Can you believe that amongst cancer Cervical Cancer is the most preventable type? Some specific types if cervical cancers cannot be prevented but some can certainly be. Cervical cancer can affect women’s reproductive health. Some ways for reducing cervical cancer risk are as follows:

Getting a Pap smear: Pap smear can drastically reduce the risk of cervical cancer at a very early stage. Before the cancer develops at all Pap smear can diagnose it and treatment can take care of it. How often or at what interval should one have Pap smear depends up on doctor’s advice.

Limiting sexual partners: Pap smear can also be prevented by not having too many sexual partners. Women who have had multiple sexual partners are more at a risk of developing cervical cancer than those who don’t. Sexual contact is responsible for transferring HPV, a virus or infection that is the cause of cervical cancer. The infection gets transferred because of unprotected sex. Use of condom reduces the risk of HPV to a great extent. Read the rest of this entry »

If you or anyone you know has been diagnosed with Cervical Dysplasia, please remember that it is not same as being diagnosed with cancer. It could be a pre-curser or there is a possibility that it may develop into cancer of the cervix but that too only your doctor can confirm after checking out the degree and depth of Cervical Dysplasia. Cervical Dysplasia is not cancer and it can be treated. You will find useful information about the illness, its treatment and effects.

Abnormal growth of cervical cells leads to Cervical Dysplasia. It’s a sexually transmitted disease and common amongst women between 25-35. Both young and old women are at an equal risk of being affected with Cervical Dysplasia. Those who have had multiple sexual partners and who were indulging in sexual intercourse before they were 18 are more likely to get infected with it. The second reason is too little amount of folic acid in one’s daily diet intake and cigarette smoking. There are so symptoms as such. Biopsies confirm the result. Read the rest of this entry »

Hearing for the first time that you have cancer is an indescribable moment. Before that, you could hold out hope that everything would be okay, but no more. For most people it is a time of unspeakable fear and terror. Your mind is filled with thoughts of leaving those you love, thoughts of all you will lose, like dignity and independence. Time seems to stand still, priorities change in an instant, and life and death take on new meaning.

Once the initial shock wears off, it’s time to make a choice. How are you going to cope? Coping means finding a way through all the overwhelming emotions to find a level of acceptance, and a way to make the most of whatever time you have left. Coping means coming to a point where you are living with the disease, not dying of it. Read the rest of this entry »

Breast cancer is mostly referred to or associated with older or ageing women. Which is not always the case. There have been instances where women as young as 35 were diagnosed with breast cancer and had to go through all the complicated therapies and radiation besides the shock that the victim and her relatives had to undergo for getting it at an age they were not expecting.

In younger women the diagnosis, recovery, treatment and after effects can be far more profound. The diagnosis of breast cancer can come in the way of many important decisions in one’s life: when to have children or to drop the idea of having them, learning to deal with an early menopause etc. Read the rest of this entry »

Importance of an early healthy breakfast can never be emphasized enough. And still so many people so easily skip or skimp on breakfast. A regular healthy breakfast keeps you healthy and free of health related issues for a long time. Adults who do not take their breakfast seriously are more accident prone than those who do. They are slower at reacting to the situation than the breakfast eating lot. Their minds are more alert comparatively.

School going children who skip breakfast are more likely to feel tired and sleepy than their classmates who are regular at having their breakfast. Those not eating breakfast have difficulty in concentrating and experience anxiety.  Students who have their breakfast regularly perform better academically. They don’t feel the fatigue or feel sleepy in the morning hours when their stomachs are full. Read the rest of this entry »

We are often not sure whether we have cold or flue. Most of us assume one for the other. While both these illnesses are related to our respiratory disorder, they are not the same. If we have flu, we experience body aches that are far more severe than what we go through in cold.

Flu also results in fever, dry cough and the person affected feels very exhausted all the time. These symptoms show within 4-6 hours of being affected with the virus. When we are suffering from cold most of the above symptoms do show but they are less severe. Both Flu and Cold are different infections caused by different viruses. Read the rest of this entry »

Cancer research institutes are all the time looking for people who are willing to take part in Cancer prevention clinical trial. And people agree to be a part of this team for various reasons. Some feel that this is the way they are contributing their bit to medical research and development and to the society indirectly.

Some people have a family history of cancer and they feel that by participating in this research they can be under the observation of qualified doctors, they can be diagnosed of the dreaded disease at an early stage if at all they are at a risk.

There are many pros and cons, say point of views for and against participating in Cancer Prevention Clinical Trial. Some of these are discussed in brief in this article. The advantages are that if the trial is successful you will really be contributing to the society in a big way. Read the rest of this entry »

One thing for everyone to understand is that foundation of happiness is robust health. It’s an open secret most people do not give too much consideration too. Let us imagine a situation where we are professionally or academically successful, our spouse [or spice ] are doing all right, children seem to be on track and are focusing their energy where they should, parents are taken are of – everything sounds in place and in control.

No tiff with the boss, no malice brewing behind our backs, nothing… but we have this persistent headache for lack of sleep over past few days that wouldn’t go away even with a painkillers. It’s nothing. Just a headache but is enough to take our minds off everything and the pain frustrates us. We lose temper, the feeling reflects in our work and nothing sounds good. We don’t want to eat, talk, nothing. Just want to be left alone. Read the rest of this entry »

The questions here may have crossed your mind many a times. Is it possible to prevent cancer or reduce risk of getting cancer? How can cancer be diagnosed in time so that survival and treatment will be less painful and expensive? What about the risk factors for cancer of different types? Does the fact that cancer runs in your family, worry you? Are you constantly exposed to tobacco or environmental hazards like chemicals, poisonous gas or something? Do you want to stay and lead a healthy life? Find answers to these questions through this piece of information.

Through this article we will share what kind of healthy lifestyle and environment can help you prevent risk of developing cancer. Read the rest of this entry »

Nasal Cavity or Paranasal Sinus Cancer is a rare type of cancer. It doesn’t run in the family either. Meaning if someone in your family, that is your parent or grandparent suffered from Nasal Cavity or Paranasal Sinus Cancer, you are not at an increased risk of getting it.

People associate many things with this cancer like HPV infection, exposure to asbestos and passive smoking. But none of them have been proved as a definite cause to getting Para nasal Sinus Cancer. What are considered major risks; include smoking & exposure to chemical. Read the rest of this entry »