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Ovarian Cancer - Death by Side Effects of Treatments

by Gregory D Pawelski

This is an account of the author's wife's treatment for recurring ovarian cancer. He concludes that his wife's cancer treatment varied tremendously depending on which hospital she ...

Photodynamic Therapy for Cancer

by Lev G Fedyniak

This article focuses on the use of PhotoDynamic Therapy (PDT) for illnesses and diseases. This treatment by light, unlike ultraviolet, infrared and the highly concentrated light of...

Physical Activity and Cancer

by Lisa Saffron

When weighing up the risk of cancer from food, it's not only what you put into your body that matters, although the type and quantity of food certainly contribute to cancer risk. H...

Preventing Prostate Cancer Through Diet

by David Taylor

Prostate gland problems affects 30% of men aged 20-40, 50% of men by 60, rising to 80% by 80, and prostate cancer is the second most common cause of cancer death in men in the UK. ...

Prostate Cancer - Natural Prevention Strategies and Information for Females

by Aris Antoniou

Men tend to ignore health problems until it is too late. Women are far more likely to visit a doctor when they are sick, whilst men wait and hope that their symptoms disappear. Thi...

Prostate Problems and Elevated Oestrogen

by Mike Menkes

This article looks at prostate problems and the release of the hormone oestrogen, which is produced in small quantities in men, as a by-product of the testosterone conversion proce...

Raw Food Diet for Health

by Dr Kristine Nolfi

Before I realised the actual importance of raw vegetable food, my attitude was exactly the same as that of other doctors – to treat the symptoms of the disease without thinking...

Remission in a Case of Rectal Cancer Treated with Herbal Medicines

by Dr Ranjitsinh Solanki

This article discusses a case study diagnosed with rectal cancer who refused conventional radiotherapy and chemotherapy on recurrence of the tumour and opted for alternative therap...

Researching Cancer on the World Wide Web

by Mike Howell

If you have access to a computer and the WWW then you have the ability to find a seemingly endless number of web sites that offer advice and information about all forms of cancer. ...

The Gerson Therapy

by June Butlin

In conventional terms there are many cancers, many causes, but few cures. Chemotherapy (drug based) with its extensive side effects including nausea, leukaemia and sterility is r...

The Integrated Treatment of Cancer in Chinese Hospitals

by Henry McGrath

This article focuses on Chinese Herbal medicine and studies conducted at the Herbal Medicine Oncology Clinic in the Nanjing Hospital in China, by students of the UK-based College o...

The Life and Cancer Protecting Properties of Sunlight

by Richard Hobday

Although recent health campaigns have stressed the dangers of sunbathing and emphasized the connection between sun exposure and skin cancer, Egyptian, Greek, Roman and Islamic medi...

The Role of IP6 in Cancer Prevention

by Marcus Webb,

The article focuses studies by Dr Shamsuddin, Professor of Pathology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, and his work with markers for pre-cancerous changes. He has f...

The Role of Nutrition in Cancer Prevention and Treatment

by Sandra Goodman PhD

This article seeks to open the eyes of those physicians who unfairly criminalize nutrition as an effective cancer treatment methodology and presents detailed worldwide research fin...

The Truth About Breast Cancer

by Extract from Rachel\'s Environment and Health Weekly

Extract from Rachel's Environment and Health Weekly Cancer occurs when a cell goes haywire and starts multiplying uncontrollably. Modern cancer theory says a cancer is initiated wh...

The Weight of Evidence

by Lisa Saffron

During the last year, I have been looking closely at the evidence behind the theory that food produced by intensive agriculture increases the risk of cancer and that people can r...

Touch as a Therapeutic Tool

by Mary Martin

Mary Martin discusses the value of touch as a therapeutic tool in cancer treatment. Western medicine is highly dependent on technology and has become a far less touching profession...

Treatment Options for Cancer Patients

by Patricia Peat

The author, a Cancer Nurse Specialist with 15 years' experience, provides an overview of cancer treatment choices, both orthodox and alternative, so that cancer sufferers are more ...

Vitamin C and Cancer - Storm of Controversy

by Nicholas Calvino DC and Stephen Levine

According to The World Health Organization, there will be more than ten million documented new cases of cancer next year. Since 1971 over $1 trillion has been spent on conventional...