http://www.cancerhealthwatch.com All the Cancer Health Watch news! en-us Copyright 2008 www.cancerhealthwatch.com http://backend.userland.com/rss/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 19:04:54 EST http://www.cancerhealthwatch.com/themes/default/images/WWLogo.gif http://www.cancerhealthwatch.com http://www.cancerhealthwatch.com/articles/Who-Can-You-Trust-With-Your-Health?/1267.htm Why Are So Many Americans Overweight, Fatigued, or Facing Chronic Pain & Degenerative Disease?   Americans have been disconnected from the knowledge and information that creates balanced health. We have forgotten many basic principles of how to maintain our health.   We have forgotten how to prevent illness and degenerative conditions.   We have forgotten the connections between the soil and the h (Anonymous) Mon, 17 Sep 2007 03:29:17 EST http://www.cancerhealthwatch.com/articles/CyberKnife-System-Use-for-Prostate-Cancer-Quadrupled/1265.htm SUNNYVALE, Calif., Aug. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Accuray Incorporated (NASDAQ: ARAY) , a global leader in the field of radiosurgery, announced today that use of its CyberKnife(R) Robotic Radiosurgery System to treat extracranial tumors non-invasively has increased by 75 percent worldwide during Accuray's fiscal year ending June 30, 2007. The most dramatic growth was seen in the treatment of lung and prostate cancer in the United States, which doubled and quadrupled respectively since the end of fiscal year 2006. For more than four d (Site Admin) Wed, 08 Aug 2007 23:28:33 EST http://www.cancerhealthwatch.com/articles/Cryoablation-as-Salvage-Therapy-for-Recurrent-Prostate-Cancer/1263.htm Cryosurgery was first used to treat prostate cancer in the early 1970s. Sine then, changes in equipment and techniques have improved the results of cryosurgery, in both tumor control and lower morbidity. Ultrasound-guided surgery allows monitoring of freezing in real time. Monitoring temperature at critical locations, separating the rectum and prostate by saline injection, and using argon gas rather than liquid nitrogen-based equipment have improved results and lowered complication rates. Cryoablation as Salvage Therapy for R (Site Admin) Fri, 01 Jun 2007 22:46:41 EST http://www.cancerhealthwatch.com/articles/PROVENGE---Designed-to-stimulate-a-patient's-own-immune-system/1262.htm Written by Jack Leeroy Chicago, IL. -- Apr 21, 2007 -- /prbuzz/ -- PROVENGE is an investigational product that may represent the first in a new class of active cellular immunotherapies that are uniquely designed to stimulate a patient's own immune system. PROVENGE is in late-stage clinical development for the treatment of patients with advanced prostate cancer. In clinical studies, patients typically received three infusions over a one-month period as a complete course of therapy. The FDA has to give their opinion on wh (Site Admin) Sat, 21 Apr 2007 22:09:41 EST http://www.cancerhealthwatch.com/articles/Extreme-Makeover-or--the-decision-to-undergo-cosmetic-surgery/1261.htm The decision to undergo cosmetic surgery should never be taken lightly; so you should be absolutely confidant in your choice to go under the knife.  Always do your research before committing to a cosmetic surgeon; make sure they come highly recommended. And don’t forget: any cosmetic procedure is considered surgery and comes with a certain amount of risk. This guide will walk you through some of the more popular cosmetic procedures; always consult your surgeon for more in depth information. Breast Augmenta (Site Admin) Wed, 28 Mar 2007 19:34:49 EST http://www.cancerhealthwatch.com/articles/The-Ghost-of-the-Silicone-Implants-Returns/1260.htm No, not poltergeists: Breast implants filled with silicone gel. For women who’ve had a bad experience with implants, that news may be little better than a visit from an angry apparition. There are women around the world who hold silicone breast implants responsible for their autoimmune disease or cancer. These women must be shaking their heads in amazement: Why are silicone implants available again? The way this question is answered says a lot about the role you think the government should play in your health (Site Admin) Wed, 28 Mar 2007 19:16:01 EST http://www.cancerhealthwatch.com/articles/-Selenium-cuts-prostate-risk-/1259.htm Some 40,000 men die every year from prostate cancer, but a new study says what a man eats may help prevent the disease. The study, published by the National Cancer Institute, found men who had the highest intakes of the mineral selenium cut their cancer rates by one-half to two-thirds compared to men with the lowest intakes of selenium. "The notion that vitamins and minerals might prevent prostate cancer is a particularly exciting thing," said Dr. Philip Taylor of the National Cancer Institute. Selenium is found in (Site Admin) Fri, 09 Feb 2007 20:09:59 EST http://www.cancerhealthwatch.com/articles/Breast-Cancer-Society-of-Canada-has-rejected-Donation-from-Exotic-Dancers/1258.htm The Breast Cancer Society of Canada has rejected the offer of thousands of dollars from a fundraising group of exotic dancers in Vancouver. Exotic Dancers for Cancer holds an annual charity event in memory of a former dancer who lost her life to the disease. Last year, the event raised $6,000. "I really feel that it's a strong indication of the degree of the stigma that exotic dancers experience when an organization doesn't even want to be associated with them for fear of experiencing the same stigma." Exotic Danc (Site Admin) Fri, 09 Feb 2007 20:02:58 EST http://www.cancerhealthwatch.com/articles/Working-Towards-a-Future-without-Breast-Cancer/1257.htm Chances are someone close to you such as your friend, mother, wife, sister or even yourself has been touched by breast cancer