Radiotherapy or radiation therapy is a therapy where a radiation oncologist makes use of high energy X-rays to destroy the tumor. In fact, surgery is a primary preference factor for the doctors in which doctors surgically remove part of the bladder and treat it with radiation and chemotherapy. Read more »
Nowadays the use of alternative medicine therapies in health and medicine is increasing. This article will investigate why people prefer alternative to conventional medicine. The reasons are quite simple. Read more »
According to recent research, eating certain foods and food supplements helps in the prevention of certain diseases. Scientists are now identifying natural chemicals in foods that have power to cure certain diseases. Read more »
Turmeric is so powerful in fighting against cancer. Nowadays, scientists consider it one of the most effective natural anti-cancer herbs. There are 1300 available published studies that have documented many diverse facts and amazing healing properties of turmeric for breast cancer Read more »
Colon cancer is also called colorectal cancer as it starts in the colon (large intestine) or the rectum (end of colon) .There are other types of colon cancer as well, such as carcinoid tumors,lymphoma,melanoma and sarcomas, which are rare.In the following article only colon carcinoma is described and not any one of these rare types of colon cancer. Read more »
Kidney cancer is not infectious and it cannot be passed on to other persons. Usually only one kidney is affected in this regard and it is rare for both kidneys to be affected by cancer. In adults, renal cell carcinoma is most common. It begins in the cells that line the small tubes within the kidneys. Read more »
Anemia is a condition in which hemoglobin or red blood cell count is less than normal. Usually the normal level of hemoglobin varies in males and females. For men, anemia symptoms occurs if hemoglobin level is less than 13.5 gram/100ml while a woman is anemic if hemoglobin is less than 12.0 gram/100ml. Read more »
What is leukemia?
Leukemia is actually a cancer of blood cells and starts in the bone marrow. Bone marrow is a soft tissue inside the bones. Blood cells are made in bone marrow.Bone marrow of a healthy person makes
- White blood cells, which help the body to fight against infection
- Platelets, which help the body to clot blood
- Red blood cells, which are responsible to carry oxygen to all parts of the body Read more »