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Whether you have just been given a very limited prostate cancer prognosis or not, it’s not yet a death sentence. Prostate cancer has been survived by lots of people and that shows that anybody can survive it today, including those people that have pitiable situations who think nothing can be done for to save them.

Many people think that they should just go home, lay down and die because they have been told they have this disease. They fail to realize that they just might be able to survive it. There are lots of people that have survived prostate cancer all over the world. Their stories are there to inspire you and the rest of us that – there’s always a way, regardless of the illness.

It doesn’t matter what kind of treatment you are given for this condition; if you are very pessimistic and afraid, it’s most likely that you won’t survive the condition. But if you are very optimistic, full of life and extremely HOPEFUL that you will survive it, then there’s a more likelihood that you will survive it.

I know many people will be skeptical after hearing me say this, but it’s very true. You can contribute very largely to your survival of this disease if you are very hopeful. Lots of the people who have survived prostate cancer admit that they were very full of hope and this helped them in surviving it. It can help you too!

So – regardless of what the doctor has told you, you should be very hopeful that you will survive the condition and work with the doctors to help you survive it. In other words, STAY OPEN that you will survive this disease and you very well will! I sure hope you won’t forget to say “thanks to me” for this article if you apply what I say and it helps you survive prostate cancer.

By: King J. For

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Cancer is the second-highest killer in the United States, beaten only by heart disease. However, there are many types of this disease, all with their own mortality rates and areas affected. No matter what type of cancer you contract, it can be a debilitating and life-threatening disorder that causes great harm to your body.

People are not usually born with cancer, nor can you catch cancer from someone else. It is a disease that arises from genetic mutations within our own cells. Thus, when you learn that you are predisposed for a certain cancer, it just means that your genetic makeup passed down from your parents is slightly closer to being dangerously off than that of other people. While there are proven causes of cancer, such as asbestos and radiation, someone may develop this disease with absolutely no warning.

What characterizes cancer is the unregulated growth of cells, which leads to a tumor. Normally, your cells have specific proteins that tell them when to grow and divide. This process of division is called mitosis in your regular body cells. However, when these proteins are constantly being produced or other such mutations occur, your cells can be prompted into a constant cycle of growth. Unrestricted cell growth can quickly lead to masses of cells since mitosis causes an exponential increase (one cell becomes two, two cells become four, four cells become eight, etc.).

Tumors either suck nutrients from other parts of the body via the bloodstream, or they promote the growth of their own blood vessel to supply oxygen and nutrients to the mass of cells. As they grow, they can cause harm to the body in the following ways:

Releasing substances that kill surrounding healthy cells

Placing pressure on nearby organs as the tumor grows

Invading and disabling nearby tissues

Making surrounding tissues susceptible to infection

Besides harming the normal bodily tissues around them, a major problem with tumors is that some can metastasize. This occurs when the abnormal mass of tissue releases a blob of cancerous cells, which can travel through the bloodstream. If these cells make it past the immune system cells, they can adhere somewhere else in the body and resume their unrestricted growth. Metastasizing tumors is what can cause the spread of cancer throughout the body.

One dangerous, metastasizing type of cancer is mesothelioma. This cancer attacks the serous linings of the body, which can harm the heart, lungs, abdominal cavity, and even testicles. Mesothelioma is caused by exposure to asbestos, which is now illegal.

If you or someone you know has been diagnosed with mesothelioma, caused by illegal asbestos exposure, you should speak to an attorney about your rights. For more information, check out the mesothelioma lawyers at the firm of Williams Kherkher today.

By: Joseph Devine

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Ovarian Cancer is a women’s disease and it is on the rise. We as women have to take care of ourselves every single day. Even though no matter how much health food we eat and how much we exercise unfortunately, sometimes it’s not enough.

Ovaries are reproductive glands that produce the egg. There is one ovary on each side of the uterus in the pelvis. The egg travels through the fallopian tube and fertilizes into a baby. Ovarian Cancer begins in the ovaries. Many tumors can develop in the ovaries. Most of these are non cancerous, they can be removed by removing part of the ovary, the tumor or the ovary itself. If it is a cancerous tumor it can spread throughout the body and can be more complicated.

Your ovaries have three kinds of tissue:

-Epithelial cells that cover the ovary.
-Germs cells which are found in the ovary and develop into eggs that are released into the fallopian tube that are released every month.
-Stromal cells which develops most of the female’s hormones estrogen and progesterone.

