Medical treatment for liver cancer

"Nexavar", the pill against liver cancer..
Doctors declared for the first time, that they found a medicine that can increase the chances to survive for people suffering of liver cancer.
A disease that affects over 500 000 people around the world.
Doctors made some research on 602 patients with advaced fases of liver cancer, who took 2 pills everyday of this medicine that contains "sorafenib".
The majority of the patients who had this treatment, lived more, with 30 % then the others.
Scientists say that this is the first systematic treatment for liver cancer. Sorafenib atacks the cancer cell, by stopping its blood alimentation. The tumors don't disappear and don't lose their proportions, but they stop growing. The disease is not cured but the process is being stoped for a few months.
The medicine that contains the substance named sorafenib is found in drug stores as Nexavar. USA and other 12 countries benefit of it.

It's chance for those who suffer from liver cancer and kidney cancer..

SMOKING and LUNG CANCER

The American Department Of Health announced that women are affect more by the lung cancer. This disease is the first one that causes death to women, more then breast cancer and colon cancer.
When we think of lung cancer, most of us believe that the majority of men who are smoking,
can be affected by this disease.
But the reality is totaly different."Lung cancer affects women most then breast cancer, colon cancer and uterus cancer, but they don't realise that they are putting their life in danger." said dr. Jyoti Patel, from oncology, Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago. The risk is that women and doctors don't realise the gravity of the situation regarding the statistics, reported the american authorities. DANGER!


"Women who smoked in their youth and quit, they still have the risk to get sick." added dr. Patel in a study in the Journal of the American Medical Association. According to dr. Patel, the med students learn about the lung cancer as a disease that only appears to 60 year old men who are smoking. That's why a lot of doctors won't warn their patinents (women) of the risks they expose themselves to, by smoking.
In 2003, from 4 cases of cancer to women, one was lung cancer.
It seems that in USA,
over 70 000 died of lung cancer and 39 000 that died from breast cancer, recording to the American Society of Cancer.

SMOKING..The most important thing that leads to cancer is smoking. "If I were asked wich are the 10 things that causes lung cancer, the first nine are smoking." said dr. Patel.
One of five women are smoking and many are pasive smokers. Women that are pasive smokers have a higher risk to lung cancer then men.
Women develope in their lungs small tumors that are more agresive then other tumors wich can be found and treated much easier.
It's also the hormonals differences between man and women,
that's why it affects the evolution of this disease, not favourable to women.

"Women wich get sick, isolate themselves and take over them all the quilt.
That's why they don't participate in campaignes that warn all the women about the lung cancer. 
I tell my patients that smoking is a bad choice 'cause it ain't worth it getting sick because of that."
sais dr. Patel. She recommends them to realise how much they harm their body and their lungs by smoking. 
She incourages them to participate in campagnes against lung cancer to fight this disease. 

Just like a small node makes a woman go to the doctor, the same it should be with the cough.
This symptom can indicate different problems, from simple coulds to lung cancer.
Those who cough frequently, or wake up in the middle of the night because of the caugh, who breath hard, or worst, who spit blood, need to go as fast as they can to the doctor.

LACK OF INTEREST..The reaserch for lung cancer is not interesting,
like other forms of cancer, sais dr. Patel. Only 1.300 $ on a case of lung cancer are spent for research, 
30.000 $ on a patient with aids,
18 000 $ on a case with breast cancer and 10 000 $ on a patient with prostate (gland) cancer.
This is happening because of the survivors of the lung cancer, wich are not interested in campaignes for gathering founds for treating this disease.
And worst, the society doesn't take care of the ones that know that they can get sick by smoking.

If you don't wanna quit smoking...then, be realistic about the risk you expose yourself to,
and be sure that someday it's gonna destroy your body, it's either you quit and
protect yourself
or not quit and maybe, be another victime of the lung cancer and all the other forms of cancer!



                                      Make it a better world, STOP smoking..protect yourselves and your children..Have a peaceful life!

Have a clean complexion!

