Growing an Aloe Vera plant is highly recommended. It can be grown in all dry regions across the world from Africa, Asia, and Europe to America. It contains vitamins, amino acids, enzymes and mono-and-poly-saccharides. The combined action of all these gives Aloe Vera it’s various healing properties.

A distinct property of Aloe Vera lies in its modulation effect. The component glycoproteins help to inhibit systems as well as have an anti-inflammatory effect. It’s mucopolysaccharides help to stimulate systems, promoting wound healing. Using it after being cut or burnt is most common and gives fantastic results. An interesting fact is that you should consider drinking Aloe Vera juice for its health benefits. Read the rest of this entry »

Every year round about 500 cases of adrenal cortical cancers in the United States are detected. The most common category of patients is between the ages of 30 & 50. Children who are below 5 years of age develop adrenal cortical cancers at a higher rate than the rest of the cancer population.

It has been observed that men are more likely to develop non-functioning adrenal carcinomas and females are more likely to be diagnosed with functioning adrenal carcinomas. The exact cause of adrenal cortical cancers is not yet known. It has been reported that it is not associated with smoking and does not run in families therefore it’s not inherited. However some genetic mutations have been associated with development of adrenal cortical cancers and research is ongoing to identify the causes of these types of cancers. Read the rest of this entry »

When a person is diagnosed with cancer a process called staging is carried out. Stages refer to the marking of the cancer from I to IV to determine how far the cancer has spread. The international system used to classify cancer is called TNM staging, which refers to the tumor, node, and metastases.

Staging prostate cancer correctly is very essential as the stage of the disease determines the treatment. Once prostate cancer has been diagnosed the physician will establish how far the disease has progressed. In the first stage PSA tests and the biopsy would have identified the existence of the cancer. Read the rest of this entry »

It’s a normal practice to drink water during or after meals. Different schools of thought go by different philosophies. Some suggest not drinking water during or after meal is not advisable as it dissolves enzymes and acids that are secreted to help digestion. Drinking water 15-20 minutes after meals is considered ideal.

Some people who are dieting believe in drinking several glasses of water a little before meals. It reduces hunger and as a result the amount of food we would otherwise have eaten. Many such theories are doing the rounds all the time basically encouraging healthy life free of diseases and complications.

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We read enough about what to eat, calorie and sugar free diet etc. Hygiene, organic, fatless and what not… there is another side to eating. What not to do after eating. It’s important to know things we should do and things that we shouldn’t. I will list them point wise with a little explanation.

Do Not Smoke Immediately After Meals: Smoking immediately after meals is very harmful. Research and experiments claim that smoking one cigarette immediately after meals can cause harm equal to smoking ten cigarettes normally through the day. One’s chances of getting cancer increase drastically if such a condition prevails.

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The HCV or hepatitis C virus is a major problem that affects the human liver. Those who are affected by it once will be continually affected by it for the rest of their lives because it defies the body’s immune defense system. The liver gets inflamed once this virus sets in and can lead to fibrosis and later cirrhosis. The greatest danger is that it can lead to liver cancer or a liver transplant may be required. In the USA alone there are about 10 million people who carry the virus because it wasn’t detected as a threat till quite late in the 1980s.

Mainly, hepatitis C spreads through contact with blood that is infected, which may be through sharing needles to inject or straws to inhale drugs; receiving a blood transfusion or organ that is infected by HCV; being inadvertently in contact with an HCV-infected needle; using toothbrushes or razors that may have HCV-infected blood on them; getting a tattoo or acupuncture with unsterilized paraphernalia; or being in constant physical or sexual contact with HCV-infected patients. A woman with the virus can also pass it on to her baby at the time of delivery.

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If a tumor starts in the brain it is known as a primary brain cancer as opposed to secondary brain cancer, which is a result of tumors from other parts of the body spreading to the brain. In children primary brain cancer occurs when the cancer develops in the tissues of the brain. The tumor could be located in only a small area  or have spread to other areas. It might be benign or malignant.

Physicians have not yet determined what causes brain cancer in children and what the risk factors could be. However, if a child’s head has been exposed to radiation in any form, especially when treating other types of cancer, then her risk of developing brain cancer is high. If there is a family history of brain cancer and the mutated gene passes onto a child then the risk factor exists. These are general risk factors. A lack of specific factors means there is actually no way to prevent a child from developing brain cancer.

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While a patient is undergoing cancer treatment he/she is bound to undergo fatigue. Sometimes fatigue results from cancer treatment and other times it is cancer itself that results into fatigue. Similarly sometimes fatigue is temporary and sometimes it sets permanently making everyday chores impossible.

The reasons for this fatigue during cancer treatment are far too many. I am listing some of them down with a possible strategy one can adopt to fight and overcome it. Before we move further we have to understand one thing that different people react to cancer differently. The factors for fatigue resulting from cancer may differ from person to person.

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