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Living with a chronic illness
What is chronic illness? Chronic illness refers to a group of illnesses that are permanent or last a long time. Examples of chronic illnesses include: allergies arthritis asthm...read more
Make your own baby food
Parents have been advised to consider making their own baby food after the discovery of a toxin linked to cancer in jars of manufactured food sold all over the world.The alarm was raised yest...read more
Optimum health for women and men
Optimum Health for Women General health & well-being Many demands are put on a woman’s body throughout her life; menstruation, pregnancy and menopause all have an...read more
Pay attention to bladder cancer's warning signs
People need to pay attention to the early warning signs of bladder cancer and get prompt medical help, says a University of Michigan Health System bladder cancer expert. "It's very important for patients...read more
Placenta size may affect breast cancer risk
The heavier the placenta during pregnancy, the greater a woman's risk of breast cancer before menopause, a Swedish study suggests. "Compared with mothers whose placenta at first delivery weighed less than 500 grams, wome...read more
Possible complications of fertility treatments
IVF and its associated treatment can involve certain complications. Including multiple births, Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome (OHSS), ovarian cancer and possible complications with ICSI....read more
Prevent cancer
The general term for all forms of tumour which are malignant in nature. Cancer mainly affects the elderly. In most developed countries it is the second most common cause of death after hear...read more
Prostate cancer: risk factors
Age The majority of men with prostate cancer are aged over 60 years and the disease is very rare in men under 50. Family History Men with a brother or father who developed prostate cancer at a young age have an increased r...read more
Signs and symptoms of prostate cancer
One of the problems related to prostate cancer is that, in its early stages, it often does not cause symptoms. When they do occur they may include any of the following problems: Having to rush to the t...read more
Skin cancer: should you be concerned ?
What is skin cancer? Cancer is a disease in which certain body cells don't function right, divide very fast, and produce too much tissue that forms a tumor. The skin is the body's largest organ. It protects ...read more
Smoking facts
Smoking is one of the worst things you can do to your body. Yet every single day around 450 young people, in the UK, between the ages 12 and 17 start smoking. Crazy huh? especially when you read these statist...read more
Smoking: the facts
There are approximately 15 million cigarette smokers in Britain, despite the overall fall in the level of cigarette smoking from 41% of the population in 1976 to 27% in 2003. Roughly equal numbers of men and ...read more
Some types of cancer
Cancer of the bone There a number of different types of bone cancer but the ones that young people are most likely to develop are osteosarcoma and Ewing’s sarcoma. We don’t know ...read more
Stages of cancer
"Staging" of cancer is a means to help categorize the severity of the disease, establish a prognosis for the individual, and determine a recommended treatment for the condition based on the location...read more
The Prevention of Cancer
Cancer, like all other diseases, has a multi-factorial cause. There is never just one reason for any single cancer. A set of ongoing circumstances need to be influencing our life for quite awhile before the d...read more
Tobacco facts
The nicotine found in cigarettes and in smokeless tobacco is a powerful, addictive drug that acts on several parts of the body. Once addicted, it becomes difficult, but not impossible, to qui...read more
What is prostate cancer?
The prostate is a male sex gland located underneath the bladder. It is about the size of a walnut and fits around the tube (the urethra) which carries urine out of the bladder. The prostate produces a thick f...read more
What is testicular cancer?
Testicular cancer develops from within the cells in the testes. It usually presents itself as a lump in the testicle.Regular self examination can help to detect this cancer a...read more
What is the prostate specific antigen?
The PSA test can be used to screen for early prostate cancer. The PSA Blood Test - tests the level of ‘Prostate Specific Antigen’ in the blood. A high reading suggests prostate cancer but could be...read more
What puts you at risk for lung cancer ?
Research has found several risk factors for lung cancer. A "risk factor" is anything that changes risk of getting a disease. Different risk factors change risk by different amounts. The risk factors...read more
When breast cancer spreads...
Breast reconstruction Techniques have been developed enabling surgeons to produce a breast that looks attractive and matches the other side. In most cases a cosmetic result that pleases the woman can be produced. 25-50% of w...read more
Which way to go when treating cancer ?
There are a number of possible treatments for cancer. Each type of cancer has its own specific set of medically accepted treatments. Additionally, experimental treatments for cancer are conti...read more
