CANCER AND PRECANCER PREVENTION: ORAL LEUKOPLAKIA PREVENTION
July 25th, 2011
Leukoplakia is a condition characterized by white patches of tissue inside the mouth that are known to be premalignant. The major risk factors for leukoplakia are tobacco use, alcohol use, dietary factors, and the chewing of betel nuts. The highest rates of oral cancer are seen in India, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, New Guinea, the Philippines, [...]
EVENING PRIMROSE OIL AND CANCER
January 30th, 2011
One of the exciting possibilities for evening primrose oil lies in its use in treating cancer. The aim of using evening primrose oil in the treatment of cancer is to normalize tumours by stopping the cancer cells from proliferating, without affecting healthy cells. This is very different from the existing orthodox approach that uses chemotherapy [...]
SURGERY AIMED AT PREVENTING OR RELIEVING SYMPTOMS – INTRODUCTION
May 18th, 2009
Patients with extensive cancer sometimes have symptoms which can be overcome temporarily by an operation. For example, pain and inability to walk due to a fracture through a cancer deposit in the thigh bone can be corrected by strengthening the bone with a steel pin and plate. Weakness and numbness of the legs due to [...]