Link:Cancer Institute Urges Caution With Cell Phones.A prominent US cancer institute has posted a notice on its website urging cell phone users to take precautions when using cell phones because advice from an international panel of experts... Link:Cancer Institute Urges Caution With Cell Phones. A prominent US cancer institute has posted a notice on its website urging cell phone users to take precautions when using cell phones because advice from an international panel of experts says cell phones have not been around long enough for scientists to be sure about their safety. The announcement comes from the Center for Environmental Oncology (CEO), part of the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and says that following the advice of an international panel of experts, comprising cancer experts from Europe and the US: "Electromagnetic fields generated by cell phones should be considered a potential human health risk." I thought cell phones were now considered safe but I guess this is still a very controversial issue
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2/05/2009
Cancer Institute Urges Caution With Cell Phones
Electrosmog, Cell Phones, and Cancer.... Oh My!
By Emily StephensThe Earth is being engulfed in electrosmog!Arthur Firstenbergis one of the growing number of electromagnetic hypersensitive (EHS) people who suffer physical and psychological symptoms reportedly caused by electromagnetic fi...
By Emily Stephens
%26#8220;The Earth is being engulfed in electrosmog!%26#8221;Arthur Firstenbergis one of the growing number of electromagnetic hypersensitive (EHS) people who suffer physical and psychological symptoms reportedly caused by electromagnetic fields. Imagine terrible headaches, nausea, or heart arrhythmia whenever being near Wi-Fi, a computer, a cell phone, or electric lights. Firstenberg, along with a handful of others are fighting to stop a plan to install Wi-Fi in all Santa Fe public libraries and government buildings. His argument seems to be falling on deaf ears.
Santa Fe%26#8217;s city attorney determinedEHS is not covered by the federal Americans with Disabilities Act. Furthermore, there is no legal precedent where Wi-Fi has ever been identified as the cause of EHS. So far, the Santa Fe City Council remains undecided.
Proponents of Wi-Fi insist there is no proven, causal link between the medical symptoms and wireless technology. The World Health Organization agrees with them: although the symptoms of EHS "are certainly real" and disabling for those affected, "there isno scientific basisto link EHS symptoms to EMF (electromagnetic field) exposure." So, is the etiology of EHS simply psychosomatic?
In 1988, 60 Swedish employees of an Ericsson subsidary company developed EHS after a mobile phone base station was installed on their office building%26#8217;s roof. At first, the company tried to keep quiet about the whole ordeal. After receiving a $1 million grant from the Swedish Working Life Fund, they decided to go public and change the working environment. Unfortunately, most of those who were affected are still hypersensitive.
Interesting to note,Swedenis the only country in the world that accepts electrosensitivity as a physical impairment. Over 2.4% of their population is registered as having some form of EHS. Apply that ratio to the US population, and one could extrapolate that as many as6.5 million Americansexperience wireless symptoms.
Nikola Teslais the first person suspected of having EHS. Recognized as one of the greatest technological scientists of all time, Tesla developed a severe illness late in life that many believe was caused by repeated exposure to high levels of electromagnetic fields.
"To doctors [Tesla] appeared at death's door. One of the symptoms of the illness was an acute sensitivity of all the sense-organs. His senses had always been extremely keen, but this sensitivity was now so tremendously exaggerated that the effects were a form of torture. The ticking of a watch three rooms away sounded like the beat of hammers on an anvil. The vibration of ordinary city traffic, when transmitted through a chair or bench, pounded through his body."-The Life of Nikola Tesla by John J. O'Neill
Whether or not you believe in EHS, wireless technology has actually been proven dangerous. This last February,Dr. Seigal Sadetzkifounda link between chronic cell phone usage and the development of benign and malignant tumorswithin the salivary gland. Those who used cell phones heavily on one side of the head were found to have anincreased riskof 50% for developing main salivary gland (parotid) tumors, as compared to non-users.Sadetzki's study, which investigated nearly 500 people diagnosed with salivary gland tumors, also found those who live in rural areas have an increased risk for cancer. Rural areas typically have fewer cell phone towers and antennas, so cell phones must emit more radiation in order to work.
