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Because hypertension is a silent disease you may feel fine but be a walking time-bomb. Most people don’t even there are many different forms of breast cancer. Some spread rapidly and are unpredictable, while others grow slowly and may go undetected for years. While the most common symptom of breast cancer is a lump or nodule within the breast, there are several other symptoms that may also indicate its presence.

Lumps that appear in the breasts prior to menstruation and disappear or reduce in size after the cycle, are not worrisome. These types of lumps are referred to as fibrocystic change and are thought to be caused by hormonal changes within the body. If lumps continue to grow in size and do not disappear after the menstrual cycle, you should consult with a physician.

Localized pain may occur in one or both breasts at various times throughout a woman’s life. It is rarely a symptom of breast cancer; but new and persistent discomfort in only one breast may be a sign of breast cancer. If breast pain continues for more than one week, contact your doctor.  Read more...

The initial prescription by a physician for treating constipation often contains no medication at all. Instead, a physician will ask a patient to try supplement his or her diet with the addition of extra fiber. The extra fiber may come from natural sources, or from supplements that are derived from natural sources.

A good number of people will also have come across manufactured products such as Metamucil. Metamucil is made by Procter and Gamble, and has high psyllium fiber in crushed form that can be taken with water. One question one might ask is whether there are natural high sources of fiber? The answer is yes. A prime example is the prune. But more interestingly, the prune contains another ingredient that has excellent laxative properties.

A prune is actually a dried plum and has been part of human diets for thousands of years. The earliest evidence for drying plums comes from California and France. Then as now, plums were plucked and then dehydrated in hot air at 200 degrees Fahrenheit for a little less than a day. After dehydration treatment, dried plums can be turned into juice, puree or other products.  Read more...

There are at least a hundred million people who are starting to use cell phones and have done so during the turn of the 19th century. This growing number influences the number of cell sites and and satellites that provide for the need for good reception within a large area at an enormous rate. But with this growth in technology, serious matters regarding radiation are coming to light.

An issue about a man claiming that his wife developed brain tumor because of radiofrequency from a cell phone popped up during the early 1900s. Of course, with no substantial evidence both by medical fact and by her wife’s cell phone habits (which was generically the same as everyone else’s); the case was dropped after two years. But this started a fire of panic and uncertainty amongst the civilian population. What if there was an amount of truth to this almost-crazy claim?

The concern comes from the fact that cell phones emit RF or radio frequencies, which is a type of wave that is located between the spectrum of FM radio waves and microwaves. The intensity varies on the exposure time, and from person to person, since location from base station can also affect the frequency. The model can also affect the amount, since newer models tend to emit lesser degrees of it.  Read more...

Usually cervical cancers affect women that are their middle age or even older but it can be diagnosed in any reproductive-aged woman. Knowing the stages of the cancer is vital, for it’s the most powerful predictor of the patient’s survival and for them to have correct treatments as the treatments are based mostly on the stage of the cancer or how much the carcinoma has spread.

Cervical growths are categorized as either pre-invasive where the lower third of the epithelium compose unnatural cells or invasive in which the full thickness of the epithelium contains abnormally proliferating cells. Cervical cancer established in the lining of the cervix, it’s the lower part of the uterus or the womb that enters the vagina. This kind of cancer does not always spread but if spreads it usually goes to the lungs, the liver, the bladder, the vagina or the lower colon.

Cancer starts to develop from cell changes and it is caused by the human papilloma pathogen or AKA HPV, in which it is spread through genital skin to skin contact during sexual activity. Cervical cancer seems more superior to most women who smokes.  Read more...

To those men who are under diagnosis of being positive from prostate cancer but do not want to spend thousand of money on having a surgery treatment, the thing that they should do is to search for an alternative means to cure the disease like herbal remedies. All of us know that prostate gland is just like a size of walnut that surrounds the urethra of the bladder. Some of the sign that are associated with the disease are trouble in urination, hard to sleep, back pains and discomfort at the bladder. Some of the few primary aspects that cause this problem is smoking, obesity and history in the family. Listed are some of the possible means to aid prostate cancer the natural method:

1) Eat foods that contains lycopene frequently. Lycopene is a type of carotenoid the helps keeps the prostate gland healthy. There is a number of studies that show that lycopene has antioxidant that helps reducing the progress of the cancer.

2) Better to eat cooked tomatoes rather than the raw one. This can be totally beneficial to your health due to the fact that the cells of the fruit crack down into pieces when cooked.  Read more...

