Monday, 12 September 2011 8:47Part 13: Strategies for Treatment of Advanced Cancer in Adults
In my previous essays, I have mentioned several adult cancers that occur relatively frequently in Japanese people over fifties and are closely related to lifestyle. I mentioned that every morbidity of those cancers has been increasing...
Wednesday, 22 June 2011 8:12Part 12: Endometrial Cancer
Fatty or dairy food and excessive biliary secretion in the gut The statistics for uterine cancer rates have remained steady. As I mentioned in the previous essay, uterine cervical cancer rates are decreasing, but endometrial cancer...
Wednesday, 15 June 2011 8:05Part 11: Uterine Cancer
Introduction Regardless to say that the uterus is a precious organ not only for women, but also for human beings. Uterine development relies on female hormones that are secreted by the ovaries. Hormonal homeostasis is so...
Tuesday, 07 June 2011 7:33Part 10: Strategies for preventing Liver Cancer (Hepatocellular Carcinoma)
Occurrence of Hepatocellular Carcinoma I have so far been talking about cancer formation in the adult that would develop as a lifestyle related disease wherever it is in our body in this series. The occurrence of...
Monday, 30 May 2011 7:25Part 9: Strategies for Prostate Cancer Prevention
Introduction Breast cancer is influenced by female hormones such as estrogen, and conversely, prostate cancer is influenced by androgenic hormones because of the physiological dependence. The prostate, about the size of a walnut, is part of...
Tuesday, 24 May 2011 7:21Part 8: Strategies for Breast Cancer Prevention
The breast is one of the key organs of reproduction. After a woman conceives and delivers a baby, the breast provides nourishment for the child’s growth. Hormones control the production and excretion of breast milk, as...
Monday, 09 May 2011 7:16Part 7: Defense strategies against Lung Cancer
Breathing and Lung Cancer How does lung cancer develop? Like the other cancers that we have discussed so far, lung cancer does not develop in a day. Lung cancer is a common adulthood cancer. It is...
Thursday, 28 April 2011 9:12Part 6: Prevention of Stomach Cancer through environmental factors
Introduction We are all hoping that the 21st century will be an age of building a society that enjoys healthy longevity. Japan has the longest average life expectancy in the world, ahead of developed countries in...
Monday, 11 April 2011 9:08Part 5: Colorectal cancer rises as our diet becomes westernized
Let us focus on colorectal cancer as we examine some of the defense strategies we can employ against cancer. I have chosen colorectal cancer because it is most intimately linked with food. Colorectal cancer (a cancer...