Anyone that goes through chemotherapy, knows how brutal the process is on their body as well as their minds. A beating from a bully might be better than going through chemotherapy. The reason being is that you can make a full recovery from your wounds sooner and with more vigor. Personally I prefer neither but would probably choose the latter. When seeking chemotherapy treatment, you are essentially trying to kill … [Read more...]
Are Birth Defects Associated With Lorazepam?
When you read the title of the page, one might become concerned especially if you use this medication. The concern is if you are pregnant or want to get pregnant. Your unborn child should get every chance at a healthy birth. You begin with monitoring what you eat, your surrounding environment and even your schedule. For the next nine months and even after birth, your focus is the health of the child. Most of all, this … [Read more...]
Is Chemotherapy Worth It?
Cancer by far is our worst enemy. Forget about guns because you can heal quickly from a gun wound. Cancer is one of those diseases that kills you from the inside. It lurks within your body undetected until one day you go to the doctor for a check-up and something came back abnormal. Once the prognosis is there, the next dreaded word is chemotherapy (#chemo). The word is out on chemo and how devastating it actually is. It … [Read more...]
Evolution of Breast Cancer Treatment
More and more people today are surviving Breast Cancer. This cancer used to be a death sentence among women but with research and financial backing, large strides are being made and the best has yet to come. There was a time when the standard approach was a radical mastectomy, which involved removal of not just the breast, but all the lymph nodes in the armpit and underlying muscles in the chest wall. That was what you … [Read more...]
Cancer Side Effects
Anyone who has survived cancer as a child has his whole life ahead of them. One would think that the worst is behind them. A new study has shown that over time, that is not the case. Adults who survived childhood cancer are facing a new health challenge: premature aging. As more survivors reach their 30s and 40s, researchers are noticing health problems more common to much older people, such as frailty and serious memory … [Read more...]
Save the Tatas
I am a true supporter of saving breasts. I found it hard to phantom that one in eight women will develop breast cancer at some point in her life. That number is just astonishing to me. We need to do more to help with the fight against breast cancer. Here are some recommended tips from experts on increasing the chances of fighting or preventing breast cancer. We have come along way but need a farther distance to go. A … [Read more...]
Proton Beam Therapy Controversy
At what cost is your health worth when it comes to prostate cancer? That is the fight going on between insurance companies and patients. Health insurers are pushing back against one of medicine's most expensive technologies amid growing evidence it may not be better for patients than cheaper options. At least three major insurers have recently decided to stop covering proton beam therapy for early stage prostate cancer or … [Read more...]
Methotrexate for Cancer
Methotrexate (MTX, Amethopterin) is an antimetabolite and antifolate drug. That is what doctors will tell you. Let’s clarify it. An antimetabolite if taken literally is a chemical that inhibits or prevents the use of metabolite. Now, a metabolite is a chemical used in the process of metabolism which is the way your body functions on the cellular level. Methotrexate is also an antifolate drug because it inhibits the use … [Read more...]