The acne appears to women before the menopause at about 40-50 years old.
It appears and then it disappears, but it always comes back. The affected zones are: the cheeks, the forehead, the nose and the chin.
Men are also affected by the acne, it usualy appears on the complexion, on the nape, on the axil and on the nates. The causes are the sebaceous cysts wich open through small pores. The acne is formed on the black spots. They appear in the puberty and in the old age and they are made of pus.
Recepies to prevent acne and black spots:
1. Apricot:

A face-pack out of mature apricots. 
You have to get rid of the brollys, then rive the fruit and after that you put it on your face;
after 30 minuts you wash away the composition  with an infusion of camomile.
It invigorates your face and it helps you take out your black spots.

2. Lavender:

An infusion with 5 g of plant, over wich you pour 100 ml of boiled water. You leave it covered for 15- 20 minuts and then you interject it. It applies with a compress made of sterile gauze.

3. Apple:

You boil the apples in sweet milk, then you cut it in pices, you boil them 'till they get soft.
You rive them and apply the moisture on the face for 30 minuts. After that, you wash your face with an infusion of camomile.

4. Dill:

An infusion with a spoon af raved brollies, over wich you pour a half cup of boiled water (100 ml). You leave it covered for 20 minuts and then you interject it. You use it with a face buffer. 

5. Carrot:

A face-pack made out of roots that you put through a shredder.
You keep it on your face for 20-30 minuts,
then you wash your face with an infusion of camomile.

6. Cabbage:

A juice made out of pressing the leaf of a cabbage
and then aplly the moisture on your face.

I wrote here some useful recepies that
I think it will help you, if you have problems with acne and black spots. I tried myself some and they've really worked.
Keep in mind these informations 'cause even if you don't need them, you can sure help others that have this kind of problems and they don't know how to get rid of the spots on their face.
  Keep your complexion clean 'cause nobody likes to see a face full of acne and red/black spots!

How to quit smoking?

The best way to quit smoking, comes from the indians, even if they are the ones that invented the"tabacoo pipe". This remedy that existed for thousands of years is called the Kombucco Orientalis.
Smoking cuts down 35 days per year from our lives and 30% of deaths by cancer.
Products that help us STOP smoking DON'T exist, only Kombucco Orientalis
can destroy the tabacoo dependence and
it can recover the tissues that have been destroyed and can cause cancer.
Try it and it can change your life. Even kids can consume it.
It cures different kind of dieseases, from cancer to appetite.
 
Hope to find more info about natural treatments, 
because in my opinion, this is the medicine of the future, while,
nowadays the ordenary medicines destroy us. Keep it healthy!

How to quit smoking?

The Peanut Butter Fights Diseases

A delicious element is the peanut butter wich can replace the ordenary butter and margarine.
The peanut butter is very appreciated in most of the countries, like USA. Americans believe that peanut butter protects our body from heart diseases, cancer, diabetes (II) and Alzheimer.
It was descovered at the end of the 1800, as a product based on nutritional facts especially for the elders, wich have difficulties in chewing solide products. Like the earth nut, it is full of fats, that's why it is not recommended in a strict diet. But these fats are unsaturated, that's why the peanut butter is different then the ordenary butter and other animal fats.
It contains vitamine E (3.2 mg of vitamine E in two spoons of peanut butter).
This butter is made of vegetal proteins, fibre, vitamine B, magnesium, copper, potassium and zinc.
Because of its antioxidant effect, the peanut butter can prevent cronical diseases and it represents a natural alternative for the extra vitamins and minerals.
For all those who love the peanut butter,
I have some great news for you, it's very healthy and it's recommended to be consumed.
                                                                                                                        Enjoy yourselfs!!

Let Your Food Be Your Medicine

Many of the things we put into our mouths cannot be considered food.

Additives, preservatives, and the like can act in the body to burden the liver,
raise blood pressure and even stimulate cancer cell growth.
Food - fruits and vegetables, grains and nuts - are incredibly un-sexy nowadays though they provide all the nutrients the latest ‘discoveries’ tell us we need to be healthy.
‘Food’ has the ability to replenish nutrient shortages, hydrate and detoxify the body, build blood, muscle and bone, create natural energy, boost immunity, fight infection and build the enzymes needed to repair DNA.
Breast cancer begins with damaged DNA. So, whatever protection we can provide to our DNA is worth the effort.
Food for maintaining breast health:
Mushrooms
Maitake mushroom literally means “dancing mushroom”. Historically, Maitake was so rare that people danced when they found it.
Along with other mushrooms in the family (Cordyceps, Coriolus, etc), Maitake contains natural sugars which stimulate cancer fighting NK and T cells.

