Cancer Treatment

There are many different cancer treatment, and your doctor will take many factors into account before deciding on the most appropriate treatment — including cancer type, your age, medical history, and lifestyle. Talk about your treatment and see what has helped others in the realms of both conventional (surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy, hormone therapy, immunotherapy, gene therapy) and alternative (herbs, vitamins, chemicals, diet, meditation, massage, acupuncture, and body-mind therapy) medicine.

Baby Boomers Leading Charge for Medical Tourism Trends

A large percent of these baby boomers are currently uninsured. Many who belong to this age group have lost their jobs due to aging, unemployment or downsizing and are no longer covered by affordable health insurance. Traveling beyond local borders offers the opportunity to pursue and receive premium...

by janiels over a year ago

Brain Tumor Surgery

My husband has removed a benign meningioma tumor located in the right frontal of his brain on August 28, 2008. It was a very aggressive 7cm tumor. He had the surgery on August 28th and left the hospital during fine two days later except for full movement in his left arm. He was re-admitted on...

by Guest over a year ago

Health of cancer patients is predicted by stress-free breath holding time

Cellular hypoxia and cancer Dr. Otto Warburg, the Nobel Laureate, in his article “The Prime Cause and Prevention of Cancer” (1966) wrote, “Cancer, above all other diseases, has countless secondary causes. Almost anything can cause cancer. But, even for cancer, there is only one prime cause....

by Artour over a year ago

Survival % if I should stop zoladex?

I am 31 years old and need to know what the risks will be should I decide not to continue with my Zoladex treatment. I was diagnosed with Stage 3b breastcancer in 2007. I am cancer free for more than a year after chemo, double mastectomy, more chemo and radiation. Now I need to use this injection...

by Guest over a year ago

Foods to avoid while on Doxil IV?

Hello, My wife was diagnosed with ovarian cancer two years ago, and she went into remission after the surgery and the Taxol chemotherapy. Sadly, in the last month it seems like the cancer has returned and this time around my wife’s oncologist wants her on Doxil as a chemotherapy. So far from what...

by Guest over a year ago

Merck cervical cancer shot gives 5-year protection

An experimental vaccine from Merck & Co Inc designed to protect women against a virus that causes cervical cancer has proved effective for up to five years, researchers said. Women given Gardasil, which Merck is developing with France's Sanofi-Aventis, experienced no cases of cervical and...

by Heather_2 over a year ago

Fasting Before Chemotherapy Protects Healthy Cells

The side effects of chemotherapy are one of the major obstacles in the cancer fight. However, there might be a solution for this obstacle as researchers found that fasting just two days prior to the beginning of chemotherapy might protect cancer patients against the toxic side effects of these...

by Heidi Miller, LDN over a year ago

Did my radiation treatments for cervical cancer cause my very painful anal problems?

I found out that I had cervical cancer in late July. I had a hysterectomy and then six weeks of radiation. About two weeks into radiation my rectum burned and hurt so badly that all I could do was sit in the bathtub. I had started running again after the hysterectomy but had to stop due to the...

by llfields over a year ago

Physical activity's effect on breast cancer varies

Studies have shown that all women are likely to reduce their risk of breast cancer with regular physical activity but some subgroups seem to benefit more than the others. Postmenopausal women and women with a normal body mass index (BMI) were found to have the greatest risk reduction with physical...

by Jane232591 over a year ago

What is the role of chemo and radio therapy in colon cancer case?

Answered by a doctor

From what I have seen, in the majority of cases, colon cancer is treated with an operation to remove the cancerous part of the colon. Is this subsequently followed up by chemo therapy or radio therapy? I would appreciate it is someone could say what the role is of chemo and radio therapy in colon...

by desiri708172513 over a year ago