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Background of osteoporosis
Osteoporosis or osteopenia occurs in about 44 million Americans, resulting in 1.5 million fragility fractures per year. The consequences of these fractures include pain, disability, depression, loss of independence, and increased mortality. The burden to the...read more
Bowel cancer- key stats
Bowel cancer is the second most common cause of cancer death in the UK, affecting men and women equally. Bowel cancer is the third most common cancer affecting both men and women in the UK. Every year over 35,000 people in this country are diagnosed with the ...read more
Bowel cancer: knowing the symptoms and who is at risk
However, if any of the following symptoms persist for more than a few weeks, talk to your GP: Recent, persistent changes of bowel habit, for example in consistency, including diarrhoea (looseness); constipation (too solid); in frequency, including goin...read more
Bowel cancer: risk factors
Age: Bowel cancer can occur in younger people but 8 out of 10 people who get cancer of the bowel are over the age of 60. A previous bowel polyp Personal history of chronic bowel inflammation Ulcerative colitis and <...read more
Breast cancer
The National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program, administered by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), helps low income, uninsured, and underserved women gain access to lifesaving screening programs for early detection of breast and ce...read more
Breast cancer and its occurence
What is breast cancer? A cancerous tumour arises when control is lost of cell division and cells continue to multiply unnecessarily. Breast cancer is not a single disease. Ductal carcinoma (cancer in the milk ducts) accounts for over 70% of breast cancers, ...read more
Breast lumps and surgery
Known causative factors 5-10% of breast cancers are believed to involve a hereditary factor. Women with no children or late first pregnancies (aged 30 years+) are more likely to develop breast cancer. Risk increases with early onset of menstruation and late menopause. Expos...read more
Cancer clusters
Definition A cancer cluster is defined as a greater-than-expected number of cancer cases that occurs within a group of people in a geographic area over a period of time. Challenges in identifying The complex nature of cancer makes it inherently challenging to identify, i...read more
Cancer in disguise
What is cancer? Cancer is an uncontrolled proliferation of certain abnormal cell types in the body that invade surrounding normal tissue. The cell type and location determine the type of cancer. Cancers can be found in solid tissue or in tissues of the bone marrow, blood or...read more
Cancer of the urinary bladder
Etiology Above all, occupational exposure to chemical compounds (among others from the group of aromatic amines) is considered to be the factor leading to falling ill with cancer of the urinary bladder. Smoking tobacco is also mentioned (cancerogenic substa...read more
Cancer: what you can do
Latest figures show that almost one in two men and one in three women will contract it in their lives (this does not necessarily mean terminal cancer). Whereas the media continue to trumpet endless "breakthroughs", fed to them by the drug industry and charities with an interest in ...read more
Check your breasts
Step 1 Look at your breasts in the mirror with your shoulders straight and your arms on your hips.This is what to look for: breasts that are their usual size, shape, and colour. breasts that are evenly shaped without visible distortion or swelling. If you see...read more
Chemotherapy can help older breast cancer patients as well
Chemotherapy has traditionally not been recommended for older women -- roughly those over 65 or 70 -- after breast cancer surgery. "Historically, there have been some biases against older women in terms of could they tolerate the [chemotherapy] treatmen...read more
Diagnosing and treating lung cancer
A person’s lung cancer diagnosis depends on the type of lung cancer present. The two main types of lung cancer are small cell lung cancer and non-small cell lung cancer. Non-small cell lung cancer is more common than s...read more
Diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer
None of the following tests is an individually conclusive indicator of prostate cancer. Your doctor is likely to use more than one test to determine whether or not you are affected by prostate cancer.Everyman is carrying out further research to find a more efficient, compreh...read more
Dioxins, some of the most deadly chemicals
Dioxins are some of the most deadly chemicals created. Classified as carcinogenic, (cause cancer) dioxins are found in pesticides, plastics, solvents, detergents and cosmetics. For over a decade, concerns have been raised about the impact of dioxins on our h...read more
Do your own breast exam
Why should I do a breast self-exam? Regular breast self-exam can help you know how your breasts normally feel and look, so you can notice any changes. When you find a change, you should see your health care provider. Most breast changes or lumps are not cancerous, but only ...read more
Does water cause cancer?
Cancer, if not the biggest killer of our generation certainly the most feared word in any language in the Western World, has spread with increasing vigor across our culture, seemingly undeterred by the seriously escalating amounts of money and resources put up in the fight a...read more
Down's syndrome and leukemia
Most children with Down's syndrome now live into adolescence and adulthood. Leukemia is from 10 to 30 times more common in these children than in the general population. All of the different types of Down's syndrome show a similar increased risk of Leukemia. ...read more
Ear candling in cancer therapy
Ear candling, an ancient ritual and healing art which formed an integral part of cultures such as Egyptians, Aztecs and North American Indians, has found its way into our culture and alternative medicine. Having "rediscovered" it from the Native Am...read more
Everything you need to know about getting a mammogram
What is the best method of detecting breast cancer? A mammogram, or x-ray of the breast, along with a clinical breast exam (an exam done by your doctor) is the most effective way to detect breast cancer early. Mammograms have both benefits ...read more
Factors that put you at risk of 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 for lung cancer include: smoking and b...read more
Facts about prostate cancer
How common is prostate cancer? 32,000 men in the UK are diagnosed with prostate cancer each year. It has become the most common cancer in men overtaking lung cancer. With PSA testing on the increase and an ageing population, incidence is predicted to rise ahead of breast ca...read more
Facts about testicular cancer
How common is testicular cancer? Testicular cancer is the most common form of cancer in young men, mostly between the ages of 15 and 45. Incidence has increased four-fold over the last fifty years, with about 2,000 cases a year in the UK. What causes testicular cancer? We are still inves...read more
General information about leukemia
Leukemia is a cancer of the white blood cells. Many people perceive this type of cancer as a disease of children, but leukemia affects about ten times as many adults as children. New cases of leukemia number more than 30,000 annually in the United States. T...read more
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