Caring for a loved one with cancer

Currently, many cancer patients receive part of your care at home. People with cancer are living longer and many patients want to be served in your home as much as possible. Often this support is provided by family caregivers who may be spouses, partners, children, relatives or friends – anyone who...

Green tea and cancer

Mayo Clinic led the first clinical studies on tea extract in cancer patients. According to studies, green tea extract appears to keep cancer at bay in patients with leukemia (CLL). A green tea extract appeared to show clinical activity with low toxicity in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL)...

One third of Americans suffer chronic pain

More than 116 million Americans-nearly one third of the population lives with chronic pain, according to a new report by the Institute of Medicine. That figure is greater than the combined number of people suffering from heart disease, diabetes and cancer. But despite the many people who experience pain for...