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Acupuncture (PDQ®): Complementary and alternative medicine - Patient Information [NCI]-Questions and
What is acupuncture? Acupuncture applies needles, heat, pressure, and other treatments to certain places on the skin to cause a change in the physical functions of the body. The use of acupuncture is part of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). TCM is a medical system that has been used for ...
Straight Talk on Vitamin C During Chemotherapy Treatment
Vitamin C, cancer and chemotherapy treatment is either a good or bad combination, depending on the research that's making news.Since this essential vitamin is known to be an antioxidant, many experts suggest it may help in the fight against cancer. But when chemotherapy drugs are involved, vita
Multiple Myeloma Symptoms, Causes, and Treatments
WebMD explains multiple myeloma, a blood disorder, including its risk factors, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatments.
More Evidence That Green Tea Reduces Prostate Cancer Risk
Recently there has been more and more information to suggest that drinking green tea may reduce a mans risk of getting prostate cancer. Studies both in laboratory animals and humans have shown that green tea is a powerful cancer preventer, of both prostate and other forms of cancer.
Rapid PSA Decline and Resistance to Abiraterone Acetate
What are the factors predicting primary resistance to new-generation hormonal agents in patients with castration-resistant prostate cancer?
Bladder Cancer- Causes, Symptoms and Treatment
The bladder is the organ in the body where urine is stored before it is expelled through urination. There are several different kinds of bladder cancer: Transitional cell carcinomas (cancer that begins in cells that ...
The Miracle Drink
This miracle drink has been circulating for a long time. Its is worth reading if you want to restore your health regardless of your diagnosis. There is a celebrity Mr. Seto who swears by it. ...
Pregnancy and Chemo a Risky Combo
Women who develop cancer are often faced with the possibility of being left unable to bear children as a result of chemotherapy-induced infertility. One option is to undergo an in vitro fertilization procedure, or IVF, to have some eggs removed and embryos created and frozen before starting ...
Mastectomy
Find WebMD's comprehensive coverage of mastectomy, including medical reference, news, pictures, videos, and more.
Colon and Rectal Cancer: The Myth of 2 Beasts
Dr. David Kerr reviews an 'industrial-strength' genetic report that finds no distinction between colon and rectal cancer. Is this molecular information sufficient to identify new therapeutic targets?
Salivary Gland Cancer Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]-Changes to This Summar
The PDQ cancer information summaries are reviewed regularly and updated as new information becomes available. This section describes the latest changes made to this summary as of the date above.Editorial changes were made to this summary.
Should You Have a Mastectomy to Prevent Breast Cancer?
Modern women always have a fear of breast cancer. Whilst average woman has around 12% risk of getting affected with breast cancer, others have 85% chance of getting their life troubled with this menace. For women with high risk of breast cancer, fear is very much real, and most of them look to ways
The New Cancer Treatment For Prostate Cancer
The new treatment for prostate cancer has been given an authorization by the Food and Drug Administration of the USA drug regulators have made the decision just recently. The new treatment enables the human in battling prostrate cancer. The medicine is called Provenge which was developed to fight pr
How You Can Avoid Cancer?
How serious is cancer? In the USA alone, it's the second leading causing of death and isn't far behind heart disease. While cancer has become a worldwide epidemic, researchers continue to learn more about this ...
Early Detection of Breast Cancer Based on Gene-Expression
The authors suggest that a blood-based gene-expression test can be developed to detect breast cancer early in asymptomatic women.
Levels of Malignant Melanoma
Melanoma, according to the American Cancer Society, is the fifth most common cancer. Unfortunately, both the incidence and the mortality rate of this disease are increasing. As of 2008, an individual in the United States has a 1 in 65 lifetime risk of being diagnosed with melanoma. It is more common
Individualized Cancer Survivorship
Dr Kevin Oeffinger, cochair of the 2016 Cancer Survivorship Symposium, outlines an approach to cancer survivorship that tailors care the individual across the oncology/primary care spectrum.
Oncology Services, Oncology Research
<p align="justify">Oncology <p align="justify">Oncology is a branch of medicine that deals with tumors or cancer. It is normally concerned with diagnosis of any type of cancer occurring in a person and therapies including surgery, chemotherapy, ...
Breast Cancer and Attitude
I always wondered if my breast cancer was a result of negative attitude that I had in my life in the past. Your attitude determines your altitude. Your altitude is not determined by your aptitude, but by your attitude.