Every woman should do a monthly self exam of her breasts. Her doctor can show her how this is done. Women over forty should have regular mammograms done. The best way to save your life is to catch breast cancer in its early stages.

INTRODUCTION: Pancreatic cancer is a condition in which malignant (cancer) cells are produce in the tissues of the pancreas a large organ that lies horizontally behind the lower part of your stomach. It is difficult to find and diagnose for the following reasons: There aren't any obvious signs or symptoms in its beginning stages. It typically spreads (metastasizes) quickly and is seldom detected in its early stages, which is a primary reason why it's a leading cause of cancer deaths. Pancreatic cancer often has a poor prognosis (outcome), even when diagnosed early and may occasionally result in diabetes.

INTRODUCTION: Bladder cancer refers to any of several forms of malignant growths of the urinary bladder. It characteristically causes blood in the urine; this may be visible to the naked eye (frank haematuria) or seen only by using a microscope (microscopic hematuria).

I have never smoked (apart from the one drag I had in school which almost made me vomit). It isn't the fact that it's hard for a smoker to quit that I find difficult to understand, it's how they ever got started on the things in the first place. This article is written by me, but is from the heart, and in the words, of my man...a smoker.

INTRODUCTION: Testicular cancer is a disease that occurs when cancerous (malignant) cells develop in the tissues of a testicle and is the most common cancer in men aged 20 to 35. It is most common among Caucasians and rare among men of African and Asian descent.

INTRODUCTION: Cervical cancer is a malignancy of the cervix uteri or cervical area. it is a carcinoma, typically made up of squamous cells, and is akin in some respects to squamous cell cancers of the head, neck and anus. These malignancies and cervical pre-cancers are classified by how they appear under a microscope.

Does The Master Cleanse Really Work?.....This has been a question that many have asked. Many are still waiting on the answer, and this article will do just that. Over the years the Master Cleanse has been called The Master Cleanser, The Lemonade Diet, The Master Cleanse Diet and most recently the Beyonce Knowles Diet.

Introduction: Liver cancer is the third leading cause of deaths due to cancer in the world after lung and stomach cancer, with nearly 600,000 deaths in 2002. A deadly cancer, It will kill nearly all patients who have it within one year. In 1990, the World Health Organization (wHO) estimated that there were about 430,000 new cases diagnosed on a world wide basis,and a similar number of people died as a result of this disease.

Breast cancer can best be described as a type of cancer where cells abnormally divide and grow in the breast tissue. The site where breast cancer originated can typically be found either in the mammary ducts or the lobules. Cancerous tumors usually grow very slowly; by the time a lump is detectable by self examination; it can already be as much as 10 years old. However, it is important to understand the difference between invasive breast cancer and carcinoma in situ. The following is an overview of the various types of carcinoma in situ as well as invasive breast cancer.

In women who have breast cancer which has not yet metastasized there is an average five-year survival rate of around 86%. What this means is that 86% of all women who contract breast cancer survive the disease for a minimum of five years. That number, though fairly high, is really just an average overall. In some categories the numbers are even greater. The numbers are dependant upon the stage at which individuals detect the cancer and seek treatment.