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Saliva Test for Oral Cancer Detection

In: Cancer

Jakarta. Oral cancer is less well known. This raises the concern of some scientists in the United States because many patients are unaware of the symptoms but the next thing we knew they died of it. A surgeon at Michigan State University, Barry Wenig also pioneered the development of a saliva test by using a simple [...]

Jakarta. Cancer is a deadly disease, but not always the direct cause of death of patients. According to the study, 50 percent of cancer patients are able to survive just died of other diseases such as heart disease. Thanks to technological advances, cancer can be controlled even more so more patients can survive longer despite a [...]

Jakarta. Dense-breasted women may suffer greater risk of breast cancer than women with less breast density. Since one of the symptoms of cancer is breast density. These findings suggest a doctor to check for breast density before deciding on the treatment of cancer. A study from Sweden found that women with denser breast have an increased [...]

Jakarta. Number of patients with oral cancer continues to increase in recent years. In addition triggered by smoking and drinking alcohol, the biggest increase is believed to be related to infection with HPV (Human Papilloma Virus) that is transmitted through oral sex. According to Cancer Research, the number of new cases of oral cancer in the UK has reached record highs that 6200 cases / year in 2011. About 60 percent of this number were men, who are generally more likely to smoke and drink alcohol. In addition to cigarettes and alcohol as the major risk factors of oral cancer, experts [...]

Jakarta. HIV infection can occur in both men and women. But for women who have had a sexually transmitted bacterial infection, so she has 2-fold risk of HIV infection. A new study in Africa conducted by RTI International researchers found women who have a sexually transmitted disease Mycoplasma more likely to acquire HIV infection. “Further research [...]

Jakarta. Denial often arise when someone is experiencing the early symptoms of deadly diseases, especially cancer. According to a recent survey in Britain, thousands of people died of cancer just because they’re afraid to admit the symptoms initially. A survey conducted by Cancer Research UK show that 40 percent of patients put off to see a [...]

Jakarta. The dominance of the right brain than left brain makes a person tends to think more creatively. Regardless of the left-handed or not, research has shown right brain dominant person is more often held the phone with his left hand. The relationship between brain dominance on a particular side in a holding cell phone with [...]

Special School for Children with Cancer

In: Cancer

Hicksville, New York. Children with cancer are mostly has a very poor physical condition. These children should not be too tired for the disease does not often recur and may often permit not to go to school because of back and forth to the hospital. Depart of the concerns experienced by children with cancer, an American mother [...]

Jakarta. Indonesia are rich in biodiversity, so it is potential to develop traditional medicine. However, due to lack of much research in recent years there are only 6 types of medicinal herbs that have been clinically tested. This means that over the years, there are only 6 types of herbs that have been tested its efficacy [...]

Jakarta. Fertility will decreases as women age. The number of eggs gradually reduced the number and quality until women reach menopause. But experts have discovered a method that can make a woman produce eggs in unlimited quantities. The academics, led by Dr. Jonathan Tilly of Massachusetts General Hospital successfully identify and extract stem cells that can turn [...]