The experience of a cancer diagnosis and related treatment can be a traumatic one for both the mind and body. Certain aggressive malignancies, including mesothelioma cancer, are extremely difficult to treat and will often require incredibly toxic dosages of either chemotherapy or radiation to effectively eradicate malignant cells. These treatments put the body through a...

In November 2009, a panel of experts formed to provide guidelines on preventative healthcare presented startlingly different mammogram recommendations than those, which American women have been receiving for years. The recommendation most women receive is, “If you’re 40 or over, have a mammogram every year or two.” Some agencies even go so far as to recommend yearly...