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Stress impacts women’s health. It can manifest itself in weight gain leading to obesity, or hair loss affecting appearance and self-esteem Reprieve Spiritual Wellness Center at 6614 W. Florissant goal is to encourage women to relax, restore, and rejuvenate which results in a positive impact on mind, body and spirit. For the month of October, Reprieve wants to be able to give memberships to breast cancer survives regardless of what stage. Reprieve Founder Culeta Hendricks explained, “Our goal is…

Breast cancer evaluation begins with symptoms and a general clinical history. This is followed by a triple assessment, which includes the following components: Clinical examination Imaging (usually mammography, ultrasonography, or both) Needle biopsy This approach naturally lends itself to a gradually increasing degree of invasiveness, so that a diagnosis can be obtained with the minimum degree of invasiveness and, consequently, the minimum amount of discomfort to the patient. Because the more…

Amy Winehouse was a celebrated music artist. But the music industry lost her 10 years ago. To mark the tenth year of Amy Winehouse’s Back in Black, a fan contest is started. Proceeds from the fan contest will go to the Amy Winehouse Foundation. The foundation supports children and young adults who are in need through music education and therapy. The foundation empowers children, promotes awareness and works hard to prevent the misuse of drugs and alcohol. This is Amy Winehouse’s legacy after…

Introduction Alzheimer’s disease and cancer are known to be very serious disorders that can cause death especially in the elderly. The prevalence of cancer is dramatically increased with age, and in contrast, Alzheimer’s disease is an age-dependent neurodegenerative disorder. Cancer is defined as a disease whereby a collection of abnormal cells divides uncontrollably by ignoring the normal principles of cell division (Hejmadi, 2010). There is known to be more than 200 types of cancers and its…

Melanoma, one of the most prevalent and dangerous types of skin cancer, presents an increasing threat to human health as the incidence of melanoma is growing every year. Not only skin cancer is a threat to public health, but it is also becoming an economic burden to society. American Cancer Society identified that the average per-patient cost for the last stage of melanoma ranges between $34,103 to $152,244 per year in the United States. The survival rates for melanoma differ by its stage: the…

If you suffer from chronic pain, you’re likely aware of the fact medical cannabis has been proven as an effective treatment for this condition. Those taking opioids may have explored this alternative already, while others wonder if it’s a safer alternative in light of the recent opioid crisis. There are many reasons to recommend medical cannabis over opioids and other treatments for chronic pain. When it comes to medical cannabis, however, a lot depends on the strain you’re using. Many…

The most challenging crisis I can recall is the loss of my parents two years apart. Before then, I lost friends and extended family members but they were not as close to me. This was the first time I felt I had to be strong for my daughter and others. There was a wall of uncertainty that I discovered as my father was diagnosed with lung cancer. Shortly after that, my mother was diagnosed with colon cancer. I did not understand the purpose of the journey until I learned how to grieve. I had to…

According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC] (2013), cancer cluster is a word that means a higher case of cancer in a community compared to other communities around. When there is a high number of reported cancer case in an area, then a cancer cluster is suspected. The higher cases of cancer are seen in local residences, children and workers from the same neighborhood or workplace. Cancer causing agents could be in the air, water or ground that over time cause the cancer…

Ovarian cancer is thought to be the highest cause of death in females; more than 50% of 21,650 women are diagnosed with ovarian cancer and die annually due to this disease [2]. Fiji has a 14.9 % rate of ovarian cancer, age standardised rate per 100, 0000[13]. There is still a great need for more research in different areas in regards to ovarian cancer such as risk factors, screening and treatment methods, awareness and ways to take care of patients with ovarian cancer [2]. Some risk factors…

Diclofenac has been used (as the sodium salt) for topical treatment of AK since the 1990s (Rivers and McLean, 1997). The rationale for the use of this non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug is the over expression of the cycloxygenase-2 enzyme in AK and SCC compared with normal cells (Buckman et al., 1998). In studies with SCC cell cultures, the commercial preparation, Solaraze™, when diluted to 0.2-0.3% was observed to promote apoptosis in certain sensitive cell lines (Fecker et al. 2010).…