Since the total truth came out about HRT, the medical community has been in turmoil and somewhat divided as to what should be recommended to women who are experiencing symptoms of hormonal imbalance. In the meantime millions of women are confused about what to do to relieve their symptoms and at the same time not [...]

Prostate cancer is a disease in which cancer develops in the prostate, a gland in the male reproductive system. The disease is the most common male malignancy and the second leading cause of cancer death in men. It is also is the ninth most common cancer in the world, but is the number one non-skin [...]

Bowel cancer may also be called rectal, colorectal or colon cancer. However, once the cancer has spread beyond the wall of the bowel, it becomes harder to treat. The bowel cancer statistics on these pages are designed for use by health professionals. If you are looking for information because you or someone you know has [...]

Research studies show that there is an increase in lung diseases among workers that were exposed to asbestos and a more significant increase among those workers exposed in asbestos who are smokers.Cancer in the lungs which is due to asbestos exposure usually starts at the bronchi lining – these are the tubes where the trachea [...]

There are over 200 diseases that can be called cancer. They have different causes, happen in different tissues, develop in different ways and for different reasons, and demand a variety of treatments. They all have one fatal element in common. In every case normal cells have gone wild and lost their normal growth and development.The [...]

One of the best foods to speed up your metabolism is a fatty acid from dairy products and beef called conjugated linoleic acid (CLA).

Cancer is a fear that many people have. The reason is that while there are some things that can be done to prevent it, cancer can just happen at any time. The more warning signs that you know, the easier it will be to fight the disease.First of all, if you have any of these [...]

Tony was a 67-year-old male. He was diagnosed with colon cancer sometime in late December 1995. An operation was done to remove the cancer. Unfortunately the cancer had spread to the liver as well. In view of the extensive metastasis, Tony’s doctor concluded that chemotherapy or radiotherapy would be of limited benefit. His prognosis was [...]

In an earlier article we touched on the stages of colon cancer. But what about survival expectancy?The survival prognosis is dependent on what stage the colon cancer is in. A better understanding of the main staging categories will be helpful here. Basically, Stage 1indicates that the cancer has penetrated only the most superficial layer of [...]

When it comes to canine cancer, you should already know that your dog can get every type of cancer that you can get. But did you know that in some cases, your dog is even more susceptible? Why is that? Well because of your dogs unique physiology. And when it comes to canine lung cancer, [...]