Pituitary tumors are abnormal growths found in the pituitary gland which makes hormones that affect growth and the functions of other glands in the body. The pituitary gland is a pea-sized, reddish gray organ in…
Cervical Cancer – What Is It And How Does It Affect Me
Cervical cancer is the second most common malignancy in women worldwide, and it remains a leading cause of cancer-related death for women in developing countries. Cervical tumors usually affects women of middle age or older,…
Basal Cell Skin Cancer – Signs, Causes, Treatments and Prevention
Basal Cell (often misspelled as Basil) is arguably the most common form of skin cancer in the world. Basal Cell Cancer starts in the lowest layer of the Epidermis (skin), which is called the Basal…
Poor Dental Health Increases Risk of Cancer
Oral cancer strikes an estimated 35,000 Americans each year. In 2007, 25% of those diagnosed with the disease, died. In fact, more people die from oral cancers then either melanomas or cervical cancer. The use…
20,000 Die Every Year From Cancer
Cancer is also known by the medical term malignant neoplasm. It is a disease which presents itself in a host of different ways, in a host of different areas of the body, and kills hosts…
Lung Cancer Caused By Asbestos
Asbestos exposure can lead to a number of lung diseases including asbestosis, pleural fibrosis and lung cancer. Asbestosis results in widespread scarring of the lungs and can leave victims short of breath and more likely…
The Effects Of Mesothelioma From Asbestos
Most people have probably heard of asbestos and the fact that people who have been exposed to it may go on to develop illnesses. Although the use of asbestos has now been banned in the…
New Regimen Saves Man with Deadly Melanoma
It is expected that over a million Americans will be diagnosed with skin cancer in 2008. This deadly disease is quite easy to treat in its early stages, however if tumors go unnoticed, up until…
Up In Smoke: The Facts About Cigarettes
The word cigarette comes from the French and means small cigar. The earliest cigarette dates back to around the ninth century and took the form of reeds and smoking tubes. Cigarettes, as we know them…
Cuba Develops Breakthrough Cancer Drug
Cancer is a household word in our society. It would be rare to meet somebody that does not know of a person that has died of cancer, or even that has cancer currently. Celebrities’ battles…