Prostate cancer is cancer that occurs in the prostate gland, a sex gland in male that secretes some of the substances found in semen. It is the most common cancer, excluding skin cancers, among men in the United States. Prostate cancer is also the...
Some cancer patients turn to nutritional "cures" or treatments in an effort to treat their disease. Some consider vitamin B-17 one such possible nutritional cure, and some manufacturers make claims that cancer patients can cure their diseases by...
The laparoscopic, or minimally invasive, treatment of colon and rectal cancer has gained popularity recently, and for good reason -- when performed by trained surgeons, the outcomes are as good as those for traditional open surgery but much less...
In 1980, Susan Goodman Komen of Peoria, Illinois, was diagnosed with breast cancer. The mother of two, she died three years later at age 36. Her sister, Nancy Goodman Brinker, was left convinced that Susan would have had a better chance at...
Liver cancer, or hepatoma, is a malignant tumor of the liver. The cancer either begins in the liver or originates somewhere else in your body and spreads to the liver. Scientists aren't sure of the exact cause of liver cancer, but they have...
Chemotherapy destroys cancer cells via drugs administered orally or by injection. Chemotherapy drugs affect the entire body as they move from bloodstream. Risks associated with chemotherapy include nausea, anemia, hair loss, fatigue, infection and...
If you've finished a successful round of chemotherapy, you've gotten through one of the biggest fights of your life, and you deserve to feel strong and resilient. However, according to Breast Cancer.org, it's fairly common for chemotherapy...
Initially isolated and identified in 1830 as amygdalin and called vitamin B-17 by proponents, this substance, according to scientific consensus, is really not a vitamin at all. Amygdalin was marketed in the 1970s as laetrile, touted as a...
If you have cancer, you may be tempted to try the Budwig diet, a naturopathic remedy that uses food combinations to treat and cure cancer. However, there are no clinical trials that support the claims that the Budwig diet can cure cancer, only...
Many people have cinnamon in their spice rack, but few may know the healthy benefits that can come from ingesting the brown bark native to Southeast Asia. Add cinnamon to your daily diet, not just your baked goods. Physicians recommend ingesting...
As fad diets go, the green grape diet is fairly simple -- just eat nothing but green grapes and reap the fruits' health benefits while you lose weight. Another twist on this diet is that it is purported to cure cancer, if you are so afflicted....
People throughout history have consumed grapes for their potential health benefits. In the beginning of the 20th century, a grape diet was thought to prevent or cure cancer and other illnesses. This belief may have stemmed from the findings of...
You'll find sodium bicarbonate in your local store under the name baking soda. This cheap, white powder used in bread making has been linked with possible anti-cancer benefits. However, many of these claims arise from alternative practitioners,...
The Miracle Cure Diet is also known as the Miracle Cleanse Diet and the 7-Day Miracle Cleanse. The 7-Day Miracle Cleanse was introduced in 2003 by 7-Day Marketing Inc., owned by Paris DeAguero. The diet was marketed with a 30-minute infomercial...
You are probably aware of the positives of exercise in producing weight loss, lean muscle mass and cardiovascular health. In addition, exercise is credited with many other potential health benefits, including the prevention of various diseases....
Tart cherries certainly won't cure cancer -- despite the claims of some cherry juice manufacturers. However, some evidence does show a link between tart cherries and slowed cancer growth. Speak to your doctor before trying any new treatments for...
Dr. Max Gerson developed a diet in the 1920s and began publicizing it in the 1930s. The diet was meant to be a natural therapy that would help people recover from cancer, as well as heart disease, diabetes and even arthritis. Dr. Gerson came to...
Like many herbs and dietary supplements, coral calcium has received much attention from the media about its possible benefits to health. Before determining whether this supplement will be of value to you, it's important to be able to separate...
The grape diet is the product of research done by Basil Shackleton, a twentieth century photographer and author whose development of the grape diet was once considered a cure for cancer (this was later disproved, although the diet can aid the...
Liver cancer, though common worldwide, is less common in the United States, according to the Mayo Clinic. In many cases, liver cancer begins in another part of the body, such as the lungs or breast. While the goal of any treatment is to eliminate...
Wheatgrass is a member of the Poaceae family, which includes numerous wheat-like grasses. A premature wheat plant, it can be grown indoors and outdoors. The roots and stems have been used in herbal remedies, and it is commonly sold in health-food...
In advanced prostate cancer, the tumor has often spread beyond the prostate and nearby lymph nodes, making surgery an ineffective option because you just can't get all of the cancer. Hormone therapy is often used to treat advanced prostate cancer,...
Many different types of chemotherapy drugs are used in a variety of ways to treat different types of cancer. The benefits of chemotherapy include destroying cancer cells, shrinking existing tumors and preventing cancer cells from thriving and...
Turmeric is a spice derived from the root of Curcuma longa, a relative of ginger. Curcumin, which is the principle active constituent of turmeric, is a polyphenol with antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties, according to the Linus Pauling...
While terms such as holistic medicine, complementary therapy and essential oils may sound exotic, in reality they are common terms used to describe processes, procedures and components that even the American Cancer Society includes on its website....
The noni plant, also known by its scientific name of Morinda citrifolia, is a treelike shrub native to Asia and Australia. The juice from the noni plant has been used by traditional healers for centuries to treat a variety of health problems. Many...
Astaxanthin is a carotenoid that is related to vitamin A, lutein and lycopene. It is present in a variety of foods, including salmon, shrimp and crayfish, and in microalgae and the feathers of some birds. According to a January 2004 review in "The...
Amygdalin, also known as laetrile, is a plant-based chemical that is believed to be able to prevent and treat cancer. However, according to the National Cancer Institute (NCI), amygdalin use in scientific studies has had little effect in treating...
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