Large-scale research projects are underway worldwide in an effort to discover and measure the effectiveness of therapies long-used by non-Western cultures to combat illness and promote health. One of these research projects, taking place in California, is the screening of Chinese herbs and compounds to measure their ability to fight breast cancer cells. By analyzing the active … [Read more...]
Pregnancy & Breast Cancer: Know It All
Pregnant women can, and do, develop breast cancer. Prompt diagnosis and therapy are just as important in this population as in the population at large. Very few pregnant women are diagnosed with breast cancer. But because more women are choosing to have children later in life, and because the risk of breast cancer increases as women age, there may be more cases in the future. … [Read more...]
Yoga For Cancer
Cancer patients often find themselves in distracted state of mind—bombarded by contradictory, information, subjected to invasive, painful procedures, and not-always-compassionate medical care. When our minds are so grievously disturbed, we may find it impossible to make crucial decisions or relate satisfactorily to our family and friends. Practicing Pranayam, meditation and … [Read more...]
What Is Breast Cancer?
The Breast and Breast Cancer Types of Breast Cancer The importance of Early Life in Breast Cancer Risk Risk Factors associated with breast cancer Symptoms associated with Breast Cancer Detecting Breast Cancer Grading of breast cancer Treatment Options for Breast Cancer Things to Consider During and After Treatment Disease Management Reducing Your Risk of … [Read more...]
Nutritional Management Of Breast Cancer
The chances of cancer are less on a diet which is vegetarian, raw and free of hydrogenated fat and heated oil. According to researches, diet is a risk factor for the disease. Pure food is healing; this has been demonstrated over and over, and impure food is cancer nurturing, this also is clear. When food is tampered with in the growing phase or later preserved or cooked, it … [Read more...]
Intimacy after Breast Cancer Surgery
Sex, sexuality, and intimacy are important issues for people who have undergone breast cancer surgery and need to be addressed. Studies have reported that sexuality and intimacy have been shown to help people face cancer by helping them deal with feelings of distress, and when going through treatment. Losing a breast can be very distressing. Surgery for breast cancer can … [Read more...]
Yoga And Breast Cancer Management
A yoga research on 126 women revealed that, the ladies taking yoga exercise experienced a 12% betterment in physical weakness, physical functioning, and quality of living unlike those in the program who didn't take the yoga classes. Yoga lessons had been shown to enhance the stress degrees and sense of well-being of breast cancer patients. Benefits of yoga for breast cancer … [Read more...]
10 Communication Skills To Help Your Loved Ones Cope with Breast Cancer
When any serious issue falls on a family like cancer or breast cancer the entire family life, roles and responsibilities are bound to change. The female detected with cancer often needs to focus on treatment and recovery and may not have time or energy to run the household or go out to work. This may affect roles within the family as wage earners, homemakers, child caregivers, … [Read more...]
Mamography: The Breast Cancer Screening Tool
"Mammography screening is not perfect but has been shown to markedly reduce the number of women each year who die from breast cancer," said Elizabeth Morris, MD, FACR, president of the Society of Breast Imaging. "The decision whether or not to get a mammogram remains with women. We want them to know that mammography can detect cancer early -- when it's most treatable and can be … [Read more...]
