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Cancer can be show up in many forms and some common types of cancer are; Bladder Cancer, Breast Cancer, Melanoma, Pancreatic Cancer, Leukemia, Lung Cancer, Thyroid Cancer and more. Unfortunately, there are millions who suffer from this at some point in their life. The numbers are staggering when it comes to how many people will be affected by this disease in their lifetime. Unfortunately, almost everyone will know or know someone who has had cancer touch some part of their lives.Dear Ca ...more

What kind of radiation should you choose after lumpectomy for breast cancer?

Just a quarter of a century ago, almost all patients had mastectomy, even if their breast cancer is small. But over the past few decades, it has been demonstrated that for small cancers, lumpectomy followed by radiation treatment is just as good as mastectomy, at preventing breast cancer recurrence. Traditional proven radiation is external beam radiation directed to the entire involved breast for 6-7 weeks, 5 days a week (M Tu W Th F). Depending on the size and extent of the cancer, radiat ...more

Should you worry about genetic discrimination?

Sometimes, doctors may recommend to a patient to test for a specific gene for a particular disease that seems to be prevalent in that patients family. For example, in hereditary breast cancer, two genes are commonly tested for breast cancer risk assessment. They are two tumor suppressor genes named BRCA1 and BRCA2 that are involved with DNA repair. Women with an altered BRCA1 and/or BRCA2 gene are up to eight times more likely to develop breast cancer than those without mutations in those ...more

Should women get mammogram at 40?

Breast cancer is the most common form of cancer in women and the second leading cause of cancer deaths in American women. In 2009, approximately 194,280 patients were estimated to be diagnosed with invasive breast cancer, and 62,280 with carcinoma in situ. An estimated 40,610 would have died of this disease. For a woman of average risk, the lifetime incidence of breast cancer is one in eight.In November 2009, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) published its recomm ...more

Heres How To Prevent Some Common Kinds Of Cancer

About half a million people die of cancer each year in the United States. There are about 200 versions of this dreadful disease based on the part of the body affected. A persons diet, lifestyle and exposure to specific pollutants are the major factors that determine his risk of developing this dreaded condition. As is widely known, the use of tobacco can greatly increase the chances of developing cancer. In fact, medical studies have proved that even passive smokers face a high risk of suffer ...more