Category Archives: Disease Management

Receiving a diagnosis of cancer is often regarded as a life-changing event.  Cancer is strongly associated with extensive treatments, frequent visits to the hospital, and modifications in lifestyle behaviors.  There is also the fear that one’s life may be shortened due to the presence of cancer.  For some individuals, this fear of cancer may be ...click here to read more

Diabetes mellitus type 2, also known as non-insulin-dependent diabetes, pertains to the metabolic disorder that is characterized by a high level of blood sugar and resistance to insulin, which is the pancreatic hormone responsible in the metabolism of carbohydrates.  Type 2 diabetes is generally differentiated from type 1 diabetes based on the need for insulin ...click here to read more

Prostate cancer involves the abnormal proliferation of cells of the prostate gland, which is the main organ responsible for the production of fluid that constitutes the semen. Prostate cancer initially presents with symptoms involving frequent urination, as well as the production of blood in the urine. Cancer of the prostate generally affects men of advanced ...click here to read more

Most of us have been touched by cancer in some way and have been exposed to the warnings about common signs and symptoms of the devastating disease. However, cancer development does not always present itself with common symptoms; sometimes the signs are passed off as other ailments. To reduce your cancer risk it is important ...click here to read more

Cancer is considered as a life-changing condition that physically, mentally, and emotionally affects a person. It also influences the quality of life of an individual, especially when pain and immobilization occur with disease progression. Cancer has claimed the lives of millions of people around the world and thus various biomedical scientists and researchers have focused ...click here to read more

Cancer is one of the most severe diseases that could ever affect the human population, resulting in the death of millions of people around the world. Receiving a positive diagnosis for cancer can be devastating, especially when the patient does not fully understand the concept of cancer development. There may be questions in a patient’s ...click here to read more

If you are a cancer survivor you know that cancer prevention can consume your life. However, recent research shows that approximately half of all cancer survivors die of non-cancer causes. This new research shows that cancer survivors should not only worry about new cancer development but should also be concerned with taking preventative steps to ...click here to read more

There have been many warnings about the negative impact of sugar consumption on our health; however, recent research has uncovered another reason we should all fight that craving for sweets. Medical research suggests that sugar is toxic and assists in cancer development. One Harvard professor has gone as far as to state that if we ...click here to read more

When someone is diagnosed with cancer, naturally the first reaction is shock and fear. Oncologists say these emotions are normally followed by questions like, “Where do we go from here? How do we treat it?” Attacking those cancer cells is top priority, but when cell exhaustion becomes an issue, it appears that the battle becomes ...click here to read more

The idea of living with cancer can be challenging enough but did you know that feeling stressed out or anxious can further aggravate cancer? In a recent medical report published in the journal Public Library of Science (PLoS), the influence of stress and anxiety was shown to increase the number of cancer cells, thus inducing ...click here to read more

Many of us have heard for a long time that vitamin D is good for our bone health, but over the last 15 years scientists have broadened their research into D and have discovered a strong connection with cancer risk. Some of the most promising research to date is in relation to breast cancer. Researchers ...click here to read more