Screening for Breast Cancer | New Breast Cancer Screening Guidelines

Screening for Breast Cancer | New Breast Cancer Screening Guidelines
More Advice For Older Women And Women At Increased Risk

Older women, women with serious health problems, and those at increased risk for breast cancer will get more specific advice about breast cancer screening under updated guidelines released Wednesday night by the American Cancer Society.
The guidelines [...]

Cancer Treatment and medicine | Cancer Treatment | Colon Cancer Treatment and Survival

Cancer Treatment and medicine | Cancer Treatment | Colon Cancer Treatment and Survival

Colon Cancer Treatment and Survival :
Colon cancer was one of the most common cancers in the U.S in 2005 according to the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention. About 150,000 Americans are told each year that they have colon cancer and about [...]

Study Finds Kidney Disease and Cancer Risk Association in Older Men

According to a study, moderate kidney disease increases an older man’s risk of developing certain cancers. Given that chronic kidney disease (CKD) affects about a third of older men, maintaining kidney function could help prevent cancer in the general population.
People with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) and kidney transplant recipients are at increased risk of developing [...]

Antioxidant Rich Diet Offers Protection From Several Types of Cancer

The results from a major, long-term cancer prevention study has concluded that neither long-term supplementation with vitamins E and/or C reduced the risk of prostate cancer, or other cancers, for over 14,000 American men.
According to the American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR) experts, taking a dietary supplement does not provide the same benefits as [...]

How to Maximize the Cancer Fighting Power of Broccoli

One of the American Cancer Society’s key dietary recommendations to reduce the risk of cancer is to include cruciferous vegetables such as broccoli.
Sulforaphane is an isothiocyanate, an organic chemical compound that has been shown to inhibit the growth of carcinogen-induced cancer. Sulforaphane is found in cruciferous vegetables and is especially high in broccoli. Sulforaphane works [...]