Can flaxseed have an impact on reducing the risk of breast cancer?
Breast cancer is still, despite the spread of health promotion and prevention, one of the most common cancers among women. Researchers are still looking for potential factors that increase the risk...
Ovarian cancer and sex life
Ovarian cancer is one of the most dangerous human cancers - this is because it is usually detected at a significant stage when the patient's prognosis is not good. The disease affects patients' lives...
Early detection of breast cancer - what can be done to get a diagnosis as early as possible?
When it comes to cancer, one of the key aspects is early detection, so that treatment can start quickly and ultimately patients' prognosis can then become better, and the same is true for breast...
Symptoms of cancer in women
While cancers occur in both sexes, some of these conditions are specific to women or develop more frequently in women than in men. Some cancers in women give rise to noticeable symptoms quite late,...
Ovarian cancer symptoms: what discomforts does the tumour cause?
Ovarian cancer is an extremely insidious disease - very often it goes on for a long time without any obvious symptoms, while at the same time the cancer wreaks havoc on the patient's body. There are,...
Cancer treatment during coronavirus
Despite the fact that the world has been overtaken by the coronavirus pandemic and that the eyes of everyone in almost the entire world are focused on it, there are diseases that need to be treated...
Learn about possible breast cancer symptoms other than a lump
The presence of a lump within the breast glands is considered the primary symptom of breast cancer. However, not all breast cancer patients actually have a palpable lesion of this kind - it happens...
Cervical cancer - prevention is better than cure
Cervical cancer is a common malignancy affecting the reproductive organs. Worldwide, it is the second most common cancer in women (after breast cancer). The mortality rate in Poland is high in...
Does eating red meat increase the risk of breast cancer?
Replacing red meat with poultry may reduce the risk of breast cancer. This is indicated by a new study published by the International Journal of Cancer. While red meat increases the risk of this type...
Age and other risk factors for breast cancer
Breast cancer still ranks as one of the most common cancers in women and, above all, it is for this reason that various studies are constantly being conducted in order to gain an even better...
Should a red rash, spots on the breasts be cause for concern?
Typically, any changes that occur within a woman's breasts raise concern in patients - fears usually of the possibility that unusual symptoms could be a manifestation of breast cancer. However, just...
Vitamin D in supporting the immune system to fight cancer
Cancer has been present in human life since the dawn of time, but in ancient times, the cause of death was not fully known - the mechanism of cancer formation and development was unknown. Nowadays,...
Immunotherapy for breast cancer
Breast cancer is the most common malignant tumour in women and the second cause of death in women from malignant tumours. Approximately 15,000 new cases are reported each year. Treatment is mainly...
Abnormal genital bleeding
Is bleeding always an alarming symptom? In the case of women, it is not always a cause for concern. Cyclic bleeding in women is not even a symptom, but physiology, indicating the normal functioning...
Breastfeeding reduces cancer risk
Researchers from Washington University in St Louis, in collaboration with scientists from other research centres in the US and from Norway, Sweden and Finland, analysed the results of nearly 27...
Ovarian cancer - is it still so dangerous?
October is Cancer Awareness Month - unfortunately, a large percentage of women still develop ovarian cancer.
Physical activity in cancer
Physical therapy allows you to enjoy your health for longer. Physical activity among oncology patients is an excellent complement to primary treatment. However, it should be adapted to the patient's...
Soya and cancer prevention
Soya is a real wealth of protein, unprocessed fatty acids, dietary fibre and many minerals and vitamins. In addition, soya pods are an important source of anti-cancer phytochemicals. Isoflavones, are...
Red meat promotes the development of breast cancer
A research team from the University of Leeds monitored the meat consumption of women, of different ages, for nearly 7 years. The results appear to be one significant : red meat promotes the...
What causes cervical cancer?
Epidemiological studies into the causes of cervical cancer have shown that the oncogenic agent which is the main cause of cervical cancer is the sexually transmitted human papillomavirus - H....
