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Alternative Treatments for Cancer

Monday, August 30th, 2010

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Traditional medicine is the main word about cancer treatments and radiotherapy techniques are the most effective method is known today. While annoying and destructive, its effectiveness is recognized and is applied when the state of the patient’s body becomes necessary.

But while conventional medicine is fundamental, cancer is not cured just by taking drugs. Alternative medicine has a role to play in this regard that can reduce the symptoms of cancer or even getting it to disappear in combination with conventional treatments.

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Watercress can Combat Cancer

Friday, August 27th, 2010

watercress can combat cancer

If you’re a regular reader of our blog and you are aware of investigations being carried out with anti-cancer foods and plants, you know that it is common that each week is found that a compound x in certain plant can prevent or fight cancer. Just talk about it today, because a team of British researchers has found that watercress may fight cancer.

This is an investigation that was conducted by Professor Graham Packham of Cancer Research UK Centre of the University of Southampton, has published research in the British Journal of Nutrition in highlighting the properties of watercress for cancer.

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Fish Oil Fights Breast Cancer

Monday, August 23rd, 2010

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Over time, the omega-3 fatty acids have become one of the nutrients recommended by nutritionists. These compounds are associated with an enormous amount of benefits, and conventional medicine includes treatments of fish oil supplements to treat multiple diseases.

According to a team of researchers would be able to add to the list of breast cancer, apparently because fish oil supplementation would be associated with treatment of this disease. According to experts these supplements protect the body by reducing the inflammatory response itself.

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Bitter Melon to Fight Cancer?

Friday, August 20th, 2010

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Bitter melon is not as rich as the melon tracicional, though culturally in tropical regions is a highly prized fruit. It is used extensively in these regions of the planet and has been successfully exported to several countries, which is world known and easily accessible.

Now, researchers at the University of Colorado at St. Louis research published in the journal Cancer Research where they have studied the properties of bitter melon extract, reaching the conclusion that this fruit can be used to fight breast cancer if is consumed regularly.

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Golden Flax Benefits

Monday, August 16th, 2010

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Golden Flax owes its name from it comes from a plant that bears its name: the linen. This plant is extracted mainly two products, one is flax fiber that comes from the stem of this plant, and another is its seed. Both are responsible for the benefits of golden flax.

The World’s Healthiest Foods mentions each of the benefits of golden flax health, which ensure that this food will become a preferred food in many households worldwide.

Among the properties of flax are a high component gold omega 3, protein and fiber. These are present in various kinds of bread, which processors use this seed to give a pleasant taste and healthy bread. However, to exploit these properties is recommended to consume as one of our food. That is, in isolation.

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Soy to Prevent Breast Cancer

Friday, August 13th, 2010

soy to prevent breast cancer

The benefits of soy in relation to cancer and are known to science for some time, and recently made an investigation highlighted its importance in preventing colon cancer. In this case, we are on the same line of cancer prevention, but this time in relation to breast cancer.

Breast cancer, one of the most common among women, and one that takes more victims each year can be prevented to some degree with proper nutrition and a healthy lifestyle. Among the foods to prevent breast cancer find soybeans, which once again demonstrates its usefulness to health.

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Blueberry Protects You from Breast Cancer

Monday, August 9th, 2010

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The effect on memory and the circulatory system of blueberries are well known. Moreover, this result stands out as an excellent antibacterial agent against urinary type infections, so it is recommended for use in cases of cystitis. However, the horizon continues to expand its medicinal uses, and in this case stand out for strengthening the defense against cancer.

Preliminary research published in the journal Phytotherapy Research suggests that antioxidants found in cranberries can stop the spread of breast cancer.

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Breast Self Examination

Monday, August 2nd, 2010

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Breast cancer is one of the leading causes of death among women. It is characterized by rapid and abnormal growth of breast tissue cells.

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Not usually have any symptoms, especially in its early stages, so the only way to tell is from medical examinations or self-examination.

And the figures in this respect, are chilling. For example, market two minutes, is diagnosed with breast cancer, somewhere in the world and one of every eight women who reach 85 years of age, have developed some type of breast tumor at some point in their lives.

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Breast Cancer: Drink Three Cups of Tea a Day

Thursday, July 29th, 2010

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Often the process of prevention to avoid the development of some diseases like breast cancer are so easy to follow that neither take into account. I mean, a new study indicates that only drink three cups of tea a day greatly limited the chances of developing breast cancer in young women.

The possibilities of developing a tumor decreased to 37 percent in women under 50 who drink at least three cups of tea a day.

Researchers believe that the properties of tea to prevent cancer have better effects on the types of tumors that usually develop in younger women. Risk factors for developing the disease ranging from overweight to have a history of several women in the family who suffered breast cancer.

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Foods that Prevent Breast Cancer

Monday, July 26th, 2010

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Breast cancer is undoubtedly one of the most common cancers, is associated primarily with women, but may also occur in men.

The news of this disease do not stop, the progress on cure and prevention does not stop generating news. In this case, some research suggests that there are some foods that may decrease the risk of breast cancer, these are:

  • Yellow-orange vegetables: are those with beta-carotene.
  • Cruciferous vegetables: radishes, broccoli, cauliflower, kohlrabi, cabbage, turnips and turnip greens. All these show indole-3-carbinol, which in women decreases the levels of a type of estrogen that is what could potentially cancer. (more…)
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