
Throat cancer is a condition where cancer affects the vocal cords, voice box (larynx), or other areas of the throat. About 600 people in Victoria are diagnosed with cancer of the throat, mouth or nose each year.

By: Marcus Stout
Herbs and other alternative therapies were the original medicine. Ancient cultures used herbs and plants to stay healthy and cure illness. But, for years after the pharmaceutical world took over treatment, the Western world lost interest in alternative therapies.
Today, however, interest in alternative therapies is renewed. Many people are choosing to treat some [...]
By: Terry OBrienThe Pain caused by cancer usually falls into one of two categories:
Nociceptive Pain and Neuropathic Pain.
Nociceptive pain is caused by damage to tissue. It is usually described as sharp, aching, or throbbing pain. It is often due to tumours or cancer cells that are growing larger and crowding body parts near the cancer [...]

By: Peter Wilson
Since I’m a 4-time survivor of cancer myself. I find myself always trying to keep up with the latest in medical research and supplements. A big part of my life is supplementation and prevention. I try to eat right, exercise and take natural supplements that have been proven to prevent, fight and even [...]

By: Arturo
Doctors will try different medications before referring you to a medical oncologist. If you are referred to one that would imply that your prostate cancer has reached an advanced stage. They would then be speaking about Chemotherapy.
Chemotherapy will destroy the cancer cells by interfering with their growth and reproduction. Chemotherapy can be performed either [...]

By: Greg Haehl
Of course, with the growth rate of population in the environment and the alarming effects of technology in food and water, it is imperative that you start taking detox diets. Other risks such as skin and lung problems due to molds, etc., might be negligible in a dry sauna which also may impose [...]

By: Catherine Harvey
Among some of the bigger reasons for a payout from private health insurance companies is for the incidents of breast cancer. Currently, this disease kills 1200 women and 100 men in the UK every year. These figures are too high and scientists are always looking for ways to improve on it. Up to [...]

By: Hal Decker
On the first page In USA Today (July 25, 2008) the opening paragraph states: “A study that unexpectedly linked the heart drug Vytorin to excess cancer deaths has provoked controversy among heart specialists worried that the drug’s risk may outweigh its benefits.” Apparently the purpose of the drug is to help relieve and [...]

By: Nathan Wei
Gout is a form of arthritis due to the buildup of uric acid crystals in one or more joints. Uric acid is a byproduct that is produced when certain foods containing purines are metabolized. While uric acid normally is excreted through the kidneys into the urine, people who have gout have an accumulation [...]

By: David Snieckus
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According to Brian Williams of NBC Nightly News on September 8th 2008, Stand Up to Cancer raised over $100 million over this past weekend. This money will not decrease the estimated yearly 550,000 people diagnosed with cancer. Treatments for cancer and research money for finding the cure for cancer are futile efforts [...]

By: Jeannie Frantree
This is the technical meaning of “healthy fat.” Your body needs these fats to function properly, yet it doesn’t produce it on it’s own.
Flax seed oils is the form in which the oil was extracted from the seed. Omega-3 fatty acids which contain the majority of flax seed health benefits are very susceptible [...]