Archive for December, 2007
Ultrasonography for Breast Cancer
Wednesday, December 26th, 2007Women are encouraged to get screened for breast cancer regularly by the time they hit 20 years of age. Mammography is the standard screening procedure for breast cancer. Ultrasonography, on the other hand, is used to diagnose breast cancer if indeed present. So if there are irregularities in the breasts detected in mammography, ultrasonography is […]
Mammography and Physical Breast Examination for Breast Cancer
Saturday, December 22nd, 2007As we all know, breast cancer is a widespread issue around the world. Among all the types there are, it is the fifth in the list of cancers as ordered by the number of deaths. Although as I’ve discussed before, breast cancer might run in your blood or in other words, be caused by genetics, […]
Tumor Growth due to Frequent Mobile Phone Usage
Sunday, December 16th, 2007Mobile phones have been imbued in the modern culture, I cannot imagine life without one. And frankly, I’d be surprised if someone below the age of 60 doesn’t have a mobile phone. Not that I have a one-track mind about their usage. It’s just the image of modern man with the mobile phone seems a […]
Colonoscopy: Colon Cancer Early Detection
Friday, December 14th, 2007In an effort to encourage people into being checked by the doctor when they feel something, this time, let’s tackle a way for early detection of colon cancer. In the West, colon cancer is among the top three types of cancer that’s most widespread. After lung cancer, it has the second highest mortality rate too. […]
Early Detection of Lung Cancer
Sunday, December 9th, 2007Lung cancer is, by far, the top deadliest cancer in the United States alone. The number of deaths due to lung cancer far exceeds the number of deaths for other different types of cancers combined. Thing is, it’s hard treating lung cancer because there are usually no symptoms early on into the illness. Most usually, […]
Hope for Liver Cancer’s Early Detection
Friday, December 7th, 2007In the United States in many other Western countries, liver cancer only comes as secondary cancer or an outgrowth of another, more deadly and primary cancer. In the East, however, particularly China, liver cancer is one of the deadliest forms of cancer. People are exposed and vulnerable to HCC or hepatocellular carcinoma due to instances […]
Eat Grapes, Lower Chances Of Colon Cancer
Saturday, December 1st, 2007Do you remember the old maxim, “An apple a day keeps the doctor away?” In the modern era, things have progressed quite a bit. Recent studies have found that including a decent amount of grapes in your diet reduces the risks of colon cancer. Colon cancer is the third most common type of cancer in […]