Prostate Cancer, Esophageal Cancer and Chemo
On Prostate Cancer
'A team of American researchers have developed a "risk calculator" that they say is a better tool for predicting a man's odds of developing prostate cancer than prostate-specific antigen (PSA) blood testing alone.
The calculator -- posted online for use by both patients and physicians -- adds age, race, family history of prostate cancer, prior biopsy findings, and digital rectal exam (DRE) results into the mix alongside PSA levels, to assess a man's risk before having a new biopsy.' (MedicineNet).
On Esophagel Cancer
'The clinical picture of esophageal cancer is changing, and so is the traditionally bleak prognosis for the disease, new research suggests...
[T]he new research shows that with surgical treatment, patients with the malignancy have a much better chance for survival than patients had in the past.' (MedicineNet).
On Chemo
'Because cancer cells may grow and divide more rapidly than normal cells, many anticancer drugs are made to kill growing cells. But certain normal, healthy cells also multiply quickly, and chemotherapy can affect these cells, too. This damage to normal cells causes side effects. The fast-growing, normal cells most likely to be affected are blood cells forming in the bone marrow and cells in the digestive tract (mouth, stomach, intestines, esophagus), reproductive system (sexual organs), and hair follicles. Some anticancer drugs may affect cells of vital organs, such as the heart, kidney, bladder, lungs, and nervous system.' (MedicineNet).
Beta Guard is a good natural choice for those underdoing chemo. It was formulated by the late Dr Arthur Furst, considered to be the father of oral chemotherapy.
'A team of American researchers have developed a "risk calculator" that they say is a better tool for predicting a man's odds of developing prostate cancer than prostate-specific antigen (PSA) blood testing alone.
The calculator -- posted online for use by both patients and physicians -- adds age, race, family history of prostate cancer, prior biopsy findings, and digital rectal exam (DRE) results into the mix alongside PSA levels, to assess a man's risk before having a new biopsy.' (MedicineNet).
On Esophagel Cancer
'The clinical picture of esophageal cancer is changing, and so is the traditionally bleak prognosis for the disease, new research suggests...
[T]he new research shows that with surgical treatment, patients with the malignancy have a much better chance for survival than patients had in the past.' (MedicineNet).
On Chemo
'Because cancer cells may grow and divide more rapidly than normal cells, many anticancer drugs are made to kill growing cells. But certain normal, healthy cells also multiply quickly, and chemotherapy can affect these cells, too. This damage to normal cells causes side effects. The fast-growing, normal cells most likely to be affected are blood cells forming in the bone marrow and cells in the digestive tract (mouth, stomach, intestines, esophagus), reproductive system (sexual organs), and hair follicles. Some anticancer drugs may affect cells of vital organs, such as the heart, kidney, bladder, lungs, and nervous system.' (MedicineNet).
Beta Guard is a good natural choice for those underdoing chemo. It was formulated by the late Dr Arthur Furst, considered to be the father of oral chemotherapy.
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