Cancer - bone

bone In bone cancer, abnormal cells multiply and spread to form tumors. Healthy bones, nerves, and tissues (including organs) are damaged or destroyed, and the disease can be life-threatening. However, successful treatment is often possible, particularly if the cancer is found in its early stages. Chances for successful treatment decrease and the threat to life increases the longer the cancer is untreated.

Gene Therapy A gene can be transplanted into people curing them of severe diseases. The treatment is called human gene therapy. Instead of giving a patient a drug to treat or control the symptoms of a genetic disorder, gene therapy attempts to eradicate the disease...

Medicare: Offering More Preventive Services Staying healthy is important at any age, and Medicare covers some preventive services to help you stay healthy. What are preventive services? There are steps you can take to lower your risk of disease and illness, and Medicare is providing coverage

Give Someone a Second Chance at Life Following the birth of a baby, the umbilical cord blood is no longer needed and usually discarded. Bloodremaining in the umbilical cord is a rich source of stem cells...

Putting the Brakes on Bone Breaks Caused by Osteoporosis Throughout life, your body's skeleton a living, dynamic, tissue is continually being remodeled as old bone is removed and replaced by new bone. Your body forms most of its bone mass, becoming heavier and denser during the teenage years. Women reach...

Herbal Remedies Can Interfere with Cancer Treatment Cancer patients often use herbal remedies for various health purposes, including the treatment of their disease, but they are hesitant to share this information with their doctors...

Millions Start Their Day with Caffeine On a typical morning in anytown U.S.A, men and women flip on the coffee maker before hitting the shower in the morning...

Prostate cancer pain treatment may up leukemia risk A radioactive substance used to relieve bone pain in men with advanced prostate cancer may also increase the risk of leukemia, researchers report...

Children dying from cancer need more pain relief A study based on interviews with parents who have lost a young child to cancer suggests that most children with advanced cancer suffer in the last month of life...