• Quality of Life After Cancer May Depend on Tumor Type

    Updated: 2012-10-31 12:04:07
    Health News Quality of Life After Cancer May Depend on Tumor Type Print E-mail TUESDAY , Oct . 30 HealthDay News Cancer survivors' quality of life can vary widely depending on the type of cancer , and millions of U.S . cancer survivors have a lower-than-normal quality of life , a new study . finds Researchers looked at more than 1,800 adult cancer survivors and more than 24,000 adults with no history of cancer and found that survivors of melanoma , breast and prostate cancers had a mental- and physical-health-related quality of life similar to those who never had . cancer Survivors of cervical , blood and colorectal cancers , as well as survivors of cancers with a five-year survival rate of less than 25 percent such as liver , lung and pancreatic cancers however , had worse

  • Viagra Can Help Prostate Cancer Patients Maintain Sex Lives Study

    Updated: 2012-10-30 00:54:23
    : Health News Viagra Can Help Prostate Cancer Patients Maintain Sex Lives : Study Print E-mail MONDAY , Oct . 29 HealthDay News Prostate cancer patients who received Viagra before and after their radiation therapy had improved sexual function , according to a new . study Sexual woes , including erectile dysfunction , are a common side effect of prostate cancer care . The new study included patients with prostate cancer that had not spread who underwent external-beam radiation therapy and or permanent implantation of radioactive seeds . The men were randomly assigned to take either a 50-milligram-a-day dose of Viagra sildenafil citrate or an inactive placebo during treatment and for six months after . therapy The men completed sexual function questionnaires before their first radiation

  • Body Fat May Affect Death Risk Among Breast Cancer Patients

    Updated: 2012-10-29 16:42:18
    Health News Body Fat May Affect Death Risk Among Breast Cancer Patients Print E-mail MONDAY , Oct . 29 HealthDay News Having a very high or low body-mass index or high waist-to-hip ratio raises the risk of death among breast cancer patients , but this association varies some by race and ethnicity , a new study . suggests Body-mass index BMI and waist-to-hip ratio are both measures of body fat , and both affect overall and breast-cancer-specific risk of death , according to the . researchers The researchers analyzed data from more than 12,000 white , black , Hispanic and Asian-American patients in the California Breast Cancer Survivorship . Consortium Overall , we found that patients with breast cancer who were underweight , extremely obese or had high levels of abdominal body fat had the

  • 7 Eggcellent Reasons to Eat Eggs

    Updated: 2012-10-24 16:09:01
    I’m excited to share content with fellow RD bloggers Julie Upton and Katherine Brookings of Appetite for Health. Each month, we exchange our favorite posts and re-post them on our own blogs. So, you will start to see some more of my writing on their blog. There is a whole crew of RDs there. Check [...]

  • New Age Bracelets for Long Lasting Health

    Updated: 2012-10-14 15:57:19
    Maintaining your health is one of the keys to long life. It’s a life-long process that requires constant exercise and eating the right foods. Even with your best efforts to maintain a healthy lifestyle, you may still struggle with illness […]The post New Age Bracelets for Long Lasting Health appeared first on Natural Health & Organic Living Blog : NaturalBuy.com.

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