Breast cancer is a highly treatable disease that now has a survival rate of 85 percent. Yet more than 212,000 women are still diagnosed with the condition each year.Since early diagnosis is an important key to successful treatment, doctors say it's important that all women over the age of 18 do a Breast Self-Exam (BSE) every month, two or three days after their menstrual cycle. In addition, women between 20 and 39 should have a clinical breast...more
An orthodontist is a specialist dentist who has studied for a further three years (in most countries) after basic dentistry studies, to enable him to practice orthodontics, which is the study and treatment of incorrect bites (technically known as malocclusions); irregularities and displacement in the position of teeth - often caused by thumb-sucking, losing baby or milk teeth too early because of decay, but may also be of a genetic nature; and...more
If you feel intimidated by the thought of filing a lawsuit you are definitely not alone. Most people are reluctant to file any kind of lawsuit, even if they know they were wronged. And even if they have decided to initiate the process many people don't know where to begin.Frivolous lawsuits have become the bane of society. They cause prices to go up and bog down the legal system.However, if someone or some company has wronged you intentionally and caused you harm, then there is no frivolity involved. It is totally within your rights, and some would say that it's your obligation, to file a lawsuit.Asbestos companies have known for more than 100 years that the products they manufacture can and do kill people. Yet because of their selfish interests they have withheld that information from their workers and from the general public. They have even gone so far as to lie about their knowledge of the harm that this substance can cause.As a result, tens of thousands, and perhaps even hundreds of thousands of people have contracted asbestos related diseases such as mesothelioma. Mesothelioma is a type of cancer that, once diagnosed, spreads rapidly. It inevitably leads to what can be...more
At New Century Spine Centers in San Diego, there are many chiropractic patients who come in for more than just back pain. Advice is a common occurrence at a chiropractor's office. For many years, we have known two important things to be true. First of all, the sun is bad for you, and therefore, exposure should be limited. Most people don't know...more
Since the beginning of the twentieth century asbestos manufacturers knew that the products they were making exposed millions of people to life-threatening health risks. And yet they continued to manufacture their products and selfishly ignored the fact that what they were selling was literally killing people.In their pursuit of profits they...more
Being diagnosed with cancer is a tough experience. Prostate cancer patients can experience major depression. It is even more hard to accept especially when there is no there to listen and support them. You can play a big part on giving light and hope not only to patients who have this kind of cancer but also to those who have no idea about this medical condition at all. Prostate cancer awareness is very important so that people will know what they need to do. Aside from that, diagnosed patients will be able to accept and handle the condition that they are experiencing.You can get involve in different programs and organizations to fight cancer. One way of doing that is to ask your local Prostate Cancer Community organization about what you can do to help. You can sign up to the organization and volunteer yourself to help in different activities of the group. You can listen and give comfort to patients or you can spread to other people what they must do in order to prevent this kind of cancer. Invite other people to be part of the organization as well.Aside from that you can simply join fundraising programs to promote prostate cancer awareness. If you have some money to...more
Would it surprise you to know that for almost two thousand years people have suspected that there are serious health problems associated with exposure to asbestos?Pliny the Elder, in the first century AD, observed that there was a high degree of...more
Prostate cancer is one of the leading types of cancer among men. With its discovery, prostate cancer treatment is made possible to be able to prevent the rise of the incidence and mortality rates that occur in a large number of males....more
Prostate cancer, being one of the common cancers that happen in men, has indeed caused an alarm to those who are and who will be affected. Knowledge about prostate cancer treatment is indeed important so that possible patients will know...more
Treatment planning is a standard term in using radiation therapy for cancer. It is used to describe the development of an individualized dosage of radiation prescribed to treat cancer in a specific patient. The goal of treatment...more
Your cooperation and vigilance can play a great role on the aim for earlier Prostate Cancer Signs diagnosis and detection. If you are conscious of your health, you know that there is something going wrong with your body. If you are well...more
While doing the diagnosis or prostate cancer screening, the growth must be further defined in terms of its extent. This diagnostic process, called staging, involves a systematic search for the characteristics of the primary tumor,...more