My Touch Of Heaven

It was said that cancer in the US was second among the leading cause of death. People that is diagnosed with cancer is dramatically increasing. Some survive and some, unluckily didn’t have the chance to fight more this disease. There are different ways to treat cancer but in New Hope Medical Center, they have a new way to fight cancer. An example of these, alternative lung cancer treatment was used with the traditional cancer treatment like chemotherapy and radiation. Alternative cancer treatment would give a higher chance of patient’s survival on cancer. New Hope’s physicians truly agrees that these alternative treatments give fewer side effects compared to the traditional treatment. Alternative cancer center believe that side effects of traditional cancer treatments like chemotherapy should be lessened. A patient, being treated with chemotherapy really gives side effects that even worsens the patients condition. And worse being under chemotherapy would give you a risk for pneumonia, chronic fatigue, and in many cases death. But with the help of New Hope’s new alternative treatment for cancer, this would make the patients body more stronger and be able to fight cancer well. Being under cancer treatment would not make your life more difficult. This innovation will surely give hope cancer patients.

As women get older, their risk of having ovarian cancer increases. The diagnosis of ovarian cancer brings with it many questions that needs clear understandable answers. Knowing and having more information about this disease can make it easier for women and their families to handle the challenges they face. Cancer researchers continue to study and learn more about ovarian cancer.

The ovaries are a pair of organs in the female reproductive system. They are located in a woman’s pelvis, one on each side of the uterus (the hollow, pear-shaped organ where a baby grows). Each ovary is about the size and shape of an almond and they can often be felt by a doctor during bi-manual portion of a pelvic examination. The ovaries have to main functions: production of eggs and production of female hormones (chemicals that control the way certain cells or organs functions). Every month during menstrual cycle, an egg is released from one ovary in a process called ovulation. The ovaries are also the main source of female hormones estrogen and progesterone. These hormones influence the development of a woman’s breasts, body shape, and body hair. They also regulate the menstrual cycle and pregnancy. Read more… »