Turmeric
The turmeric plant gives curried dishes their distinctive yellow color and contains a potent antioxidant called curcumin. Curcumin has multiple cancer fighting mechanisms including downregulating COX-2 (inflammation), EGFR and HER-2 (proliferation triggers). Chronic inflammation has been shown to progress to cancer particularly in the stomach and bladder.

Broccoli, Cauliflower, Brussel sprouts belong to the Brassica family and contain the chemopreventive agent brassinin. Chopping and light steaming make broccoli’s bioactive compounds more available. Organically grown cruciferous vegetables show higher levels of phytonutrients than conventionally grown.
Grapes are one of the most commonly consumed foods worldwide. Grape seeds, along with peanuts and mulberries, contain resveratrol. Resveratrol has been shown to possess chemopreventive and anti-tumor properties in laboratory studies.

Leaf Vegetables (spinach, kale)
Doctors recommend getting sufficient amounts of folic acid during pregnancy to protect against anemia. Following this recommendation before and after pregnancy as well can improve breast health. Folate (dietary methyl) is a nutrient that helps to regulate DNA methylation.
This accessory modification then partly controls which genes are switched on or off.
It is important that the so called ‘tumor suppressor genes’ such as BRCA-1 are properly regulated. Thus genes can be influenced by compounds in the foods we eat.

Onions and garlic contain allyl sulfides - compounds that make cells sensitive to the stress of cell division. Because cancer cells divide so frequently they undergo more stress and create more stressors. They are thus more susceptible to damage by allyl sulfides. The effective compounds are best concentrated at home by crushing or finely chopping the garlic and waiting about 15 minutes before cooking.

Soy has been associated with inhibition of breast cancer cells in some but not all laboratory studies. Soy (tofu, tempeh, etc.) contains phyto estrogens which mimic the body’s natural estrogen. It is believed that its tumor inhibiting properties are invoked by binding to estrogen receptors and blocking their growth stimulatory signals.

Special foods, called herbs, typically have little nutritive value but possess potent functional characteristics. Pharmaceutical companies have already harnessed the Pacific Yew tree and Periwinkle plant to create drugs like Taxol and Oncovin. Several other species have significant potential in cancer prevention and treatment.

Astragalus has a long history of use and seems to enhance the immune system by restoring suppressed immune T cell function.
Baikal skullcap (Scutellaria baicalensis) inhibits cancer cell proliferation in research studies.
Mushrooms (Codyceps, Coriolus, Maitake, etc.) show immunomodulating effects. They contain sugars such as polysaccharide-K (PSK) which have been used in Japan as an adjunct to chemotherapy.
Graviola (Annona muricata) may also be known as soursop. These tropical plants contain the Annonaceous acetogenins which stimulate apoptosis (programmed cell death) and seem to convey Graviola’s anti-tumor abilities. Studies also demonstrate Graviola’s capacity to inhibit the removal of cancer drugs from the cells.

Be carefull what you eat 'cause sooner or later it will affect your health!
                                                                   LET FOOD BE YOUR MEDICINE!!!

Chronobiology

Chronobiology investigates biological rhythms - predominantly those that correspond to environmental cycles (tidal, daily, lunar or annual). The most intensively investigated biological timing system is the circadian clock.
Behaviour, physiology, bio-chemistry, and gene expression are temporally structured over the course of a day, generating daily oscillations at all levels of life.