%26#8220;While I think this technology is here to stay,%26#8221; Sadetzki says, %26#8220;I believe precautions should be taken in order to diminish the exposure and lower the risk for health hazards.%26#8221; Her recommendations?
1. Use hands-free devices at all times.
2. When talking, hold the phone away from one%26#8217;s body.
3. Call less frequently.
4. Shorten the length of your calls.
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Carcinoma and Prostate Cancer
Adenocarcinoma (or carcinoma for short) is the type of cancer developing from epithelial cells, the type of cell which lines internal organs and bodily surfaces. If it weren't for the epithelial cell we'd all be a soft gelatinous mass of sl... Adenocarcinoma (or carcinoma for short) is the type of cancer developing from epithelial cells, the type of cell which lines internal organs and bodily surfaces. If it weren't for the epithelial cell we'd all be a soft gelatinous mass of slimy goo. Epithelial cells compose the inner and outer surface of our organs so that things stay separate and generally useful. The prostate supplies most of the ejaculatory stuff that nourishes the sperm on their fantastic voyage up the female reproductive tract into prospective fatherhood. The other main portion of the ejaculate is the sperm themselves which are produced in the testes and which swim up the vas deferens to hang out in the seminal vesicles until they get their marching orders during orgasm. The prostate contains thousands of microscopic passageways that join one another and connect to the urethra, or pissing tube that runs from the bladder, through the middle of the prostate, and then through the penis. These microscopic passageways are lined by epithelial cells which in fact produce the prostatic contribution to the ejaculate. In addition to nutrition for the spermies, the prostatic epithelial cells produce a large amout of PSA. Epithelial cells need to replace themselves because like all things that provide a useful function, they wear out and die. New prostate cells are produced by maturation and division of certain cells (basal cells) which lie beneath the epithilial cells sort of the way adult teeth lie underneath baby teeth waiting for their chance to erupt into the world. During the early phase of most prostate cancers, the malignant cells are more akin to motorists who don't make a complete halt at a stop sign. Life and society gets on pretty well with these minor violations and no one seems to mind. Some cancers though, perhaps because they have gotten away with minor violations, develop the chutzpah (or genetic mutations) to more flagrantly ignore the rules of prostatic society. As the tumor gets bigger it takes up a larger portion of the prostate and eventually may spread outside the border of the prostate (the "capsule") and eventually into adjacent organs (local spread) or distant organs (metastatic spread). The extent to which the cancer spread is called the stage. Staging is determined by a variety of tests including the digital rectal exam and imaging studies (ultrasound, MRI, bonescan, Prostascint).
The prostate is sort of like the male breast, a hormonally influenced organ that produces a milky white substance. In fact, under the microscope, the breast tissue looks a lot like prostate tissue. Unlike breasts, prostates do not come in pairs and generally are not as fun to look at.
The purpose of the PSA is to liquify the gelatinous goop of the ejaculate so that the sperm can swim unhindered once they have been splurted closer to their goal. Although PSA made in the epithelial cells is meant to be released into the prostatic tubes and eventually leave the body under pleasurable circumstances, some of it leaks into blood circulating through the prostate and makes its way into the bloodstream where it can be detected by the PSA blood test.
Cancer starts when the dividing mechanism get out of kilter and the cells multiply, not to serve as useful replacements, but just for the hell of it. The cells divide and multiply at rate faster that they are needed. They accumulate in bunches and no longer form the tubules that God intended. They are no longer law-abiding prostate cells serving the needs of the postate and the general good of the body. They are now outlaw carcinoma (cancer) cells and pretty much do as they please.
