We have been writing a series on “cancer and sexuality” for past few weeks and hopefully this series helped people with cancer to better understand how it affects the sexuality. In part 1 of this series we covered about the question what is sexuality and how cancer affects it. In part 2 we covered what type of cancer treatments exist and how they bring changes in woman and man’s sexuality. Finally in the previous article part 3 we cover various remedies available for changes in sexuality due to cancer. Read the rest of this entry »
We are writing a series of article covering the topic “Cancer and Sexuality”. In part 1 of this series we covered about the question what is sexuality and how cancer affects it. In part 2 we covered what type of cancer treatments exist and how they bring changes in woman and man’s sexuality. In this series we cover various remedies available for such changes.Because sexual changes can have many causes—especially for patients with cancer—your doctor should evaluate you physically, psychologically, and emotionally. For example, you may need to have lab work for thyroid functioning or hormone levels. Test results, combined with your descriptions of how you feel physically and emotionally, will help your doctor determine the cause of your sexual changes. Read the rest of this entry »
Women who took a commonly used class of osteoporosis drugs called bisphosphonates had significantly fewer invasive breast cancers than women not using the bone-strengthening pills, according to a new analysis of data from the Women’s Health Initiative. Read the rest of this entry »
In part one of this series cancer and sexuality we briefly covered three topics:
What is sexuality?
What is a normal sexual response?
How can my cancer and cancer treatment affect my sexuality?
We continue the series today covering the third question in detail on how can cancer and cancer treatment affect the sexuality. Read the rest of this entry »
When patients are diagnosed with cancer, they have many thoughts, fears, and questions, and most want to learn more about their disease and treatment. There also are practical issues to consider—paying for treatment, finding transportation, keeping a job, and juggling family responsibilities. Patients are dealing with huge decisions and coping with stressful changes. Read the rest of this entry »
In patients with moderate to severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and pulmonary hypertension (PH), bosentan plus best conventional care produced greater improvement in cardiovascular parameters than best conventional care alone. Read the rest of this entry »
Cancer experts fear new U.S. breast imaging guidelines that recommend against routine screening mammograms for women in their 40s may have their roots in the current drive in Washington to reform healthcare. Read the rest of this entry »
Cancer or the ‘Big C’, as it is fearfully referred to, is no longer considered a death sentence. The number of individuals who have survived cancer has considerably increased over the years. Certain adult cancers have a survival rate of 70% or more, while a few childhood cancers may boast of a greater cure rate. Read the rest of this entry »
The combination of the immunomodulatory drug lenalidomide and the proteasome inhibitor bortezomib appears to be both safe and potentially able to induce durable responses in patients with relapsed or relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma, U.S. researchers report online in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. Read the rest of this entry »
Research is rapidly identifying the compounds from plants that are most effective against cancer. Among those that are proving to be the front line of defense against an initial diagnosis of cancer and to prevent recurrence are DIM, curcumin, EGCG, genistein, and I3C. Each has its own unique actions, and when taken together in small amounts they are much more powerful than taking a large amount of only one or two. Each is readily available in supplement form. Read the rest of this entry »
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