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This site is dedicated to bringing you information about cancer, its symptoms, causes, and treatment options.

Cancer is one of the most dreaded diseases and unfortunately it is also one of the most common. Your odds of developing cancer are influenced by many factors including heredity, as well as lifestyle choices such as smoking, and diet. The causes of cancer are not fully understood, but medical science is making progress in the fight against cancer. Within the last twenty years many cancers that were once almost always fatal can now be treated by new drugs, new surgical techniques and even cutting edge cancer fighting techniques such as gene therapy.

Below you will find a number of texts and resources that will be of use to anyone interested in finding out about cancer, including the cancer treatments and alternative cancer therapies. We focus on the more prevalent forms of cancer including breast cancer, leukemia, brain tumors, and lung cancer.
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In the coming weeks we plan to add a new section devoted to a discussion of some of the more popular alternative cancer treatments, together with commentary from relevant government studies.

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We hear it all the time…lose weight for your health. Few people however, realize the extent to which this is critical to their physical well-being and ultimately their life expectancy.

Just how does obesity shorten our lifespan? The answer to this question is complex, yet there is a clear link between obesity and the development of cancer. An extensive study conducted by the American Cancer Institute involving 750,000 people showed that obesity significantly increased the risk of cancer developing in the following organs: breast, colon, ovaries, uterus, pancreas, kidneys and gallbladder.
Here are simple steps to follow which can reduce your risk of cancer and make an immediate improvement to your health and vitality.


Check your Body Mass Index (BMI) to determine if weight has become health risk. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 60% of Americans are overweight, defined as having a BMI (a ratio of height to weight) over 25. Of those, nearly half (27%) qualify as More ...

Asbestos Exposure: An Invitation To Asbestos Lung Cancer
Studies have proved that lung cancer is increasingly affecting asbestos-workers. Dose–response relationship has bolstered the fact that asbestos-workers, who are smokers, are at great risks of contracting this lethal disease. Asbestos Lung...


Colon Cancer

(NC)-March marks National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, and Barry Stein, President of the Colorectal Cancer Association of Canada and a colon cancer survivor, wants Canadians to know that the goal of the campaign is to generate widespread awareness about this disease and to encourage people to learn more about how to reduce their risk of cancer through regular screening and by leading a healthy lifestyle.

"Few Canadians know that regular screening can help prevent colorectal cancer by detecting pre-cancerous polyps," says Barry Stein. "Our suffering and burden from colorectal cancer in this country is among the highest in the world. Screening is also critical to detect the disease in its earliest, most curable stages and several research studies show that colorectal cancer death rates could be reduced by between 15 and 33 percent if screening takes place," Barry adds.

In 2002, the Canadian Cancer Society estimated that about 6,600 Canadians would die from colorectal cancer making it the second leading cause of death from cancer. More ...



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Hormone Replacement Therapy: Breast Cancer Risk In Perspective
Many women have concluded that recent study results show that hormone replacement therapy increases breast cancer risk. A closer look at this study shows that the increase in risk was far less than half a per cent a year and may not be due to...

Learning to Spot Suspicious Skin Conditions in the Prevention of Cance
Skin cancer is the most common cancer that we deal with today and has increased 2000% since 1930. There are a lot of questions related to its causes and this frightening increase. The eroding ozone layer and our love of the outdoors for work and...

Positive Actions Affirmations Attitudes to Help Survive a Cancer Exper
Atlanta, GA, July 27, 2005: Cancer is a battle that requires all the tools of heaven and earth to fight. Positive Actions, Affirmations &Attitudes to Help Survive a Cancer Experience is an intense and motivational book for those having a cancer...

Positive Actions Affirmations Attitudes to Help Survive a Cancer Exper
Atlanta, GA, July 27, 2005: Cancer is a battle that requires all the tools of heaven and earth to fight. Positive Actions, Affirmations &Attitudes to Help Survive a Cancer Experience is an intense and motivational book for those having a cancer...

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