Cycles in attention and activity, in core body temperature and heart rate, in enzyme activity and hormone levels are not simply driven by external changes (e.g., light/dark or warm/cold).
Rather, they are controlled by an endogenous, circadian clock which are found in all phyla - from cyanobacteria to humans. Daily rhythms continue in the absence of environmental signals with their own periods that can deviate slightly from 24 h - hence the term circadian (about one day). Although circadian rhythms are endogenous and self-sustained, the ‘internal day' is regulated by external cues: circadian rhythms are synchronised (entrained) by and to the periodic environment. This ‘entrainment’ uses environmental signals (predominantly light) as 'zeitgebers'.

Over the past decades, circadian research has unravelled many details about how the circa-24-hour rhythmicity is generated at the cellular level.
Clock genes and their products form a complex network of feedback loops.
Approximately 10% of the mammalian genome shows a circadian rhythm in its expression.

The programme of the Gordon Conference on Chronobiology in 2007 covers the most recent insights into the mechanisms of circadian rhythmicity, ranging from genetics, molecular biology and neurophysiology to higher functions such as sleep and performance in shift work.
The contributions reflect the need for our field to show how these temporal programmes
function in the real world under entrainment as well as the necessity to explore clock mechanisms beyond the known transcriptional-translational feedback loops.

Because of the enormous and predictable daily changes in the metabolism of each cell, insights into circadian clocks are essential for medicine as well as for coping with the consequences of life in an industrial society that has us living indoors (i.e., providing weak zeitgebers), performing shift work and incurring jetlag.
It's a very interesting subject.
Not many of us have heared about the chronobiology. It reflects our personal, inside timer. There are some people that know how to use it and they plan their life with this method.
I'll do research about it and try to find out how we can use it so it can be helpful for us.

Miracles made by vitamins

Eating a lot of vegetables and fruits, is a great way to protect yourself from getting sick and premature death, because they contain all the vitamins your body needs. A group of scientists from the Medical and Health Institute in France, INSERM, showed recently that taking extra vitamins is also recommended for the good function of your body.

A scientific study named SU.VI. MAX, with over 13 000 participants, showed that people who
took everyday extra vitamins, they obtained a great protection against cancer with 30%, and at the same time it reduced the mortality caused by cancer with 37%.
In eight years, the participants had to take 6 mg of beta-caroten, 120 mg of vitamine C, 30 mg of vitamine E, 100 g of selenius and 20 mg of zinc- or the same tablets, placebo.
After this period, scientists showed the benefits from extra vitamins and minerals.
It was necesary to use extra vitamins, to compare them to the placebo effect. A similar test with fruits and vegetables couldn't be as useful as with multivitamins because the participants had to eat 5-6 times a day fruits/vegetables.

This was a scientific test that could only be made with extra vitamins to see how the body reacts.
Eat vegetables, and fruits, all kinds, it's very healthy. An apple everyday keeps your immune system workind at high potentional.
Have yourself a healthy life because you all deserve that!

Carrots prevent cancer and not only

Carrots can prevent the infarct. It can, also reduce lung cancer and larynx cancer, even if that person was a smoker. The most important effect of the carrot is improving the eyes. The carrot contains vitamine A wich is very important for the health of the eyes. When the quanteety of the A vitamine decreases, eyes suffer at the adaptation to the dark and to the light.
The tea with seeds of carrots, can be prepared by infusion.
In a cup of boiled water (250 ml) you put a small spoon of seeds or dry grass and you leave it for 10-15 minutes for infusion.

It's recommended do drink the tea three times a day.
The seeds help digestion and stimulate the menstruation. The seeds, as well as the leaves help eliminate gases and are usefull for the good function of the kidneys, for digestion and intestinal transit. 
If you like carrots, eat a carrot everyday and, surely, you can improve your immune system, 
your eyes and also prevent catching a cold or even getting sick. 
The A vitamine takes care of your heart, your lungs,
kidneys and of all the good function of your body.
It's a good way to start a healthy life..Good luck everyone!

New cancer treatments

New therapies against different types of cancer could appear in 10 years, studies are based on modified geanes that lead to cancer, proffesor doctor's oppinion, Victor Velculescu from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. Romanian scientist, descovered new medicines for breath and intestine cancer by studying the groups of cromozomes from the cancer cells.
For the first time, scientists made a map of the modified cancer cells. 
How do the modifications appear??

