After deciding to host a charity fundraiser, it is time to determine the type of event you would like to organize. Small-scale fundraisers may take less time and energy to organize, but also may equal a smaller amount of funds raised. A...
Your colon (large bowel) is part of the digestive system. It helps to remove waste products from your system. Sometimes cells in the tissue of the colon can become malignant and develop into colon cancer. If you have risk factors for this disease,...
Each year, over 200,000 men in the United States are diagnosed with prostate cancer, reports the Association for International Cancer Research (AICR). Men over the age of 50 are at the highest risk of developing prostate cancer. Unfortunately,...
Skin cancer is caused by the formation of malignant cells in skin tissue. According to the National Cancer Institute (NCI), basal cell carcinoma (cancer arising in the basal cells of the lower epidermis) and squamous cell carcinoma (cancer...
Glioblastoma multiforme is the most aggressive form of glial cancer, a brain tumor made up of a variety of glial cells which are supportive cells in the nervous system. These glioblastomas grow rapidly and are difficult to treat. Prognosis tends...
Patients with primary cancers of the brain or metastases from other cancers to the brain may receive radiation therapy. Radiation affects both the cancer cells and the normal brain cells; the types and magnitude of damage depends on the amount of...
Whether you're a meat lover, vegetarian, raw-food advocate or a junk-food junkie, the food you eat today directly affects your current and future health, reports the U.S. Department of Agriculture. In its Dietary Guidelines for Americans, the...
Ultraviolet lamps have been used by people to achieve a tanned appearance for more than 40 years. Although many are familiar with these lamps in the form of a tanning bed, they may not know about another form--the tanning booth. This booth...
