Archive for the 'Cancer' Category

Healing of Cancer: Placebo and Nocebo - the Power of Suggestion for Good and Evil

Sunday, March 21st, 2010

For people dealing with medicine, the word placebo may mean many things. I remember what F. K. Yap told me. He brought some rodent tuber plants to show a patient in a hospital in Kuala Lumpur. A young doctor rebuked him. ?The efficacy of the plant had not been proven?. […]

Types of Skin Cancer and Their Surgical Cure

Wednesday, March 17th, 2010

Skin cancer is one of the most prevalent ailments around the world. Even though it influences a significant number of people, most of us are still oblivious to what it is, how it is caused and what treatments are available.
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The most common form of this disease is caused by protracted exposure to ultraviolet rays of […]

Chocolate Prison

Sunday, March 14th, 2010

The latest unemployment figures are out and …they're about the same as last time. Five point one or two percent of Americans are unemployed. That's not as good as Clinton who had two or three percent unemployment, but it's definitely better than Carter who had double digit unemployment and double digit inflation, too. Bush is […]

The Skin Cancer Detection Alphabet - Learn How to Protect Yourself

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010

Often you will hear doctors, nurses and others talking about the “ABCDs” of melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer. This mnemonic, the ABCDs, was developed to help you evaluate changes in moles on your body in order to recognize melanoma at its earliest stages. It is important to understand that although melanoma is the […]

Astrology Signs Out of Sync Create Strange Bedfellows

Friday, March 5th, 2010

What Are Out of Sync Signs?

The twelve astrology signs are composed of the four elements of fire (3), earth (3), air (3) and water (3). If you have planets in signs that are not compatible, they are out of sync, and can cause some serious problems in your relationships.

For example, if you are a woman […]

Three Alternative Skin Cancer Treatment Options

Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010

The first thought that many people have when they are diagnosed with cancer is a worrying about chemotherapy. Chemotherapy has proven itself to be an effective killer of cancer cells, but it also has many negative side effects that cause some people to forgo chemo altogether, and take their chances with battling cancer themselves. If […]

Radical Mesothelioma Treatment

Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010

The challenge posed by mesothelioma is very high and doctors and researchers are on the look out for new options of treatment. Radical mesothelioma treatments, also referred as experimental treatment, are new advancements in the treatment of mesothelioma. Sometimes it is used along with traditional treatments and sometimes alone. Since these are new treatments, the […]

Easy to Recognize Non Melanoma Skin Cancer Symptoms

Thursday, February 25th, 2010

Non-melanoma skin cancer is something that no one wants to have. However, it is a highly curable cancer if caught in the early stages. That is why it is so important to recognize the symptoms so that you can get diagnosed and treated early. Non-melanoma and melanoma are the two types of cancers that can […]

Know the Types of Skin Cancer

Wednesday, February 24th, 2010

Because skin cancer can strike anyone, it is very important to recognize the types of cancer. It is equally important to know the symptoms and the risk factors involved so that you can decide if you are susceptible to the disease. For the most parts, they are classified as either melanoma or non-melanoma, with the […]

Knowing the Types of Melanoma

Wednesday, February 24th, 2010

There are four primary types of melanoma skin cancers. All of them are serious conditions and are dangerous forms of the disease. Melanoma skin cancers often spread quickly to the lymph nodes and then on to internal organs. Many deaths occur because the melanoma skin cancer has advanced to a point where it is incurable. […]