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World Health Day 2018: This is how you can prevent Cancer even if it runs in your family!

World Health Day 2018: This is how you can prevent Cancer even if it runs in your family!

According to health experts, Cancer can be caused by genetic mutations and its risk can multiply if it runs in your family. Cancer can be caused by abnormal genes that get passed to the next generations by those affected. In such a case, it is not cancer which is inherited but the abnormal genes, which may […]

Researchers develop virtual cancer tissue biobank

Researchers develop virtual cancer tissue biobank

SYDNEY: Australian researchers said on Monday that they have developed the first virtual platform of its kind for storing 3D copies of human cancer tissues, providing what they say is a novel way for accessing information to help treat the disease. “The Virtual Biobank will digitise and help speed up the process of accessing vital […]

Texas Oncology Cancer Prevention Series: I Don’t Have Cancer – So Why am I Seeing an Oncologist?

Texas Oncology Cancer Prevention Series: I Don’t Have Cancer – So Why am I Seeing an Oncologist?

Hematology is the specialty that addresses blood disorders. It is an area that does not get much publicity, but is one where many patients need the services of a specialist. This month, Dr. Muffaddal Morkas discusses the specialty of hematology and its interaction with oncology. Vivek S. Kavadi, M.D. By Muffaddal Morkas If you ask […]

6 CANCER CAUSERS AT HOME YOU SHOULD GET RID OF

6 CANCER CAUSERS AT HOME YOU SHOULD GET RID OF

With time we have made our homes our castles, at least that’s what we think, because the times have change radically and now there are more dangers in our homes than outside of them. There is quite lot information shared on the internet about the infamousformaldehyde, methylene and chloride nitrobenzene – all carcinogens that can […]

How To Starve Cancer To Death By Removing This One Thing From Your Diet

How To Starve Cancer To Death By Removing This One Thing From Your Diet

There are many factors that cause the cancer rates to rise, and their range is huge from emotions to the environment around us. But the main factor is the food we consume, because what we insert in our body is what radiates out and if we cut only this one thing from out daily diet, […]

Houston Area Great American Cookies Locations Raise Over $100,000

SUGAR LAND: Global Franchise Group (GFG), the Franchisor of Great American Cookies, Pretzelmaker  partnered with The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) as a Special Friend for their Light The Night Campaign in the fight against cancer.  GFG’s “A Bite for the Fight”; fundraising campaign will reach $1 million this year to support The Leukemia & […]

IACAN Promotes a Healthy Lifestyle for Survivorship

By Radha Rani Dixit HOUSTON: The Indian American Cancer Network held an informative community educational outreach event at India House on Sunday, November 9 entitled Everything a Cancer Survivor and His/Her Family Should Know about Healthy Living. Kanchan Kabad, president of IACAN introduced the event by reiterating the goals and vision of the organization.  The […]

CANCER CURE & PREVENTION SERIES: Breast Cancer Screening: Essential for All Ages

Most of us have a family member or close friend who has been diagnosed with this dreaded disease that affects so many women. The good news is that breast cancer is highly treatable and often curable. Treatment usually involves some combination of surgery, radiation therapy, chemotherapy and hormonal therapy. Coordination of care amongst the various […]

CANCER CURE & PREVENTION SERIES: Prostate Cancer: The Silent Killer

In the next series of topics, we will explore specific cancers. The first of these is prostate cancer. Prostate cancer is not only a very common cancer but one of the few, where there are several choices of treatment for early to intermediate disease. In most cancer types, the oncologists taking care of the patient […]

Children’s Health Update Help End Childhood Cancer

Children’s Health Update  Help End Childhood Cancer

Cancer is the leading cause of death by disease in children and adolescents, according to the National Cancer Institute, yet funding for pediatric cancer research falls far below that for adult cancers. You can help stop this disease in its tracks—in a surprisingly simple way. During Pediatric Cancer Awareness Month in September, Stripes Convenience Stores […]