Tumors are named depending on which cells the tumor came from. It could be benign (no cancerous) and cancerous. There three ways to tell what kind of tumor it is by checking all three of tissues.

-The Epithelial tumor covers most of the ovary. Most tumors that are found turn out to be this tumor.
-The Germ cell tumor comes from part where the eggs develop in the ovary.
-Stromal cell tumor comes from the connective tissue that holds the ovaries together.

Epithelial tumors usually do not spread and or lead to serious illness. Malignant tumors are cancerous and can spread to certain parts of the body. Noncanerous tumors are different from malignant cancer they do not grow into the connective tissue and to the stomach. The benign tumor can develop at a young age and even though it can be life-threatening, in most cases it is not. Epithelial ovarian cancer is called carcinomas. 85%-90% of ovarian cancer is epithelial. Here are the different types of ovarian cancer.

Fallopian tube cancer- Is very rare; it usually carries the same symptoms as ovarian cancer. It starts in the tube which carries the egg from the ovary to the uterus. The survival rate is about the same also.

Germ Cell Tumor- The germ cells form the eggs. Some tumors of this sort can be benign. Sometimes it can be life-threatening, only 5% of germ cell tumors are ovarian cancer.

Teratoma- Are germ cell cancers, they are the most common cancers. They usually affect women in their forties and teens, it is called a dermoid cyst, because it looks like skin. It can have different types of tissues like bones, hair and teeth. It can be removed by surgery.

Dysgerminoma- Is a common cancer as well. It affects women in their twenties and teens. It usually is cancerous; some do not grow or grow to fast. About 75% of patients have surgery to remove the ovary if it has spread.

Stromal Tumors- Are mostly found in women in their fifties. These tumors make up about 5%-7% of ovarian cancer. 5% of young girls develop this tumor. The symptoms are abnormal vagina bleeding, something like a period occurring after menopause. This happens because the tumor may cause female hormones; it can also cause breast development and early menstruation in girls.

Ovarian Cysts- Are a build up of fluid in the ovaries. They are usually not life-threatening in women that are ovulating and not going through menopause. If it produces while you are going through menopause and in a girl who has not started having her periods being concerned maybe an option. Your doctor will want to do a check-up after your cycle if you have a cyst. The doctor might want to wait a few months to see if it will go away. The only way to tell if the cyst is malignant, they will have to take it out and examine it. Some cancers can be treated with surgery, chemotherapy, and medications.

Be healthy, know your body and get regular check-ups.

By: Lorna Darden

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“I’m sorry you have cancer” Nothing prepared me for the chilling reality of those words.

In November 2004, I was diagnosed with cancer in the lower bowel – but it was pure luck that I found out about the cancer when I did.

I remember vividly how the events unfolded – it was a beautiful, warm Spring day and my wife Eve and I decided pick up a couple of chicken gyros for lunch.

They went down really well and I headed off to Channel Seven (Adelaide Australia) to read the news.

By the time I got home about 8 pm I felt a slight chest pain – like moderate indigestion – we’ll it gradually got worse to the extend that Eve had to rush me

to hospital in the early hours of the morning.

After very long and extremely agonising wait in casualty I finally was looked at – but by the time all the X-rays and examinations were over the pain had subsided and I was feeling pretty good.

The X-rays revealed a severe gastric disturbance and once the blockage had cleared I was OK.

But the doctor on duty said “Look while you’re here I’d like to do a few more tests.” It was those tests that revealed something nasty that shouldn’t be there.

A day later I went in for a full colonoscopy

There can be few more sobering moments in your life than when you are told you have a malignant tumour in your body. A level 3 cancer.

Although my wife Eve was sitting there beside me I had never felt more alone in my life – this was to be as much a battle of the mind as the body.

After the earlier test I went in suspecting the worst, I thought I was fully prepared for it – but nothing prepares you for that sort of news.

Everything said after that was delivered through a fog – I heard it all but understood little.

On that morning as I walked out of the doctor’s rooms I had an empty, lost feeling – believing and not believing I had cancer at the same time.

It wasn’t denial just a failure of an emotion charged brain to compute all the information.

Then the biggest hurdle of all, how to tell the kids. I have three children at the time they were 20 – 17 and 13.

Despite the pain etched on their faces they took in bravely as we told them in a matter of fact way what was happening

We decided that they had to be told everything as they had to live through my surgery and post operative recovery – which saw me make a slow and painful return to health over the following 12 months.

