Early Detection
The 411 on Cervical Cancer
Friday, February 1st, 2008Cervical cancer is, just like its name implies, cancer of the cervix. Some of the symptoms of cervical cancer include vaginal bleeding, warts, pelvis pain, leg pain, back pain, bone fractures, etc. Warts are one of the early symptoms of developing cervical cancer. Its presence should trigger a red flag. While it may sound less […]
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, […]
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 […]
City Living and Breast Cancer
Wednesday, November 28th, 2007We all knew city living has its setbacks. Pollution, which is merely one of those with regards to city life, could cause various diseases such as lung cancer. Recent studies show, however, that city living even increases the risk of breast cancer. According to a study by Princess Grace Hospital in London UK, a big […]
Knowing Your History: Hereditary Cancer
Saturday, November 17th, 2007Last time, I’ve talked about healthy living to help prevent certain cancers. I can’t stress its importance enough especially if cancer is in your family. I was a biology major in college. There’s a family of cancer victims here in my area — everyone’s afflicted with different types of cancer, from grandparents to grandchildren. My […]