Immunotherapy: A New Way to Treat Cancer

Immunotherapy: A New Way to Treat Cancer

Immunotherapy: A New Way to Treat Cancer What is Immunotherapy?Immunotherapy is a cancer treatment that helps your body’s immune system fight cancer. Your immune system normally finds and destroys harmful invaders like bacteria and viruses. However, cancer cells can...
What Is Mesothelioma?

What Is Mesothelioma?

Mesothelioma is a type of cancer originating in the mesothelium, a thin layer of tissue that lines and safeguards organs such as the lungs, abdomen, and heart. This cancer is predominantly associated with asbestos exposure, a mineral that was commonly applied in...
Herpes

Herpes

Herpes Zoster, commonly called Shingles, is characterized by a painful rash with blisters. It is caused by the dormant varicella zoster, also known as chickenpox, becoming active again, often years following the initial incidence of the infection. The dormant virus...

Extreme Diets: Fads and Facts

A Medscape Oncolgoy article by Steven Rourke; Reviewed by Anya Romanowski, MS, RD Sylvester Graham’s Diet The Presbyterian minister Sylvester Graham (1794-1851) approached diet as moral education, combining his strict religious beliefs with themes common to the...