Cancer Survivor Turns Cancer Information Specialist
News Canada
(NC)-When callers to the Canadian Cancer Society's information service connect with Isabelle Wilson, they're talking to someone who's been there herself.
The Christmas of 1997 was turned upside down for the Montreal mother of three. Days before the holiday s...
Vitamin E and Lung Cancer Prevention
News Canada
(NC)-Lung cancer, the most preventative of all human cancers, remains the leading cause of cancer death for both men and women. Several studies have shown that vitamin E supplementation is associated with a lower risk of developing lung cancer in non-smokers...
Treatment for Lymphoma Cancer
hunter
Lymphoma is a deadly form of cancer that causes a disease in your body's cells. Once the cancer grows, it makes your cells abnormal and may become a tumor. Lymphoma is named after the lymphatic system. The lymphatic system is your body's main defense against d...
Gift Giving for Breast Cancer Patients and Their Families
Adriana Copaceanu
Did you know that each year, 182,000 women are diagnosed with breast cancer and 43,300 die? One woman in eight either has or will develop breast cancer in her lifetime. In addition, 1,600 men will be diagnosed with breast cancer and 400 will die this y...
The Leading Causes Of Lung Cancer
mikeherman1
Lung cancer is a serious health problem, it is essentially the growth of abnormal cells in the lungs.This growth of unhealthy cells can start anywhere in the lungs. Lung cancer is actually the leading cause of cancer deaths in both men and women. Of those pe...
Cancer Information: Preparing for the Worst
ajeetKhurana
According to the 2007 report of the World Health Organization, the next thirty years will witness a significant global rise, in the number of deaths due to non-communicable diseases, especially cancer. This prediction is mainly due to the ageing of the popu...
Preventing Prostate Cancer
News Canada
(NC)-It is increasingly recognized that diet plays a role in prostate cancer, a disease that affects one in eight men. For optimal health, it's important to exercise regularly and eat according to Canada's Food Guide, which recommends lots of fruits and vege...
What is Skin Cancer and Who is Most at Risk?
sadhivm
If you have read a newspaper or listened to the news over the last few years, then you will know that there are always constant warnings telling us to protect our skin against skin cancer. Whilst many people do listen to these warnings, there are still a shockin...
Fact Or Fiction - The Truth About Colorectal Cancer
News Canada
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 dete...
How Women Can Protect Themselves From Breast Cancer
pilkster
Chances are you know someone - a family member, colleague, or friend who has been affected by cancer. You'll want to learn more about prevention especially if you have a history of cancer in your family. There are over two hundred different types of cancer and ...
How Women Can Protect Themselves From Getting Breast Cancer
webcorp
Chances are you know someone - a family member, colleague, or friend who has been affected by cancer. You'll want to learn more about prevention especially if you have a history of cancer in your family. There are over two hundred different types of cancer and t...
Breast Cancer Education Gets Visual
News Canada
(NC)-If a picture is worth a thousand words, how do you use pictures to help people understand and learn about a sensitive subject like breast cancer? Researchers from the division of biomedical communications in the department of surgery at the University o...
Drinking Tea May Guard Against Ovarian Cancer
nweaver
Consuming two or more cups of tea a day over a period of time may reduce the risk of ovarian cancer dramatically, suggests a new study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine. And each additional cup of tea per day appears to provide significantly more pr...
Prostate Cancer Risk Factors
verlyn
The exact cause of this disease has not yet been discovered. No one can explain why one man develops prostate problems along with cancer and the other man does not. Cancer cannot be caught from another person. It is not contagious. However, there are some ris...
HPV - A Virus That Puts Women At Increased Risk For Cervical Cancer
News Canada
A Simple Lab Test Could Save Your Life
(NC)-Did you know that one of the most common sexually transmitted infections, called Human Papillomavirus (HPV), is also the leading cause of cervical cancer in women? And that HPV is the most common cause of abnormal ...
