Archive for May, 2010
Posted: Wednesday, May 12th, 2010
Cell phones and cancer have yet to be definitively linked, but a recently launched study will take a serious look into the long-term effects of cell phone usage on the human body. The Cohort Study of Mobile Phone Use and Health (COSMOS) will follow 200,000 mobile phone users in five countries over 30 years, monitoring their health for higher risk of brain cancer, head tumors and salivary gland cancer. The radiation risk seems plausible — a 2009 World Health organization found that long-term mobile users had a higher risk of cancer, a 2008 American Journal of Epidemiology study suggested a link between big-time cell users and salivary gland cancer, and a 2006 study in Sweden indicated a 240% risk increase for head tumors on the side of the head used most often for talking. Thirty years is a long time to wait for results of this big study, so in the meantime maybe use that land line for long calls!
Tags: brain cancer, head tumor, parotid tumor, pineal tumor, pituitary gland tumor
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Posted: Wednesday, May 12th, 2010
Getting men to pay attention to their own health isn’t easy. When given the chance to read Maxim or schedule a prostate gland exam with the doc (yup, it’s the one with the finger up the butt), I think we all know which is more appealing to the dudes. A few different organizations are wisely using things that men love — drinking beer and growing mustaches, namely — to get them thinking about screening this very important male gland. Pints for Prostates uses the glory of hops to get men to think about getting screened. Some recent studies that swigging beer is actually good for your prostate will prolly help their cause as well! Movember Australia also focuses on prostate health, and raises awareness by getting the gents to grow a moustache in November (Australia’s men’s health month, American prostate health month is in September). So even though it’s months away, our prostate stopped shaving and donned a nice ‘stache in honor of this awesome organization.
Tags: alpha-blocker, benign prostatic hyperplasia, bph, cystoscopy, digital rectal exam, enlarged prostate, frequent urination, inflamed prostate, intravenous pyelogram, nonbacterial prostatitis, photoselective vaporization of the prostate, problems urinating, prostate enlargement, prostate removal gift, prostate surgery, prostate surgery gift, prostatectomy, prostatitis, radical prostatectomy, transurethral incision of the prostate, transurethral microwave thermotherapy, transurethral needle ablation, Transurethral resection of the prostate, TURP, urgent urination, urologist, urologist gift
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Posted: Tuesday, May 4th, 2010
Nothing says “I love you, mom” better than a plush boobie, and thanks to our new mammary gland stuffed animals, you can give mom back all the boobs you took from her. Our pink mammary gland plush makes a great gift for breast cancer survivors, mastectomy patients or anyone who loves boobs! Be anatomically correct and get a pair, if you wish. Bras sold separately.
Tags: anastrozole, angiosarcoma, Arimidex, Aromasin, aromatase inhibitors, Avastin, axillary lymph node dissection, Bevacizumab, bisphosphonate, brachytherapy, BRCA gene test, breast biopsy, breast cancer, breat exam, DCIS, ductal breast cancer, ductal carcinoma in situ, ER positive, Estrogen receptor positive, exemestane, External beam radiation, Femara, fibrocystic disease of the breast, HER-2 gene, Herceptin, Hormone receptor negative HR negative, hormone therapy, inflammatory breast cancer, invasive breast cancer, invasive lobular carcinoma, Lapatinib, letrozole, lobular breast cancer, lobular carcinoma, lumpectomy, male breast cancer, mastectomy, mastitis, medullary, mucinous, noninvasive breast cancer, paget's disease, papillary, Partial breast irradiation, phyllodes tumor, PR postitive, Progesterone receptor positive, radiation, Reclast, recurrent breast cancer, sarcoma, sentintel node biopsy, SERM, tamoxifen, Trastuzumab, tubular, Tykerb, zoledronic acid, Zometa
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Posted: Monday, May 3rd, 2010
We’ve been waiting with bated breath for our plush reproductive glands to arrive, and hooray, hooray, they are finally here and are available for purchase now! The first three folks to order any of the four new glands — testis, ovary, mammary or prostate — will get a free Spill Your Guts journal! So whether you’re celebrating your vasectomy or mourning a recent mammogram, one of these plushes just might need to go home with you.
Tags: breast cancer, breastfeeding, cancer staging, chemotherapy, da vinci, laser surgery, mastectomy, mastitis, nuclear medicine, oncologist gift, oncology gift, ovarian cancer, ovarian cyst, ovarian screening, prostate cancer, radical prostatectomy, testes, testicle pain, testicular cancer, testis, urologist gift, vasectomy
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