Information about different types of cancer
Posted in Breast Cancer on Mar 28th, 2008
Scientists have suggested that it may one day be possible to push some breast cancers into a state of ’sleep’ by targeting a gene involved in some aggressive forms of the disease.
Experts at the Garvan Institute of Medical Research in Sydney and the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) are in the early stages of [...]
Posted in General on Mar 22nd, 2008
Learning that you have cancer can start an emotional journey, perhaps beginning with feeling as though your future is suddenly threatened.
Feeling you have lost control of your life
These are new and difficult feelings and it can be [...]
Posted in Brain Cancer, General, Lung Cancer, Skin Cancer on Mar 1st, 2008
Author: Peter sams
Cancer
The organs and tissues of the body are made up of tiny building blocks called cells. Cancer is a disease of these cells. Cells in different parts of the body may look and work differently but most reproduce themselves in the same way.
Cells are constantly becoming old and dying, and new cells [...]
Posted in Skin Cancer on Feb 28th, 2008
By: Jason Jantzi
Millions of people are affected by skin cancer. Each year the number of skin cancer cases increases, highlighting the need for an effective way to manage both the symptoms and the treatment. Fortunately, there is an easy way to keep tabs on this disease.
Posted in Mesothelioma on Feb 25th, 2008
By Ali Edenhson
Mesothelioma patients fear pain just as the disease itself. It is therefore essential to know that most mesothelioma cancers pain can be controlled.
Causes of cancer pain
Pain from tumor: mesothelioma cancers pain comes when a tumor presses on bone, nerves, or body organs, and may vary according to location.Pain from mesothelioma treatments: mesothelioma cancers [...]