I have nothing but praise for the doctors and nurses who looked after me throughout my treatment and recovery.

Their care and concern was of immense help.

Luckily for me I had a wonderful support network – from my wife and family to close friends.

But what I craved most before undergoing surgery was information – I needed to know more about this cancer – survival rate, methods of treatment.

Once again I was lucky my wife is a homoeopathic practitioner and as such had studied medical sciences – she could explain what the doctor had said. After my fog had lifted I though of the questions I should have asked in his surgery.

We have close friends in the medical profession and they were at the end of the phone when I had a specific query and believe me there were plenty.

Acting on advice I consulted with two surgeons before choosing one. I did the same with my radiotherapist and I spoke with three Oncologists before choosing the one who I thought was on the same wavelength as me.

I wanted an Oncologist who would accept I would be using complementary medicine alongside western practices.

This of course isn’t for everybody but it works for me. Everyone has the right to pursue the treatment they think will work for them.

The six hour operation was successful but I was left with an ileostomy bag.

Psychologically that in itself was a big hurdle – but hey I was alive and if I had to wear a bag to help me beat it then that was a small price to pay.

Six months later I was back in hospital for the follow-up operation to get me off the bag.

I underwent 5 weeks of radiotherapy and a course of chemo – and along the way homoeopathy and naturopathic nutrition played their role in my recovery.

Many people diagnosed with cancer withdraw into their shell fighting their battle privately confiding in only close family.

For me it became quite the opposite – as a well known face on Adelaide TV I couldn’t venture outside without people stopping to ask how I was going and when I’d be back on the small screen.

They’d often say how well I was looking. Now I’d lost 17 kilos in two weeks and been through gutbusting surgery – I didn’t look all that flash.

But to me it didn’t matter – people who I didn’t know but felt they new me actually cared – every well wisher every “Good on ya mate” was like a shot of the purist anti cancer drug. It invigorated and empowered me – it still does.

If we are to beat cancer – we all have a part to play – sufferers, carers, friends, families, total strangers – the human spirit is all powerful.

If you know someone with cancer -and spot them in the supermarket don’t hold back – wish them well tell them their looking great – and it can work wonders.

I owe my return to health not only to wonderful carers but my total involvement in the decision making process – choosing the specialists and after much deliberation my course of treatment.

I was lucky I had the perfect support network – but as I’ve found from the many people who write to me in a similar situation – for a lot of people diagnosed with cancer there has been NO support network to help them through the most trying of times.

I talk a lot to cancer sufferers through cancer support groups and when they hear how I went about it they often say well that’s OK for you – you a professional journalist and you know how to research and investigate stuff.

Well up to a few years ago I’d agree I did have and advantage but with the advent of the internet – we can all be investigative reporters.

Only this week I typed bowel cancer into Google in half a second it came up with more than three million pages on the matter.

Now I must stress it’s not all good news – statistics and life expectancy can give you a negative outlook – but once you know your enemy and can look him in the eye you’re better equipped to defeat your demon.

So you have to sift through all the information – you must believe for a start that if your looking at statistics and percentages you’re one of those on the positive side.

Your doctor/specialist will do his or her best but you are just one of many patients.

You, personally have to become an absolute expert on your form of cancer, not in a medical sense but how it is affecting you.

Then and only then can you ask the right questions. It’s your life and your body, if your not happy say so, if you want a second opinion get it.

One of my specialists said something that has stuck with me – he said you can have surgery for cancer, radiotherapy, chemotherapy, homoeopathy, naturopathy, meditation – all of them, or just some of them.

But what matters most is your state of mind – it is the most powerful weapon in the battle against cancer.

He said you have the final say on the best course of treatment for you and once you decide, whatever it is, believe fully that you have taken the right course and it will help you back to full health.

The doctors do there best the carers and support groups do a wonderful job
but more has to be done.

Prevention, detection, treatment and care have until now worked in many cases as separate entities that’s a layman’s point of view – someone who has gone through the Cancer mill. Every effort must be made for a co-ordinated approach.

I’ve said to my boys now aged 26 and 23 remember what your dad went through – start having regular checks when you reach 40.

For a half a days discomfort (anyone who’s had a colonoscopy knows what I’m taking about) you can avoid a life threatening cancer and in my case 8 months of agony.

Nobody should have to suffer through cancer – but it’s all too common in modern society.

