Brain is a very soft and spongy mass tissue. Which is protected by three very thin membranes and bones of skull? These three membranes are called meninges. Brain stem connects to the brain with spinal cord. That controls thirst and hunger. Its also manages body temperature, breathing, blood pressure and some other basic functions of body.Treatment of brain cancer should be individualizing. This treatment should be based on age, health, the size,...more
Detecting cancer on early stages is a very rare thing mainly because not many people are aware of its symptoms. Therefore it is important that you know these symptoms so that you know it is the time for you to get your cancer treatment. Cancer is a very dreadful disease which might even lead to death. Therefore getting cancer treatment is very important in case you are having this disease. However the main issue here is that it not detected at a...more
I bet even those living on the moon have heard about Steve Jobs passing due to pancreatic cancer. Like many, I feel very impacted by his death. Like many who have lost loved ones to that terrible disease, I have mixed emotions. I am very sorry for his passing, for the loss to his family and to the world. I am feeling grateful that Jobs death has people thinking and talking about pancreatic cancer for a change, and in the midst of Pink October, of all months! But I also resent that it takes such a big name death to get people talking about pancreatic cancer. Ive been reflecting on some of the similarities and some of the differences between my fathers experience with pancreatic cancer and what I know of Steve Jobs pancreatic cancer experience. Like Jobs, my father was to have a Whipple procedure. Unlike Jobs, upon opening my father up and discovering that his cancer had spread from his pancreas to his liver, they sewed him back up, canceling his Whipple procedure. Dad died from pancreatic cancer 8 months later.Next month, I will undergo a Whipple and I have already been informed that upon opening me up, and before proceeding with the Whipple, the surgeon will first confirm that...more
How many surrendered body parts does it take to truly cheat cancer by BRCA mutation? 4 and counting.A majority of women who test positive for a BRCA mutation view prophylactic mastectomy as the most effective strategy for reducing breast cancer risk. Take out the ovaries too and we BRCA carriers reduce our risk of ovarian cancer from as high as 40...more
Not so fast Myriad Genetics. Back to court with you so the judicial system can reconsider the decision to uphold your patents on OUR BRCA genes. Good news for we BRCA mutation carriers, bad news for you. Or is it?Myriads stock rose 56 cents on Monday, following the Supreme Court ruling that their right to patent our genes needs to be reconsidered....more
More and more studies are telling us that breast cancer screens lead to unnecessary treatment. I think it all boils down to your focal point, population vs. individual. Medical recommendations based upon population-level outcomes differ from those based upon individual outcomes. The numbers tell us that the screening often does more damage than good. According to the latest study in the news, one death from breast cancer is prevented for every 2,500 women screened, while 6-10 women are over-diagnosed, likely undergoing unnecessary, health-damaging treatments as a result. With those numbers in mind, should we be pushing breast cancer screening to the degree we do? Now imagine that one life saved by screening is yours, your partners, your mothers, or your daughters life. Now how would you answer that question?So long as our understanding of cancers is so inadequate, so long as breast cancer continues to prematurely end so many lives and maim so many womens bodies, is over-diagnosis followed by life preferable to a missed diagnosis followed by the threat of death? Who decides? Individuals, doctors who treat individuals, researchers who study populations? Researchers are individuals...more
Prostate health is one key aspect to men's health. Prostate health is something that should be treated with a balanced diet your whole life. If not detected and treated soon, prostate cancer is life threatening. Prostate cancer causes the prostate...more
According to health experts, Prostate cancer has emerged in recent years as the number one hidden killer of men who are 45 years and older. Although advances have been made in education and in public awareness, men are still reluctant to acknowledge...more
Avail of radiation therapyCancer is a lifestyle disease that is found all over the world now. It is the abnormal growth of white blood cells in a part of the body, in the form of a tumour. There are many reasons that can be attributed to the growth...more
From the 1940s, endocrine therapy has become first-line treatment for advanced metastatic prostate cancer. However, previous research has found that almost all patients with the start of endocrine therapy sensitivity of prostate cancer ultimately...more
Lemongrass tea has a wide application in a variety of medical fields but its prospects as a potential partner in cancer treatment has increasingly captured the attention of observers. Lemongrass tea is an herbal tisane derived from the aromatic...more
Colon is an important part of the human digestive system and the growth of malignant tissue in the colon is known as colon cancer. This type of cancer is very much dreaded and it can harm the digestive system a lot. The colon cancer is a type of...more