About one-third of American men have microscopic signs of
prostate cancer by the time they hit fifty. When they are 75, approximately 50% to 75% of men undergo some changes in their prostate glands that may be cancerous. In spite of this dreadful statistic NOT all these men would eventually die from prostate cancer. A report says that about 16 percent of American men are diagnosed with prostate cancer during their lifetime but only 8 percent develop significant symptoms; and only 3 percent die of the disease.
Many men are diagnosed with prostate cancer, but they have no idea that if they do not treat the symptoms on time it may grow deadly. Experts have not yet confirmed research about which prostate cancers will prove deadly and which won’t. There are some types of prostate cancer, which won’t prove dangerous and will simply exist. They won’t be life threatening in anyway. At research institutes they are still working on it and trying to find more about prostate cancer. Read the rest of this entry »
Through this article I will share the most important fact with you about putting your children on diet. Let me tell you that it’s not right to put your child on a diet. If your child is obese, the solution does not lie in restricting his/her calories. During this time kids are rapidly growing and developing their skeletal structure. And by opting to watch and limit their calories intake may affect children’s overall health adversely. The result of this exercise may be that they do not develop their full bone and muscle mass.
I have come across several parents who are so worried about their children’s obesity that they are even considering commercial weight loss programs for them. What they have to understand is that these commercial weight loss programs are designed for adults with fully developed bone mass. Read the rest of this entry »
Alcohol may benefit heart but researches have proved that alcohol increases the risk of many types of cancers. And so people who don’t drink need not be encouraged to start. However men and women who already drink moderately, that is less than one drink a day is prescribed moderate women and less than two for men, need not stop.Studies done of various groups of women in various institutes suggest that having alcohol within limits can also increase the risk of breast cancer. It may surprise many of you but an average and prescribed limit of two drinks per day can also increases breast cancer risk by approximately 25%. It’s a topic of active studies and the recent studies show that alcohol increases the estrogens level in the bloodstream, which in turn may increase breast cell division and as a result increase cancer risk.
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Breast cancer is cancer arising in breast tissue. Breast Cancer is about abnormal cells in and around breast having abnormal growth patterns.
Breast cancer usually infects women but 1% of men also get it. Death rates due to breast cancer have reasonably declined due to increased awareness as well as screening and improved treatment methods.
There are many types of breast cancer. Ductal cancer, lobular cancer, inflammatory breast cancer, medullary cancer, phyllodes tumor, angiosarcoma, mucinous (colloid) carcinoma, and mixed tumors. When cancers spread into the surrounding tissues, they are termed infiltrating cancers. Read the rest of this entry »
Food poisoning is something almost everyone undergoes at some point of time. It is a common illness. In majority of cases it is mild but in exceptional cases it can get serious.
Symptoms of food poisoning depend on the type of infected virus or bacteria as well as the amount consumed by way of drink or food. These symptoms can start to show as quickly as within 30 minutes of eating or drinking, or slowly, worsening over days and weeks. Symptoms include nausea, vomiting, abdominal cramping, and diarrhea. These come up suddenly after a day or two of having eaten or drunk something that may be infected with germs or contaminated.
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Human Papillomavirus, commonly known amongst people as HPV, is a type of viral infection, which spreads through skin-to-skin sexual contact. HPV is a group of more than 100 viruses of different types, which may have at least 30 strains that are known to cause different types of cancer in humans.We catch HPV from Toilet Seats still remains a common misconception among many people and continues to do the rounds all the time. But it is not true. The HPV – human pappillomavirus cannot be transmitted by using a toilet seat used by someone infected with HPV simply because life of a virus is very short and it cannot survive long once it is outside the body. Read the rest of this entry »
The pancreas is a fish shaped small and spongy organ lying under the curvature of the stomach and deep inside the abdomen. Two major functions of pancreas are to produce enzymes useful for the digesting food and to secrete hormones, which help to maintain and regulate sugar levels in the body in a big way.
Cancer can start virtually from any kind of cell in the body. As far as pancreatic cancer is concerned - 95% of cases arise from the exocrine portion of the organ. About 75% of exocrine tumors start in the head and neck of the pancreas, the parts where the pancreatic duct runs just before it meets the duodenum. Like any other cancer pancreatic cancer is also caused by the mutations of a gene, which confer increased abnormal growth potential to cells. Read the rest of this entry »
Both the above possibilities have been thoroughly researched and studied. And they have confirmed that there may be a link between early onset of periods or early menarche but none between abortion and breast cancer. Let’s look at both of them in details for better understanding on the subjects.
Yes. As per studies conducted at various research institutes the risk does exist for certain types of cancer in those women who started to menstruate before they were twelve years old. Medical term of early menstruation is early menarche. Read the rest of this entry »
Most men are not very careful about their health, and often ignore symptoms that they should actually be paying attention to. You must listen to what your body is trying to tell you and take yourself off for a medical checkup. There are some symptoms that are typical of cancer and it’s best to be prepared.
You must perform a self-examination of the testicles and scrotum every month and check for lumps. If there are lumps then, whatever the size, they can be an indication of testicular cancer. After the age of 50 you should also be aware of the signs of prostate cancer. If you have pain or difficulty when you are urinating, or have a frequent urge to urinate, or even a feeble flow of urine, or see blood in the urine then you should consult a doctor to rule out prostate cancer. If you have unrelenting pain in the pelvis that does not disappear with common medication then it could be a sign of either prostate or testicular cancer. So get it checked. Read the rest of this entry »
It’s an issue synonymous with `urgency and immediate help’. Whether it is about calling ambulance or inhaling sprays until medical help arrives the action has to be immediate. The issue here is to learn to read the signs right. Is the chest pain due to gas or is it really a heart attack?
In some cases heart attacks are sudden and intense and the signs point towards it while person is undergoing it, but sometimes, actually many a times heart attacks take a slow start, where the patient experiences a mild pain or discomfort. And this is where things go wrong mostly especially the delay in calling for medical help. People experiencing it or around the person undergoing it aren’t sure about the signs and wait a bit too long before dialing their doctor’s number and seeking help. Read the rest of this entry »
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