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Fish Oils for Healthy

Saturday, February 27th, 2010

Fish OilsFish oil, a food rich omega-3 has been shown to reduce the risk of heart disease, cancer and diabetes.

Why is it important fish oil?

As with other fats, our body requires a significant amount to survive. Fish oils, are involved in the process by which water, oxygen and nutrients are transported to every one of our 100 trillion cells and how carbon dioxide, waste and toxins are moving out of the cells.

This process should flow freely to cake our cells and our bodies healthy. The cell membrane, composed primarily of fats, found in the center of this exchange process. These membranes are like your skin: a protective barrier which is selective about what is allowed in and out.

Stress, toxicity, poor nutrition, a bad break and poor water quality can cause the cell membranes of our bodies are rigid and prematurely aged. The more rigid and unhealthy our cell membranes are more likely to suffer symptoms such as lethargy, stiffness, headaches and more. (more…)

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Definition of Cancer of the cervix

Friday, January 8th, 2010

Cancer of the cervix
cancer cervix
The uterus is an organ of the genital tract of women. It is composed of two parts: the body and neck.

It is within the body of the uterus as the fetus develops after fertilization of an ovum by a spermatozoon
Cervix The cervix is the lower part of the body, it connects the body of the uterus with the vagina and the outside. It comes in the form of a thick-walled cylinder whose lumen is virtual in normal times. (more…)

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Lung Cancer

Monday, January 4th, 2010

Lung Cancer

About Lung Cancer

Lung cancer is the most common form of cancer in Canada and one of the most deadly. Five years after diagnosis, only 14% of people with this disease are still alive. By comparison, 88% of women with breast cancer are alive five years after diagnosis.

Smoking is by far the leading cause of lung cancer, but cancer can also result from exposure to secondhand smoke tobacco or substances such as asbestos, radon gas and gasoline vapors .

Lung cancer takes two main forms: a small cell “(the most dangerous) and non-small cell. This last category is itself divided into three subgroups: adenocarcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma and large cell undifferentiated. There are other forms, but they are much rarer.

Symptoms

Lung cancer may be present for several years without any symptoms are evident. However, the most common symptoms are: (more…)

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Breast Cancer

Thursday, December 24th, 2009

Breast cancer: what is it?
Breast Cancer

Breast cancer is the most diagnosed cancer among women around the world.1. It occurs most often after menopause. It is not the most deadly: lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer death among women.

One in 9 women may be suffering from breast cancer in her lifetime. Men may also be affected, but rarely. Less than 1% of cases of breast cancer affecting men.

The number of patients increased slightly but steadily over the past 3 decades. For cons, the mortality rate has steadily declined over the same period, thanks to advances in screening, diagnosis and treatment.

The breast consists of fat, glands and channels (see diagram cons). The glands arranged in lobules produce milk and canals (ducts) are used to transport the milk to the nipple. Breast tissue is influenced by hormones produced by women in varying amounts throughout their life (puberty, pregnancy, lactation). These hormones are estrogen and progesterone.

Cancer indicates the presence of abnormal cells. These abnormal cells multiply uncontrollably. Cancer cells can remain in the breast or spread throughout the body by the blood or lymphatic vessels. Most of the time, the progression of breast cancer takes many months and even years.

Types of Breast Cancer

There are different forms of breast cancer, each with an evolution of its own. They can be divided into two broad categories: non-invasive cancer or in situ, which only affects the milk ducts, and invasive cancer or invasive, spreading into the fatty breast tissue. (Note, that the cancer is invasive does not mean that form metastases, but it invades the tissue around the channels). (more…)

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Cancer of The Cervix

Thursday, December 24th, 2009

Cancer of The Cervix

The uterus is an organ of the genital tract of women. It is composed of two parts: the body and neck.

It is within the body of the uterus as the fetus develops after fertilization of an ovum by a spermatozoon
The cervix is the lower part of the body, it connects the body of the uterus with the vagina and the outside. It comes in the form of a thick-walled cylinder whose lumen is virtual in normal times.

* Part of the cervix is exposed to the vagina is called the ectocervix. The doctor can see through the use of a speculum inserted into the vagina and he dismisses the walls.
* The inner lining of the cervix is called the endocervix, it is hardly visible.

The cervix is a crossing point:

* At the time rules, it lets the menstrual blood flowing to the vagina and the outside;
* After intercourse, the cervix left back in seminal fluid containing sperm into the body of the uterus (and then to the fallopian tubes and ovaries may fertilize an egg).

If the semen is contaminated with germs, they can infect the female genitalia, vagina into the Fallopian tubes through the cervix;
* At the end of pregnancy the cervix is changing, and when the moment of childbirth, it disappears completely to let the baby and allow the birth.

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Brain Cancer

Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009

brain cancer

Causes of Brain cancer

The exact cause of cancer remains unknown. Is called a primary brain tumor that starts in the brain itself. It can spread to surrounding areas of the brain and destroy them. Breast cancer, lung, skin, or blood cells (leukemia or lymphoma) can also spread (metastasize) to the brain, causing metastatic brain cancer. These groups of cancerous cells may then multiply in a single region or in different parts of the brain.

Symptoms and Complications

Brain cancer causes symptoms when it pushes on the brain that destroys brain tissue. Symptoms depend on the size and location of the tumor, and the speed at which it multiplies. Although headaches are often a symptom of brain cancer, it is important to remember that most headaches are not caused by cancer but are caused by less serious conditions such as migraine or tension. Headaches caused by brain tumors are often severe, associated with nausea and vomiting and often worse early in the day. They can last long or occur intermittently.

Other symptoms include:

* Dizziness

* Impaired vision as double vision

* Impaired coordination

* Weakness or numbness on one side of body

* Seizures

* Changes in mood, senses, personality or feelings

* Impaired memory

* A state of confusion or difficulty concentrating

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