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Cancer is one of the most serious disease and a big curse to modern civilisation. Till today, there are no sure cure for it in any system of medicine. Along with convential treatment of cancer, homeopathy has proved itself as a best alternative treatment.
Now, there are patients who want pure homeopathic treatment, without undergoing any surgery, radiation or chemotherapy, and secondly, there are patients who would like to take homeopathic treatment alongside convential treatment.
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Now, there are patients who want pure homeopathic treatment, without undergoing any surgery, radiation or chemotherapy, and secondly, there are patients who would like to take homeopathic treatment alongside convential treatment.
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A number of factors may increase your risk of lung cancer. Some risk factors can be controlled, for instance, by quitting smoking. Other like family history or environmental factors can t be controlled.
Smoking is the number one risk factor for lung cancer. Not only harmful for you but also for your loved ones inhaling second-hand smoke.
If you quit smoking, even after smoking for many years, you can significantly reduce your chances of developing lung cancer.
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Smoking is the number one risk factor for lung cancer. Not only harmful for you but also for your loved ones inhaling second-hand smoke.
If you quit smoking, even after smoking for many years, you can significantly reduce your chances of developing lung cancer.
There are strategies f...more
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The thyroid may be a small gland but plays a large role in the functioning of the body. It is located just below the voice box. Along with producing hormones that help in the transportation of blood, it also helps regulate metabolism, keeps the organs functioning optimally and helps the body conserve heat. In some cases, when the gland produces excessive hormones or when it develops structural problems, it may become necessary to remove the thyroid gland.
There are several ways of remo...more
There are several ways of remo...more
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Melanoma is a condition which mainly indicates a severe malfunction of the melanocytes or the melanin-producing cells of the body. These cells are responsible for giving you your skin colour, tone and complexion. Usually, a person suffering from melanoma will have many normal and irregular moles as well as melanoma in the eye and digestive tracts too.
Some general facts on melanoma are mentioned below:
Melanoma is common in young women and causes many deaths.
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Some general facts on melanoma are mentioned below:
Melanoma is common in young women and causes many deaths.
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One of the major causes of death worldwide is lung cancer and it has been continuously affecting men and women accounting for about 150,000 deaths every year. Astonishingly, this figure is more than the combined death rate of the next three kinds of cancer, namely, colon, breast, and pancreatic cancer.
As with any type of cancer, lung cancer too has increased life expectancy when diagnosed in the earlier stages. Thus, being informed about the causes and signs of this deadly disease beco...more
As with any type of cancer, lung cancer too has increased life expectancy when diagnosed in the earlier stages. Thus, being informed about the causes and signs of this deadly disease beco...more
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The pancreas has an important role in the body. It releases enzymes for digestion and hormones for managing blood sugar. Pancreatic cancer hampers these functions and starts to affect the health of the patient even before cancer spreads to nearby organs. However, the real concern with pancreatic cancer lies in its rapid spread. In fact, it typically spreads to nearby organs quite fast. Moreover, it is quite difficult to detect it in the early stages.
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Symptoms of Pancreatic Cancer-
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You can't or should not drink any alcohol whether you have cancer or not. If you have cancer you should not drink at all.
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There is no trustworthy evidence regarding what causes brain tumors, but there are a few risk factors that have been substantiated through research. Children and young people who receive radiation around the head are susceptible to developing tumors in the brain once they grow up. Also, people with a certain kind of rare genetic condition like neurofibromatosis may develop a brain tumor though such cases are very few in number. Age is also an important factor as people aged over 65 years are dia...more
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The pancreas is a small, but a pretty important part of a person s digestive system. So when it needs to be removed, the reason has got to be quite serious, to say the least, doesn t it? The procedure is known formally as pancreatectomy and it is most often required for people who are suffering from cancer of the pancreas. Ideally, these people would only need the cancerous tumours removed, but things are not always this simple. As a matter of fact, only a little more than a tenth of the people ...more
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