Cervical Cancer Symptoms: What You Need To Know
Thursday, April 17th, 2008The cervix is part of a woman’s reproductive system. Doctors cannot explain why some women develop cervical cancer while others do not. What we do know is that there are risk factors which make some women more vulnerable, to develop cervical cancer, than others.
These risk factors increase the possibility of developing cervical cancer and they may act together to increase the risk even more.
HPV (Human Papilloma Viruses) is the most significant risk factor for cervical cancer. The HP Viruses affect the cervix directly and can be passed from person to person through sexual contact. In fact, most adults have been infected with HPVs at some time in their lives.
Important Facts About Prostate Cancer
Saturday, March 29th, 2008In most men, prostate cancer grows very slowly: most men will never know they have this condition. Men have traditionally been less likely to seek medical attention than women, especially for minor problems, which often serve as warning signs for more serious underlying illness. The prostate is a small, walnut-sized structure that makes up part of a man’s reproductive system; it wraps around the urethra, which is the tube that carries urine out of the body.
Blueberries May Help Prevent Colon Cancer
Thursday, March 27th, 2008Researchers from Rutgers University and the US Department of Agriculture have found that a naturally occurring key compound in blueberries, pterostilbene, may be able to prevent the onset of one of the most virulent and dreaded neoplasms, colon cancer.
Colon cancer, also known as bowel cancer or colorectal cancer, is characterized by growths in the rectum, colon and appendix. Colon cancer is the second leading cause of death from cancer in the Western world and is the third most common form of cancer. Surgery is the most common treatment to remove the growths and is usually followed by chemotherapy.