It seems that the cells can change by consuming different substance like nicotine, alcohol,  
exposing your skin to much at the sun radiations. If cancer is  hereditary, we have to make periodical analysis to prevent the disease and to track it down as soon as possible, and find a cure. 
The only methods used, for now, against cancer is surgery and chemotherapy.
When will new treatments appear?
For some forms of cancer like, breast cancer and leukaemia there are some medicines, but for others, scientists are still doing researches and we won't benefit of them 10 years from now. 
The problem appears when cancer isn't located and surjery cannot help in this situation, the only method remaining is chemotherapy. The last one, is not providing 100% chances of curing and some people can't endure it. I'll do some research about this technique so we can be informed with every detail about this disease and how many chances we have to survive.

Protect your body..STOP smoking!

How does smoking affect your liver..? The liver is an organe wich is very well vascularised. Everything we eat or drink goes through the liver, he's a kind of bolter. I'll show you some pictures I found with sick livers.


                            Liver cancer                                               

  Chemotherapy at the liver

I know there are some scary images but this is the truth! Even if this can shock you...it's better to be aware of the consequences if you keep on smoking. Around the world take part a lot of campaigns against smoking but, I guess it's not enough because, so many people are still smoking and also, many people are still dieing because of this bad habit and drug. Protect your children from places where others are smoking, teach your children, especially teenagers about cigarettes, smoking, drugs and the power they have to destroy our body. We have to do something for the humanity..it's sad seeing so many children, adults and old people dieing..
Have the courage and the strength to heal yourself and accept that you are doing a lot of damage to your mind and body by smoking. I wish you good luck and I'll sure keep you healthy informed!

Stop smoking!

The number of people who smoke is growing. In the world there are 1.2 bilion smokers. Even though, people living in 2004-2005 know enough about smoking, causes, how to quit and still, are not aware of how tobacco destroys our body.
In nowadays, everyone talks and writes about this subject, bad habit that changed the entire humanity for centuries. This subject has always been a matter in dispute. Smokers that wanna quit can find all the info about cigarettes on TV, in magazines and newspapers, in flyers and at special counciling to quit smoking.
Why do teenagers start smoking??
Well, because of the period they go through and the transformations of their personality at this age, the environment and their friends who influence them.
You can't start a conversation with a teenager, about smoking without knowing the reason he started doing it.
There are several reasons, like trying to be mature, act like a grown-up, being more self confident and being part of a gang. Of course, teenagers smoke because of the problems they have with their parents or/and at school.
Do we smoke because we like to, beause we need to or we can't quit because it becomes a habit?
Most of the people who smoke, they do it because they like to and also, they made it a bad habit. In my oppinion, the body doesn't need cigarettes to survive, so...I guess smoking is just an action some people are used to do, like dressing some kind of clothes or drinkig coffee.
All the actions we make come from the brain. Our body doesn't need anything and can live
without any substance that doesn't help it's natural function.
How can we STOP smoking? How can we say NO to cigarettes?
It's not easy but it's not so hard, it just takes some responsability to realise how the tobacco destroys our body, how it affects our lungs, our liver and the entire good function of the body.
I've also been smoking for an year 'til I had some problems with my  thyroid (gland). I went to the doctor and he told me I had to quit smoking if I wanna live longer.
Than I had to choose, and I chosed LIFE, even if I'm young, I don't wanna destroy my health because someday I'll need it and I won't have it anymore. Nothing is more important in this life then being healthy, because you can't do anything if you don't feel well and if you don't have the power to do all the things you dreamed of.

My advice for all you out there who are smoking and for the others who haven't started yet, you just don't appreciate your health until it's gone. And maybe when you'll realise that, it's going to be to late. Please do have a healthy life!

Your skin can be in danger

A terrible infection, most seen in hospitals, appeared outside the hospital rooms. S. aureus is a staphylococcus that rezists at antibiotics and it is spreding very fast.
It produces an iritation of the skin, wich, if it's not treated it can cause big infections and also, death. Scientists from California University, Los Angeles, descovered that 59% of the skin infections from 11 hospitals were produced by MRSA.  
The author of that studies this disease, dr. Gregory Moran, sais that:,, Everyone can be infected. If you have a pimple or a furuncle that doesn't heal, go to the doctor."

