The biggest cancer risk factor is age
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Since time is always moving on and all of us are getting older day by day, it would be good to know, just why age is such a significant risk factor for developing cancer.
Read MoreYou’re cancer free – 9 ways to keep the odds in your favor
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The chemotherapy, radiation, surgery, a stem cell transplant or whatever else it took to get in remission, is a tough road to follow.
Read MoreFast facts to know about kidney cancer
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In 2019, the American Cancer Society estimates that about 73,820 new cases of kidney cancer will occur and about 14,770 people will die from this disease.
Read MoreQueen of Soul Aretha Franklin dies of pancreatic cancer
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The music world sang a sad tune as it lost a true legend on Thursday of one the most deadly cancers in the United States.
Read MoreInteresting facts about kidney cancer
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Kidney cancer is one of the top 10 most common cancers diagnosed in the United States. In 2018, the American Cancer Society estimates that about 63,340 new cases of kidney cancer will occur and about 14,970 people will die from this disease.
Read MoreLife after a stroke
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Each stroke victim is unique. For some, only mild conditions develop that very likely will improve and resolve with time and rehabilitation. For
Read More6 ways to cut your risk of colorectal cancer in half
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Colorectal cancer (cancer of the colon or rectum) is the third most common cancer diagnosed in men and women.
Read MoreThe best ways to support a partner with cancer
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When someone you love and care about such as your spouse or partner receives a diagnosis of cancer, it’s like a punch in the gut.
Read MoreWarning signs of head and neck cancers
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Cancers of the head and neck usually peak between the ages of 40 and 60. The primary causes include:
Practice sun-safe habits to prevent skin cancer
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With over 5 million cases of skin cancer diagnosed in the United States each year (this includes melanoma and nonmelanoma skin cancers), skin cancer is the most common cancer in America.
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Why melanoma kills more men than women
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According to the Skin Cancer Foundation, men have nearly twice the rates of squamous and basal cell carcinomas (non-melanoma skin cancers) than women.
Read MoreSteps to begin today reducing your risk of cancer
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Here are the 4 lifestyle behaviors that if practiced throughout a lifetime, were found to be linked to a lower rate of cancer incidence and death:
Read MoreStudy finds urological cancers linked to five times higher suicide risk
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Between 5 and 25 percent of cancer patients were found to be affected with depression with many of them also affected by post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
Read MoreHow to know if you need a second opinion
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Every single day there will be people across our nation receiving a diagnosis of a serious health condition. Hearing “you have…” can be very scary and unsettling feeling like your world has stopped.
Read MoreSimple home remedies for soothing a sore throat
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Having a sore throat can be one of the most painful conditions affecting a common everyday act of our lives – swallowing. Also known as pharyngitis, a sore throat is usually the result of either a viral or bacterial infection.
Read More8 ways to ease stress during cancer treatment
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It would be strange if you didn’t! But how you deal with stress and anxiety during this time can have either a positive or negative impact on your outcome.
Read MoreWhy does our risk of cancer increase as we age?
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Since time is always moving on and all of us are getting older day by day, it would be good to know, just why age is such a significant risk factor for developing cancer.
Read MoreStaging the disease of prostate cancer
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Staging of prostate cancer gives the doctor the information he needs to know on how big the tumor is, whether it has spread or not and if it has spread, where has the cancer gone to.
Read MoreBreast Cancer Survival: By The Numbers
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The survival rate for people diagnosed with breast cancer is pretty good (80 percent recover and go on to live for at least 10 years) but the ordeal can easily be overwhelming. Still, there have been steady improvements made in both longevity and quality of life for those undergoing treatment.
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