Life after Cancer Treatment Cancer sucks. When I was 4 years old, my mom was diagnosed with cancer. The experts said she had less than a year. I remember being on the street, crying, on the roof of my dad’s car, screaming ‘MOM!!!!!’ to the hospital, while she waived at us from a window way […]
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Colorectal Cancer is a disease that only affects older men. FICTION: It can affect anyone, men or women equally. Men and women 50 years or older are at greater risk for the disease. Colorectal Cancer is usually curable. FACT: It is usually curable when detected early. More than 90 percent of patients with localized cancer […]
Cancer Awareness: The Facts About Pain Management The announcement that you or a loved one has cancer creates a frightening and complex situation. Besides the usual fears is the concern that the patient will suffering a lot of pain during treatment. You want to make sure that this pain can be properly managed so that […]
One antidote to cancer is information In general our responses to cancer are converging, but very slowly. Presently all cancer authorities are agreed on only one thing: cancer cannot take hold in a healthy immune system The World Health Organisation (W.H.O.) is promoting prevention as a better option than treatment and particularly targeting smoking as […]
Researchers at the University of Texas have found that small doses of curcumin, a common ingredient in curry, not only can stop the growth of melanoma cells but also cause the cells to self destruct. The research further indicated the more curcumin that was added to melanoma cells, the greater the number of dead cells. […]
Water (H2O) ionizes into hydrogen (H+) and hydroxyl (OH-) ions. When these ions are in equal proportions, the pH is a neutral 7. When there are more H+ ions than OH- ions then the water is said to be “acid”. If OH- ions outnumber the H+ ions then the water is said to be “alkaline”. […]