HealthCare

Steve Jobs of Apple is dead. Steve jobs pancreatic cancer
Is it possible that one of the greatest geniuses, inventors and innovators the world has seen - Steve Jobs could have been alive today if only he had been bit more smart when it came to his health? There are currently talks that Steve Jobs relied more on natural and herbal medicines to treat his cancer rather than surgery. Question arises whether it is really true.

Firstly we have to understand the type of cancer Steve Jobs was suffering from. He was suffering from a rare form of pancreatic cancer known as islet-cell neuroendocrine pancreatic cancer. Pancreatic cancer does not show any visible symptoms for as much as 12 years in most cases. By the time it is diagnosed the malignancy would have already grown and spread beyond manageable levels. This is the reason why it has such a high mortality rates. The first year survival rate - the year after which it is diagnosed is 24 percent. The 5 year survival rate is as low as 3%. That means that of 100 persons diagnosed of pancreatic cancer as many as 75 will die at the end of first year and as many as 97 out of 100 persons will die by the fifth year. Pancreatic cancer is the fourth most leading cause of cancer deaths in America. It has highest mortality rates of all the cancers. To aggravate this mortality rate further Steve jobs was suffering from a rare form of pancreatic cancer which has even higher mortality rates.

Steve Jobs' pancreatic cancer was diagnosed in 2003 and he died in 2011. . There only a 3% chance for him to survive beyond 2008. Going by the statistics he definitely lived much longer and gave the world few more great products. Steve Jobs took a number of herbal medicines along with conventional treatment. The news that Steve Jobs relied upon herbal medicines and hence he did not take conventional medical treatment or undergo surgery is totally wrong. No one least of all Steve Jobs would have ever done such a thing. Surgery for cancer is something that is truly daunting and outright scary.

Being such a busy man with the entire world looking towards him in 2003 it was quite possible that he in consultation with his doctors opted for Chemotherapy or radiation and delayed surgery. It is also very common for doctors to administer radiotherapy and chemotherapy on pancreatic cancer patients for a couple of months before doing surgery. This is considered a more effective practice as the chances of relapses are reduced.

Herbal extracts, diet etcetra do have proven anti cancer properties. In fact they are known to be very effective in reducing the risks of cancer. Just as tobacco increases risk of cancer certain herbal extracts can reduce the risk of various types of cancer. But it has to be born in mind that only a doctor and modern medical science can treat cancer effectively. No herb or supplement can treat or cure cancer.

lip cancer causes : what causes lip cancer?

Lip cancer as such is not a common type of cancer. The incidence of lip cancer is about 0.1 per cent of all cancers and it causes 0.02 per cent of cancer deaths.
Carcinoma of the lip was one of the first types of cancer to be related to an extrinsic cause when, more than 200 years ago, it was noted to occur characteristically in pipe smokers. Many years later it was realized that the disease could also be produced by smoking cigarettes, although much less readily, so that it must be produced by the chemicals in smoke rather than by the non-specific effect of local heat. It is also much more common in outdoor than in indoor workers and is induced by ultraviolet light in the same way as other cancers of the exposed skin. Ultraviolet light and tobacco account, between them, for the great majority of all cases in Britain, probably multiplying each other's effects. The disease is much less common than it used to be, because of the decrease in both pipe smoking and outdoor work.

Superfood is a term sometimes used to describe foods with high phytonutrient content that may confer health benefits as a result. They contain significant amounts of antioxidants, anthocyanins, vitamin C, manganese, and dietary fiber. Phytonutrients are chemical compounds, such as beta-carotene to cite one well known example, that occur naturally in plants. Phytonutrients have tremendous health benefits. Their role in preventing, mitigating and even inhibiting cancer progression is well establsihed and documeneted. There is evidence from laboratory studies that phytochemicals in fruits and vegetables may reduce the risk of cancer.

Cancer is not formed in a day. Normally cancers are detected only after an average of 10 years. For example mammography can detect signs of breast cancer only 11 years after the initial cancer cells had begun to form. Certain tests like AMAS (anti-malignin antibody in serum) can detect early signs of cancer but that too only after 5-6 years the cancer cells had begun to form. Modern medicine, particularly oncology does not concern itself with preventive and prophylactic care. It only focusses on treating after the diseases has grown. It uses the typical poisoning, burning and slashing method - slang used for chemotherapy, radiation and surgery respectively. This is termed as the cancer assembly line. It starts with series of expensive diagnostic tests leading to chemotherapy which solves part of the problem then comes radiation which solves a bit more of the problem and lastly it is surgery which is supposed to weeds out the problem. By this time cancer would have spread to some other organs which a process known as metastatic cancer spread. The patient then has to go through the same cancer assembly line again. In the process he comes out mutilated, tortured and half dead if not completely dead.

The present day atmosphere, food habits, pollution and the lifestyle we are living in are extremely condicve for cancer formation. Cancer is currently the second most leading cause of death in developed countries. By the end of this decade cancer will become teh elading cxause of death in USA.

