Archive for May, 2009


chemotherapy side effects

  chemotherapy drug Cancer refers to the uncontrolled growth of cells combined with malignant behavior – invasion and metastasis. It seams that the cause of the condition is a combination of genetic predisposition and the exposure to some environmental toxins. Basically, the chemotherapy drug’s functioning principle is to impair cell division (mitosis), targeting rapidly-dividing cells. [...]

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chemotherapy protocol

  oral chemotherapy Breast chemotherapy refers to the treatment applied to patients who suffer from breast cancer. The treatment aims at reducing the tumor size and at killing the cells with a rapid multiplication rate. Various kinds of breast chemotherapy can be identified depending on the drug combination chosen by the doctor. Correct information on [...]

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chemotherapy patients

  chemotherapy treatment Cancer patients may have no other choice but to resort to chemotherapy in order to treat their illness. In oncology, adjuvant chemotherapy plays an important role particularly in combination with other cancer treatments. Adjuvant chemotherapy is an additional treatment given to the patient after surgery to help prevent any cancerous cells that [...]

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Breast cancer Chemotherapy

Breast chemotherapy refers to the treatment applied to patients who suffer from breast cancer. Its purpose is to kill or to reduce in size the tumor consisting of cells that multiply very quickly compared to the normal rate of multiplication of normal cells. Breast chemotherapy can be of very many kinds depending on the combination [...]

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How do You Insert Contact Lenses Properly?

If you wear glasses or have recently been diagnosed with a vision problem (such as astigmatism, myopia, presbyopia or something else) that requires corrective lenses, you may be considering using contact lenses.

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Alternative Therapies In Health Medicine Are Popular But Not Officially Recognized

Though alternative therapies in health medicine are gaining in popularity among society at large there is as yet insufficient evidence available that can help the established medical fraternity authorize or validate its use. This means that alternative therapies in health medicine continue to remain largely unproven therapies (at least, scientifically) that are being used nevertheless [...]

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adjuvant chemotherapy

  chemotherapy treatment Melanoma is a type of cancer that affects the skin and is recognized by the dark spots that appear on the dermis. In order to treat melanoma, diagnostic tests must first be completed and then the cancer team will be able to recommend one or maybe more treatment options. Melanoma chemotherapy is [...]

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Alternative Medicine Health Insurance Companies Need To Keep Pace With Rapid Demand

There is a growing trend that people today have become more aware about the benefits of using alternative medicines and are opting for such medicines instead of taking the normal route which is to take prescription medicines to cure all their ills. In fact, there is a noticeable shift in people’s choices that sees an [...]

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