Posts Tagged ‘cancer’
Liver Cancer And Its Consequences
January 23, 2012
Any cancer that begins in your liver is classified as liver cancer or hepatic cancer. Liver cancer is one of the most common types of cancer that are seen worldwide. In the past healthcare professionals did not see these types of cancer frequently in the United States but the number of cases have been rising ...
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What You Need To Know About Thyroid Cancer
December 10, 2011
The thyroid gland is a butterfly shaped organ located in the lower portion of your neck. This gland produces hormones that regulate your heart rate, weight, blood pressure and temperature. Cancers of this gland are fairly uncommon, but their incidence seems to be increasing in the United States. There are a few types of cancer that ...
Prostate Cancer: What It Means To You
November 24, 2011
The prostate gland is a small walnut shaped gland in the male reproductive system. Prostate cancer is a malignant tumor that initiates in the prostate gland. There are many different types of cancer in the prostate. Prostate cancer is the third most common cause of cancer death in men. The causes of cancer of these ...
Pancreatic Cancer
November 17, 2011
Cancer of the pancreas has proven to be one of the deadliest types of cancer. The pancreas is a small organ that is located behind the lower part of the stomach. The pancreatic cancer is rarely detected before it begins it spread to other organs; this is one of the primary causes of its high ...
Cancer Of The Esophagus/Cancer Of The Esophagus
October 24, 2011
The esophagus is a long hollow tube that carries food from your mouth to your stomach. Cancer that develops in the esophagus is known as esophageal cancer. This condition is not one of the common diseases in the USA, but according to some studies it is growing in prevalence. Esophageal cancer is caused by mutations ...
The HPV Vaccine And Cancer Prevention
October 18, 2011
Lately, the news is full of the debate over the HPV vaccine. On the surface, the debate is over whether the vaccine is safe, and whether it is right to mandate a vaccine. I follow both medicine and politics, and frankly this is silly. Many vaccines are required for children, and have been for years, ...
Types Of Cancer: Fear Itself
October 14, 2011
Cancer is famous for being horrible and scary. I’ve seen it; it is horrible and scary, but maybe it is a little too famous. I’ve just read a book called “The Science of Fear,” by Daniel Gardner, on how we perceive risk. Apparently most of us fear the wrong things, and generally we fear way ...
Types Of Cancer
October 7, 2011
Cancer is among those types of diseases that are formed in your cells. The formation and removal of the cells in your body, does not often go as nature intended. In this case two types of tumors develop; a benign and a malignant kind. The latter type is harmful and can spread to other areas ...
