There are 3 kinds of skin cancer; basal cell, squamous cell and melanoma. Of those 3 types, basal cell is regarded as the most prevalent kind of skin cancer. In the US it's the leader in skin cancer cases where about 1 million fresh occurrences will be documented each year.

Basal cells happen to be the lowest layer within the epidermis it's here that basal cells can become malignant (cancerous). Basal cell skin cancer rarely spreads to other parts of the body and usually only...

Mesothelioma is a rare form of cancer which develops from the protective lining of the internal organs of the body and is almost always caused by exposure to asbestos. It is also believed that coming into close contact with a person's clothing that has been exposed to asbestos can also cause mesothelioma.

The disease is not very common and has a very limited chance of recovery because most symptoms are observed only after 20-50 years of exposure to asbestos and at this time the...

A vaccine originally developed to treat genital herpes may have the potential to protect against one of the most common forms of cancer, skin cancer.

The scientists hoped that the OncoVex drug could protect against genital herpes, which though not a life-threatening condition is uncurable and causes sufferers to experience painful blisters around their genital region, as well as causing embarrassment and affecting their sex lives.

Though the condition can be managed with...

I know that diagnosis is the one that really everyone hates as it has told about the enemy cancer. But I read a good thought about diagnosis, consider it as an alarm which went off already or a thief who has entered the house already.. what you can do about it? and is the house got lost because of it NO!..

I agree that you always feel better than the day before diagnosis.. no question and the day after diagnosis is one hard day to pass by..

The secret is second...

The problem with these charts is that they often do more harm than good. If a patient hears from a trusted doctor that they have a significant chance of dying within the next few years, the patient will go into a state of panic. It could also be thought of as death of natural cell when compared with necrosis which is the death of a cell because of wound or illness. A number of researchers consider that the apoptosis circumvention could lead to cancer. A biopsy procedure is a process in...

First of all, if you have hepatitis c, don't worry. Visit this page , which explains a simple natural cure, which was developed last year, and has proven to be extremely effective in patients with hepatitis c.

The symptoms of hepatitis c

Hepatitis c is a viral disease. Usually you come in contact with the virus through contaminated blood, sexual contact, etc.The symptoms are common for a liver problem - pain in the liver, which is located in the upper right region...

Breast Cancer cannot be age bound in a females it may occur at any age. Equally important are the Signs of breast cancer ,a self breast exam helps a lot to start with,otherwise mammogram is far more detailed analysis for the same. Both these are highly recommended not only to spread the awareness of this disease but also to identify it at the early stage,specially in younger women. The following is a list of possible signs of breast cancer:

More common and relatively easily...

Spring time is when our thoughts turn to beaches, bikinis and warm summer days, swimming, and tanned bodies.  We need that tan to make us look good and increase our confidence.

The only problem most of us think we have is the time and effort it takes to get a beautiful brown tan that makes us look good.  If we are to believe the commercials, most celebrities already have their tans and are looking beach ready. Come to think of it, celebrities always look beach...

A monumental event in the fight against cancer occurred in 1931 when Dr. Otto Warburg received the Nobel Peace Prize for his work on respiratory enzymes. This probably means very little to anyone afflicted by mesothelioma but it has massive implications.  Here's why.

Dr. Warburg discovered that when a normal healthy cell has had its oxygen intake reduced by an amount greater than 35%, it converts into a cancer cell.  The cancer cell is different from a normal cell...

The "non-profit" American Cancer Society(ACS)  holds an outrageous amount of $1 billion dollars in cash and equivalents. Why is a non-profit society holding such an enormous amount of their donations in cash?

In 1995, the Wall Street Journal found that the  Arizona chapter had spent 95% of public donations on paying their own salaries and overhead, and had falsely fabricated the amount that they spent on patient services by ten times the actual amount. In...