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Sunday, March 9, 2014

cancer, prostate cancer, cancer treatment, what is cancer, colorectal cancer ,bone cancer

Colorectal Cancer is Preventable: What You Need to Know About One of Our Nation's Top Three Killers (Bizzuka)2014-03-09 08:03 March is National Color

Colorectal Cancer is Preventable: What You Need to Know About One of Our Nation's Top Three Killers (Bizzuka)2014-03-09 08:03

March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. According to the American Cancer Society, colorectal cancer is the third most commonly diagnosed cancer and the third leading cause of cancer death in both men and women in the United States.

The disease develops from precancerous polyps in the colon or rectum, and occurs as a result of errors in the way cells grow and repair the lining of the colon. The risk of a man having colorectal cancer in his lifetime is about 1 in 19; for a woman, it is about 1 in 20.

"Unfortunately, there are no early warning signs for colorectal cancer. When symptoms do occur, they may include blood in the stool, abdominal pain, a change in bowel habits (constipation or diarrhea), unexplained weight loss, or extreme fatigue," says Jason Gwyn

"Getting screened for colorectal cancer routinely can significantly reduce your risk of developing the cancer," he says. "Because more than 90 percent of cases are diagnosed in those over the age of 50, it is smart to begin regular screenings when that milestone is reached. A healthy lifestyle can also go a long way toward preventing the disease."

As of 2007, U.S. annual incidence and mortality rates for colorectal cancer have both dropped substantially from 1975 rates. Beth Buckley, Clinical Operations practice leader at Quorum Health Resources (QHR) reported: "It has been estimated that half of this decline can be attributed to changes in risk factors, and half to increases in screening for colorectal cancer." In 1987, only about 35 percent of American adults in the recommended age range underwent screening; by 2008, this number had increased to 63 percent.

Tips to help prevent colorectal cancer:
Get Screened. If you are age 50 or older, make a commitment to have a colonoscopy to screen for pre-cancerous polyps in the colon. It is a painless procedure performed under sedation that could save your life.

If you have a close relative who has suffered from colorectal polyps or colorectal cancer, or if you have inflammatory bowel disease, talk to your doctor about getting screened before age 50. There are several different types of screening tests that may be combined or used alone, including:
- Colonoscopy (every 10 years)
- High-sensitivity fecal occult blood test (annual)
- Flexible sigmoidoscopy (every five years)

Eat Healthy. Medical experts agree that one of the best ways to reduce your chances of developing colorectal cancer is to maintain a diet low in animal fats and high in fruits, vegetables and whole grains.


Get Moving. Studies show that those who are physically active are 24 percent less likely to develop colorectal cancer than those who are not. The American Cancer Society recommends exercising at least 30 minutes a day, several days per week.

Maintain a Healthy Weight. Studies show that your body type can influence your risk for developing colorectal cancer. Those with an "apple" shape and those carrying extra weight around the waist are at greatest risk.

Go Tobacco Free. Research shows a link between smoking and colorectal cancer (because inhaled or swallowed tobacco smoke transports carcinogens to the colon). Tobacco use has also been shown to increase polyp size.

Take Your Vitamin D. The American Cancer Society suggests that Vitamin D can reduce the risk of developing colorectal cancer by helping the body get rid of its own highly toxic digestive acid. Oral calcium supplements can also aid in reducing the risk of developing the cancer.

Three Myths About Colorectal Cancer
Myth #1: Colorectal cancer is a man's disease.
Truth: Colorectal cancer is just as common among women as men. Each year, about 150,000 Americans are diagnosed with colorectal cancer, and about 50,000 die from the disease.

Myth #2: African Americans are not at risk for colorectal cancer.
Truth: African-American men and women are diagnosed with and die from colorectal cancer at higher rates than men and women of any other U.S. racial or ethnic group. The reason for this is not yet understood.

Myth #3: It's better not to get tested for colorectal cancer, because it's deadly anyway.
Truth: Colorectal cancer is often highly treatable. If it is found and treated early (while it is small and before it has spread), the 5-year survival rate is about 90 percent. But because many people are not getting tested, only about 4 out of 10 are diagnosed at this early stage when treatment is most likely to be successful.

To learn more about preventing and treating colorectal cancer, visit www.cancer.org and click on Cancer Topics, then Colon and Rectal Cancer. For a physician referral or more information about Lane Endoscopy Center, please visit Lane Regional Medical Center for more information or call (225) 654-LANE (5263).

FREE COLON CANCER SCREENING
Tuesday, March 11
10:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Lane Regional Medical Center, 6300 Main Street, Zachary
Pick up a free screening kit for use in the privacy of your own home.

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Saturday, March 8, 2014

cancer, prostate cancer, cancer treatment, what is cancer, colorectal cancer ,bone cancer

The Nine (feng wei)2014-03-08 08:03 Tea has the effects of refreshing pure heart, digestion phlegm, lose weight, and other pharmacological. Then do y

The Nine (feng wei)2014-03-08 08:03

Tea has the effects of refreshing pure heart, digestion phlegm, lose weight, and other pharmacological. Then do you know other uses of tea yet?
1 Eliminate halitosis: black tea has a strong convergence effect, often harbor it in your mouth can eliminate bad breath. Use tea to gargle mouth also have the same effect of Tieguanyin. If you are nt used to this kind of "food", you can bubble it before harbor in the mouth, it can reduce the bitter taste, with a certain effects.
2 Hair: Tea can detergent wash greasy, so after washed hair, then wash it, you can make black hair soft and shiny. And tea does not contain chemical agents, will not hurt the hair and skin.
3 washing silk clothes: dress silk clothes often fear of chemical cleaners.however If you washing silk clothes use boil water with the bubble tea,, the clothes will be able to maintain the original color and bright as new. Nylon fiber wash clothes have the same effect.
4 relieve cold symptoms: throat irritation, hoarseness may be flu, but before you see the doctor, with rock sugar bubble tea drink several cups at once can refreshing mouth feel and reduce pain. Formerly rural areas will treat it as a recipe.
5 cook tea eggs: cook tea eggs is a delicious food, some use of bubble tea to cook, some with tea at the end. But the best is oolong tea. Because the average price of cheap tea, boiled tea eggs, ruddy color, taste Kami. Boiled eggs, boiled eggs essentials is first cooked, gently crack the shell, then the tea into the water, and then continue to cook, to make the egg better tasty.
6 tea pillow: do not abandoned the used tea leaves,, thousands of stalls in the wood drying, the accumulated over time, the core can be used as a pillow. It is said that tea pillow can Kiyokami refreshing, enhance thinking skills, according to the tea is cool, refreshing of God is not to say there a clear reason.
7 repel mosquitoes: the used tea leaves to dry in the summer dusk, lit up, you can get rid of mosquitoes, and certainly not harmful to humans, it have the same effect of mosquito coils.
8 dishes Seasoning: Tea is rich in pigments, especially red-brown pigment black tea, more versatile, can use his bartending, food manufacturers can also use it if the kitchen to prepare some tea gravy, used as a food seasoning, it is much better than general chemical pigment, the housewives could have a try.
9 fertilizer plants: tea is still brewing over inorganic salts, carbohydrates and other nutrients sets of objects, cover the heap in the flower garden or in pots, can help the development and reproduction of flowers, potted general favorite friends all know that use this convenient than the garbage disposal.
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