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by hernews
Posted: Wed., April 30, 2008, 07:21 am
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By Amanda Gardner
EmpowHer's HealthDay Reporter
WEDNESDAY, April 30 (HealthDay News) -- Cancer survivors who eat more fruits and vegetables, stay physically active and avoid tobacco have a higher quality of life than those who don't do these things.
The bad news is that many cancer survivors aren't eating right and aren't exercising enough, although a good three-quarters do follow recommendations not to light up.
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by hernews
Posted: Tue., April 29, 2008, 01:49 pm
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By Steven Reinberg
EmpowHer's HealthDay Reporter
TUESDAY, April 29 (HealthDay News) -- Treating elderly cancer patients for five years costs Medicare $21.1 billion, and these costs are expected to increase dramatically as the population ages, a new study says.
The costs for treating patients varies by type of cancer, with expenditures highest for lung, colorectal and prostate tumors, said the researchers, who based their estimates on patients diagnosed with cancer in 2004.
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by susanc
Posted: Mon., April 28, 2008, 01:12 pm
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I was reading the news link on Empowher, regarding the moral objections to the HPV vaccination.
Many parents will not allow their girls to have the vaccination because they believe it will encourage them to have sex. Since behaviors like smoking leads to cancers, so having sex leads to HPV. Both are behaviors that are preventable, say the objectors to this vaccine.
Kimberly Martinez, executive director of the Abstinence Clearinghouse, a nonprofit group that advocates teaching children not to have sex rather than to have safe sex.
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by hernews
Posted: Mon., April 21, 2008, 07:13 am
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MONDAY, April 21 (HealthDay News) -- A healthy lifestyle may help cancer survivors prevent recurrence of the disease and live longer, yet cancer survivors have rates of obesity and physical inactivity similar to those of the general population, according to new research.
The study, published in the June 1 issue of Cancer, found that less than one-quarter of cancer survivors were regularly physically active, and more than 18 percent were obese.
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by alysiak
Posted: Fri., April 18, 2008, 07:59 pm
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When found positive for the breast cancer gene, BRCA, Jessica Queller elected double prophylactic mastectomy to reduce her risk of breast cancer down to about 3%. Her sister, who also tested positive for the gene, followed suit. Their hopes are that this procedure will improve her future plans to raising her own family.
Read her remarkable story: http://www.newsweek.com/id/131985?GT1=43...
Would you have the courage to do this, or to advise your daughter to do so, if warranted?
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by HC Visioner
Posted: Wed., April 16, 2008, 12:02 pm
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