Archive for the ‘Cancer’ Category

CHOOSING THE RIGHT TREATMENT FOR YOUR PROSTATE CANCER

Posted on 02 Aug 2010

CHOOSING THE RIGHT TREATMENT FOR YOUR PROSTATE CANCER If you have received a diagnosis of prostate cancer, you are far from alone. Prostate cancer is now the third leading cause of cancer death (following lung and colon and rectal cancer).The rate of death from prostate cancer is declining and this figure may change in the near future. An American boy born today has a 16% chance of developing prostate cancer and about a 3% risk of dying from it. Prostate .


Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment

Posted on 01 Aug 2010

Prostate cancer is one of the most common cancers in men. Every year there are 34,986 new cases in England and Wales and 10,000 deaths1. Prostate cancer is predominantly a disease of older men but around 20% of cases occur in men under the age of 65 years. Over the past 10 to 15 years there have been a number of significant advances in prostate cancer management but also a number of major controversies, especially about the clinical management of .


Early Detection and Breast Cancer: What Every Woman Should Know

Posted on 01 Aug 2010

Breast cancer is the most common type of cancer among women in the United States. More than 182,000 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer this year. The chance of a woman having breast cancer sometime during her life is 1 in 8.Early detection is key in the treatment of breast cancer. There are steps you can take to detect breast cancer early when it is most treatable. Cancer Care recommends that every woman follow these screening guidelines:* MAMMOGRAPHY The .


THE USE OF NANOTECHNOLOGY IN NEUROSURGERY

Posted on 31 Jul 2010

Nanotechnology involves research and manipulation of matter at the atomic scale. One nanometre is 1?10-9m. Researchers in the nanotechnology field can produce devices and surgical instruments that are between 1-100nm in size.Richard Feynman envisaged in his speech in 1959, „there is plenty of room at the bottom? in which we would eventually be able to manipulate atoms and arrange them in the exact way that we want them to be. The first scientist that used the term nanotechnology was Norio .


The Treatment Challenge of Hormone-Refractory Prostate Cancer

Posted on 31 Jul 2010

The treatment of hormone-refractory prostate cancer (HRPC) is both challenging and rewarding as new targets are elucidated. As the most common malignancy in men the United States and the second leading cause of cancer death, the large number of patients requiring posthormonal therapy is increasing. In the past, only patients with proven metastatic disease or those with post-local therapy failures received hormonal treatment. Due to the demographic changes inpatients treated with hormonal therapy, those now receiving hormonal therapy include not .


Prostate Cancer: Causes, Diagnosis and Treatment Options

Posted on 31 Jul 2010

Diagnosis Testing a blood sample for the level of Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) plays an important part in the early detection of prostate cancer. PSA is a substance made by the normal prostate gland. Although PSA is mostly found in semen, a small amount is also present in the blood. Most men have levels under four nano grams per milliliter (ng/mL) of blood. When prostate cancer develops, the PSA level usually goes above 4; however, a high PSA score does .


Guidelines for Clinical Management of Lung Cancer

Posted on 31 Jul 2010

Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer mortality in Ireland causing approximately 20% of all cancer deaths. Incidence in Irish men has fallen slightly in recent years and is below the EU average, but in Irishwomen is on the increase and is more than double the EU average. Lung cancer is likely to eclipse breast cancer as the leading cause of cancer mortality in Irish women in the near future and has already done so in some other countries. .


Nanotechnology Tackles Brain Cancer

Posted on 10 May 2010

Nanotechnology Tackles Brain Cancer preview: can be counted among the most deadly and intractable diseases.Often diagnosed after a patient exhibits symptoms such as nausea, dizziness,uncharacteristic behavior changes, or paralysis, the growing mass of a brain tumor will continue to squeeze out normal tissue and degrade the brain’s function if left untreated. But treatment is elusive.Tumors may be embedded in regions of the brain that are critical to orchestrating the body’s vital functions, while they shed cells to invade other parts .


Breast Cancer Detection

Posted on 10 May 2010

Breast Cancer Detection preview: screening tests Mammogram — A mammogram is an X-ray of the breast. It is the best screening tool used today to find breast cancer early. A mammogram can find cancer at an early stage when it is small and easier to treat.Mammogram images can be stored on film (standard)or on a computer (digital). A mammogram can find many breast cancers before they can be felt.Clinical breast exam — A breast exam by a health care provider .


Your Guide to Gentle, Non-toxic Healing

Posted on 10 May 2010

Your Guide to Gentle, Non-toxic Healing preview: INTRODUCTION – WINNING THE CANCER WAR “Nature makes the cure; the doctor’s job is to aid nature.” Hippocrates (400 B.C.)I am honored with the prospect of being able to help you treat your cancer or that of your loved one. In the ten years I have been counseling people on how to cope with cancer, they have taught me that the only three reasons people die of cancer today are: 1] lack of .


Page 1 of 212

Most Popular Pdf Categories

    Free Download Pdf Ebook © 2009 - 2010. All right reserved.
    Entries (RSS) and Feeds. 27 queries. 0.590 seconds. Powered by WordPress.

    Home design and Decoration | Car Pictures | Themes by Defree Network
    You're free to download and use all pdf and ebook on this site at your own risk