Archive for December, 2006
Clinical Trials for Cancer - “Should I take part?”
A person diagnosed with cancer has a lot of difficult decisions to make. Participating in a clinical trial is one of them.
Clinical trials are scientific research studies that involve people designed to find better ways to prevent, diagnose or treat a disease. Clinical trials come after a long, careful research process. Patients who participate in […]
Smoking and Cancer
The 1982 Surgeon General’s Report stated that “Cigarette smoking is the major single cause of cancer mortality in the United States.” This statement is as true today as it was in 1982. Smoking is responsible for about 30 percent of all cancer deaths annually in the United States more than 155,000 each year. Cigarettes kill […]
Lower Your Risk of Having Breast Cancer
Everybody seems to know a person with breast cancer and there are thousands of women living everyday under the risk of developing breast cancer. Doctors don’t know what exactly produces breast cancer, but there are a lot of known risk factors.
Breast Cancer – Risk Factors
A risk factor is anything that increases your chance of getting a disease, but the fact you have one or several risk factors doesn’t mean you are going to have the disease. In the same time, the fact you are not having any risk factor doesn’t mean you will never have cancer, but the probability […]
Sexually Transmitted Diseases and Cancer
If you have sexual activity you should know that diseases spread through sexual intercourse can cause cancer. First of all, the most important way to avoid that is using a condom every time you have sex. Don’t forget, one time is enough to get a sexually transmitted disease. I strongly recommend a committed, monogamous relationship […]
What is The Pap Test?
Pap Test, also known as the Pap Smear Test is a screening test to determine the presence of infectious, premalignant (Cervical dysplasia), and malignant processes in the ectocervix, endocervix and endometrium. Cervical dysplasia is a condition in which cells in the cervix have undergone precancerous changes.
