Tweet Three Types of Pituitary Tumors Physicians and clinics typically employ a variety of approaches to pituitary gland tumor treatment depending on the type of tumor. The following are three basic types of tumors found in the pituitary gland: Benign Adenomas: These typically grow slowly and present little immediate threat to the patient Invasive Tumors: These actively spread locally...
Tweet After you undergo surgery, chemotherapy or radiation for breast cancer, you may need to see a physical therapist to ensure that you are healing properly. You may not be able to use your upper body as well as you did prior to surgery, so a physical therapist can help you to regain your strength and mobility as your...
Tweet The latest studies indicate that mobile phones may cause brain tumours. The effect of mobile phones on the brain has been under scrutiny for many years but there has never been any conclusive reports on whether or not using a mobile phone actually poses a significant health risk. Health reporters have made the point that the connection between...
TweetResearch carried out by Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School in Boston and published in the Archives of Internal Medicine has concluded that moderate exercise can help reduce rick if developing postmenopausal breast cancer. In a study of 95,396 women there were 4782 cases of invasive breast cancer during 20 years from 1986 to 2006. Breast cancer risk was...
TweetThis article review recent basic and clinical studies of ginseng, particularly the anti-cancer effects and the potential chemopreventive actions by activating the transcriptional factor, Nuclear factor (erythroid-derived 2)-like 2 factor 2 (Nrf2) anti-oxidative stress / anti-inflammatory pathways. Nrf2 is a novel target for cancer prevention as it regulates the antioxidant responsive element (ARE), a critical regulatory element in the...
TweetLatest research into lung cancer shows that a diet that contains a rich variety of fruit and vegetables is effective at reducing the risks of developing lung cancer. In a study by the National Institute of Public Health and the Environment in the Netherlands scientists concluded that the variety in vegetable consumption was inversely associated with lung cancer risk...
TweetWhat Is Hepatoblastoma? Hepatoblastoma is an uncommon children’s liver disease also known as liver neoplasm. This disease is a very rare cancerous tumor than generally forms in the liver and can travel elsewhere. The disease can start on a child from infancy to 3 years old. Prognosis and long term survival can vary on a child depending on how...
TweetLatest cancer research carried out by scientists at the University of Southampton has revealed that a daily portion of watercress may help to prevent breast cancer. Until now yams have been the food of choice for women who wish to try to prevent breast cancer from developing. The news that watercress may help prevent breast cancer makes it a...
TweetPossible breast cancer vaccine has been developed. So far only tested on mice, but in the tests all mice given the vaccine did not develop breast cancer. Scientists in America from the Cleveland Clinic Learner Research Institute have published their research in Nature Medicine. They are now planning human trials. There is obviously still a lot of work to...
TweetIt is estimated that 1 in 20 people in the UK will develop bowel cancer during their lifetime, it is the third most common cancer in the UK and the second most common cause of cancer deaths. Screening for bowel cancer can reduce the risk of dying from bowel cancer by 16%. What is the Bowel and What does...