According to scientists, we all have a small amount of cancerous cells (malformed cells) in the body. Actually the cancerous cells are basically normal cells that have been “attacked” and transform at the genetic level by different types of stressors including...
Cancerous cells and tumors often produce a specific protein in the blood that can serve as a tumor marker for the cancer. Circulating tumor cells are cells that break off from the cancer and move into the blood stream – protein markers and circulating tumor...
During last decades the number of mobile users has increased rapidly. In general, the total number of mobile subscriptions all over the world is estimated by ITU (International Telecommunications Union) to be about 5 billion. This number is still growing every day. At...
Unfortunately sisters of women with breast cancer have higher risk of getting same cancer forever – higher than average risk of breast cancer. This increased breast cancer risk lasts a lifetime for breast cancer sisters. But only about 13% of women diagnosed...
Breast cancer is always a dramatic stress for woman but it is also pretty stressful for family members. But nobody in the family can feel the same emotional and physical suffer as woman with breast cancer. This is why thousands of breast cancer societies and...
Phytonutrients (phytochemicals) are substances discovered in certain plants. According to nutritionists and public health experts, phytonutrients are very useful for human health and they can prevent various diseases. Phytonutrients are very specific chemical...
Uterine fibroids are the most common benign (non-cancerous) tumors in women – it is actually the growths that develop in the muscular wall of the uterus. Fibroids sometimes called “leiomyoma” or “leiomyomata” or “myoma” or “fibromyoma”. Shape and location of fibroids...
Cervical polyps are common – in most cases they occur in women after 20 (mainly in women who already experienced deliveries). Cervical polyp is a smooth finger-like growth in the cervix. Color of polyp could be red or reddish-purple or cherry-red or grayish-white. The...
Uterine polyps (endometrial polyps, intrauterine polyps) are benign overgrowth of endometrium (internal lining of uterus) – finger-like growths that attach to the wall of the uterus. They look soft red and often flatten to fit the cavity of the uterus. Uterine...
Breast cancer is one of most dangerous diseases women could have. Unfortunately sometimes symptoms of breast cancer appear too late and only screening mammography can discover cancerous small tumor. But in most cases women don’t pay attention to signs which are...
Breast cancer is the second most common cancer in women. Mammography is very common test for breast screening programs – it is actually X-ray of the breast (two X-ray pictures of each breast). This screening tool is used for breast cancer detection and precise...
Polyps are abnormal growths of tissue that can be found in any organ that has blood vessels. Most commonly polyps in women found on cervix (neck of the womb) and in uterus (on endometrium – internal lining of the womb). The majority of polyps are noncancerous...
Early breast cancer diagnosis can save lives and insure effective treatment and high survival rates. This why, it is very important to know all possible breast cancer tests. Breast cancer screening tests are used to find breast cancer before it trigger obvious...
Screening mammogram can save women lives – it is usually used for breast cancer early diagnosis. Earlier breast cancer is discovered, higher is treatment success and survival rates. Mammogram is the X-ray picture of the breast – it can identify not only cancer but...
Ovarian cysts are common – most common are functional ovarian cysts which appear and disappear during menstrual cycles. Sometimes women could have ovarian cyst which does not depend on hormones and appears to be ovarian tumor which should be removed in most cases....
