Cancer Awareness: Symptoms, Staging & Oncology Nutrition Written by Livestrong Contributor

Cancer Awareness: Symptoms, Staging & Oncology Nutrition

Effective oncology care combines early symptom detection, tumor staging, and supportive nutritional management to mitigate systemic side effects.

Chronicles of Courage: Life After My Preventative Double Mastectomy

Published Oct,02 2018 | By Livestrong Contributor

Paige More, 26, underwent a preventative double mastectomy in January 2017 after testing positive for the BRCA1 gene mutation.

4 Ways to Identify Autoimmune Skin Disorders

Published Aug,14 2017 | By Livestrong Contributor

When a person's body attacks its own cells or organs because it can not identify these as part of the body, he is said to have an autoimmune disorder.

5 Things You Need to Know About Dead Skin Inside the Mouth

Published Aug,14 2017 | By Livestrong Contributor

If you are a smoker and find that you get dead skin inside your mouth, you should not be surprised. Mouth changes with tobacco use. The lining of the oral cavity is composed of layers of flat scale-like cells called squamous epithelium.

5 Things You Need to Know About Brain Cancer Life Expectancy

Published Aug,14 2017 | By Livestrong Contributor

For a successful recovery, it is essential to know the origin of cancer in the brain. As some brain cells go haywire, they transform into a tumor feeding on the blood and nutrients around them.