After reading this article some women might think about changing their lifestyle or maybe just their location if they want to be less at risk of breast cancer. In a study made by Cancer Research UK, the researchers found out that women who live in urban areas or in the city are more at risk of breast cancer. Why? City life is more stressful and women are more physically active, thus, these can make women more prone to the disease. These two factors can double the chances of getting the disease in their older years.

It is only the cancer patient who knows the real feeling, the actual pain that they go through especially during treatment. It is quite heartbreaking too if the one in pain is one of your loved ones right? And how we just sometimes wish that there is something we can do to ease their pain… But you know what? Hypnosis might be a big help. According to a new study, a woman who undergoes a hypnosis session before going into the actual surgery will need lesser quantity of anesthesia and will have only a low level of pain after the procedure is through. Because of these there will also be a lesser cost for the whole procedure.

Cervical cancer is one of the most common types of cancers for women. This disease can sometimes go undetected and becomes evident when it’s already in the acute condition. But now there is a new method that can help a lot in saving millions of women in the world. In a new study published in the medical journal The Lancet visual screening can be done in order to detect early signs of cervical cancer. This detection method will only need to use vinegar, cotton gauze and a bright light! Of course the whole process has to be conducted by a nurse or a trained health care provider.

Did you know that head and neck cancer is the sixth leading cause of cancer-related deaths all over the world? Sad, but it’s true. Because of the growing concern for this kind of phenomenon a study on diet was conducted recently and it has been found out that your good old veggies and fruits can help combat the occurrence of cancer, specifically head and neck cancers. The study led by Neal Freedman involved 500, 000 American retirees, wherein he and his team followed the diet patterns of these people. They also recorded the lifestyle of all these men and women. We all know that most people have vices especially drinking alcohol and smoking, and these toxic substances increases the chance of acquiring head and neck cancers. But then increasing the consumption of fruits and vegetables can help combat this.

Breast cancer is really one of the most dreaded and deadly diseases for women. Based on the statistics gathered by the American Cancer Society approximately 180, 000 new cases are detected every year. Treatment for this disease is a painful and long drawn-out process. A lot of breast cancer patients rely on drugs to slow down the growth of the tumor cells. A newly developed drug called Tykerb (lapatinib) has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to be used in a combination treatment for women who have received previous treatment with other cancer drugs like anthracycline, a taxane and trastuzumab (Herceptin).

The new drug Tykerb is more effective when used with the cancer drug capectabine (Xeloda). Tykerb is what they call as kinase inhibitor that works through multiple pathways or targets to deny the tumor cells of the signal they need in order to grow. Tykerb acts on what they call HER2 positive breast cancer cells and have been treated with trastuzumab and are no longer profiting from it.

Gardasil, the world’s first and only cervical cancer vaccine is now available in the market. Australian Prof. Ian Frazer who developed this anti-cancer vaccine initiated its use last Monday in Sydney and Brisbane, Australia where he administered first dose of the vaccine to a group of young Australian women. The said vaccine is available and recommended for girls aged 9-26 on prescription from a GP.

Parents are eager to have their daughters vaccinated but are disappointed with the vaccine’s price—3 doses required over 6 months cost about $460.

Not all milk shakes have to be full of sugar, ice-cream & full fat milk!
When you want to have a good, refreshing & healthy milk shake, you'll have to go with low-fat milk, low-fat yogurt & fresh fruits!
Don't think that milk & yogurt together are too much! When you combine milk & yogurt, you get a strong dose of calcium!

Indeed ‘an apple a day keeps the doctor away’ as apples have lots of health benefits including reducing blood cholesterol levels, enhancing bowel function, reducing risk of stroke and other heart ailments, reducing risk of prostate cancer, diabetes, asthma, ease rheumatism and many others. Drinking apple juice everyday was also found effective in softening gallstones.