Prostate Restored
Prostate Restored
Photo: George Dolgikh
Tests and procedures used to diagnose lymphoma include: Physical exam. Your doctor checks for swollen lymph nodes, including in your neck, underarm and groin, as well as a swollen spleen or liver. Removing a lymph node for testing. ... Blood tests. ... Removing a sample of bone marrow for testing. ... Imaging tests.
A study of 250 men who had sperm analyzed at a fertility clinic showed that men who ate higher amounts of fruits and veggies, particularly green...
Read More »
A normal heart rate for seniors is between 60 and 100 beats per minute. However, the resting heart rate for seniors can differ from their heart...
Read More »Well, many times we don't actually know. We do know what exactly happens in the cells. We can see that the cells undergo a genetic change. And as they do that, they may grow quicker than they should, and they may persist and not die off like they should. That causes them to slowly accumulate over time. But exactly what brought about that genetic change, we don't always know. This is not a disease that's passed down in families, although families can be more susceptible. But we think there are some susceptibility genes that may put you at risk for being more likely to get lymphoma. That does, however, require something else to happen, often in the way of exposures to toxins or viruses or something else. Well, I think it's important to recognize what the goals of treatment are. Low-grade lymphomas have an advantage in that they can take a very long time to cause any symptoms, and certainly a very long time to put the patient's health at risk. However, we do not have a curative treatment that will fix the cancer right away. So we want to weigh up the potential risks and side effects that come with treatment compared to, clearly, the risks and side effects that come from the cancer. So, if you have a cancer that is very low-grade, growing very slowly, giving you no symptoms, we would hold off on treatment and only initiate it when you truly need it. Well, important to know that chemotherapy may have two components. Chemotherapy, or chemical drugs that are targeting the cancer, immunotherapy, or antibody treatments that are going after proteins that are on the outside of the cancer or lymphoma cells. The goal of chemotherapy is to kill quickly- growing cells, which is a good thing because lymphoma, many times, those cells are growing quickly. The challenge, however, is there are healthy cells that may also be growing quickly. Immunotherapy, as I mentioned, binds or attacks proteins on the outsides of cells. But some of the lymphoma cells and some of the normal cells have the same proteins. So those cells may be depleted, and your immune system may become a little bit more suppressed as one of the potential side effects of therapy. Well, I really wish that was true. Unfortunately, that's not exactly correct. There isn't a treatment or exercise program that directly targets or goes after the lymphoma cells. Generally, however, what a healthy balanced diet and a good exercise program is doing is improving your general well-being, improving your immune system function, and allowing you to tolerate the chemotherapy and fight against the cancer to a greater degree. The good news is that many studies have shown that a healthy patient who's in good shape actually has a better outcome when receiving treatment for lymphoma. So that's a strong motivation for you to be healthy by eating well and exercising regularly. Get as much information as you can. Partner with your physician, your nurse practitioner, your PA and other members of the team and ask questions. The goal moving forward is for you to have the best outcome possible. So that sharing of information between your team and you is critical to your outcome and the best results we could hope for.
Dark Chocolate (70% cacao and up) – Chocolate has many benefits but it can contribute to hormonal balance via its potent magnesium and iron, and...
Read More »
The likelihood of developing an enlarged prostate increases with age. BPH is so common that it has been said all men will have an enlarged prostate...
Read More »One of the reasons correctly diagnosing cancer is so difficult is that some cancers are harder to spot than others. There are lots of reasons for this. Some forms of the disease are rare, so less attention is paid to them. And less is invested in learning how to diagnose and treat them.
Finding out that you have cancer can be overwhelming. Disbelief is common. Other emotions soon follow. Hearing that you’ve been misdiagnosed, though -- that the cancer is not what your doctor first thought, and maybe not cancer at all -- can be worse.
Multiple studies report modest reductions in blood pressure in people who take fish oil supplements. There's some evidence that the beneficial...
Read More »
"It's long been known that zinc plays an important role in the body's ability to protect against bacterial infection, but this is the first time...
Read More »
Studies have shows that vitamin E improves sperm motility (movement). Vitamin C functions to regenerate vitamin E; thus, these vitamins may work...
Read More »
If the father passes on an X chromosome, the baby will be genetically female, and if the father passes on a Y chromosome, the baby will be...
Read More »
Promotion
Promotion