A new study published early online in Cancer, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society where they have confirmed that there have been recent reports that showed that there is a higher prevalence of cancer among Gay men in comparison with the heterosexual men, similarly lesbian and bisexual female cancer survivors reported lower levels of health than heterosexual female cancer survivors.
The study’s findings also suggested about the programs and services that are needed to help lesbian, gay, and bisexual cancer survivors.
There are no such cancer surveillance studies where they …

Cancer is one of the world’s most lives threatening diseases and there have been end number of clinical trials, medications, treatments and investigations going on to find a cure to this disease. Measures have been taken to prevent it. More and more people are educated on cancer, its symptoms, preventions and treatments. There are cancer charity organizations which are doing all they could to fight this disease.
Here are 10 very shocking cancer facts revealed by World Health Organization (WHO)
1. It is shocking but true that there are more than 100 …

Most of the men think that early detection of prostate cancer make its treatment more effective and can cure the disease in time. Moreover the primary treatment options for localized disease are all excellent choices.
However there are many men who have valid concerns regarding the side effects of these treatments and it is one of their primary concerns.
Although their concerns are justified, but there are many misconceptions as far as the side effects are concerned. One is concerned about the occurrence of side effects occur and how severe they really …

Have you ever wondered what exactly poses more cancer threat to you, is it your coffee that you are drinking from a plastic foam cup or sitting lazily on your well furnished house and talking on a cellphone? You will be more than surprised to know the correct answer, no its not your cell phone and neither it is your coffee from a plastic foam cup that poses more danger but it actually is your posture which it might be the sitting, especially if you do that a lot.
The newspapers, …

There is an emergence of new drugs that target to block specific pathways that cancer cells use to grow and reproduce. Earlier in order to treat cancer, chemotherapy was used where it worked by interfering with the entire body’s system of cell replication.
The major benefits of new targeted drugs are that these therapies ideally cause fewer harsh side effects and they work only in patients with the specific gene mutation.
Between the year 2005 and 2010, the sales of cancer drugs just doubled. Moreover they are expected to continue leading pharmaceutical …