Lymphedema is an abnormal buildup or bulge of body fluids under the skin. It occasionally happens when lymph nodes located on the body are removed, damaged, or blocked, typically as a result of cancer treatment. In turn, this affects the proper drainage of fluid. Lymph nodes are significant to the body, acting as natural filters […]
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Joseph Paul DiMaggio’s storied life had the structure of a classic Hollywood movie. Born in California to working class Italian immigrants on November 25, 1914, he was raised by his stern father to became a fisherman. Joe, however, had bigger dreams and even bigger plans. While working various part-time odd jobs ranging from selling newspapers […]
By now, you are probably aware that cancer is a leading cause of death around the world. The number of diagnosed new cancer cases, as well as deaths from cancer, is, unfortunately, growing. For example, in 2018 alone, 1,735,350 new cases of cancer were diagnosed while 609,640 people died of cancer in the same year […]
Pain associated with cancer is not something that is always talked about. When it is discussed, it is usually in reference to the side effects of cancer treatment, such as chemotherapy and radiation. However, pain can stem from the cancerous tumors themselves. When tumors grow large enough, they can press on tissue, nerves, and bones, […]
In today’s world, there is more than one way to treat most types of cancers. Breast cancer is no exception to this. While typical treatments have been proven to work, doctors are exploring all of the possible options. These alternate options give hope to patients who feel traditional treatments simply aren’t enough. Complementary and alternative […]
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 […]
Do you know that fucoidan has the power to increase the effectiveness of chemo-drugs? In this blog, I am going to discuss how fucoidan increase effects of the chemo-drugs by using an example of breast cancer such as estrogen, progesterone receptor-positive, HER2 negative (MCF-7) and triple-negative (MDA-MB231) breast cancers. The following observations are according to […]
In this segment, I will discuss fucoidan and inhibition of angiogenesis of cancer cells. This action of angiogenesis is essential for cancer to obtain nutrition and oxygen, and also using blood vessels is one of the ways cancer can continue the stage of metastasis. So, how can we prevent metastasis and cut off the supply […]
Do you know that fucoidan has four powers that aid in cancer treatment? Yes, it does! Here, I would mainly like to share four main powers or effects of fucoidan. Fucoidan is a natural ingredient with no side effects whatsoever. Even you take fucoidan with various prescribed medications; it doesn’t interfere with any of them. […]
I am very excited to continue to talk about one of the fucoidan’s health benefits. This topic of fucoidan inducing apoptosis is unique, as we are going to discover the more powerful effect of fucoidan that can initiate cancer self-destruction. If cancer cells disappeared by themselves, it is just not great but also a medical […]