We have to be armed to the teeth in order to protect us from cancer. Nothing can be done about the cancer causing environment as of now. A healthy diet and a source of supplements that supply us with all the nutrients, vitamins and antioxidants can fortify our body against this deadly disease. We need help and armaments from all the sources in order to fight the war against cancer and win.

Phytonutrients - can indeed offer high degree of protection against cancer. It is never late to take Phytonutrient extract. It will be beneficial at any stage and age.

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Preventing Cancer
Study after study after study proves that Vitamin C can help protect you against cancer. People with high levels of Vitamin C and other antioxidants are markedly less likely to get cancer of the lung, cervix, colon, pancreas, esophagus, mouth, and stomach. Why? We're still not sure, but it's very
likely that the antioxidants gobble up free radicals and damaging toxins before they can damage your cells and trigger cancer.

In the case of stomach cancer, Vitamin C blocks the formation of
cancer-causing nitrosamines from the nitrates and nitrites found in bacon, hot dogs, and other cured meats.
A study by Dr. Linus Pauling in 1976 showed that some terminally ill cancer patients lived as much as a year longer if they took megadoses (over 10,000 mg) of Vitamin C. A later study backed this up. In both studies, though, all the patients eventually died—none was cured. No study since then
has ever shown that megadoses of Vitamin C (or any other vitamin, for that matter) cure cancer.

If you're being treated for cancer, there's no question that Vitamin C can really help you get through this difficult time. As mentioned previously, Vitamin C could help you bounce back from surgery more quickly. Many people getting radiation treatment or chemotherapy have low Vitamin C levels. Part of the reason is that the treatment can make you tired and nauseous, as well as giving you diarrhea.

The other part is that the treatment is making you produce huge amounts of free radicals, so any Vitamin C you get from your food is going to mop them up. Unless you take supplements, you won't have any left over for other things, like keeping your immune system active. Cancer
treatment lowers your immunity, making you more likely to get sick or pick up an infection.
Discuss nutrition and supplements, especially Vitamin C, with your doctor before you start your cancer treatment. They could make a big difference in how well you do.

Many young women state that their biggest health fear when growing older
is breast cancer. Even though lung cancer has a higher mortality rate and
heart disease is a greater health risk (see respective sections in this chapter),
breast cancer is still what many women worry most about. On the flip side,
many women don’t worry about breast cancer because it doesn’t run in their
families. This false sense of security can be a costly mistake if it keeps you
from having preventative testing.
Consider the following breast cancer facts:
 Globally, breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer among
women and is the second leading cause of cancer death for women.
 About 1.2 million people worldwide are diagnosed with the disease each
year with approximately 502,000 global deaths.
 Breast cancer also affects about 1,600 men worldwide each year.
 Breast cancer is more common among women over the age of 40 and is
rare in women under age 25.
 Fifty percent of diagnosed breast cancer is in women over age 65.

You can’t completely prevent breast cancer — everyone is at risk. Great
strides have been made in breast cancer awareness in recent years, with
more women aware of the symptoms and utilizing self-exam and diagnostic
techniques regularly.
Differentiating types of breast cancer
Breast cancer is classified in different ways according to its location and
whether it’s metastasized.

India has one of the lowest incidence of cancer (particularly of breast cancer). This is despite high rates of tobacco and arecanut consumption in India. Moreover Alzheimer's disease is considered very rare in India. This is called as the Indian Paradox similar to the popular term French Paradox. French have very low incidence of coronary heart disease despite consuming a diet very rich in saturated fats. This is mainly due to the high consumption of red wine by the french. A constituent of red wine, a poly phenol known as resveratrol is believed to cause such beneficial effect. Similarly turmeric is a part of cuisine in India almost on daily basis. A constituent circumin in the turmeric is believed to have this beneficial anti cancer property.

Turmeric is the major ingredient in the Indian curry type food. Indians consume curry almost on daily basis right from the age of 4 years. Circumin if one of the component of turmeric. Circumin content is around 3.4% by weight in best quality turmerics.

Researchers at the Cork Cancer Research Center in Ireland have successfully treated esophageal cancer cells with curcumin -- the molecule found in turmeric. The scientists have found that circumin started to kill cancer cells within 24 hours. They have found that the cancer cells on being treated with curcumin began to digest themselves. Turmeric can suppress tumors and those who eat lot of curry type food are less prone to tumors.

There are hundreds of studies and researches by various universities and laboratories that do seem to confirm the anti cancer properties of turmeric. So next time you come across an Indian restaurant be sure to book your table.

