Higher vitamin D levels ward off cancer
The Institute of Medicine (IOM), which sets the Recommended Daily Allowance (RDA) levels, recently raised their recommended daily level of vitamin D to 600 IU. Many experts say that amount is still far...
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The following is new information with respect to breast cancer patients who have had armpit lymph nodes removed. Researchers found that in about 20 percent of patients, which amounts to approximately...
View ArticleLearn self breast massage for breast health
Self breast massage is simple to do, but a specific pattern must be followed to promote proper lymphatic flow. by Maria G. Troia — The human female breast is a collection of glandular and adipose...
View ArticleBreast cancer: Awareness or prevention?
About three-quarters of the biopsies turn out to be benign, so three out of four women endure the fear that they have breast cancer — which is no small fear. by Dr. Martha Grout — Every fall, the...
View ArticleAdvances in cancer treatment
IPTLD patients usually do not lose their hair or suffer organ damage, since their immune systems are not pummeled. by Dr. Martha Grout — The conventional treatment for cancer is the familiar trio of...
View ArticleIs breast or ovarian cancer in your family?
It is rare that men develop breast cancer, but those who carry BRCA mutations are more likely to develop breast or prostate cancers. by Dr. Paul Stallone — Knowing your risk of contracting cancer can...
View ArticleFirestorm erupts over new mammography recommendations
by Mary Budinger — New guidelines released mid-November by the Preventive Services Task Force call for fewer mammography screenings. Most women should now forgo routine mammograms if they are in their...
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The following is new information regarding Himalayan salt crystal lamps and the benefits of sunlight on cancer. Himalayan salt crystal lamps Three hundred million years ago, a vast primordial ocean...
View ArticleWomen are getting fewer mammograms
Mayo Clinic researchers found that screening mammography rates for women aged 40 to 49 went down by almost 6 percent since November 2009. by Mary Budinger — A study by the Mayo Clinic has found that...
View ArticleReasonable treatment for an enlarged prostate
When the prostate becomes enlarged, as it tends to do starting around age 30, it presses on the urethra, causing obstruction of urine flow, diminished urinary stream and sometimes complete urinary...
View ArticleDo mastectomies prevent breast cancer?
Men who have the BRCA mutation are at risk for breast cancer, pancreatic cancer, testicular cancer and prostate cancer, but there is almost no discussion of men prophylactically cutting body parts out....
View ArticleWomen: Here is one more reason to exercise
“Exercise could lower breast cancer risk in postmenopausal women by reducing body fat and ultimately circulating estrogen concentrations,” state the researchers, quoted by Reuters Health. by Dr....
View ArticleBeautiful breasts forever!
Lacking muscle, breast tissue succumbs to gravity, but self-massage, undertaken daily, can lift, round and enhance your natural form. by Julia Busch — While great for the heart, regular workouts can...
View ArticleNew harm found from mammograms
New harm found from mammograms According to a groundbreaking study published last November in the New England Journal of Medicine, 1.3 million U.S. women were over-diagnosed and over-treated in the...
View ArticleAdvances in cancer treatment
IPTLD patients usually do not lose their hair or suffer organ damage, since their immune systems are not pummeled. by Dr. Martha Grout — The conventional treatment for cancer is the familiar trio of...
View ArticleIs breast or ovarian cancer in your family?
It is rare that men develop breast cancer, but those who carry BRCA mutations are more likely to develop breast or prostate cancers. by Dr. Paul Stallone — Knowing your risk of contracting cancer can...
View ArticleFirestorm erupts over new mammography recommendations
by Mary Budinger — New guidelines released mid-November by the Preventive Services Task Force call for fewer mammography screenings. Most women should now forgo routine mammograms if they are in their...
View ArticleHealth updates
The following is new information regarding Himalayan salt crystal lamps and the benefits of sunlight on cancer. Himalayan salt crystal lamps Three hundred million years ago, a vast primordial ocean...
View ArticleWomen are getting fewer mammograms
Mayo Clinic researchers found that screening mammography rates for women aged 40 to 49 went down by almost 6 percent since November 2009. by Mary Budinger — A study by the Mayo Clinic has found that...
View ArticleReasonable treatment for an enlarged prostate
When the prostate becomes enlarged, as it tends to do starting around age 30, it presses on the urethra, causing obstruction of urine flow, diminished urinary stream and sometimes complete urinary...
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