in one way or another. That’s why it is so important that we never give up fighting for a cure. Finding a cure is not impossible, but it is definitely a long, hard battle. Raising funds for the technology for early diagnosis, treatments options, and breast cancer research is vital. Education and support to breast cancer patients is also crucial for survival. That’s why the Royal Canadian Mint has p (Anonymous) Mon, 29 Jan 2007 06:08:12 EST http://www.cancerhealthwatch.com/articles/Benefits-of-Yogurt/1256.htm Did you know that there was a time that yogurt was viewed as an exotic food? That is hard to believe since now you can find all different types of yogurt in many different stores. Times sure have changed! However, the benefits of yogurt have not. Yogurt is still offered as a health food today. Eating one or two cups on most days is very beneficial for your health. When its important components, namely live cultures (probiotics), protein, calcium and B vitamins, work together, they are responsible to help mitigate the following conditions: (Site Admin) Mon, 22 Jan 2007 23:39:37 EST http://www.cancerhealthwatch.com/articles/Prostate-cancer:-the-culprit---obesity/1255.htm American researchers have apparently established a close link between obesity and death due to prostate cancer. An excessively high body mass index (BMI) does not cause this disease, but it does aggravate it. For the record, this index is calculated by dividing weight in kilos by height in metres squared. It should stand at between 20 and 25 for adults in good health. Between 25 and 30 it indicates excess weight, and over 30, obesity.   -- Prostate cancer: the culprit - obesity (Site Admin) Tue, 16 Jan 2007 22:57:23 EST http://www.cancerhealthwatch.com/articles/10-Home-Remedies-for-Chemothery-Side-Effects/1253.htm This is my second "go round" with cancer and chemoptherapy, this time I'm much more educated in helping myself deal with side effects and would like to pass my remedies on to others. Chemotherapy affects the stomach in a very devastating manner from the top to the bottom and though the prescribed Katrill was a life saver, it doesn't do it "all". Here are a few home remedies your oncologist will not tell you about...he's busy with the chemical aspect of treating the disease and not much into home remedies....I am! 1. (Site Admin) Tue, 16 Jan 2007 14:06:07 EST http://www.cancerhealthwatch.com/articles/Green-Tea-or-Black-for-Preventing-Breast-Cancer?/1254.htm In recent years there has been an abundance of research investigating the benefits of green and black tea on preventing disease. And, the results have been divided. Depending on the health condition being evaluated, some studies have shown green tea to be more effective, while others have shown green and black tea to be equally effective. Green tea differs from black in its processing. Both come from the Camellia sinensis plant, but black tea is fermented when processed. This fermentation changes some of the tea plant’s compounds, and eff (Anonymous) Tue, 16 Jan 2007 10:48:25 EST http://www.cancerhealthwatch.com/articles/7-Good-Tips-To-Prevent-Getting-Cancer/1252.htm To keep it short and sweet lets just say there is TONS of evidence to show where the increase in cancer is coming from. This article will tell you the latest facts and tidbits to help you prevent getting cancer. 1. To prevent getting cancer watch what you expose yourself too! Toxic molecules called free radicals have been proven to damage or mutate our cells at the molecular level. To prevent getting cancer avoid these toxic molecules as much as possible. Common sources are: -House hold chemicals -pesticides on your food (Site Admin) Wed, 10 Jan 2007 23:26:21 EST http://www.cancerhealthwatch.com/articles/How-To-Restart-or-Boost-Your-Body's-Own-Built-in-Cancer-Fighting-Machine/1251.htm As you may know, cancer is second only to heart disease in mortality. An amazing one-third of Americans will eventually die due to some form of cancer (although the information I will share with you literally has the power to change that statistic.) Ironically, many cancers can be prevented by maintaining a good diet, avoiding carcinogens and reinforcing the immune system. Once a cancer has established itself, however, more firepower is needed to fight it off. What most people don't know is that our bodies, in fact every cell of our bod (Site Admin) Wed, 10 Jan 2007 21:48:23 EST http://www.cancerhealthwatch.com/articles/Do-What-Your-Body-Needs---A-Natural-Colon-Cleanse/1250.htm Most people wonder where they should start when they are ready to start improving their health. There is so much information on getting healthy and every practitioner or health guru wants you to start with their program. So what do you need to do and where do you go for that information/ If you go back and read many of the books written during the 50' to 80's you will find that most of the natural health healers always recommended you start with the colon. If you go to your health food store you will find numerous colon cleansing produc (Site Admin) Wed, 10 Jan 2007 19:03:08 EST http://www.cancerhealthwatch.com/articles/Colon-Cancer-Is-Caused-By-Two-Genes/1249.htm After researchers discovered another colon cancer gene, the second so far, they concluded that they have found the causes of over 90 percent of the disease in its inherited form. Every year 156,000 people are diagnosed with colon cancer and six of those cases are caused by those two genes together. In the same time, around 30 percent of non inherited cases are caused by these two genes of colon cancer. It is expected that in the near future researchers will come out with some new tests to identify the presence of these genes in an individual and (Anonymous) Wed, 10 Jan 2007 07:01:45 EST