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by Brent McNutt - 2010-11-11
Cancer is a disease that can affect any one at any age. 13% of the deaths in the year 2007 were caused by cancer. While treatment for cancer is constantly being researched, risk for this disease also ...
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by Howard Gottlieb - 2010-09-09
There are millions of charities and fundraisers going on at this very moment. You probably have bought or donated something to a charity that you don't even know what it is. People give billions of do...
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by E. Johnston - 2010-09-05
The most serious type of asbestos is part of the chrysoltil class. Chrysotile comes from serpentine rocks that can be found all over the world. It is a curly fiber that has been banned in many countri...
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by Stephen Kavanagh - 2010-05-28
Prostate problems affect a large percentage of the male population over 50 years of age. These problems manifest as hyperplasia or swelling of the prostate, impotence issues, urinary issues and worst ...
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by Derek Rogers - 2010-05-08
Prostate cancer is currently the most common cancer among men in the UK. According the latest available figures around 34,000 people are diagnosed with prostate cancer each year, the vast majority of ...
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by Elizabeth L Perkins - 2010-03-02
There are a number of reasons surgery is performed on the lungs. The most common reason involves cancer. If a mass is identified within the lung tissue, a surgical team will be assigned to remove it. ...
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by Richard Webster - 2010-02-04
According to a study published in the British Journal of Cancer 2009; 100: 450-454, men with prostate cancer are as much as seven times less likely to die if they have high levels of vitamin D - the "...
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by Seomul Evans - 2010-01-19
Cancer is, as we know, a life changing experience for the cancer sufferer, their friends and families. Cancer and cancer treatment both have instead drastic psychological and physiologic effectuates o...
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by Bello Kamorudeen - 2009-10-11
Conventional Mesothelioma cancer treatment consists mainly of three main options- surgery, chemotherapy, or radiation.Newer medical therapies that are been discovered include the use of more targeted ...
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by Bello Kamorudeen - 2009-10-11
Vitamin A is a very important vitamin to maintaining health. Vitamin A is found in foods like carrots and it is well known for its importance in maintaining eyesight. Also recent independent research ...
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by Bello Kamorudeen - 2009-10-11
When the mesothelioma victim begins to show signs of imminent death, it is the time to for the relatives and friends to come around to say final goodbyes to their loved one. One after the other, the f...
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by Bello Kamorudeen - 2009-10-11
Mesothelioma cancer is often a terminal illness with most victims dying within one year of diagnosis. This grim fact is a very difficult fact that victim and the people around them will have to face. ...
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by Bello Kamorudeen - 2009-10-11
You can find out about good mesothelioma clinical trials in different ways. You can enter for clinical trials do so after hearing about them from your doctor. You can also actively look for clinical t...
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by Bello Kamorudeen - 2009-10-05
Making a choice on your preferred doctor can be a long process and you should resist the temptation of rushing the process so as to get your treatment started as soon as possible.Carefully choosing th...
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by Bello Kamorudeen - 2009-10-05
The commonest forms of mesothelioma cancer are pleural{chest}mesothelioma and abdominal mesothelioma.They are usually treated by a combination of surgery ,chemotherapy and radiotherapy. These are some...
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by Bello Kamorudeen - 2009-10-01
Mesothelioma cancer is a very challenging diagnosis to cope with, it puts you and your loved ones under a lot of emotional stress. To help you cope and manage this cancer are usually a group of profes...
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by Bello Kamorudeen - 2009-10-01
Mesothelioma patients may know they worked around asbestos which led to their development of the deadly cancer, but some other victims are not aware that the asbestos materials that they had been expo...
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by Bello Kamorudeen - 2009-09-28
Radiotherapy or radiation therapy is one of the commonly used conventional medical methods of treating mesothelioma. Most mesothelioma patients will undergo radiation therapy at one stage or the other...
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by Bello Kamorudeen - 2009-09-28
When you are on radiotherapy treatment for mesothelioma you need to take special care of yourself to protect your health and minimize the side effects during radiation treatment. Your doctor or nurse ...
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by Bello Kamorudeen - 2009-09-28
After completion of radiotherapy treatment for mesothelioma you will still need regular doctor visits to check your progress after your radiation therapy ends. You may also need help to deal with any ...
