast cancer accounts for approximately 10-15% of all invasive carcinomas in the breast. Most of these cancers are Nottingham grade I or II. An exception is so-called pleomorphic...

Right after Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen discovered x-rays at the end of the nineteenth century, radiation was shown to become effective in treating breast cancer. At about the same time, William Steward Halstead, a surgeon, published his first paper on the radical mastectomy. Even though Halstead carried out drastic surgical procedures on ladies with advanced breast cancer in an era without having antibiotics, enough ladies survived that the Halstead radical mastectomy continued to become the regular of care until the late 1970s. A consensus meeting of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in 1979 determined that since rates of survival and recurrence were essentially the same for the total mastectomy...

When most people think about cancer they think about a disease that strikes suddenly and kills quickly. However were you aware that people develop cancerous cells everyday? The reason that this rarely develops into a full on bout of cancer is because the immune system effectively attacks the cancer cell(s) before they can cause an outbreak. What does this mean? It means that cancer is caused by a failure in the immune system. Why does the immune system fail? Usually because of stress (both mental and physical) or poor nutrition. Traditional cancer treatment typically consists of surgery to remove the tumor and either chemotherapy or radiotherapy. Sometimes a hormone therapy is also used. The idea...

Esophageal cancer is most often discovered very late that it becomes very difficult for the doctor to cure it.  Hence, on the whole only ten percent of the patients tend to survive for more than four years after getting diagnosed.  The treatment is mainly focused on prolonging the life term of the patient and to provide maximum possible comfort. Even though the esophageal cancer treatment protocols are standardized for all cancer patients, doctors might modify them often according to their patients as each and every person is unique.  The modification of the esophageal cancer treatment would be based on various factors such as the health condition of the patient, age, particular characteristics...

Eight weeks ago, my mother-in-law had eight weeks to live, but she had a health cancer diet up her sleeve. She was diagnosed with melanoma, and three separate doctors assured her it was time to get her affairs in order. She did: my wife and her siblings prepared for the worst, and the first tests were waited upon with baited breath. While we waited, my mother-in-law, who is a nutritionist, studied what makes cancer tick. She found a way to put a big crimp on cancer's style through diet alone. In eight weeks, her cancer went from stage 2A to stage 1 - more than a full stage of regression - just because of what she put into her mouth (and didn't) each day. If anyone ever wanted to doubt the health...

This article in the series on Cancer Diet explores the importance of fibre. Fibre's role in the body is to assist in the timely expulsion of waste matter from the bowel. If this waste matter stays put for too long, the body starts to reabsorb the antigens and toxins from the bowel bacteria through the gut wall. One of the easiest ways to tell if you are getting enough fibre is to inspect your stools. Sounds most unsavoury, I know, but all you need to do is see whether they float or sink in the toilet. If they are floating you are getting enough fibre, if they sink you are not. The reason a good cancer diet will address the need for good elimination is that as the body fights the cancer it...

If your dog is diagnosed with cancer, you do not have to lose hope. With the right kind of treatment, you can increase its lifespan to the extent possible. The kind of food your dog eats plays an important role in cancer treatment. So, in this article, we are going to take a look at the best bladder cancer diet for dogs. Research on cancer shows that different food components have an impact on cancer cells. Overall, improving a dogs nutrition has been shown to help during cancer treatment. The biggest issue is usually getting a dog to eat at all, since the cancer treatment or disease may reduce a dogs desire to eat. You should consult your vet to get his opinion on your dog's health condition. He...

It's been proved that the stress that we experience within our lives, plays a major part in nearly every disease, including cancer. According to industry experts, around 80 - 90% of chronic illnesses have an emotional element attached to them. This undoubtedly means that there is a direct relationship between our emotional state and our physical welfare. Medical experts have stated that there is no real proof or evidence, to say that stress and negative emotions are a direct cause of cancer. There is however, plenty of evidence to show that stress does have a major effect on our immune systems ability to combat disease and so loses its ability to fight cancerous cells within our bodies. It is also a...