Ferndown granddad recovers from ‘silent killer’ of prostate cancer

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IT’S known as the silent killer.

So when granddad William Watson, from Ferndown, was diagnosed with prostate cancer, his family were understandably worried.

the retired machine tool worker, now 73, had had no symptoms when doctors picked up the disease back in September 2005.

currently in remission, Mr Watson still remembers the shock of those first scary days.

the dad of three, who was being treated for a skin problem at the time, said: “I didn’t know I had anything wrong with me.

“It was a complete shock.”

he was immediately put on a course of hormone injections, before starting 30 days of radiotherapy.

“My wife June was wonderful,” Mr Watson said. “She used to come to every appointment with me.

“The radiotherapy doesn’t bother you too much in the beginning, but after three weeks it’s not very pleasant at all.”

After more hormone treatment, the cancer was in remission. he still needs to go for six-monthly blood tests to check it’s kept at bay.

Daughter Lisa Goddard is shocked by statistics that although 37,000 men in the UK are diagnosed every year, nine out of 10 adults don’t know what a prostate gland is.

Wimborne resident Lisa, 38, said: “Up until he retired he’d never missed a day’s work, was very fit and well and played golf four times a week.

“Although you hear it’s a common cancer, you never expect anyone close to you to get it.

“I now believe every man over 40 should be checked, because if it’s caughtearly enough it can be cured. I just feel like compared to breast cancer awareness it is not really out there.”

Mrs Goddard, who works at Bournemouth and Poole College, is holding a Viva Las Vegas men’s charity night at AFC Bournemouth on Saturday, February 25, to raise ‘as much as possible’ for the Prostate Cancer Charity.

Hosted by fire Radio DJs, it will feature casino tables, VIP men’s area and an auction. Tickets are £20. Table sponsors and prize donations are needed.

call Lisa on 07853 054236 to book or support the event.

Keep an eye out for symptoms

MOST prostate cancer is slow growing to start with and may never cause any symptoms or problems.

however, some men will have cancer that is more aggressive or ‘high risk’, and needs treatment to help prevent or delay it spreading outside the prostate gland. If a man does have symptoms, such as problems passing urine, they may be mild and happen over many years.

for some the first noticeable symptoms are from prostate cancer that has spread to their bones, causing pain in the back, hips or pelvis. Visit your GP for a check up or go to prostate-cancer.org.uk for details.

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ARDMORE, OK– Statistics show people with diabetes have a 65% greater risk of developing Alzheimer’s. now, the same insulin used for diabetics could be used to help treat Alzheimer’s patients. Amanda Brown has more on what this study could mean for people in our area

A recent pilot study in the Journal Archives of Neurology has suggested that inhaling insulin could play a part in helping individuals improve memory and even reverse symptoms of memory loss. Pharmacist Rebecca Reed said the research is still underway, but if the insulin does prove to work, it would be great news to Oklahoma because of the large community of diabetics. she said that a lot of diabetics do not know they are at great risk to the Alzheimer’s disease and that it is just one of the possible complications that diabetes can bring.

“If you don’t take care of yourself then your going to have more problems and complications and this is just one of the complications,” she said.

Ann O’Conner was diagnosed with type two diabetes two years ago and said she is well aware of the complications it could produce. the recent study is good news to O’Conner, she said diabetes runs her family and her current roommate suffers from dementia.

“I see her just going downhill everyday you know and its heartbreaking,” she said.

O’Connor said she is at ease knowing there is research being done to tackle memory loss, because if she is diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, at least there’s a chance they have found something that would help.

Here you can read about stomach ulcer symptoms. Abdominal pain is one of the first symptoms of stomach ulcer. This pain can be mild, but it can be persistent. Abdominal discomfort is also one of the common symptoms of stomach ulcer. If you experience these symptoms, and they persist, you should visit your doctor. according to statistics, women have more chances to develop stomach ulcers. However, this condition is commonly seen in both men and women.

Abdominal pain usually occurs suddenly and goes away after meals. However, it can occur again, several hours after you’ve eaten your meal. other symptoms of stomach ulcer include appetite loss, vomiting and nausea. some people can have stomach ulcer, but without any of the symptoms in the beginning. in such cases, the symptoms will occur later and they will include blood in the stools and stomachaches. If you notice fresh blood in your vomit, this can be a sign of a stomach ulcer, so you should visit your doctor as soon as possible. Blood in vomit and blood in stools should never be ignored.

