#BRCA Testing And Cancer Genetic Counseling

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BRCA Testing And Cancer Genetic CounselingThe BRCA (BRCA1 and BRCA2) stands for #Breast Cancer susceptibility gene. They are types of genes known as tumor suppressor genes. With BRCA testing, doctors and nurses understand the stress and worry that can come with the threat of cancer in the family. While regular checkups with the doctor and cancer screening tools are necessary, there is another way to prepare and weigh the risks of cancer.
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Are Vegetable Oils Cancerogenic?

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Not all things associated with vegetable means healthy. It is indeed true in the case of vegetable oils. Given that these days, an average person 

healthy meal- Photo taken by Wainaina Wanyoike

consumes processed foods at rapid rates that are indeed alarming, it is also a must for the public to discover the danger of omega-6 vegetable oils.
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Tips On How To Cope With Cancer

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 As most people will tell you when broaching the topic of death -- it's not the being dead that bothers people so much. It's the process of dying. This definitely holds true with cancer. People fear this disease because of the extreme pain, hair loss, alienation, and other ills associated with the it. Here is some important information about cancer.

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Hyperthermia as a Cancer Treatment

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temperature distribution induced by a Sigma-60 hyperthermia applicator.Although many alternative cancer therapies are available, hyperthermia continues to be one of the more promising. Cancer cells are very susceptible to heat, so using hyperthermia can not only reduce the size of tumors, but it also can kill cancer cells.

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Prostate Cancer

Published in urology

brachytherapy radiation treatment of prostateThe prostate is a glandular organ that is normally about 3 cm long (slightly more than 1 inch) and lies at the neck of the bladder and in front of the rectum. The prostate produces a thin, milky fluid that is added to the sperm at the time of ejaculation. It surrounds the urethra, which is a tubular structure that carries sperm and urine out of the penis, therefore prostate diseases often affect urination, ejaculation, and rarely defecation.

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Retinoblastoma

Published in Opthalmology

fundus retinoblastomaRetinoblastoma is the most common primary ocular malignancy (eye cancer) of childhood. The tumor develops from the immature retina - the part of the eye responsible for detecting light and color.

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Inflammatory breast Cancer (IBC)

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Breast cancer is something that most people especially women really think they know about; look for lumps, have mamograms, visit the doctor for checks, but none of these can save you from IBC. Truth is even most doctors fail in diagnosing it early. How many types of breast cancer do did know? Do you know about IBC?

 

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