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Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women in the United States (other than skin cancer). And while it takes over 40,000 lives in the U.S. each year, it isn't the deadliest cancer. (Lung cancer is). But when it comes to inspiring fear, breast cancer is in a class by itself. As is often the case with diseases, much of the fear springs from misunderstanding. How much do you know about breast c...

More than 30 years after President Richard Nixon declared a "War on Cancer," the battle is as heated as ever. Doctors, researchers, and patients are staging an all-out assault on the disease, and they're scoring some amazing victories. Thanks to a combination of better treatments, early detection, and a commitment to prevention, more and more people are surviving cancer. According to the National...

What is staging? Not all cancers are alike when they are first diagnosed. Sometimes there's just a small, single tumor that can be easily removed. Other times, a tumor might be dangerously large or the cancer may have already spread to other parts of the body. These aren't trivial differences. The size and extent of cancers when they are first diagnosed reveals a lot of important information abo...

What is chemotherapy? Drug treatment for cancer is called chemotherapy. The job of chemotherapy is to destroy cancer cells, including those that may have spread beyond the main tumor. Unlike surgery or radiation, most types of chemotherapy, or "chemo," don't target a particular tumor or a particular part of the body, although there are some newer "designer drugs" being developed that seek out and...

What causes cancer in children? When a child develops cancer, everyone has the same question: Why? In most cases, there is no obvious explanation. Cells in the body sometimes make mistakes when copying themselves, and some of those mistakes can turn into cancer. A few rare types of childhood cancer -- such as retinoblastoma, a cancer in the retina of the eye -- run in families. In those cases, ch...

As Nancy Robison belatedly discovered, colon cancer can strike women, too. So entrenched was her idea that only men tend to get colon cancer, that despite her training as a licensed practical nurse, Robison, 52, of Franklin, Pennsylvania, dismissed the possibility of colorectal cancer when she began experiencing rectal bleeding and other symptoms, which she attributed to hemorrhoids. Six months ...

Cancer isn't just a disease, it's also a major life challenge to patients and their families. If you have cancer, you'll need lots of outside support to put up the best possible fight. Your doctor can point you toward some local and national organizations that lend a hand, but you may need to find some assistance on your own. Here's a quick guide to resources that can help you meet the challenge. ...

Can herbs help fight cancer? As many as 88 percent of all cancer patients seek help from herbs and other alternative therapies. It's easy to see why. Certain herbal remedies appear to work -- after all, the potent anticancer drug taxol comes from the bark of the yew tree -- and compared with nauseating, painful, expensive, and sometimes ineffective conventional treatments, taking herbs or drinkin...

Treating the patient, not the disease Even when it's confined to one part of the body, cancer has a bad habit of taking over entire lives. Pain, fatigue, and anxiety can all be part of the cancer package. Doctors have made incredible progress in treating the disease, but patients can't thrive on chemotherapy or radiation alone. Most will need extra help to cope with the symptoms of their disease ...

Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in the United States. In fact, the disease can affect people of any ethnic background, and it strikes about half of all people who live to age 65. Fortunately, a little knowledge can give you excellent protection. Take this quiz to find out how much you know about skin cancer. 1. Which of these factors means you're more likely to get skin cancer? ...

What is licorice? First of all, if you're looking for the kind of licorice that serves as an herbal medicine, forget about the red and black sticks in the candy aisle. In the United States, so-called licorice candy is almost always flavored with anise and contains no actual licorice. Real licorice, which comes from the root of the plant Glycyrrhiza glabra, tastes just as sweet as the impostors bu...

You may think of flax as a source of fine linens, but the plant's greatest value may well lie in its small, dark seeds. As far back as the 700s, King Charlemagne ordered every loyal Roman to eat flaxseed for health, and today many alternative medicine gurus echo that decree to all who will listen. Flaxseed is more than just nutritious -- health experts believe the seed can actually help prevent he...

Garlic (Allium sativum ) reigns as a powerful -- and pungent -- leader among herbal remedies. A close cousin of onions, leeks, and shallots, garlic has traditionally been used to fight off everything from colds and infections to vampires and evil spirits. It's also one of the most intensely studied herbs; over the last 20 years, more than a thousand papers have been written about the "stinking ros...

You've probably already heard that good nutrition and regular exercise can lower your risk of cancer. That's all well and good, but not all cancers respond the same way to lifestyle. Here's a closer look at the sometimes complicated relationship between, diet, exercise and 13 specific cancers from the American Cancer Society. Fortunately, many of the steps that protect you from one cancer will pro...

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