DCIS Breast Cancer Treatment and Survival Rates
DCIS is the most common form of breast cancer and has a 97% survival rate 10 years after treatment (read more)
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DCIS is the most common form of breast cancer and has a 97% survival rate 10 years after treatment (read more)
Read MoreIn this Cancer Basics article, you’ll learn how to tell if you have cancer. Bedside Manners' mission is to empower cancer patients and survivors through medical enrichment. Enjoy! Local Signs of Cancer How do you tell if you have cancer? The signs of cancer, which are visible to you as well as your healthcare provider, can vary. Remember in our article “What Causes Cancer” this disease is dangerous because it interferes with the normal functioning of our body’s organs and tissues. There are signs that can tell you there is something wrong with an internal organ (e.g. lung) as well as an external organ (e.g. skin). These signs may be seen locally, such as on the skin. Here are a few local signs of cancer: 1) Lumps or swellings that can be felt or seen under the skin 2) Blood in stool, urine, vagina
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WHAT CAUSES CANCER? How Physical Activity, Diet, and Environmental Toxins Affect Cancer Risk (updated March 2025) [caption id="attachment_9245" align="aligncenter" width="2240"] Causes of cancer[/caption] INTRODUCTION Have you been wondering what really causes cancer? One just has to go back to their high school or college biology class and remember the structure of the human cell. At the center of it is DNA. It is this genetic material that not only encodes how your future generations will look but is at the root of the causes of cancer. Mutations in the DNA, which can accumulate through the decades of ones life, and are mostly caused by exposure to environmental toxins, alcohol, ultra-processed foods, tobacco, and high carbohydrate diets, is the reason cells become cancerous. Most people know tobacco smoking is linked to lung cancer but it's also known to cause head and neck cancers, such as those of
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