Diagnosing Leukemia Chronic leukemia is sometimes discovered during routine blood tests—before any symptoms appear. If your doctor suspects leukemia based on your symptoms or lab results, you may undergo the following diagnostic tests: 1. Physical Exam Your doctor will check … Continue reading Leukemia: Diagnosis and Treatment
Leukemia is cancer of the body’s blood-forming tissues, including the bone marrow and the lymphatic system. Many types of leukemia exist. Some forms of leukemia are more common in children. Other forms of leukemia occur mostly in adults. Leukemia usually … Continue reading Leukemia: Symptoms and Causes
If you haven’t seen kvass at the grocery store, chances are you soon will. Already produced in places like Brooklyn and Pennsylvania, kvass is quickly catching up with kombucha as the hottest probiotic drink. Kvass is a traditional fermented beverage … Continue reading Kvass: A Beverage with Probiotic and Cancer-Fighting Benefits
It’s no secret that the sun (in moderate doses) provides all sorts of health benefits, including helping our bodies manufacture vital vitamin D. With warmer weather right around the corner, though, many people are looking for the best sunscreens to … Continue reading Best Sunscreens of 2022 (And Toxic Ones to Avoid)
An emergence of new therapies to treat stomach cancer has received FDA approval in recent years, according to Dr. Lionel Kankeu Fonkoua, a Mayo Clinic oncologist. Over the last year, immunotherapy has been incorporated into the treatment for stomach cancer. … Continue reading Using the Immune System to Treat Stomach Cancer
Dr. Seker is the CEO and co-founder of MOLLI Surgical. When people are faced with a cancer diagnosis, they suddenly find themselves needing to learn a whole new medical vocabulary while simultaneously coping with their own emotions and those of … Continue reading Improving Breast Cancer Outcomes for Women of Color
Carrots are considered to be one of the most important cultivated vegetable crops in history and the most popular root vegetable worldwide. Whether they are eaten raw, cooked or as carrot juice, people from nearly every culture have consumed carrots … Continue reading Top 7 Ways Carrots (and Carrot Juice!) Benefit Your Body
After her diagnosis, she took the advice of her oncologists at the Cleveland Clinic and underwent a mastectomy followed by many rounds of chemotherapy. I can still remember seeing my mom’s hair fall out and thinking she had aged 10 years … Continue reading 10 Natural Cancer Treatments to Consider
When it comes to the organs you know you’re supposed to monitor, your heart, brain, and colon probably jump to the top of your mind. Your pancreas? Not so much. But the late Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek brought some much … Continue reading Pancreatic Cancer Symptoms – 8 Surprising Signs Men Should Know
If you are facing a terminal illness or have a loved one who is nearing death, the question as to whether or not death is painful has likely entered your mind. This may be particularly so if the illness has already … Continue reading Is Death Painful? Managing End of Life Pain
Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is the most common type of lung cancer, accounting for about 80% to 85% of all cases of lung cancer.1 There are different stages of NSCLC; higher-numbered stages indicate that the cancer has spread further … Continue reading Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Overview and More
The reishi mushroom is an edible type of medicinal fungus that has been used for its healing abilities for thousands of years and fits the definition of a true superfood. Also known as Ling Zhi in Chinese, these mushrooms are anti-inflammatory and tied to longevity, … Continue reading Reishi Mushroom Benefits, Uses, Dosage and Side Effects
Finding ways to kill cancer stem cells has been one of the holy grails in cancer research. While this is a target of biotechnology companies working on cancer treatment, scientists have already discovered dietary factors (cancer stem cell-killing foods) that … Continue reading Top 5 Cancer Stem Cell-Killing Foods (From a Pioneering MD)
We know that legumes, nuts and seeds can be some of the healthiest superfoods around when consumed in moderation, and one of the better nuts for health is the walnut. Walnuts nutrition has been shown to help fight depression, improve brain … Continue reading Black Walnut Benefits, Uses and Nutrition Facts
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