Medications For Eczema Pose Cancer Risks
by Evelyn Lim.Astellas Pharma U.S., Inc, manufacturer of Protopic (tacrolimus), is now facing several lawsuits that the drug may cause cancer. Protopic has been on the market for the last five years as a topical medication for eczema. Since its launch, both Pro...
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Can What You Eat Really Affect Skin Cancer?
by Louise Forrest.Skin cancer is something we are all well aware of. The dangers are constantly around us, and we are led to believe that the only way we can possibly get skin cancer, is if we expose our skin to too much sunlight without wearing protection. However, t...
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Mesothelioma Cancer and Asbestos
by Riley Hendersen.Many people have never heard of mesothelioma cancer because it is rare. According to the National Cancer Institute, about 2,000 new cases are diagnosed in the United States each year. Compare that to 213,380 lung cancer cases the Institute predicts w...
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Best Prostate Cancer Tips
by Helen Hecker.The prostate gland is part of the male reproductive system. Cancer that grows in the prostate gland is called prostate cancer. Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths among men in the U.S.Men, who are younger than 40, are rarely ...
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Recognizing Breast Cancer Symptoms
by Riley Hendersen.The statistics are staggering; one in eight women in the United States has either had or will have breast cancer during her lifetime. The National Breast Cancer Foundation predicts that over two-hundred thousand women and nearly two-thousand men will...
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Prostate Cancer - Your Quick Guide
by Helen Hecker.The prostate gland is located just beneath the bladder and in front of the rectum. Although one man in six will be diagnosed with prostate cancer during his lifetime, only one man in 34 will die of the disease. About 80 percent of men who reach the a...
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Prostate Problem & Prostate Cancer
by Helen Hecker.Prostate cancer is the third most common cause of death from cancer in men of all ages and is the most common cause of death from cancer in men over 75 years old. At an advanced age, the risks of surgery for prostate cancer or other more radical trea...
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Mesothelioma: The Incurable Cancer
by John Porter."A disease in which cancer (malignant) cells are found in the sac lining the chest (the pleura), the lining of the abdominal cavity (the peritoneum) or the lining around the heart (the pericardium)." This is the actual definition of Mesothelioma as s...
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