I’d never wish cancer on anyone it can be cruel, debilitating and all too often life ending.

My life has changed dramatically, my priorities have changed – my family, always important to me is now even more so.

The things I used to agonise and worry over I now see as not so important -

Life is good I love every moment. I’m a better person for having gone through the cancer experience.

By: Graeme Goodings

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If you suffer from systemic cancer, it is important to understand that there are many neurological based cancer complications that may occur. As a matter of fact, neurological challenges are quite common when it comes to cancer patients. These issues most often occur once a patient has undergone chemotherapy in order to eliminate cancerous cells and possibly to reduce the size of tumors that are located within the body.

It is important for cancer patients to know and understand what types of challenges that they may have to face during the progression of their disease. Here, you will learn about the neurological based cancer complications that are considered to be the most common.

Brain Metastases

Brain Metastases are considered to be the most prevalent of all neurological side effects associated with cancer. This is a condition in which cancer from another location in the body has spread to the brain itself.

In addition to this, cancer complications such as various types of tumors may travel to the brain. These include the tumors that are identified as melanoma, and even sarcomas. It is possible for any type of cancer to result in spread to the brain region.

These neurological cancer complications occur through the means of an extended growth of an already present tumor, through the means of the body’s lymphatic system, and even through the bloodstream. Symptoms of this neurological issue include, but are not limited to headaches, varying degrees of dizziness, vision that is blurred, and other systematic issues related to the nervous system.

Leptomeningeal Metastases

Many individuals with cancer experience the neurological complication of Leptomeningeal Metastases. This typically affects women who suffer from breast cancer. Many medical professionals also refer to it as “Carcinomatous Meningitis”. Basically, the breast cancer spreads to the area of the brain that is identified as the “Meninges”.

These are tissues that are layered over the brain. They are also present in the spinal cord. The two most common manners that these metastases spread to this region are through an already developed Brain Metastases or through the bloodstream.

Symptoms that indicate the presence of this neurological complication include mild to severe headaches, confusion that is mental based, dizziness, losing control of the bladder and the bowels, weakness, severe lethargy, and in some cases, a complete loss of consciousness.

Metabolic Encephalopathy

The next cancer complication that may be experienced is referred to as “Metabolic Encephalopathy”. This is a type of damage that occurs to the brain. It may be temporary, but in many cases it is permanent. It occurs because of the fact that the brain does not receive enough glucose.

In many cases, it could be a result of disruption of oxygen to the brain, or another type of deficiency that relates to the metabolic process within the body. In many cases, the dysfunction of an organ may cause this cancer complication.

Symptoms of this challenging complication include, but are not limited to, muscle rigidity, mental confusion, being forgetful, and complications in speaking, seizures, asterixis, and even coma. If you feel as if you are suffering from any of these cancer complications, seek immediate assistance from a medical doctor.

By: Anne Ahira

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One of the most important things you can do for yourself is to follow a breast cancer prevention diet. It doesn’t matter if you are a woman or a man. Yes, men can get breast cancer too. Most risk factors are beyond your control, such as age, family history, or age at first menstrual period. However you do control what you eat, and it is quite simple to follow an anti inflammatory diet.

Some foods that fight breast cancer and inflammation are:

Omega 3 fatty acids which are found mostly in fatty fish such as salmon, trout, and sardines. If you’re not a fish lover take an omega 3 supplement. Use Olive Oil, Pure Virgin Coconut Oil and Butter Eat lots of fresh fruits and vegetables Use pure manuka honey which is proven to be an anti inflammatory as well as anti bacterial Try to find a source of grass fed beef which is high in omega 3s
Research on Chronic Inflammation and Breast Cancer:

A study led by researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center has identified two proteins in the blood that could become important prognostic markers for long-term survival in breast cancer patients. The proteins are associated with chronic inflammation, which is known to contribute to cancer development and progression of the disease.

WTN News published an article about the “Medical College of Wisconsin it ties breast cancer to inflammation”. Ashwani Khanna associate professor of medicine presented his finds at the annual meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research in Orlando.

He said: ” Research shows that when the condition becomes chronic, it can lead to a great many diseases, including cancer”.

He clearly found a relationship between inflammation and this disease. What can you do about inflammation? Fortunately there are many things you can do to prevent inflammation or get it under control if you already have it, and sadly most of us have it. The most important thing is to follow an anti inflammation cancer prevention diet.

By: Diane Michel

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