These tumor cells become less differentiated (i.e., less like their law-abiding benign brethren) and degrade into more aggressive (higher grade) tumors. They begin to look uglier under the microscope. Most prostate cancers accumulate their share of minor traffic offenses and are content to stay where they are in their prostatic home. The ones that have meaner dispositions cause blood vessels to form in order to feed them more nutrients.
Particularly nasty prostate cancer cells may infiltrate into the blood stream and thereby gain access to other parts of the body. This may lead to the formation of tumors in distant parts of the body, a process called metastasis.
The grading of the tumor is a measure of the aggressiveness of the tumor as it appears under the microscope. Gleason grading refers to the pattern of the tubular structures made by the malignant cells. Nuclear grading refers to specific features of the malignant cells and is related toDNA ploidy.
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How To Kill Prostate Cancer Cells The Healthy Way!
You diet will either kill you or save you. Read below how fruits and vegetables can help your body to kill prostate cancer cells.The evidence is mounting, how much more convincing do you need?#########UGA study finds common component of fru... You diet will either kill you or save you. Read below how fruits and vegetables can help your body to kill prostate cancer cells. The evidence is mounting, how much more convincing do you need? ######### UGA study finds common component of fruits, vegetables kills prostate cancer cells Athens, Ga. �C A new University of Georgia study finds that pectin, a type of fiber found in fruits and vegetables and used in making jams and other foods, kills prostate cancer cells. The study, published in the August issue of the journal Glycobiology, found that exposing prostate cancer cells to pectin under laboratory conditions reduced the number of cells by up to 40 percent. UGA Cancer Center researcher Debra Mohnen and her colleagues at UGA, along with Vijay Kumar, chief of research and development at the VA Medical Center in Augusta, found that the cells literally self-destructed in a process known as apoptosis. Pectin even killed cells that aren��t sensitive to hormone therapy and therefore are difficult to treat with current medications. ��What this paper shows is that if you take human prostate cancer cells and add pectin, you can induce programmed cell death,�� said Mohnen, a professor of biochemistry and molecular biology. ��If you do the same with non-cancerous cells, cell death doesn��t occur.�� Mohnen��s study adds to the growing body of evidence on the health benefits of pectin, which has been shown to lower cholesterol and glucose levels in humans. Cancer studies using rats and cell cultures have found that pectin can reduce metastasis and prevent lung and colon tumors. Another study found that pectin induces apoptosis in colon cancer cells. Mohnen��s is the first to show that pectin induces apoptosis in prostate cancer cells and brings scientists closer to understanding what makes the common component of plants an effective cancer fighter. In her lab at UGA��s Complex Carbohydrate Research Center, Mohnen and her team analyzed three different types of commercially available pectin and found large differences in anti-cancer activity. They found that treatment under mild base conditions decreased the anti-cancer properties of pectin while heat treatment significantly increased anti-cancer activity. Pectin is one of nature��s most complex molecules and has the potential to bind to several sites on cells and to elicit several different cellular responses at the same time. Mohnen and her team are working to identify the smallest structure within pectin that can induce apoptosis with the ultimate goal of developing pectin-based pharmaceuticals or foods with enhanced health benefits. Mohnen said that more evidence is needed to support the use of specific pectin supplements, but said that most Americans would do well to increase their intake of fruits and vegetables. ��Even though we hear constantly that we��re supposed to eat lots of fruits and vegetables, it wasn��t until we started working on these studies that it finally hit home how really important that was,�� she said. ��By simply increasing your intake of fruits of vegetables, you��re going to get a lot of pectin and you��re going to get all of the other beneficial phytochemicals at the same time.�� ########## A good starting point to optimum health is a low carb diet like the Atkins diet, studies have proven without a doubt that a low carb diet can help prevent prostate cancer. Your health Popularity: 19% [ ? ] 
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Embryonic Stem Cell Cancer Issue Remains Unresolved
Scientists have been working on this for nearly a decade now on making ES cells capable of being used directly in therapies.They have been stymied by three primary problems; the potential for tissue rejection (which we will not get into in ...
