Posts Tagged ‘Tumor’

Vitamin-D rich diet may cut kidney cancer risks!

Cancer disease is a common problem related to specific organs of body. People affected with cancer are more likely to die of it as it leads to tumor development. Now, take the case of kidney cancer, it make you stun that even after early detection of tumors, mortality rate is rising. It has been found that low levels of vitamin D can be the cause of kidney cancer. Mostly people found affected with small tumors or with common kidney cancer – renal cell carcinoma. Even the use of improved therapies such as MRI and CAT scans or surgical operations not working to reduce death rates. I believe that surgical treatment might not suit every patient. Different therapies need to be adopted by studying the case history of particular patient. Further, people themselves can crub the growth of cancerous tumors by taking vitamin D rich diet including fatty fishes like salmon and mackerel containing fatty acids Omega-3 reducing the risk of cancer development. Via: cbc.ca

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01 2012

IMRT- Safer Technique to Treat Prostrate Cancer!

Intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) has been found very beneficial for cancer patients. Researchers found that the 89 percent of the prostrate cancer patients who were treated with intensity modulated radiation therapy had fully recovered and none of those patients developed secondary cancer due to this radiation treatment. Actually, intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) is the improved form of 3DCRT, which many focuses beam of radiation at the tumor and do not effect the adjoining areas. Due to this reason, IMRT does not result in bad radiation consequences. I firmly believe that Intensity modulated radiation therapy has come out as a great hope for the patients of prostrate cancer. Via: thecanerblog

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01 2012