In the Philippines, cancer is now the second leading cause of death, following cardiovascular disease. The leading kinds of cancer in the Philippines are breast, lung, liver, colon-rectal and cervical.
WHAT doctors tell their patients, and how they tell it, can often spell the difference between recovery and death. The tremendous influence of mind over body is well known. But nobody knows exactly how it works, or how to control it.
IN THE affluent suburbs outside Port Macquarie, Australia, the population, mostly retirees, leads a dynamic lifestyle.
IT HAS become more evident over the passage of time that Hippocrates’ famous prescription for life is based on solid science and common sense. To paraphrase: “Let your food be your medicine and let your medicine be your food.”
HANS Sy was watching television one night in mid-2010 when he chanced upon news footage showing Ricky Reyes, the high-profile...
The ordeal of a loved one’s confinement in a hospital can be really stressful, especially when you don’t have resources.
Many cancer patients think it is normal to lose a lot of weight during treatment, especially since chemotherapy and radiotherapy often have side effects like nausea and appetite loss.