Choosing the applicable treatment for those who have determined that have prostate cancer is indeed very important. Treatment can get you scared because of the dangerous procedure that is involved. But, there are professionals in this condition that are able to help you find the appropriate treatment that suits to the condition that you have.

This type of cancer has three different phase or stages. The first stage is the confined organ, this is the stage where the cancer is confined on the prostate gland only. The second one is the locally advance, this is the period where the cancer has reach the surrounding part of the gland. Lastly is the metastic, this is the time where the cancer might reach the other organ of the body. This is the most hard stage to cure.

There are as well as basic treatments that are associated with the disease depending on the stage of cancer. The possible one is surgery, this is the treatment given to those cancer in stage two or the locally advanced stage. On this treatment that doctor will remove the affected organs and utilizes therapies like radiation and hormonal therapy. In hormonal therapy the hormones on the body that ables to activate the growth of the cancer cells are being remove. This kind of therapy involves medications that slows the growth of the hormone and is as well as utilize in union with other therapies.  Read more...

Prostate cancer is considered as a condition in which malicious cells have formed in the tissues of the prostate. This sort of cancer is mostly experience by men, for the reason that male are the only one who have prostate in their body. Prostate is known a one part of the sex organ of men. The size of it is just like of the walnut.

The good news is that, although this condition is believed to be the second top cause of cancer deaths in men, most males diagnosed with this condition don’t die of it. This kind of cancer is a very slow growing disease and typically, individuals are not able to feel its symptoms in the early stages.

Prostate cancer is can be treated once it is was identified before if has been reach the other organs of the body. So, you must know the early signs of prostate health problems for you to be aware if ever you are experiencing the symptoms. It is indeed true that the prostate cancer is prone to men aging fifty years and above. But you need always to remember that this health problems can also occur to younger men. Therefore, it is better not to think of your age when it comes to health problems due to, this might as well as occur no matter who you are and what your age is.  Read more...

Asbestos is a group of six naturally occurring silicon based minerals which have been exploited over time for their various valuable characteristics. The material is made up of thin fibrous crystals which are immune to heat, chemicals and have immense tensile strength and flexibility. The material, by nature, is hazardous as inhalation of the fibres can cause serious health problems such as lung cancer, Asbestosis and Mesothelioma.

The ancient Greeks were the first to document the use of asbestos; they recognised the beneficial properties of the material whilst also being somewhat aware of the hazards. The Greek geographer Strabo noted an unusual recurring lung damage of slaves who worked with asbestos, mining it and weaving it into cloth.

Wealthy Persians, Greeks and Romans all used asbestos for garments and tablecloths they would clean using fire, a popular status symbol as some cultures believed the material was made of the fur of a ‘Samandar’, an animal which lived in fire.

Commercially exploiting asbestos had become popular by the 19th century as it offered many properties unattainable from other materials. It was commonly used in fireproofing, bricks, pipe insulation and roofing as well as a range of other uses and its application was not limited to buildings. Many WWII Ships were frequently fitted with the material as insulation and fireproofing.  Read more...

The lifesaving treatments for breast cancer often come at a cost. Most women experience night sweats, fatigue, and hot flashes.

However there is new research that suggests that acupuncture may be more effective than antidepressants at helping to ease some of these side effects. This study compared the effectiveness of drug therapy to acupuncture. It was determined that acupuncture was just as effective as drug therapy while having no side effects.

The study also showed that the effects of the acupuncture lasted longer. The acupuncture patients didn’t begin having symptoms until about 15 weeks after stooping treatment while it only took about two weeks after stopping drug therapy for the symptoms to return in those women.

In this study, acupuncture was compared to the use of the antidepressants in women who had breast cancer. Each woman was assigned randomly to receive a twelve week course of acupuncture or the antidepressants. Immediately before the beginning of study, those women participating in the study reported having a minimum of fourteen hot flashes per week.  Read more...

Mesothelioma – it’s an ugly word for an ugly condition. Mesothelioma is a rare cancer, with about 3,000 cases a year reported in the U.S. Although the most common form of Mesothelioma, pleural Mesothelioma, affects the membranes surrounding the lungs, this type of cancer is very different from lung cancer. It is a much rarer and usually far more deadly form of cancer than lung cancer. Also, it is unrelated to smoking; it is caused by exposure to asbestos dust and fibers.

Asbestos, a mineral that was widely used throughout most of the 1900s in nearly every industry, forms long fibers that can be woven or mixed into materials. When asbestos is broken or crushed, the resulting dust and fibers hang in the air and land on surfaces nearby. People who breathe in or swallow asbestos dust are at risk for developing Mesothelioma.  Read more...