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Nadir and Chemotherapy

Nadir is a term commonly used during chemotherapy, specifically the side effects of chemotherapy. Discover what nadir is, how it can affect daily living activities, and more.

HPV and Pregnancy

Facts about how HPV can affect pregnancy and the birth of a baby.

Causes and Risk Factors of Cervical Cancer

The risk factors of cervical cancer are explained and explored. Cervical cancer is one of the more detectable cancers that affect women. There are many cervical cancer risk factors and recognizing them helps to prevent the disease.

Common Cancer Types in the United States

A simple list of the commonly diagnosed cancer types in the United States.

Cancer Pain

A look into the types of cancer pain and how cancer pain is categorized.

Anal Cancer: Risk Factors

Anal cancer is a disease that effects the anus. There are several risk factors for the disease, including age, HPV, and smoking. Learn more abut the risk factors of anal cancer and how to prevent it.

Understanding the Development of Cancer

What is cancer? How does cancer spread? Cancer is a group of over a hundred different diseases. Learn the different types of cancer, both common and rare types.

Inflammatory Breast Cancer

Learn more about inflammatory breast cancer including information about the causes, symptoms, and treatment of inflammatory breast cancer.

Inflammatory Breast Cancer Symptoms

Learn inflammatory breast cancer symptoms. Inflammatory breast cancer may have different symptoms than common breast cancer types.

Esophageal Cancer Overview

Explore the basics of esophageal cancer in this overview. Esophageal cancer is one of the fastest growing cancers among men and women.

Bladder Cancer Symptoms

Bladder cancer is a common cancer in the United States. While the symptoms of bladder cancer are few, they are noticeable. Learn what the symptoms are and other information about cancer of the bladder.

Antioxidants and Cancer

Antioxidants are substances which many people believe can prevent or slow cancer. In this article, we discuss what antioxidants and free radicals are, preventing cancer, and what foods contain antioxidants.

What to Expect During a Pap Smear

When receiving Pap Smear test results, findings are categorized and full of medical jargon. This article will help you decipher the various results that you may receive on your pap smear test. It also contains information on what to expect during the procedure.

The HPV Test

HPV test information. Learn more about the HPV test, a test that can detect the virus that causes cervical cancer.

Gerson Therapy

Gerson Therapy is a type of alternative cancer treatment. Learn more about the treatment and how to receive it.

Mesothelioma Risk Factors

A look into the risk factors of mesothelioma. Mesothelioma is commonly caused by asbestos exposure, however there are other risk factors for the disease.

Thyroid Cancer 101

Thyroid cancer is a disease that affect the thyroid gland. This in depth article takes a look at the basics of thyroid cancer like causes, symptoms and how the disease is diagnosed.

Laetrile

Learn more about laetrile, an alternative cancer treatment. Laetrile dates back to the ancient Egyptians.

Bovine Cartilage

Bovine cartilage is often used as an alternative cancer treatment. Learn how bovine cartilage may work to treat cancer and how to obtain it.

Mesothelioma Symptoms

A look into the signs of mesothelioma, a type of cancer most commonly caused by asbestos exposure.

Essiac

Learn more about Essiac, an alternative method used to treat cancer. Essiac is a popular alternative therapy.

The Hoxsey Method: Alternative Cancer Treatment

Learn more about the Hoxsey Method, an alternative cancer treatment method.

Lung Cancer Symptoms

Recognizing lung cancer symptoms may aid in earlier detection. Many times, however, lung cancer symptoms do not present themselves until the disease has advanced.

Beer and Prostate Cancer

A new study suggests that an ingredient in beer may prevent prostate cancer and an enlarged prostate.

Dana Reeve Succumbs to Lung Cancer

Dana Reeve, wife of late actor Christopher Reeve, has died from lung cancer. Learn more about Dana Reeve and her struggle.

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