Diagnosed with Cancer? Your two greatest challenges are understanding cancer and understanding possible side effects from chemo and radiation. Knowledge is Power!
Learn about conventional, complementary, and integrative therapies.
Dealing with treatment side effects? Learn about evidence-based therapies to alleviate your symptoms.
Click the orange button to the right to learn more.
Search Results for: Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer
Melanoma Survivors Risk Secondary Cancers
Melanoma survivors have increased risk of developing several cancers; the most common cancers with elevated risks were breast, prostate, and non-Hodgkin lymphoma Identifying a problem is easy. Identifying
Continue readingProstate Cancer Therapy-Modified Citrus Pectin
This week brought a major advance in understanding the effects of modified citrus pectin (MCP) on cancer cells. Scientists at Columbia University published a paper showing that MCP stops the growth of
Continue readingActinic Keratoses- Skin Cancer But Not Skin Cancer
A diagnosis of Actinic Keratosis is a Pre-cancerous form of Skin Cancer- Lower Your Risk of AK Becoming Skin Cancer with Evidence-based, Non-toxic Therapies I am a cancer survivor who has 6 of the risks
Continue readingCoffee – Reduce Skin Cancer Risk-
Consumption of coffee and total polyphenols from all sources and from coffee showed a statistically significant correlation towards a decrease in pigmented spot scores (skin cancer) Non-melanoma skin cancer
Continue readingLower Skin Cancer Rates Through Nutrition, Supplementation and Lifestyle
Skin cancer is a fast-growing epidemic in the United States with greater than 3.5 million new cases diagnosed each year...”
Continue readingWhen Actinic Keratosis (Pre-Skin Cancer) is Not Actinic Keratosis
Got Spots (Actinic Keratosis-pre-skin cancer) on Your Bald Head? Get a Closer Look to Distinguish AK vs. IC vs. SCC- Time was when your Primary Care Physician or Dermatologist looked closely at your
Continue readingSkin Cancer Pain Itch?
While Itch May be Present in Skin Cancer the Degree of Pain is More of a Predictor of Which Type of Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer- If you’re reading this post you may be wondering if the itchy mole on
Continue readingSkin Cancer Screening- Pros and Cons
Skin Cancer Screening Does Identify Problems…But Does it Lead to Over-diagnosis and Over-Treatment? Is more screening for skin cancer better or worse for people? According to the articles linked
Continue readingDermoscopy- Key To Skin Cancer Diagnosis-
Dermoscopy opens up a new dimension on clinical morphology of skin lesions. Digital follow-up examinations, computer-aided diagnosis, and teledermoscopy are new facilities that will change the current
Continue readingActinic Keratosis – Treating Pre-Pre Skin Cancer
“Actinic keratosis (AK), the most common in situ cancerous skin lesion, was first described by Dubreuillh over one hundred years ago … Conclusions A number of noninvasive diagnostic methods
Continue readingDysplasia of the Tongue-Reduce Risk of Cancer?
“Dysplasia is the step preceding the formation of squamous cell carcinoma in lesions which have the potential to undergo dysplasia.” Dear Cancer Coach-I was diagnosed with dysplasia of the
Continue readingMultiple Myeloma- Stem Cell Transplant Increases Risk of Skin Cancer
Reduce the Risks of Skin Cancer Through Supplementation, Nutrition and Lifestyle What used to be called a “bone marrow transplant” or a “stem cell transplant” is medically termed
Continue reading