Posted on August 9th, 2008 by
The recently launched HPV vaccine aimed at preventing cervical cancer has provoked a lot of debate. Debate is good because it is the catalyst of mass information and information is the truest form of empowerment.
The Facts:
Cervical cancer accounts for 1% of all cancers in the UK causing over 1100 deaths every year. In the United [...]
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Posted on August 5th, 2008 by
“I wanna be one less, o-n-e-l-e-s-s!” Is this song permanently lodged in your brain? Do the words “Tell Someone” have new meaning? You have pharmaceutical company Merck to thank. These slogans are from its commercials aiming to raise awareness about the link between HPV and cervical cancer and Merck’s HPV vaccine, Gardasil.
Before this connection was [...]
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Posted on August 4th, 2008 by
Herbs for cancer act in two ways – (a) they strengthen the body and (b) help bring it back to a balanced state so that it can fight and destroy cancer. Some of these herbs have been in use for over 5,000 years in Chinese medicine.
Different types of herbs work differently to counter cancer and [...]
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