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Tomato Rich Diet Could Help Protect Against Breast Cancer

Tomato Rich Diet Could Help Protect Against Breast Cancer With the overwhelming numbers of women navigating their way through each breast cancer diagnosis, it is promising to learn that a tomato rich diet could help protect against breast cancer. Studies from the American Cancer Society, the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine and others, are demonstrating […]

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5 New Findings You Should Know About Vitamin D

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5 New Findings You Should Know About Vitamin D Vitamin D has many health benefits and a diet including high levels of vitamin D can improve functioning in many different areas of life. Here are five new findings you might not know about vitamin D. Vitamin D Can Help Reduce the Risk of Cancer According

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Why This Gorgeous 29 Year Old Woman Is Ending Her Life

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Why This Gorgeous 29 Year Old Woman Is Ending Her Life Brittany Maynard is a brave young woman who has found herself in the most tragic of circumstances. Right after her wedding, she began to experience terrible headaches and went to get some testing done. Her diagnosis was like a nightmare…terminal brain cancer. After surgery

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4 New Substances Added To List Of Carcinogens

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4 New Substances Added To List Of Carcinogens We now have even more to worry about when it comes to our health. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has released a new list of carcinogens that includes one known carcinogen and three likely carcinogens. Below, you’ll find more information about each of

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Why You Should Avoid Drinking Warm Water

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Why You Should Avoid Drinking Warm Water Every human being is very aware of the body’s most basic and essential need to consume water to survive, and understanding this fact makes it difficult to comprehend the old saying: “Don’t drink the water”. Today, there is actually merit to this old saying when it comes to

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A Look at What Cancer Did To One Couple Through A Husbands Lens

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A Look at What Cancer Did To One Couple Through A Husbands Lens Angelo Merendino was devastated by his wife Jennifer’s breast cancer diagnosis. Just five months prior, they’d been celebrating their wedding with friends and family members in New York’s beautiful Central Park. Merendino chose to deal with his pain by documenting the process

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What Cancers Are Hereditary?

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What Cancers Are Hereditary? As science discovers more and more about the genetic mutations that cause cancer, medicine can begin determining the likelihood of developing cancer before the actual cancer even develops. Here are the top five cancers that can be inherited compared to the top five without a serious genetic component. Top Five Cancers

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5 Reasons Your Breasts Hurt

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5 Reasons Your Breasts Hurt Breast pain or soreness, technically called mastalgia, is not uncommon in women, especially in women under the age of 50. In most cases, mastalgia is not serious. For instance, sore breasts rarely indicate cancer. You should see your doctor, though, if you experience severe breast pain, if breast pain lasts

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The Truth About Cervical Cancer

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The Truth About Cervical Cancer Spanish Version: La Verdad Sobre El Cáncer De Cuello Uterino Cervical cancer is a major threat to women’s health worldwide. Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer in women. According to the American Cancer Society, around 12,300 people will be diagnosed with cervical cancer and around four thousand will

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Prevention is Quite Better Than Cure for Cervical Cancer

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According to the World Health Organization, cervical cancer is the reason for the death of around 2, 70,000 women around the world every year. It is the second most common cancer followed by breast cancer among women. Cause of cervical cancer HPV (Human Papilloma Virus) is the main cause of cervical cancer. Out of

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Is Your Underwire Bra Killing You?

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Is Your Underwire Bra Killing You? There is a lot of misinformation out there, from media outlets and internet postings to entire movements about being bra-free. Most of them say that people shouldn’t’ wear bras 24/7, that we’re not meant to. All of these sources, and more, contain rumors about the potential dangers of antiperspirants

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Soy: Healthy Or Harmful?

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Soy: Healthy Or Harmful? You’d be hard-pressed to go to a supermarket and not find a wide variety of soy products available. Soy has permeated every aisle, from soy cheese and tofu to soy milk and edamame. Soybeans are a controversial part of the pea family. Some reports say they help manage some medical conditions

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Reduce Your Cancer Risk In Half With Following These Tips

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Reduce Your Cancer Risk In Half With Following These Tips Vitamins do more than simply keep the body functional, they may also reduce your cancer risk for 30, 40, or even 50 percent. One study found that calcium and vitamin supplements can reduce the risk of cancer. Calcium supplements may help DNA mechanisms that are

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Natural Treatments for Multiple Myeloma

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Natural Treatments for Multiple Myeloma Multiple myeloma is a cancer of your plasma cells, a type of white blood cell present in your bone marrow. Bone pain related to multiple lytic lesions is the most common symptom. However, many patients are diagnosed incidentally while being evaluated for unrelated problems, and one third of patients are

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Top 12 Evidence-Based Health Benefits of Turmeric

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Turmeric is an herbal seasoning often added to recipes for the golden color and delicious flavor it gives to food. It grows wild in the forests of South and Southeast Asia and is one of the key ingredients in many Asian dishes, it’s also what makes prepared mustard it’s distinctive color. The turmeric plant also

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Health Benefits Of Turmeric Milk (and Recipe!)

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Health Benefits Of Turmeric Milk (and Recipe!) Turmeric is an herb often addressed as ‘queen of spices.’ It’s also known as curcuma longa, it has a peppery aroma, golden color, and sharp taste. Milk combined with turmeric does wonders for your health, this trick has been used to treat ailments for ages. Per the Journal

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Skin Cancer Information that Could Save Your Life

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Non-melanoma is the most common type of skin cancer, this group of cancers includes all types of skin cancer except malignant melanoma, which develops from melanocytes. CAUSES OF SKIN CANCER:• Excessive exposure to ultraviolet radiation (UV) the main source of which is sunlight. The degree of exposure to radiation depends on the intensity of light,

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Warning Signs of Cancer

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Warning Signs of Cancer: By Nima Shei, MD Edited by Stephanie Dawson Cancer is a strange disease: Cancer cells are mysterious, they show all kind of erratic behavior. They are strange, because almost every cell has the potential to become cancerous, but many cells are too modest to become a monster. Even our approach to

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