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Receiving a cancer diagnosis can be daunting. We dedicate these articles to those searching for the latest cancer news and helpful tips specific to their struggle.

Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma: Symptoms, Causes, Risk Factors and Treatments

Non-Hodgkin lymphoma (aka NHL) is a cancer of the lymphatic system. There are a number of different types of NHL some of which grow slowly and need little treatment, and others which grow very quickly and need urgent treatment. NHL is a disease of the body’s cells. In normal circumstances, cells are renewed or replaced

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Multiple Myeloma: Symptoms, Causes, Risk Factors and Treatments

What is Multiple Myeloma? Multiple Myeloma, also known as Myeloma, is a type of bone marrow cancer. Myeloma can affect many areas around the body, although the most commonly affected areas include the spine, skull, pelvis, and ribs. When cancer attacks more than one area it is known as Multiple Myeloma. Cancer originates in plasma

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Kidney Cancer – Symptoms, Causes, Risk Factors and Treatments

What is Kidney Cancer? The kidneys are two bean-shaped organs around the size of your fists, which sit towards on either side of the spine, towards your back between your ribs and pelvis. Blood passes through the renal arteries to each kidney where waste materials and some water are filtered out to form urine. This

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Pancreatic Cancer – Symptoms, Causes, Risk Factors and Treatments

What is Pancreatic Cancer? The pancreas is approximately 15cm in length and commonly described as being in the shape of a tadpole with a larger head area narrowing to a body than a tail – these terms are used to describe the different areas of the pancreas. It sits in the upper abdomen, largely behind

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Health Recommendation – Choose Your Drinking Water Wisely

One of the first basic steps to good health is to drink clean, healthy water every day. This is one thing we simply cannot do without if we want to maintain good health! Pure clean water is necessary on a daily basis for many basic life-maintaining activities, such as regulating our body temperature, supporting our

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Liver Cancer – Symptoms, Causes and Risk Factors

What is Liver Cancer? The liver is a complex organ known to have at least 500 different essential functions in the body. The most important functions of the liver include: Digesting proteins and fats Controlling blood clotting Removing toxins (the poisons that build up in the body) Releasing bile (this is the liquid that breaks

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Bladder Cancer – Symptoms, Causes, Risk Factors and Treatments

What is Bladder Cancer? The bladder is a hollow balloon-like organ located in the pelvis which stores waste collected from the kidneys and mixed with water to creates urine. When the bladder is full, urine passes out of the body through the urethra. If abnormal tissue grows in the lining of the bladder it can

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Stomach and Gastric Cancer: Symptoms, Causes, Risk Factors and Treatments

This is where cancer enters the tissues that line the stomach, which is a part of the human digestive system. It is the job of the stomach to break down food so that it can be easily digested by the rest of the digestive system. Around 95% of stomach cancers are referred to as “adenocarcinoma” that develops

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