Stomach ulcers are usually caused by Helicobacter pylori, but there can be other causes, like excessive use of some medications. If you have problems with stomach ulcer, your doctor will tell you all about stomach ulcer treatment and therapy. Sometimes, a surgery is needed. Stomach ulcer surgery is done in emergencies, when there is no other option. However, you should not be worried about the surgery. This is a routine surgical procedure and complications are highly unlikely.

If detected in time, stomach ulcers can be successfully treated. Patients with stomach ulcers are advised to avoid certain types of foods. Acidic and fatty foods must be avoided, so as alcohol and carbonated beverages. Coffee and other beverages that are high in caffeine should be avoided, too. in general, stomach ulcer diet is not very restrictive. You will be allowed to consume most of the foods you like, but you will have to stay away from fatty meat, fatty sauces (like mayonnaise, tartar sauce, etc.), artificial sweeteners and carbonated beverages. some fruits should be avoided, like orange, lemon and other acidic food items. You will be advised to avoid stressful situations. If you are a smoker, you will be advised to quit.

If you are well disciplined when it comes to your life style and your diet, you will avoid stomach ulcer complications.

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People have many misconceptions anorexia. Due to various popular myths surrounding the phenomenon of eating disorders or lack of understanding, most people with anorexia denatured assimilate ideas and people that interest you.

probably the most common treatment can not be wrong, terribly defines anorexia as an illness. Although both physical and psychological damage caused by anorexia, an eating disorder can be treated successfully, and its side effects of this typecan be overcome with time. In fact, half of a program of appropriate treatment, the vast majority of patients diagnosed with anorexia disorder can be achieved relatively short period of time completely.

Statistics at some point in their lives, more than 80 percent of people with anorexia were compared with counseling, support and encourage families of all vehicles were seized with the show.In addition, the majority of people suffering from anorexia in the past to win full control over their lives, it was possible to provide emotional balance. however, people affected by the fact that they inflict a lot of physical and emotional damage, such as anorexia, are required for this type of disorder has been discovered in time, and emergency response is necessary.

Common myths and learning in Anorexia

another popular myth that surrounds this type of eating disorder, suggest the idea that anorexics do not eat. ThisThe idea is quite exaggerated and changing! even though restrictive anorexic tuttuklar?ndan with lots of food and diets are human, after all, and therefore very difficult to eat! purpose and vegetarian diets are often followed by foods high in calories so I usually anorexic, thin with a body to reach their goals. at any time, just to dispose of anorexia, excessive amounts of food to eat at the same time, the over-the-purge behaviors can beright, then vomiting or with laxatives and diuretics. however, this behavior is more common among bulimics.

more commonly confused with anorexia and bulimia. Although similar to anorexia, bulimia, and more generally, between these two common types of eating disorders have a variety of different features to meet the challenges of each badge. however, people with eating disorders, the oscillation behavior of bulimics and anorexics can be easily, or vice versaversa.

First, a physical point of view, anorexics and bulimics main difference between the body weight. Although the weak anorexics, bulimics usually have average or the average body weight. therefore, unlike the case of anorexics, bulimic patients is even more difficult to identify a person.

Görüs behavioral standpoint, anorexics and bulimics The main difference between understanding the eating habits. While anorexics often severeprimarily engage in acts of bulimics binge and purge diet, calories, limit their intake.

Psychologically, anorexics and bulimics The main difference between people with anorexia will have a strong ambition to be more and bulimics. these two categories, while low self-esteem and a distorted self-image, bulimics are usually more likely to suffer from depression. Oscillating between binging and purging their food by making contradictory, complex behaviorsthem very vulnerable to develop feelings of guilt and confusion.

Common myths and learning in Anorexia

Lung Cancer Causes and symptoms

lung cancer is the most lethal in the United States. Among all causes of death, lung cancer ranks second after heart disease in men and third after heart disease and cerebrovascular disease in women. in 2002 alone, over 150,000 people in the United States died of lung cancer. Stay abreast of facts about lung cancer, the statistics of affliction are staggering and in most cases, lung cancer may even be avoided.

Causes of lung cancer

most people know the main cause of lung cancer (after all there is so much propaganda about what increases the risk of lung cancer the most). yes, smoking is the main cause of lung cancer (or behind the increased risk of lung cancer). Even passive smoking can slightly increase the risk of lung cancer. Itâ € ™ s unfortunate that even with all that propaganda and people knowing that smoking can cause lung cancer, people continue to smoke tobacco. People working in industries that involve extensive use of asbestos and other chemical substances / fumes are also at greater risk of lung cancer.

while smoking is the leading cause of lung cancer for smokers, secondhand smoke also causes lung cancer and coronary heart disease in nonsmokers. There are about 20% of women diagnosed with lung cancer who never smoked (American Cancer Society). some factors other than secondhand smoke include: exposure to radon or asbestos, inhalation of toxic chemicals or minerals, or simply be genetically predisposed to get it. however, the advantage is that non-smokers do generally respond positively to treatments for cancer.

are organized according to how they spread. Staging of cancer is essential to choose the treatment option most appropriate. a number of diagnostic tests, such as scanners, MRI, endoscopy, blood tests, bone scans, and biopsies are used to how far the cancer has spread.