A world without AIDS

                                    
The HIV virus atacks only few white cells from the immune system. As the immune system gets weaker, the white cells stop fighting diseases and infections. The viruses that usually were destroyed by the immune system, now, they multiply in the human body. Aids are not caused by the HIV virus, they destroy the defense system of the human body while fighting infections.
First cases of aids had been found in the USA.
In 1981, by the way the disease spred, the scientists believed that aids appeared from other viruses and they discovered that
it has under a 100 years and over 20 years.The effects of the aids appear after 5 to 10 years after the body had been infected. It can be detected in blood, at the brain or on the spine. The simptoms are a lot like a flu with high temperature and other normal flu simptoms. The individual can transmit the HIV virus without being aware. After the HIV virus starts multipling, the aids appear. Diseases like, meningitis, encephalitis and pneumonia can kill the individual. Also, it can develop cancer and hemorrhage, in the last faze of the disease, when the immune system is not reacting anymore.
The first way of transmiting the virus is by sexual contact.
Secondly, from a mother to a baby that still is in the uterus.
And thirdly, through the blood and other liquids of the human body. That's the reason why so many people got infected with the HIV virus by receiving blood from others. Nowadays the blood is very well tested before giving it to the patient.
Protecting yourself from getting ill means, using condoms and not doing drugs. It seams that even the saliva can infect the body.                   
                                                               


Surely, AIDS is the most deadly disease in nowadays. In 1991, in the USA almost 10 milion people were infected with the HIV virus and at every 12 minutes, a person died from aids. The World Organization of Health estimated that in 2000, 40 milion people were being discovered as positiv. Almost all the countries are effected by aids, even if some of them are in danger, countries like:North America, Central Africa, Caraibe and South Asia. Because of the many human loses, the scientists tried to find treatments but sadly, there is, still, no treatement yet for the HIV virus. The only way we can protect ourselfs, is using condoms and avoiding activities at high risk.

Yoga and conscience

Yoga is the oldest system of self-control, self-knowledge and human perfection.
It includes, both spiritual concept and methods of practice for inside changes. 
Even if, it's not a religion, yoga can put people in touch with their spiritual side. 
Completion and happiness are not given by what an individual lives,but by
the way he lives. 
Yoga gives you the chance to live every moment of your life as if it was the last,
it brings you peace of mind, soul and body.
Some say that yoga has a different kind of practice for each single
human being and he's problems. 

To begin this practice,first you have to open your mind and realise that, 
as a human being you have an entire universe inside and that you can 
control your life with your thoughts. 

Yoga is a way of living and anyone can practice it, at home or at a special course. 
It also controls stress, makes you love life and brings peace to your mind.

I like writing about the practice of yoga, 
it's an extraordinary way of knowing yourself and appreciating life. 
I am a practician of yoga for almost 4 years and I can say that it 
brought me peace,
happiness and a good state of mind, learning me to control my fears and my emotions, 
fighting my bad thoughts by controling my mind.
I'm aware that some people are afraid of yoga but, in my opinion, 
firstly you should study a lot about this technique and start to practice alone,
at home.
I think each and every individual has it's own way of opening their mind and concetrating
on his spiritual side.
In other words, my advice is that you can start yoga when you feel ready to get in touch with your inner issues. 
    Life has a lot of ways not only of knowing what you have around you but, also what you keep inside yourself...and than, why not taking every chance that life, itself gives us to explore and to get to that absolute stage of happiness?!