Scientists have been working on this for nearly a decade now on making ES cells capable of being used directly in therapies. They have been stymied by three primary problems; the potential for tissue rejection (which we will not get into in this post), the cells' propensity to form tumors called teratomas, and the problem of some ES cells appearing to be pre cancerous, making them very risky to inject into a living patient. With regard to the latter issue, it turns out that the healthiest appearing ES cells may be the most dangerous. From a blog entry over atNature: Are ruddy cheeks a sign of health or a symptom of sickness? New work from Mickie Bhatia and colleagues at McMaster University suggests that, when it comes to embryonic stem cells, the very qualities researchers use to pick out a robust cell line may in fact be bestowed by precancerous transformations. %26quot;Current measurements are not capable of distinguishing the difference between great stem cells and cancer stem cells in vitro,%26quot; says Bhatia.
The problem, apparently, is that abnormalities are submicroscopic and can't be determined before they transform into specific body tissues (differentiation). This could mean that the potential cancer threat--which is in addition to the teratoma tumor issue--may be very hard to solve: %26quot;This paper shows that human ES lines with submicroscopic genetic abnormalities can display altered growth and differentiation properties suggestive of premalignant change,%26quot; says Martin Pera who studies embryonic stem cells at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. %26quot;In other words, a normal karyotype is not necessarily a guarantee of a normal genetic makeup within a cell line.%26quot;...One of the %26quot;major challenges to the field%26quot; is developing techniques that can detect rare, abnormal cells, particularly if the transformations are not due to changes in gene sequence.
If that is true, these cells may never be able to meet the potential scientists held out for therapies (which is to be distinguished from bench science use).
Also important, he says, is figuring out just how and when such cells might be dangerous. %26quot;Ultimately it may be difficult or impossible to rule out with certainty that a given culture is totally free of abnormal cells.%26quot;
Note, this has nothing to do with the Bush policy or using older stem cell lines. It may be a consequence taking these cells out of their sphere of natural development in the living embryo.
What of the alternatives to ESCR? So far, IPSCs also have a teratoma problem--which is one of the signs of pluripotency--and a potential cancer problem caused by using viruses to affect the changes, although the virus issue appears well on its way to being solved. Umbilical cord blood stem cells can be tissue typed more readily than bone marrow and so far as I have seen, have no tumor issues. Adult stem cells do not exhibit tissue rejection (since they are the patient's own cells), tumor formation, or cancer, and are in many early human trials for a variety of ailments, as we have often discussed here.
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Cancer Institute Urges Caution With Cell Phones
Link:Cancer Institute Urges Caution With Cell Phones.A prominent US cancer institute has posted a notice on its website urging cell phone users to take precautions when using cell phones because advice from an international panel of experts... Link:Cancer Institute Urges Caution With Cell Phones. A prominent US cancer institute has posted a notice on its website urging cell phone users to take precautions when using cell phones because advice from an international panel of experts says cell phones have not been around long enough for scientists to be sure about their safety. The announcement comes from the Center for Environmental Oncology (CEO), part of the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and says that following the advice of an international panel of experts, comprising cancer experts from Europe and the US: "Electromagnetic fields generated by cell phones should be considered a potential human health risk." I thought cell phones were now considered safe but I guess this is still a very controversial issue
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Electrosmog, Cell Phones, and Cancer.... Oh My!
By Emily Stephens��The Earth is being engulfed in electrosmog!��Arthur Firstenbergis one of the growing number of electromagnetic hypersensitive (EHS) people who suffer physical and psychological symptoms reportedly caused by electromagnetic ... By Emily Stephens
��The Earth is being engulfed in electrosmog!�� Arthur Firstenberg is one of the growing number of electromagnetic hypersensitive (EHS) people who suffer physical and psychological symptoms reportedly caused by electromagnetic fields. Imagine terrible headaches, nausea, or heart arrhythmia whenever being near Wi-Fi, a computer, a cell phone, or electric lights. Firstenberg, along with a handful of others are fighting to stop a plan to install Wi-Fi in all Santa Fe public libraries and government buildings. His argument seems to be falling on deaf ears.
