Several studies were devoted to breast cancer risk factors, breast cancer first signs, breast cancer types and treatments but there is limited information concerning links between women lifestyle and breast cancer risks. It is well known that some breast cancer risk...
Breast cancer is the most common cancer (after skin cancer) in women worldwide – second most common cancer overall. This is why breast cancer risk factors are very important to know and it is also important for breast cancer prevention strategies. According to...
Hundreds of medical and scientific laboratories and institutions are working on early detection of different types of cancer. While researchers are trying to find some modern complicated technological methods for early detection of cancerous cells, apparently our...
Millions of people have cats and these cats already became family members. Few scientific studies show several advantages of having cat in the house: Cat owners are smarter – IQ scores of cat owners appeared higher (most probably because intellectual people prefer...
Elephants almost never get cancer. For decades scientists could not understand why elephants don’t have cancer – their remarkable resistance to cancer was a subject of many discussions and publications. In general, big animals like elephants live longer and their...
According to medical statistics, breast cancer affects one in eight women during their lives. Breast cancer kills more women than any cancer except lung cancer. Nobody knows why some women get breast cancer. Scientists discovered several risk factors but not all women...
It is well known that the main risk factors for breast cancer are being female and being older (commonly in menopause). It means just being a woman is the biggest risk factor for developing breast cancer. Breast cancer is the second common cancer among women (first is...
One in eight women will develop breast cancer in their lifetime. Breast cancer is the second most diagnosed cancer in women (first is skin cancer). Average five-year survival rate is more than 90% for breast cancers detected early thanks to modern screening and...
During last decades the stress is becoming a “normal” part of women life – career development, home, children, professional activities, complicated relations, family responsibilities. Generations of modern women experience growing levels of stress due to trying to...
Women could discover several confusing articles about red wine and breast cancer. Some experts recommend avoid alcohol including red wine and some consider red wine as anticancer remedy. Some introduce red wine health benefits. What about women who already have breast...
Thanks to much advanced medical technologies, nowadays it is possible to make proper analysis and discover the type of breast cancer – it is absolutely crucial for future treatments and prevention of breast cancer recurrences. There are different types of breast...
Tomosynthesis (so called “Digital Tomosynthesis” or “Digital Breast Tomosynthesis” or “DBT”) is a newly developed improved type of mammography (3-D) – the method for performing high-resolution limited-angle tomography at mammographic dose levels. It is a new dimension...
First of all we should clarify who can be considered overweight and who is obese. The main tool to check it is Body Mass Index (BMI) – see in following page. Generally speaking, the BMI over 25 should be considered as overweight and/or obesity. Several studies...
It is well known that cancerous cells are acidic and cancer cells thrive in an overly acidic environment. At the same time, healthy cells “like” alkaline environment and in constant acidic atmosphere it becomes impossible for healthy cells to regenerate. It is...
Ancient medicine did not have sophisticated medications but old fashion doctors were very successful in treating many diseases by using herbs and spices. Hippocrates (the father of Western medicine) was a Greek physician of the Age of Pericles and he is recognized...