Turmeric&Cancer More Information

# According to 'How Stuff Works "one of turmeric's most exciting benefits is its potential ability to prevent cancer and even slow down the spread of cancer that has already developed. People who regularly include the spice in their diet have much lower occurrences of cancer" http://health.howstuffworks.com
# As per About.com "Researchers continue to examine the effects how curcumin can regulate the activation of immune system to help fight against cancer. In fact, over the last several years, several research papers have been published on its medicinal properties, many of which have focused on cancer care. An in-vitro cancer research study reported at the 2007 meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research concluded that curcumin-based therapies may be attractive in patients with ovarian carcinoma. An in-vitro study is one in which test tubes are used to conduct studies. Specific cells are targeted, like cancer cells, and studied to see how a drug or nutrient affects the cells. Two additional in-vitro studies suggest drug resistance in ovarian cancer cells was reduced when chemo and curcumin were given together". http://ovariancancer.about.com

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• National Cancer Institute (US National Institute Of Health) define "Circumin as a yellow pigment of the spice turmeric that is being studied in cancer prevention"http://www.cancer.gov
• Medline Plus of US National Library Of Medicine mentions the uses of Turmeric (Curcuma longa Linn.)/ Circumin , based on scientific evidence. It mentions "Several early animal and laboratory studies report anti-cancer (colon, skin, breast) properties of Circumin. Many mechanisms have been considered, including antioxidant activity, anti-angiogenesis (prevention of new blood vessel growth), and direct effects on cancer cells"  Turmeric has also been found to treat stomach and duodenal ulcers"http://www.nlm.nih.gov
• British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) has extensively reported on the beneficial uses of turmeric especially in preventing alzheimer's disease. "Turmeric a spicy ingredient of many curries may be an effective treatment for Alzheimer's disease. The finding may help to explain why rates of Alzheimer's are much lower among the elderly in India than in their Western peers." http://news.bbc.co.uk
• Reuters the world leading news broadcasting organization reports that  " Researchers at the Cork Cancer Research Center in Ireland treated esophageal cancer cells with Circumin -- a chemical found in the spice turmeric, which gives curries a distinctive yellow color -- and found it started to kill cancer cells within 24 hours" Study showed curcumin caused the cancer cells to die "using an unexpected system of cell messages." http://reuters.com
• Drugs.com mission is the Internet's most trusted resource for drug and related health information. According to it "circumin and its analogs have been reported to inhibit cancer at multiple stages of development, including initiation, promotion, and metastasis. Curcumin is thought to act through a variety of mechanisms including the ability to induce apoptosis, inhibit angiogenesis, and modulate tumor suppressor genes. Studies have also indicated that curcumin has a radio sensitizing effect on cancer cell cultures" http://www.drugs.com

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Turmeric is a herbaceous perennial plant of the ginger family that is native to India. It is a part of daily diet in a typical South Asian cuisine - mainly the popular curry. Turmeric is one of nature's most powerful healers and immuno defense booster.  There are several hundreds of research report by various organizations, universities, laboratories which repeatedly confirm the powerful healing effects of turmeric in major diseases like cancer and alzheimer's.

India has one of the lowest incidence of cancer (particularly of breast cancer). This is despite high rates of tobacco and arecanut consumption in India. Moreover Alzheimer's disease is considered very rare in India. This is called as the Indian paradox similar to the popular term French paradox. French have very low incidence of coronary heart disease despite consuming a diet very rich in saturated fats. This is mainly due to the high consumption of red wine by the french. A constituent of red wine, a poly phenol known as  resveratrol is believed to cause such beneficial effect. Similarly turmeric is a part of cuisine in India almost on daily basis. A constituent circumin in the turmeric is believed to have this beneficial anti cancer property.

http://turmeric-cancer.com/

A breast cancer cure or curse?, It is worth exploring simulating pregnancy to avert breast cancer, says ALLAN LANGLANDS, but don't trade one risk for another, urges LYN SWINBURNE.THERE can surely be no greater geographical contrast than that between Australia and Iceland, yet both rank among the countries with the highest incidence of breast cancer. We also know that when women from low-incidence countries such as our Pacific neighbours (except New Zealand) migrate to Australia, they and their children

The war on cancer, Twenty-five years after the war was declared, new insights are plentiful, but the death toll has mounted Imagine declaring war when you know little about your enemy's firepower, strategies or tactics. That's what happened on Jan. 22, 1971, when President Richard Nixon proclaimed war on cancer in his State of the Union address. Many anticipated swift victory, with the taming of the dread disease likened to a moon landing. Even as recently as 1984, the National Cancer Institute's director predicted that cancer deaths could be halved by the year 2020 \\

Event raises cancer awareness, funds When Paula Naylor was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1984, she never imagined that seven years later she would feel well enough to participate in a 5-kilometer run through LaFortune Park."There was a period of time when it was just such a shock to think I had cancer. It was so scary," Naylor, 45, said, recalling the day when she discovered a lump in her breast while showering."But women can recover from breast cancer - recover to walk and run.

"We Beat Breast Cancer" If there's one message you can take away from this story, know that breast cancer is not a death sentence. This truth may come as a relief in an age when Black women, although less likely to get breast cancer than their White counterparts, are more likely to die from it when they do. "Finding breast cancer early — before it has spread from the breast — means a 97 percent five-year survival rate,

The Lung cancer poses deadliest threat by far, Cross-sectional scan showing top-to-bottom views of the lungs revealed Sherry Walker's tiny tumour In the time it takes to read the next few paragraphs, someone will die of lung cancer somewhere in the world.The Global Lung Cancer Coalition says lung cancer consumes one human being every 30 seconds - more than breast and prostate cancer combined, with another 1.2 million new cases diagnosed every year.If everything goes well, Milton resident Sherry Walker, 57, won't be among the casualties.