How to prevent stroke?
There is a growing trend in the incidence of stroke in recent years, with one in six people having strokes on a global scale. Stroke can lead to serious complications, including paralysis, speech disorders,...
Category: Know More About Cancer
Why cancer patients need so many CT scans?
You may sometimes feel it quite ridiculous when you are asked to have rounds of computed tomography (CT) scans, especially you are sure that you are well, and it just wastes time and resources....
Study: Prolong Low-dose CT lung cancer screening can reduce 10-year mortality
Low-dose computed tomography, also known as a low-dose CT scan, is a screening tool that can rotate in a spiral motion and take three-dimensional X-rays of the lungs. It can take a detailed image...
How to lower triglycerides?
Triglycerides are fats found in the blood and come from excess calories, alcohol or sugar. They can be released and metabolized for energy to maintain body functions. Though triglycerides have many functions, high triglyceride...
Brain tumor: symptoms and signs
You may feel unbelievable when hearing that a child aged four get brain cancer without any symptoms except sudden headache and vomiting. However, it is possible, for a brain is an important control center that...
Three things you should know about chemotherapy
Some patients have some myths about chemotherapy. They tend to associate chemotherapy with the advanced stage of cancers and think the side effects of chemotherapy could kill cancer patients. There are three things you...
Local recurrence and distant metastasis of rectal cancer
Recurrence is the biggest concern for rectal cancer survivors after resection, which is the characteristics of malignant tumors. The risk for recurrence and metastasis is lifelong, and the risk for postoperative recurrence reaches the...
8 tips to prevent diabetes
Diabetes is a group of metabolic disorders characterized by high levels of blood sugar. Millions of people around the world are living with diabetes, and they are at risk of developing health complications. The...
53 million Americans harmed by someone else’s alcoholism
Confined to the health problems caused by alcoholism on drinkers themselves, we are less aware of secondhand alcoholic harms. A new study published in the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs finds that...
Higher fiber intake helps with colorectal cancer
Fiber, naturally occurring in whole grains, various vegetables and fruits, is known for boosting digestive health. It can help digestive tracts work smoothly by keeping bowel movements regular to prevent constipation and fueling the...