Many of us are aware that exercise reduces our risk of getting heart disease but a lot of information is surfacing that exercise also lowers our risk of developing cancer. A study done in Finland showed that men who exercised for at least 30 minutes a day decreased their risk of prematurely dying from cancer. The study is published...
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I have repeatedly said that there are no absolutes in medicine. Treatments and diagnostic tests employed whether mainstream or alternative do not give absolute certainty of efficacy and must all be employed with caution. I have been asked several times how we can prevent cancer with expectations that I will be able to tell them with...
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The number of patients being diagnosed with cancer has been progressively increasing for the past several years. Cancer is found among the top five causes of morbidity and mortality in the Philippines. There is a stigma attached to patients who are diagnosed with cancer. People automatically think that a diagnosis of cancer is...
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Breast Cancer is the number one type of cancer affecting women in the Philippines. We have all been hearing about the importance of detecting cancer while it is early so that the chances of cure will be higher. Women are admonished to undergo breast cancer screening once we hit the age of 40 or earlier if we have a very strong...
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I was talking to a group of patient’s relatives regarding his prognosis. It was very grim. In the group were the patient’s son, patient’s sister and the patient’s daughter holding her two year old son. The patient was dying and I was relaying that information to the family. Expectedly, the group was distraught but something...
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