Santa Fe��s city attorney determined EHS is not covered by the federal Americans with Disabilities Act . Furthermore, there is no legal precedent where Wi-Fi has ever been identified as the cause of EHS. So far, the Santa Fe City Council remains undecided.
Proponents of Wi-Fi insist there is no proven, causal link between the medical symptoms and wireless technology. The World Health Organization agrees with them: although the symptoms of EHS "are certainly real" and disabling for those affected, "there is no scientific basis to link EHS symptoms to EMF (electromagnetic field) exposure." So, is the etiology of EHS simply psychosomatic?
In 1988, 60 Swedish employees of an Ericsson subsidary company developed EHS after a mobile phone base station was installed on their office building��s roof. At first, the company tried to keep quiet about the whole ordeal. After receiving a $1 million grant from the Swedish Working Life Fund, they decided to go public and change the working environment. Unfortunately, most of those who were affected are still hypersensitive.
Interesting to note, Sweden is the only country in the world that accepts electrosensitivity as a physical impairment. Over 2.4% of their population is registered as having some form of EHS. Apply that ratio to the US population, and one could extrapolate that as many as 6.5 million Americans experience wireless symptoms.
Nikola Tesla is the first person suspected of having EHS. Recognized as one of the greatest technological scientists of all time, Tesla developed a severe illness late in life that many believe was caused by repeated exposure to high levels of electromagnetic fields.
"To doctors [Tesla] appeared at death's door. One of the symptoms of the illness was an acute sensitivity of all the sense-organs. His senses had always been extremely keen, but this sensitivity was now so tremendously exaggerated that the effects were a form of torture. The ticking of a watch three rooms away sounded like the beat of hammers on an anvil. The vibration of ordinary city traffic, when transmitted through a chair or bench, pounded through his body." -The Life of Nikola Tesla by John J. O'Neill
Whether or not you believe in EHS, wireless technology has actually been proven dangerous. This last February, Dr. Seigal Sadetzki found a link between chronic cell phone usage and the development of benign and malignant tumors within the salivary gland. Those who used cell phones heavily on one side of the head were found to have an increased risk of 50% for developing main salivary gland (parotid) tumors, as compared to non-users. Sadetzki's study, which investigated nearly 500 people diagnosed with salivary gland tumors, also found those who live in rural areas have an increased risk for cancer. Rural areas typically have fewer cell phone towers and antennas, so cell phones must emit more radiation in order to work.
��While I think this technology is here to stay,�� Sadetzki says, ��I believe precautions should be taken in order to diminish the exposure and lower the risk for health hazards.�� Her recommendations?