Tea and cancer

Tea prevents the appearance of cancer...Some of us like to drink
coffee everyday, as well as
others prefer tea instead of coffee, well, lucky you, because tea strengthens up the immune system, 
it protects our body from viruses and radiations, and also
it prevents getting old sooner. One leaf of tea contains
40% glucose, 20% proteins, 2% fats, 9% minerals,
C, B and other vitamines, too.
A team of scientists from the University of Ohio studied
the green tea effects of preventing 
cancer. The conclusion is that the green tea protects the body from all kinds of diseases by maintaining the immune system 
at high level. 
It increases the capacity of studing and concentration,  
it fights stress, improves memory and the entire body functions.
 I'm happy to say that I love drinking green tea better than
anything else, so I'm protected from  getting a cold and it makes me 
feel better...also it's a good way to eliminate toxines from your body. 
I know that, nowadays, people stopped 
thinking of their health, that's what concerneds  me. Hopefully, I'll do
my best to incourage all of you that it's better to prevent than to treat
a disease. So keep your life as healthy as possible! I owe you an appology
for not posting anything, but I'll keep doing research, as medicine improves 
treatements everyday.

Can soybeans really treat cancer?

The soybeans come from Asia and in Europe
they appeared at the end of the 18th century. In  countries such as Japan, where soy is the base for all kinds of food, it seems that the risk of cancer and heart disease is lower than, 
other countries in Europe, where people don't usualy use soybeans. 
Scientists from the University of Milano, Helsinki, Michigan, as well
as from the Medical Center of Stanford University, California, studied the soybeans and they 
got to the fact that soy, used everyday, helps preventing and treating 
breast cancer, lung cancer and heart disease.
                                                       
                                                                                  Soy food
This also was the conclusion of almost 100 scientists that took part in the third 
International Symposium about "Soy, preventing and treating chronical diseases.", in Washington, 1999.
                                                 
                                                                      

Medicine

"Medicina este arta vindecarii, care teoretic nu are nici o limita." (Petre Tutea) - "Medicine is the art of healing which theoretically has no limit."

Cancer Deaths

The cancer death rate in the United States -- which has been slowly dropping since 1993 -- has fallen even more significantly in recent years, according to an annual report from the nation's leading cancer organizations.

Previous studies had shown cancer death rates in the US decreasing by an average of 1.1% a year from 1993 through 2002, a steady decline credited to the effectiveness of prevention efforts, new screening methods and wider use of early detection, and better treatments that have extended life expectancy after diagnosis. Those benefits appear to be accumulating more rapidly, with the latest report showing evidence that the decline in cancer deaths nearly doubled from 2002 through 2004, with an average decrease of 2.1% seen each year. Because death rates are considered the best indicator of progress against cancer, this encouraging trend gets top billing in the Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer, 1975-2004, Featuring Cancer in American Indians and Alaska Natives.
Looking at the population as a whole, the report shows that cancer death rates have decreased for the majority of the 15 most commonly diagnosed cancers in men and women. This includes important declines in the 3 leading causes of cancer deaths in men -- lung, prostate, and colorectal cancers -- and in 2 of the 3 leading causes of cancer deaths in women -- colorectal cancer and breast cancer. Death rates from lung cancer, the number one cause of cancer death in both sexes, continued to increase in women, but at a substantially slower rate than in years past.

"The evidence is unmistakable: We are truly turning the tide in the cancer battle," said John R. Seffrin, PhD, chief executive officer of the American Cancer Society. "

On the other hand, increased screening could be connected to an increase in incidence because more cancers are being found before they cause symptoms. That's what researchers think caused a jump in prostate cancer rates between 1988 and 1992.

Among the caveats and clarifications to consider in the latest statistics on cancer incidence:

For men, incidence rates for all cancers decreased by 4.3% per year from 1992 through 1995 and were stable from 1995 through 2004. But incidence rates of myeloma and cancers of the liver, kidney, and esophagus continued to increase for men through 2004.

For women, incidence rates for all cancers combined stabilized from 1999 through 2004 after years of increases. Still, the rates for non-Hodgkin lymphoma, melanoma, leukemia, and cancers of the bladder and kidney have been increasing for 29 years. Thyroid cancer incidence rates in women have been going up since 1980.

Lung cancer incidence rates in women stabilized from 1998 through 2004 following a period of long-term increase. In this case, incidence rates lag behind smoking patterns by several years. Smoking became more common among US women in the years after World War II, leading to higher lung cancer rates down the line. As anti-tobacco efforts have led to lower smoking rates, the increase in lung cancer incidence rates is leveling off.

