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The grenade against the prostate cancer
Medicine University of Wisconsin has published a study on a new product in the fight against prostate cancer. This type of cancer is higher among men over 50 years. Cancer cells were treated with pomegranate juice. The researchers then observed a decline in the activity of malignant cells.

The Committee for Medicinal Products for (HUEMA), has decided to authorize the use of Spanish antitumor Yondelis for tumors of recurrent ovarian cancer. Yondelis is the trading name of trabectedin, ET-743 or as named in the laboratory. It is a synthetic derivative of a marine compound, the ‘Ecteinascidia turbinata’, already used in European countries today to treat other cancer. Read the rest of this entry »

The ovarian cancer usually occurs in women over 50 years, but can also affect younger women. The ovarian cancer is difficult to detect in advance.
In the earlier they are discovered and treated ovarian cancer, the better the chances of recovery. Many times, women with ovarian cancer have no symptoms or only mild symptoms until the disease is at an advanced stage and difficult to treat. Symptoms may include:
• Heavy feeling in pelvis
• Pain in the lower abdomen
• vaginal bleeding
• weight gain or loss
• Abnormal menstrual periods
• Back pain
• Gases, nausea, vomiting or loss of appetite
Treatment is usually surgical and is followed by treatment with medicines called chemotherapy.

There is a direct association between body weight and the risk of certain cancers (breast, colon and rectum, and the inner lining of the uterus – called the endometrium, among others).
Obesity is accompanied by a series of changes in the body, mainly chemical signals circulating in the blood (hormones and other substances called “growth factors”), which favor the development of tumors.
Obesity could be a “marker” of exposure to carcinogens in the diet, linked to the consumption of fat, especially animal fat. Read the rest of this entry »

Colo-rectal cancer is the uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells in that part of the intestine. These cells can invade and destroy the tissue lying around. Please enter the bloodstream or lymph, can be extended to anywhere in the body and cause damage to other organs. In this expansion process is called metastasis. Read the rest of this entry »

According to the latest statistics available, internationally, the World Health Organization considers that about 60% of cancers in women and 50% of cancers in men, are final and directly related to diet and nutrition.

Some autopsy studies have shown that almost one third of men over 50 years of age, have microscopic prostate tumors, an amount that increases with age. Read the rest of this entry »

Prostate Cancer is a very common malignant tumor that usually appears after age 40. One in 10 patients may develop prostate cancer than previously thought 3 out of 100 could die for that cause but this has changed as they are improved diagnostic techniques. Prostate cancer. after skin cancer is the most common. Read the rest of this entry »

The cause of breast cancer is not known but we do know some risk factors. It is considered a risk factor that situation that increases the chance of developing the disease.
Keep in mind that women who are more likely to develop breast cancer (by having more risk factors) can take preventive measures to reduce the likelihood and periodic revisions or changes in your lifestyle. Read the rest of this entry »

What is mesothelioma?

The mesothelioma is cancer of the cells making up the lining around the outside of the lungs and inside of the ribs (pleura), or around the abdominal organs (peritoneum). Mesothelioma is a very rare type of cancer in which cancer cells invade the mesothelium, the protective cover that covers most internal organs.

What has to do with asbestos mesothelioma?

The only known cause of mesothelioma in the U.S. is previous exposure to asbestos fibers. The asbestos manufacturers knew of the dangers of asbestos seventy years ago – but they kept this knowledge secret. The first warnings of danger which gave the workers were in the mid-1960s, and these warnings were terribly inadequate. Even today, they are not always informs workers that are working around asbestos and are at risk of contracting an asbestos disease.

The mesothelium is composed of two layers of cells: one layer is in contact with the organ, while the latter forms a bag around. The mesothelium produces a lubricating fluid that allows the layers to slide over one another allowing the movements of the body covering (eg, lungs). Depending on their position, the mesothelium get a particular name: the one that surrounds the lungs is called pleura, around the heart called pericardium, which surrounds the testicles is called the tunica vaginalis testis and surrounding the uterus is called uterine serous tunic. Most abdominal organs are covered by peritoneum.

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