(photo)We may heard the term alternative or complementary used to name methods of prevention, diagnosis or cancer treatment. However, we wonder exactly was the difference. We ask ourself if these approaches are safe, proven scientifically and will work for us.
A proven cancer treatment is medical treatment with evidence-based. Tests were preformed set in a strict guideline and found safe and effective in a clinical trial. more…
(photo)With the advance of standard cancer treatments, more and more people survive the first battle with cancer. However this treatment, chemotherapy, radiotherapy and an even surgery come with a price tag. We are more inclined to sickness and there is a higher rate of obesity, diabetes, hypertension or osteoporosis than a group of people of the same age. We are more at risk, but cancer research shows us what current evidence, we can look for.
Cancer treatment can affect the health of our bones. Bones not only provide structure that we can move, walk, and run, swim and do our daily routine; they also provide our blood and immune system. Radiation treatment and medications can reduce hormone levels that are important to our bones. They create a higher risk of osteoporosis. But it seems, with a few tips, we can improve our bone health. more…
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Advances on cancer treatment are always associated with hard work and new technology. There had been a lot of work which deciphered things about our bodies most especially at the cellular level. We’ve come to know more of our genes, the study of which is called genomics. And someone thought that cancer is a genomic abnormality. According to Danny Hill, an inventor and a scientist, an advanced view of cancer is not about those genes. Genes are more like ingredients in a menu. What those ingredients produce – the proteins – are what are important in cancer. This new mind boggling concept of cancer research is called proteomics. Hopefully, it will tell us what went wrong and how to fix it. more…
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Cancer strikes anyone, the rich and the poor, the famous and the lowly, the old and the young, the healthy and the ill. It happens anywhere in the world. It’s like a lottery ticket issued without exception to everyone. We all play, hoping against hope we won’t win the prize. more…
Lance Armstrong was lucky. If you know his cancer story, you’d be convinced that broccoli was key to his survival. You’d consider Lance and the vegetable broccoli to be superstars in their own right.
Even so, broccoli alone may not be enough to prevent cancer. Just one weapon to fight a many headed monster is risky. You don’t get out of the house on a bitterly cold winter day with only a hat without gloves, warm coat and boots. You’d freeze to death. The same thing rings true when preventing and battling cancer. A cancer mass is a very complex entity, built with defenses to survive and kill. Employing one strategy decrease our chance of survival. more…