Melatonin (pineal gland hormon, PGH) is a natural hormone produced in the brain – it is pretty powerful antioxidant and, at the same time, it is very important regulator of cancer driving hormones (estrogen, growth factors). Thanks to several scientific...
Medical professionals noted that breast cancer is increasing globally for unknown reasons. Surprisingly the statistics show that women living in poor countries where there is less electric lighting, less access to computers and modern technologies are less likely to...
Unfortunately many women suffer from breast cancer, which is a malignant tumor. During breast cancer, group of cancerous cells grow in the breast (usually in one breast) and into other areas around breasts. Scientists mentioned that the frequency of breast cancer is...
Turmeric is well known Indian spice that gives yellow color to different types of food. It has been used in India for thousands of years as a spice and medicinal herb. Many experts mention that turmeric could be the most effective nutritional supplement in existence...
Breast cancer is the most common form of cancer found in women. It is estimated that at least one out of every eight women will develop breast cancer in their lifetime. Every year number of breast cancer cases is growing – not only because of improved diagnostic...
Vitamin D could help women with breast cancer survival – this is very good news for women who are presently fighting breast cancer as well as for women who need badly breast cancer prevention tools. Several scientific publications showed that low vitamin D levels were...
Some scientists suggest that we all have micro-cancel cells in our body but they become a cancer only because of some triggering factors (chemical reactions, deficit of some elements or vitamins, damaged metabolism and immune system, wrong lifestyle, etc., etc.). It...
Before speaking about cervical cancer, it is very important to clarify what is cervix and what is cancer, in general. What is cervix? The cervix is part of a woman’s reproductive system. It’s in the pelvis. The cervix is the lower, narrow part of the...
Pap test (Pap smear) is a test your doctor does to check for signs of cancer of the cervix. The cervix is part of your uterus (womb). During a Pap smear, your doctor takes a sample of cells from your cervix to be tested and examined. To take the sample, your doctor...
Gardasil (Merck & Co.), also known as Silgard, is a vaccine against certain types of human papillomavirus (HPV). Gardasil is the only cervical cancer vaccine that helps protect against 4 types of human papillomavirus (HPV): 2 types that cause 70% of cervical...
Although many advances have been made in breast cancer detection and treatment over the last quarter century, the fact is we still don’t know much about the causes of breast cancer or its cure. This leaves many of us misunderstanding the facts about breast...
Molar pregnancy happens when tissue that normally becomes a fetus instead becomes a growth in the uterus – it called a mole. Even though it is not an embryo, a mole triggers symptoms of pregnancy. Molar pregnancy refers to a pregnancy that is a type of gestational...
Gestational trophoblastic tumor is a rare cancer that occurs in a woman’s reproductive system. Gestational trophoblastic tumor is a disease in which cancer cells grow in the tissues that are formed following the joining of sperm and egg. Gestational trophoblastic...
Every woman heart how dangerous is smoking but still women continue to smoke. There is a list of diseases triggered by smoking but most dangerous are different types of cancer. Do you know that smoking can cause the following types of cancer in your body? Cervical...
Ovarian cancer is created by the abnormal and uncontrolled growth of cells. The cancer can sometimes spread more widely in the abdomen (tummy) through the bloodstream or the lymph system. It may grow here and form secondary tumors. More rarely it can spread to other...
