At least one out of eight American women suffers from some stage of breast cancer. The name itself is alarming enough, let alone the breast cancer associated death toll. According to the Breast Cancer Organization, around 40,610 American women are expected to die from breast cancer in 2017.
Just recently, Larry King underwent lung cancer surgery. His cancer was diagnosed in a regular chest x-ray. “Get a chest X-ray. It takes two seconds”, he suggests.
“Smoking” is the first cause that we all think of when it comes to lung cancer. However, smoke is not the only cause of lung cancer. Did you know, among all lung cancer cases registered each year in the US, at least 10% of cases are non-smokers?
It is indeed a beautiful feeling to hold your newborn in your hands and decide whether he resembles more his father or mother or another family member. Have you wondered what causes the nose of your little one to be the exact copy of his grandfather?
Cancer is a deadly disease. But if you have successfully fought it, you are a considered a survivor. With the good news of the termination of cancer treatment, there can lie some bad news as well.
Your body is very complex – how your body normally functions and how it’s organized is very important. Out of the trillions of complex functions executed by the body, one is survival through communication.
The incidence of colon cancer has been on the rise for the last few decades. The good news is because of the advancement in technology, screening of cancer and better treatment regimens, the mortality rate has considerably decreased.
Breast feeding is a choice entirely yours, but the positive effects it produces will make you reconsider what you think as an option. For centuries, breast feeding is known to have many benefits for babies, it has also been recently added to the list providing benefits for the mother as well.
Obesity has long been known for causing numerous adverse effects on health. It is linked to enormous problems and considered a risk factor of many diseases.
Apart from its usual destructive effects on general well-being, it has a very complicated, yet interesting relationship with breast cancer incidence.
If you or some other woman you know has been facing problems with their sex life, then the first thing they should look into is their thyroid levels. Once such women were made fun of or considered ‘cold’, research has now clearly depicted that this can very well be a physical dysfunction that leads to non interest in sexual activities.