1. Use hands-free devices at all times.
2. When talking, hold the phone away from one��s body.
3. Call less frequently.
4. Shorten the length of your calls.
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Non-small Cell Lung Cancer
ANNOUNCER: Across the globe, and across the US, cigarettes continue to kill.EDWARD S. KIM, MD: If you just look at the United States figures, it's the leading cause of cancer-related death, both in men and in women: over 175,000 cases a yea... EDWARD S. KIM, MD: If you just look at the United States figures, it's the leading cause of cancer-related death, both in men and in women: over 175,000 cases a year, and over 160,00 deaths a year. CHRISTOPHER G. AZZOLI, MD: If I were to list the top ten causes of lung cancer, one through nine would be cigarette smoking. EDWARD S. KIM, MD: Other causes can include industrial fumes; radon has been tied to it. Other things such as asbestos cause other forms of lung cancer like mesothelioma. But, still, the number-one culprit is going to be cigarettes. ANNOUNCER: There are two main types of lung cancer. CHRISTOPHER G. AZZOLI, MD: The most common form of lung cancer is called non-small cell lung cancer. About 15 percent of lung cancer is small cell lung cancer. ANNOUNCER: Lung cancers don't tend to stay put. They often tend to spread, and how they do so is the basis of a system of staging. CHRISTOPHER G. AZZOLI, MD: Non-small cell lung cancer starts in the lung tissue and it grows into a tumor and that tumor, if it stays where it started, is stage I. If the tumor has spread to lymph nodes within the lung, it's stage II. If the cancer has spread to lymph nodes in the center of the chest, that is stage III. And then, if cancer cells get into the bloodstream and move around the body, that's stage IV. ANNOUNCER: In most patients with stage I or stage II disease, the cancer is resectable, which means it can be removed surgically. If a patient is well enough, treatment usually begins in the operating room. EDWARD S. KIM, MD: The early-stage lung cancer is treated with surgery and, generally, this is at least with a lobectomy. There are three separate lobes or areas of your right lung and two on your left lung. If a tumor falls within one of those discrete areas, then that lobe is removed which encompasses the tumor. ANNOUNCER: Radiation is sometimes used, too. But mostly for people who are elderly and frail, or who otherwise cannot tolerate surgery. A lung cancer patient's chances for survival depend on how the disease may have spread. CHRISTOPHER G. AZZOLI, MD: If you have stage I disease, and you have successful surgery and removal of the cancer, your chance of being alive in five years is 60 to 80 percent. If you have stage II, it's 40 to 60 percent. And if you have stage III, it's 20 to 40 percent. ANNOUNCER: There's always the possibility lung cancer returns after surgery. That's usually a very dangerous situation. CHRISTOPHER G. AZZOLI, MD: If lung cancer were to come back after a successful surgery, chances are it would come back some place outside of the chest, which means that, before the surgeon had a chance to take the cancer out, cells had broken off, gotten into the bloodstream and moved around the body. ANNOUNCER: It's to get those types of circulating cancer cells that doctors have traditionally used chemotherapy in treating other types of cancer. There never had been any evidence this use of what is called "adjuvant" therapy had any value in lung cancer until recently. EDWARD S. KIM, MD: The International Adjuvant Lung Trial was the largest trial ever reported in lung cancer. It consisted of 1900 patients who had stage I through III lung cancer and were surgically resected. Afterwards, they received one of four regimens of adjuvant chemotherapy. And the results showed that there was a benefit. This was 4.1 percent, a modest benefit, but very much similar to the review of studies reported in 1995 that showed a 5 percent at five years. Thus, based on the results of this study, adjuvant chemotherapy became the standard of care in early-stage lung cancer. CHRISTOPHER G. AZZOLI, MD: This is big news. For the first time, we have data to justify giving patients chemotherapy after their surgery. ANNOUNCER: But while chemotherapy is easier to manage than it has been in years past, it is still something many people want to avoid. And the research doesn't offer much help in deciding exactly which patients are most likely to benefit. CHRISTOPHER G. AZZOLI, MD: The issue is, of course, if you're only improving five-year survival by 5 percent, you have to treat nearly twenty patients to save one. And so then there's the question: Which patient is the one who you're going to help? EDWARD S. KIM, MD: I explain to a patient that there is some benefit. It's modest. But most patients want to be aggressive. They want to have their surgery done. They want the tumor taken out of them and they want treatment to try and give it as good a chance as possible to eradicate any cells that may be existing in their body at the time. ANNOUNCER: Another possible use of chemotherapy in lung cancer might be even earlier, before surgery. It's called neoadjuvant therapy. The goal would be to shrink the tumor, to make surgery easier. And to kill cancer cell that may have already escaped from the original tumor. EDWARD S. KIM, MD: Neoadjuvant approaches certainly have their place and that's why there are several studies looking at this approach. However, we have not seen a positive study in a controlled manner that has shown overall clinical benefit, and therefore, it is still considered experimental at this point, but still being tested. ANNOUNCER: The studies in early stage non-small cell lung cancer usually use a platinum-based drug, plus one or more additional drugs, including vinorelbine, docetaxel, paclitaxel, and sometimes targeted therapies like cetuximab. Doctors are gaining important knowledge and new tools in the treatment of lung cancer. But it remains a very serious disease. And no medical advance will ever counter the damage done by cigarettes, often by a remarkably small number of them. CHRISTOPHER G. AZZOLI, MD: I think when you think about smoking and lung cancer risk, you have to think of a continuum. And, obviously, if you smoke a lot of cigarettes per day for many, many years, you have a much higher risk. If you smoked very little and for a short amount of time in your life, then you have a very low risk. But, if you smoked at all in your lifetime, greater than 100 cigarettes in your lifetime, your risk will always be slightly higher than someone who never smoked.
