Will Genetic Screening Help Your Baby?
pilkster
For every parent who has suffered the anxiety of wondering if their unborn child would be healthy, there are comparatively few who come face to face with the agonizing discovery that their unborn or newborn child will struggle or die because of a genetic disord...
What You Need To Know About Celiac Disease
moneyworks
I have Celiac Disease and have been able to manage it quite well by following a strict gluten free diet. Once you get into the routine of checking foods, it becomes almost second nature.Celiac Disease is a digestive disorder that causes damage to the small in...
Kidney Disease - Early Detection Thwarted By Silent Symptoms
News Canada
(NC)-"The first clues started to appear about a year before I was diagnosed, but the signs were small and insignificant," said Carrie Donohue. "I was having intense headaches and muscle cramps in my hands and feet, and I was always thirsty. Looking back now,...
Important Steps That Can Lower Your Risk Of Colorectal Cancer
News Canada
(NC)-March marks National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, and Barry Stein, President of the Colorectal Cancer Association of Canada and a colon cancer survivor, wants Canadians to know that the goal of the campaign is to generate widespread awareness abou...
Mesothelioma - Cancer of the lung lining
Garry
Mesothelioma is a very rare form of lung cancer that arises in the mesothelium. The mesothelium is made up of parietal and visceral membranes, thin layers of tissue, which surround organs and body cavities, such as the lungs or abdomen. The visceral membrane immed...
The 10 Most Frequently Asked Questions About Prostate Cancer
Prostate problems will affect ninety percent of all men by the time the reach the age of eighty and in all too many cases the problem will be that of prostate cancer. But just what is the prostate gland and what does it mean to be diagnosed with prostate cancer? Here w...
How To Treat Cervical Cancer
JoannC
Cervical cancer is a malignancy of the cervix. All over the globe it is the second most common cancer in women. Scientists are studying cervical cancer to find out more about how it develops and they are looking at better ways to detect and treat it.This illnes...
The PSA Test - How Does It Work
verlyn
The purpose of this article is to remove some of the mystery surrounding the PSA test and its use in signaling the potential presence of prostate cancer.The cells of the prostate gland produce prostate-specific antigen. A rectal exam and a PSA (prostate-specific...
Find A Cure For Colon Cancer
JoannC
Globally, colorectal cancer also called colon cancer or bowel cancer is the third leading cause of cancer. The frequency of colorectal cancer varies around the world; it is common in the Western world and rare in Asia and Africa. In countries where people have ...
Prostate Cancer Clinical Test and Statistics
Larger-volume tumors of the prostate are common among older men. Available tests for the early detection of cancer have limited specificity, which necessitates a relatively high biopsy rate. The positive predictive value of combined digital rectal examination and PSA m...
Colon Cancer - General Information
jcander
Cancer of the colon is also called colorectal cancer as it can arise in both the colon (the lower part of the digestive tract) and in the very lowest section of the colon, which is known as the rectum. It is a serious condition that affects the colon, the rectum...
List of Alzheimers Symptoms for Early Detection
Carol Stack
Alzheimer's is, sadly, a common form of dementia afflicting the elderly. This disease is inevitably fatal, and its progress horrifying. Alzheimer's is a degenerative disease which takes away the last years that the afflicted has with their loved ones. The ...
Hepatocellular Carcinoma Is A Deadly Liver Cancer
JoannC
Hepatocellular carcinoma commonly known as liver cancer is a deadly cancer. It will kill almost all patients who have it within a year. The World Health Organization estimated approximately four hundred thirty thousand new cases of liver cancer worldwide and a ...
Does Racing 42 km Put A Heart At Risk?
Ng Peng Hock
In 2005, 382,000 people completed a marathon in the United States , an increase of more than 80,000 since the year of 2000, according to marathonguide.com. Mathematically, the risk is very small: Runner dying from a heart attack during marathon is about 1 i...
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...
