Archive for the 'Colon Cancer' Category

Drinking Water And Cancer Illness

Sunday, January 6th, 2008

Drinking Water And Cancer Illness
By Paul Gordonm
There is nothing like water especially when you are in the middle of the Sahara Desert with the sun piercing right through you. Now that is an extreme situation but nonetheless, water is important not only for quenching thirst but also helps in flushing toxins out of your body. […]

Some Facts About Cancer

Saturday, January 5th, 2008

Some Facts About Cancer
By Bruno Lopes
Breast cancer is the fifth most common cause of cancer death occuring mostly in women whereas prostrate cancer is the cancer affecting most of the male population. Cancer is a group of diseases in which cells grow and divide without respect to normal limits, invade and destroy adjacent tissues and/or […]

Before You Choose Chemotherapy

Wednesday, January 2nd, 2008

Before You Choose Chemotherapy
By Jessica T
Cancer is tragic, and what is even more tragic is that people are so scared when they hear that they have cancer that they go straight to chemotherapy. Cancer scares people so badly that most of the time, they don t really give themselves time to learn all about their […]

My Skirmish With Cancer - A Tale Of Dumb Luck, Manly Stupidity, And The Lessons That I Learned

Tuesday, January 1st, 2008

My Skirmish With Cancer - A Tale Of Dumb Luck, Manly Stupidity, And The Lessons That I Learned
By Glenn Hyman
First of all, calling my ordeal a “fight” with cancer would be giving me too much credit. I know a whole bunch of people who have full-blown, knock-down, drag-out slugfests with cancer. They re the toughest […]

Even High-tech Treatments Do Not Guarantee That Cancer Can Be Cured or Will Not Spread

Monday, December 31st, 2007

Even High-tech Treatments Do Not Guarantee That Cancer Can Be Cured or Will Not Spread
By Chris Teo, Ph.D.
Sometime in early August 2007, Swee (not real name, 71 years old female from Indonesia) had coughs with blood stained phlegm. She consulted a general medical practitioner who ordered an X-ray to be done, suspecting that she might […]

A Cancer Survivor Story - Moments Of Being Alone

Sunday, December 30th, 2007

A Cancer Survivor Story - Moments Of Being Alone
By Gregory Drambour
There are going to come moments when you re alone with the cancer or illness. They are inevitable. You wake up in pain and don t want to bother anyone and you feel yourself wanting to give up: “It s just too much, I ve […]

Blueberries May Help Prevent Colon Cancer

Saturday, October 6th, 2007

Blueberries May Help Prevent Colon Cancer
By Timothy Moore
Researchers from Rutgers University and the US Department of Agriculture have found that a naturally occurring key compound in blueberries, pterostilbene, may be able to prevent the onset of one of the most virulent and dreaded neoplasms, colon cancer.
Colon cancer, also known as bowel cancer or colorectal cancer, […]