Breast Cancer Cancer is not just one disease but rather a group of diseases. All forms of cancer cause cells in the body to change and grow out of control. Most types of cancer cells form a lump or mass called a tumor. Cells from the tumor can break away and travel to other parts of the body. Th...

Breast Cancer Cancer is not just one disease but rather a group of diseases. All forms of cancer cause cells in the body to change and grow out of control. Most types of cancer cells form a lump or mass called a tumor. Cells from the tumor can break away and travel to other parts of t...

I could tell you all of the stories of women with Breast Cancer. It would take up many pages filled with womens troubles, tribulations and inspiration. Although, you and I would both enjoy hearing them, there is one in particular that took place in Australia. Her name is Lilly. She was a be...

Breast Cancer Cancer is not just one disease but rather a group of diseases. All forms of cancer cause cells in the body to change and grow out of control. Most types of cancer cells form a lump or mass called a tumor. Cells from the tumor can break away and travel to other parts of the body. Ther...

CANCER There are so many diseases found in the world. Some of them can be cured and some others had been killing people for years. For example, cancer is the name for a group of diseases in which the body's cells are changed in appearance and function. This disease is the second leadin...

Cancer Prevention Weekly Articles of Interest February16 –20, 2004 CONTENTS: 1. Schools boost milk in junk-food battle: Eager to reduce the intake of junk food on their watch, some school boards in Canada have begun working around their exclusive contracts with cola giants in order t...

Vegetarianism is a good idea for anyone, whether young or old, healthy or sick. Reasons supporting vegetarianism are inarguable since becoming a vegetarian is scientifically proven to improve one's lifestyle in several different ways. First and most importantly to many, vegetarianism improve...

For years, people have heard about the American Bald Eagle's declining population and the tremendous rebound that it made in the last few years. Even now the population is still endangered. Recently, bald eagle days have shown the massive support for one of our nation's emblems. This all c...

"Comparing the Black Death and modern disease" The similarity of AIDS and the plague are that anyone can get the disease. It doesn't matter if you are young or old or of a different culture you can get both diseases. The other similarity is that there is no to this day for AIDS...

Part of our American culture is based on food and the way people treat themselves biologically by deciding what is acceptable to eat. Unfortunately a great portion of our society does not carefully think about the biological effects of certain foods. We live in an era of fad diets and health cons...

Pesticides effects on humans Pesticides are chemicals that make our produce perfect, and our yards free of pests. However, this perfection comes at a price to many different people. Pesticides are poisons with the sole purpose of killing. They are intended to kill weeds, insects and fungu...

Tobacco products kill more than 400,000 people in the United States a year. That is more than the number deaths from homicides, fires, AIDS, alcohol, car accidents, suicides, and illegal drugs put together. It is by far the number one cause of preventable death in the United States. Action should ...

Say No to Marijuana Legalization Marijuana also known as cannabis sativa is being used illegally by many Americans today of all ages. Before the 1960s, many Americans had never heard of marijuana, but today it is the most used illegal drug in this country. All types of marijuana are mind-alteri...

Radioisotopes are artificially made, unstable elements that release radiation as they break down. Radioisotopes in medicine, also called nuclear medicine, is a form of medicine that uses radiation to get information on the function of organs. It is a fairly new form of medicine that was developed in...