ANNOUNCER: Across the globe, and across the US, cigarettes continue to kill.
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Carcinoma and Prostate Cancer
Adenocarcinoma (or carcinoma for short) is the type of cancer developing from epithelial cells, the type of cell which lines internal organs and bodily surfaces. If it weren't for the epithelial cell we'd all be a soft gelatinous mass of sl... Adenocarcinoma (or carcinoma for short) is the type of cancer developing from epithelial cells, the type of cell which lines internal organs and bodily surfaces. If it weren't for the epithelial cell we'd all be a soft gelatinous mass of slimy goo. Epithelial cells compose the inner and outer surface of our organs so that things stay separate and generally useful. The prostate supplies most of the ejaculatory stuff that nourishes the sperm on their fantastic voyage up the female reproductive tract into prospective fatherhood. The other main portion of the ejaculate is the sperm themselves which are produced in the testes and which swim up the vas deferens to hang out in the seminal vesicles until they get their marching orders during orgasm. The prostate contains thousands of microscopic passageways that join one another and connect to the urethra, or pissing tube that runs from the bladder, through the middle of the prostate, and then through the penis. These microscopic passageways are lined by epithelial cells which in fact produce the prostatic contribution to the ejaculate. In addition to nutrition for the spermies, the prostatic epithelial cells produce a large amout of PSA. Epithelial cells need to replace themselves because like all things that provide a useful function, they wear out and die. New prostate cells are produced by maturation and division of certain cells (basal cells) which lie beneath the epithilial cells sort of the way adult teeth lie underneath baby teeth waiting for their chance to erupt into the world. During the early phase of most prostate cancers, the malignant cells are more akin to motorists who don't make a complete halt at a stop sign. Life and society gets on pretty well with these minor violations and no one seems to mind. Some cancers though, perhaps because they have gotten away with minor violations, develop the chutzpah (or genetic mutations) to more flagrantly ignore the rules of prostatic society. As the tumor gets bigger it takes up a larger portion of the prostate and eventually may spread outside the border of the prostate (the "capsule") and eventually into adjacent organs (local spread) or distant organs (metastatic spread). The extent to which the cancer spread is called the stage. Staging is determined by a variety of tests including the digital rectal exam and imaging studies (ultrasound, MRI, bonescan, Prostascint).
The prostate is sort of like the male breast, a hormonally influenced organ that produces a milky white substance. In fact, under the microscope, the breast tissue looks a lot like prostate tissue. Unlike breasts, prostates do not come in pairs and generally are not as fun to look at.
The purpose of the PSA is to liquify the gelatinous goop of the ejaculate so that the sperm can swim unhindered once they have been splurted closer to their goal. Although PSA made in the epithelial cells is meant to be released into the prostatic tubes and eventually leave the body under pleasurable circumstances, some of it leaks into blood circulating through the prostate and makes its way into the bloodstream where it can be detected by the PSA blood test.