Lung cancer incidence rates in men declined 1.8% per year from the period 1991 through 2004.

Colorectal cancer incidence rates decreased by more than 2.0% per year for men and women, likely due to prevention through the removal of precancerous polyps.


This month I'll do more research to this subject, as both women and men are exposed to breast cancer, and also, october happens to be the awareness breast cancer month...hope I kept you all healthy informed .Have a nice day!Carly

                    The cancer cell

October-breast cancer awareness month

Could that sexy underwire bra cause breast cancer? What about that frozen yogurt you just ordered? Or hormone therapy? And how would you know if you had the disease until it was too late anyway? Don't some studies show that examining your breasts and getting mammograms are useless? 
No risk factor either alone or in combination with others means you'll definitely get breast cancer. There are various factors that may increase your risk of developing the disease. Some of these appear to increase your risk only slightly. They include smoking, drinking (more than five alcoholic drinks per week year after year), getting your first menstrual period before age 12, continuing to have periods after age 50, and not having your first full-term pregnancy until after age 30. If you have a number of these, the increase in risk can start to be more meaningful.That said, even an inherited genetic abnormality in your family doesn't necessarily mean you're going to get breast cancer. Abnormalities in the so-called breast cancer genes BRCA1 and BRCA2 are very strong risk indicators. But 20 to 60 percent of women with these inherited abnormalities will not develop breast cancer.

Using natural treatments against cancer

It's best for us to know the simptoms of the brest cancer so we could get to the doctor as soon as possible and start treating the disease. A few simptoms that can indicate a breast cancer are: the appearance of a knot on the breast or a scar that itches. Such as cutting nursing, increasing the number of abortions, being to much overweight and smoking could lead to fall ill. Besides the diet, the most important medicine is the Sark Aid. Why does the Shark Aid cure cancer?? Well, because it stimulates the immune system. The aid of the shark is one of the fewest tissues that impregnates from the closest internals and because of the proteins it develops an anti-tumoral. The shark is the only animal that doesn't have cancer, they haven't changed their morfology for over 400 million years and their wounds heal rapidly. There are a lot of treatments for cancer, and everyday scientists find another cure, even if around the world a lot of people, young or old, die of this disease.

Breast cancer

Metastatic breast cancer spreads faster to women who suffered a traumatic or stressful event according to the University of Rochester Medical Center scientists. Studies show that women who endured a physical or a sexual abuse, see that the tumors return after 2-5 years, while other women with peaceful lives see recurrences after 5 years.
Scientists believe that stress can lead to breast cancer, and it affects the process of spreding killer cells through the body, they also relate the disease to the cause of a stressful event such as losing a loved one.Still, the research continues, as scientists are intrigued by the conflicting evidence.  
This research included, as well 94 women who were categorized by the experience they had, either traumatic or stressful with other women who had not faced similar situations.
They studied the cortisol levels from saliva samples from the participants. Cortisol is produced by the body when it faces stress and fear, and there is growing evidence that abnormally prolonged cortisol production inhibits the body's immune response. Palesh said:
"Extended periods of stress and trauma and its resulting cortisol production may interfere with the body's ability to fight off cancer progression. When there is consistent, long-term stress in the body, the elevated cortisol level may can change the body's normal rhythms and potentially reduce resistance to tumor growth."
  
I find this article very interesting, that's why I wanted to share it with you to. Personally, it's been a pleasure to find as much info as I can about cancer. Have a nice day and a healty life:)

                                                                                                                        Carly 

First post

Hey! My name is Carla Stoicescu and I love helping people. All my life I have tried, 
and hopefully I have managed to help everyone around me. On both sides, fizical and mental. This is the reason I actually started blogging...to help people get the information they need to live a healthy life. Not that there is no information about this on the Internet, but I will help people out by gathering all sort of medical info, news and stories in a user-friendly manner. Everyone will be able to read and understand all my reviews and personal oppinions about all products. First I will post some information about products that belong to my favorite niche, and that is oncology. For anyone who doesn't know where does that come from...well, it's about cancer. The deadliest cure-less disease nowadays. I'll do my best to keep you healthy informed.
Best regards, Carly.