While the majority of forms of cancer can affect anyone of any gender, a great deal of research has shown that women may be more susceptible to certain kinds of cancer than men are. Likewise, men are more likely to get some types of cancer than women. While cancer is rarely, if ever, gender-specific, it’s […]
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Cancer is a deadly disease that affects both men and women. In 2018, an estimated 1,735,350 new cancer cases were diagnosed in the United States alone. Unfortunately, the majority of people diagnosed with cancer are men. Statistics show that cancer mortality is higher in men than in women. For instance, in 2018, at least 323,630 […]
The term metastasis is one we often hear connected to cancer, though sometimes it’s not clear precisely what this term means. When a doctor says that cancer has ‘metastasized,’ this is referring to cancer spreading beyond its original location or body part. Other terms that mean the same as metastasis commonly used by doctors may […]
Sometimes cancer can return after successful treatment, this is what doctors call cancer recurrence. The cancer recurrence might come back at the same place, or it may attack somewhere else in the body. When cancer strikes a new part of the body, it is still named after the part of the body where it first […]
I briefly discussed hypertension and fucoidan in my previous blog. Hypertension has a risk of causing negative effects on health which can lead to heart failure, coronary artery disease, stroke, kidney disease, peripheral artery disease and hypertensive retinopathy. Hypertension is also associated with type 2 diabetes therefore, I will be discussing the complications caused by […]
This blog will discuss about Menopause, a concern of many women, and the effects of fucoidan. Menopause has a total of 34 symptoms including hot flashes, fatigue, memory lapses, night sweat, vaginal dryness, mood swing, urinary tract infection, bloating, dizziness, sleep disorders, osteoporosis, insomnia and depression. Fucoidan may indirectly help reduce some of the symptoms. […]
By Peisheng Wang et al. Metastasis is one of the major causes of cancer-related death. It is connected to many biological activities of cancer cells such as growth, invasion, adhesion, hematogenous metastasis, and lymphatic metastasis. However, there is no information on the effect of Ups-fucoidan on tumor invasion and metastasis. We examined the effect of […]
By Hye Jin Boo et al. Fucoidan, a sulfated polysaccharide, has various biological activities, such as anticancer, antiangiogenic and anti-inflammatory effects. However, the mechanisms of fucoidan on anticancer activity have not been fully elucidated. The anticancer effects of fucoidan extracted from Undra pinnatifida on human lung carcinoma cells were tested and studied (Examination Method and […]
By Natumi Araya et al. Human T-lymphotropic virus type-1 (HTLV-1) is a human retrovirus that causes HTLV-1 associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis (HMA/TAP) and adult T-cell leukemia (ATL). A higher viral load in individuals with HTLV-1 infection increases their risk of developing HAM/TSP and ATL. Reduction of the number of HTLV-1 infected cells is very important, […]
The most common neurodegenerative diseases are Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s disease. Nearly five million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s disease and a half million with Parkinson’s disease. So, in this blog, I want to explain how people can prevent Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases, and what to do after getting such neurodegenerative disorders. In the US, […]