Cancer starts when the dividing mechanism get out of kilter and the cells multiply, not to serve as useful replacements, but just for the hell of it. The cells divide and multiply at rate faster that they are needed. They accumulate in bunches and no longer form the tubules that God intended. They are no longer law-abiding prostate cells serving the needs of the postate and the general good of the body. They are now outlaw carcinoma (cancer) cells and pretty much do as they please.
These tumor cells become less differentiated (i.e., less like their law-abiding benign brethren) and degrade into more aggressive (higher grade) tumors. They begin to look uglier under the microscope. Most prostate cancers accumulate their share of minor traffic offenses and are content to stay where they are in their prostatic home. The ones that have meaner dispositions cause blood vessels to form in order to feed them more nutrients.
Particularly nasty prostate cancer cells may infiltrate into the blood stream and thereby gain access to other parts of the body. This may lead to the formation of tumors in distant parts of the body, a process called metastasis.
The grading of the tumor is a measure of the aggressiveness of the tumor as it appears under the microscope. Gleason grading refers to the pattern of the tubular structures made by the malignant cells. Nuclear grading refers to specific features of the malignant cells and is related toDNA ploidy.
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Naturally Treating Epstein Barr Virus & Mononucleosis - Strengthen the Immune System
Back in the summer of 2003, I was diagnosed with a very severe and acute case of EBV- Epstein Barr Virus.Literally my very active life was put on hold.I can still recall the morning I knew I was really sick- I was too weak to even lift my h... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 
Back in the summer of 2003, I was diagnosed with a very severe and acute case of EBV- Epstein Barr Virus. Literally my very active life was put on hold. I can still recall the morning I knew I was really sick- I was too weak to even lift my head off my pillow. My lymph nodes were swollen in my neck, armpits and groin. I was nauseous and thought I was just experiencing the flu.
The symptoms of the Epstein Barr Virus is almost like a severe case of the flu. Chills, swollen glands, lack of appetite and severe exhaustion. It impacts each person differently- but when I went to my doctor a few months later- he quickly diagnosed my illness and took a blood test that revealed that I was in the throws of a very severe case of mononucleosis. The Epstein Bar Virus was positive on my blood test and the EBV is a herpes group virus which is ubiquitous. It is the cause of the classic infectious mononucleosis virus... the kissing virus.
Apparently, you can be exposed to these viruses for years-- as a herpes virus it can lay dormant in your body and then something stressful or troubling can trigger the virus. That is what had happened to me... the night before I was sick- my boyfriend and I had broken up. The stress of that event taxed my immune system and triggered the most trying time of my life.
Back when I was in college- there was a girl on my dorm floor who had mono and her immune system was so retarded and taxed that she actually died after contracting a simple case of chicken pox. It was a tragic experience, but an indication that Epstein Barr and Mononucleosis are viruses that need to taken more seriously.
Most doctors will prescribe, as mine had, rest, lots of water and vitamin c. Unfortunately, my previously active lifestyle was in jeopardy if I did not do more than drink water and take vitamin c. I researched the virus and bought an amazing book that changed my life: The Immune System Cure by Lorna Vanderhaeghe and Patrick Bouic.
The diet and nutritional routine I employed much based on this book helped me fight mono and the Epstein Barr Virus and get my immunity back on track.
1. Cut Sugar entirely
2. Eat lots of protein - lean fish, buffalo %26 boiled eggs
3. Green tea - cut caffeine and alcohol
4. Organic Yogurt
5. Super Greens -- Barleans Super Greens in my shakes
6. CoenzymeQ10 -- the Spark of Life -- Energizes your cells and your body
7. Zinc- Boosts the Thymus Gland
8. Glutathione-- Free Radical Fighter
9. Magnesium
10. DHEA - The Immune Hormone
These 10 steps strengthened my immune system and got my body in a state where it was repairing itself and fighting the virus.
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