Explore the available treatments

If you have been diagnosed with breast cancer, it is advisable to get a second opinion and do more tests before starting treatment. Treatment options vary depending on the stage of cancer, in general, the larger the tumor, more advanced stage. Possible treatments include: Read the rest of this entry »

Learn how to recognize symptoms and explores the available treatments.

Breast cancer (or breast cancer) affects more than 178,000 women and nearly 2,000 men in the U.S. each year, according to the National Cancer Institute. In the Latino community any cancer takes so many lives like this. Each year there are approximately 90 new cases per 100,000 Hispanic people, the third highest rate of breast cancer after African-American and Caucasian women. Read the rest of this entry »

The treatment for breast cancer improves symptoms through local control of cancer and increase chances of cure, and / or prolongs the life of the patient. The expected benefits should be put in the balance regarding the potential risks that might entail. Read the rest of this entry »

When breast cancer returns, it can cause symptoms in the same place where he stayed the first time or even elsewhere in the body. Emotionally, relapse of cancer is devastating to the patient. Read the rest of this entry »

The main finding is that these nanohydrogels are “smart”, ie are able to detect diseased cells and release the drug only where necessary. The intelligence of these new nanohydrogels is based on the detection of pH changes in the blood, because the level of acidity is different in healthy cells and cancer cells. In health, blood has a pH of 7.4, while in the area where cancer is located is reduced to pH 5,2-4,7. Read the rest of this entry »

They are characterized by detecting diseased cells and can release drugs only where needed.

Hydrogels are polymeric structures, high water content, soft, and elastic, with a high absorption capacity and which do not dissolve in liquid. Its applications are all kinds of gardening, medicine, etc.. They are considered long been one of the best ways of releasing drugs in the body. The hydrogels have biocompatibility and physical properties similar to living tissue. Read the rest of this entry »