Seems like every symptom possible can be caused by cancer, but some symptoms of cancer also have very benign causes. This includes headache, cough, sore throat, stomach discomfort and even itching. Read more...
It won’t be long before a brain tumor can be diagnosed without surgery, but instead by using ultrasound with a little help from some bubbles. Historically the diagnosis of a brain tumor came via surgical Read more...
If you’ve been diagnosed with cancer but also have the “sitting disease,” your risk of death by cancer goes UP. Read more…
It’s odd that with all the people so afraid of dying from cancer, these same individuals often don’t give heart failure a second thought. Though getting the “big C” may scare the daylights out of Read more...
There may be a treatment soon for the weight loss caused by cancer that kills one-fourth of cancer patients. The dangerous weight loss caused by cancer is called cachexia and has baffled researchers for decades. Read more...
Loss of muscle = weight loss—and it kills one-fourth of cancer patients. The reason that cancer causes weight loss is not what you’re probably be thinking. Read more…
When cancer cells spread, it’s called metastases, and there is currently no effective treatment, even though some cancer patients are deemed “cured” by their medical team. Read more…
Have you ever wondered why so many cancer patients eat fast food and other processed foods on a regular basis? Why are only drugs prescribed to treat cancer? Read more…
If you have sleep apnea, you’re more likely to die from cancer, not to mention other causes of death. In addition to a higher risk of death from cancer, sleep apnea is linked to heart Read more...
Scientists are very excited over the results of a phase I clinical trial in which a single shot of virus destroyed all signs of living cancer in a patient for over six months. Another Cancer Read more...
For people at high risk for melanoma, a special program has been shown to improve early detection, and thus, prognosis, of this most deadly of skin cancers. Key to better prognosis of melanoma lies in Read more...
Here are the instructions simplified on how to prepare the DigniCap® for the prevention of hair loss during chemotherapy. Read more…
The DigniCap hair preservation method is capable of preventing just about all hair loss from chemotherapy. In some patients. You don’t know if you’ll be one of the lucky ones. Read Read more...
It’s so exciting to hear about the latest melanoma drug breakthrough, but then something mysterious always happens: We hear NO more about it. Why is this? Read more…
There is a small change you can make to your diet that may very will stunt the growth of cancer cells if you’ve been diagnosed with this disease. Read more…
Do you fear that the green in your vomit means cancer? Perhaps you've upchucked lately and couldn't help notice that the color of your vomit was actually green. Now that can sure be unsettling. However, Read more...
A study is out to determine if exercise can prevent a pre-existing, localized cancer from spreading (metastasizing). Needless to say, this is the first investigation ever of its kind: To see if exercise (aerobic in Read more...
Preliminary studies show that a blood test yields a high degree of accuracy at diagnosing cancer in patients with melanoma, colon and lung cancer. The blood test is called lymphocyte genome sensitivity (LGS) and measures Read more...
Above is a melanoma. A new pioneering technique makes lymph node removal in melanoma minimally invasive & reduces infection & hospital stay. When melanoma spreads to the lymph nodes, the lymph nodes must be removed Read more...
The enzyme telomerase is on full force in cancer cells, and it seems that a way to block this enzyme would be a universal cure for cancer. A newly discovered pathway for preventing cancer growth Read more...