Cancer is any malignant growth. Other names for cancer are carcinoma, sarcoma; and occasionally there are special types of cancer such as epithelioma. The term “oma” is used to refer to a new growth. Cancer is also referred to by the term neoplasm, which means new growth. Occasionally, cancers are called malignancies, because of their [...]

Removal or destruction of the pituitary gland is sometimes recommended for the treatment of cancers whose growth is likely to be stimulated by male or female hormones. It is a very drastic way of changing the balance of sex hormones and a method that I would never agree to for myself. Your pituitary gland is [...]

Our recommendations for avoiding these common cancers are easy and obvious. People should avoid smoking and help others to avoid it too. How can this advice be carried forward? We do not pretend that giving up smoking is an easy matter. One of the authors knows only too well how daunting and frustrating the struggle [...]

When pregnant, the last thing a woman is considering is the possibility of breast cancer. It is usually a happy time of excitement and planning. Women tend not to examine their breasts when pregnant. Apart from anything else, it is not easy to do so, as the breasts are changing in shape and size. Yet [...]

Let’s now stop assuming that you have plentiful supplies of any painkiller and get onto the most common obstacle to good pain relief. As I have already indicated, the usual reason for people suffering from poorly controlled cancer pain is that their doctor fails to prescribe enough of a strong enough painkiller. Because all strong [...]

Potentially curative treatment, or treatment with curative intent, are truthful expressions that are sometimes incorrectly shortened to ‘curative treatment’. This last term wrongly implies that all patients having the treatment will be cured. Potentially curative treatment is treatment that is capable of completely and permanently curing a cancer. Some potentially curative treatments actually do cure [...]

Why Did I Get Cancer in the First Place? Our bodies are made up of millions of cells that grow, divide, and die in an orderly, controlled manner. This dynamic balance allows us to grow hair and skin, maintain a healthy lining to our digestive tract and airway, respond to physical stresses, and repair injuries. [...]

What Can I Do to Prevent Other Kinds of Cancer? This is an area of intense interest and research. At this time the most important recommendations are to •avoid sun exposure •eat cruciferous (cabbage family) vegetables •avoid obesity •eat a low-fat diet •include fiber in your diet •avoid excessive alcohol •minimize salt-cured, smoked, and nitrite-cured [...]

Why Doesn’t Everyone Participate in Clinical Trials? There are practical reasons why many people do not participate in clinical trials: •People are unaware of the availability and benefits of trials. •Trials have limited participation; there may be no space in ongoing trials for a person’s particular cancer situation. •People may not qualify for trials applicable [...]

If Ну Checkup and Blood Work Are Okay, Can I Be Sure I Have No Cancer? No. There is a limit to what tests and scans show. A cancer can be too small to be detected with current techniques, or it can be in a place that escapes current methods of detection. Your doctor will [...]