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We don’t want any cancer messing with our lives. But one person out of two gets cancer. That’s a fifty-fifty chance! It’s funny how we’re sold on just about anything to avoid that beast. We want a cheap and easy way to increase our chances against this disease. Probably, this is the reason why supplements and other alternative therapies flourish in the web. They claim to cure or prevent this monster. One is lycopene. more…
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Wouldn’t it be fabulous if a cancer cure is just at our doorstep? And we’re done with just one treatment protocol? Our society is one of instant gratification. We’re swayed by miracle cures and wait to win the lottery. We think that winning the lottery resolves our problem. We think that a miracle drug is that way too.
That’s what most cancer patients think of this therapy. The Di Bella therapy was developed by a Modena professor and physiologist, Luigi Di Bella. A custom-made drug mixture is taken daily based on the results of a blood test. more…
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The Latin root words of angiogenesis are angio and genesis. Angio means blood vessel while the word genesis means to make. Literally, it denotes to make blood vessel. The meaning of angiogenesis as used in a scientific or in a medical context is, “sprouting and ex tension of existing blood vessels.”
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Cancer patient? If you are, fatigue is a familiar feeling. This is the most common side effect of cancer and cancer treatment. 90% of cancer patients who are undergoing standard cancer regimen i.e. chemotherapy, radiotherapy, hormonal therapy and surgery experience this unique kind of fatigue.
Fatigue as a result of cancer and cancer treatment is different from the tiredness we feel after too much physical activity or after a day’s work. This fatigue develops slowly over time and is related to cancer growth.
It’s like we have zero energy. It looks like cancer has sapped every ounce of energy from our being. We struggle to accomplish our normal everyday activities. It takes a gargantuan effort to perform fun things we’re used to doing. We become sloppy with our appearance and relegate it at the back of our lives. We feel irritable and we’ve lost our sexual desire. We’d just want to sleep more than usual. But that constant tiredness hounds us even after a good night’s rest. more…