Cancer

Singing Bowls: Ancient Vibrational Healing Therapy for Cancer

Singing Bowls: Ancient Vibrational Healing Therapy for Cancer

Diane Mandle | April 29, 2014

Sound Vibrations That Heal While we Westerners have gotten quite comfortable with the idea of incorporating ancient Eastern healing practices…

Why Cancer Patients Should See a Dentist
Cancer

Why Cancer Patients Should See a Dentist

Cherry L. Estilo, DMD | April 29, 2014

Many adult cancer patients are surprised to learn that cancer treatments, such as chemotherapy and radiation therapy, can affect the…

Acupuncture Relieves Cancer Fatigue

Acupuncture Relieves Cancer Fatigue

Alexander Molassiotis, PhD, RN | April 29, 2014

Battling cancer with chemo or radiation is tough enough without having to endure months or even years of relentless fatigue…

Complementary Therapies that Ease Cancer Treatment Side Effects

Complementary Therapies that Ease Cancer Treatment Side Effects

Roberta Lee, MD | April 29, 2014

A diagnosis of cancer presents a difficult battle not only with the disease, but also with the side effects of…

Allspice May Combat Prostate Cancer
Prostate Cancer

Allspice May Combat Prostate Cancer

Bal Lokeshwar, PhD | April 29, 2014

An aromatic flavoring that’s familiar on the Thanksgiving buffet has a health benefit that men will be grateful for. I’m…

The Anticancer Formula: Combine Conventional Treatments with Unconventional Ones

The Anticancer Formula: Combine Conventional Treatments with Unconventional Ones

Raymond Chang, MD | April 29, 2014

Researchers are discovering that multiple treatments given simultaneously can be far more effective at fighting cancer than any single treatment.…

Do Energy-Saving Lightbulbs Give You Skin Cancer?
Skin Cancer

Do Energy-Saving Lightbulbs Give You Skin Cancer?

Miriam Rafailovich, PhD | April 29, 2014

Like it or not, energy-sucking, traditional incandescent lightbulbs have been replaced by more efficient, lower wattage (but higher priced) versions…

Integrative Therapies for Cancer

Integrative Therapies for Cancer

Isaac Eliaz, MD | April 29, 2014

Combining conventional and natural therapies offers the most effective treatment. Radiation, chemotherapy and surgery are widely known to be the…

Your Hairdresser Can Help Catch Cancer
Skin Cancer

Your Hairdresser Can Help Catch Cancer

Alan C. Geller, MPH, RN | April 24, 2014

Make a list of your most intimate relationships and, in all probability, your hairdresser or barber should be on it.…

Deadly Melanoma: Best Prevention, Detection and Treatment Breakthroughs
Skin Cancer

Deadly Melanoma: Best Prevention, Detection and Treatment Breakthroughs

Albert M. Lefkovits, MD | April 24, 2014

A simple step can reduce deaths by 60% (and it’s not sunscreen) Melanoma is the most dangerous form of skin…

Melanoma: Not Just a Summer Disease
Skin Cancer

Melanoma: Not Just a Summer Disease

Steven Q. Wang, MD | April 24, 2014

7 common myths that can increase your risk. When the temperatures drop outside, most people assume that they’re at much…

Are Thyroid Patients Radioactive?
Cancer

Are Thyroid Patients Radioactive?

Henry Duval Royal, MD | April 24, 2014

You may have heard recent media reports raising concerns about the fact that people with certain types of cancer and…

Cancer-Fighting Superfoods: What to Eat Before, During and After Chemotherapy
Cancer

Cancer-Fighting Superfoods: What to Eat Before, During and After Chemotherapy

Rebecca Katz, MS | April 21, 2014

Some people experience virtually no side effects from cancer chemotherapy, but this is rare. Most patients report at least some…

Lack of Sleep Increases Breast Cancer Recurrence Risk
Breast Cancer

Lack of Sleep Increases Breast Cancer Recurrence Risk

Cheryl L. Thompson, PhD | April 10, 2014

We all have occasions when we stay up late because we're too busy for bed…or when we toss and turn,…

Starve Cancer to Death with the Ketogenic Diet

Starve Cancer to Death with the Ketogenic Diet

Thomas N. Seyfried, PhD | March 18, 2014

Explained by Thomas N. Seyfried, PhD, Boston College A 65-year-old woman with brain cancer had surgery to remove the tumor,…