Signs and symptoms

The symptoms of lung cancer does not always indicate that the disease is present. There are other conditions that are much less dangerous than can cause these symptoms. however, ignoring the symptoms is dangerous, because if they are directed to lung cancer, the disease will continue to grow. Early treatment is the best way to effectively fight against lung cancer, we must not ignore these symptoms.

Instead of taking an actual pregnancy test. this drives me crazy! How are people on the internet supposed to know if you are pregnant?! any symptoms or combination of symptoms could be a number of things. Once they hit me and I was curious if i was pregnant I drove to walmart bought a generic pregnancy test (3 for $12) and it answerd my question…3 times. ha.

I totally understand and feel the same way. I asked 1 question wanting statistics on the possibility of pregnancy in my current situation (on Depo and antibiotics I couldn't find any relevant information on drug interactions, had sex without a back-up and wanted to know that chances of this resulting in pregnancy. not wanting someone to tell me if I was pregnant or not!!!), I will find out when I take the test on Monday, but no one can look at a list of symptoms on the internet and know if you are pregnant or not! it really cracks me up when I see, I had sex 3 days ago and now I am always hungry and peeing more than normal and a little queasy! Just take a test and then come into this section and ask a question if you have one related to your pregnancy! Hopefully a lot of people will see this and quit asking so many times, it is like you just wanna say go look at the previous 50 questions and answers that are the exact same as yours!

-Some people are mortified of the test results, and are trying to figure it out before testing (dull the shock a little?)
-Some are too early to test, and they want some sort of reassurance whether they could/could not be. TTC and unplanned pregnancies alike can cause plenty of stress when the woman doesn't know and cant find out for an amount of time, and some women just want the lip-service advice/reassurance in their situation.

I know it can get annoying and all of that (I mean, yeah – just go buy a test), but showing some understanding for individual situations never hurts.

I mean – this is an open forum for any sort of question under the sun. I'm not particularly going to hound on some 16 year old for asking "could I be" when the sex education in this country is so severely lacking (though I will point out that if you don't know about sex you shouldn't be having it). Nor am I going to harp on someone who is TTC with such furor that they want to know "could I be" after a matter of days. Give the advice you want or ignore the question… even if you do have to post "wait a week and take a test" about a million times. lol.

Yeah, and the best ones are "I just had sex yesterday. am I pregnant?" they obviously aren't smart enough to have sex. I think those questions should no longer be allowed. when I thought I was pregnant I went and bought 3 boxes of tests just to check and see….and I got my answer!

because they are idiots! and some are just attention seeking trolls..

it annoys me too!! thats alot of the reason why i spend most of my time in the baby name section instead of the pregnancy section now, lol.

This bugs me SOOOOOOOOOOO much…I swear that half the questions in this section are all asking if they are pregnant..and asking about their symptoms. We arent your frickin doctors

The dollar store even sells pregnancy tests… I couldn't imagine stressing about it and being too cheap to pay a dollar to know for sure. it is silly.

This gets asked about 25 times an hour – just look back a few questions.

yea this annoys me as well…. i guess they are just impatient and ask in hopes of one us having super powers and being able to know if they are pregnant or not…. idk….

Many people are still very ignorant about this condition known as cancer of the prostate. they think they really know all there is to know about it but they are dead wrong. And in case you have never heard of this statement before, you should now – ignorance is NOT bliss when it comes to your health. It’s important to know all there is to know about prostate-cancer, if you are worried about it. This article helps to provide you with some of the important statistics of this condition. Knowing them will give you a better understanding.

They say there is no cure for cancer, and perhaps they are right to some degree; with the level of variation that the disease presents, the number of casualties documented annually in the United States alone, with the different approaches to dealing with the condition, and considering the variety of the results that are often obtained, of course there is no cure for cancer; at least not a definitive one, and certainly not yet. But I suppose in some sense you could argue that prostate cancer is indeed curable. This might be startling to you if you were just privy to the unfriendly statistics of the malignancy of the prostate. Keep reading nonetheless. You will learn things you didn’t know before today.

•    It is the ninth most common cancer in the whole world, not just in the United States•    It is the second most common cancer among men in the United States, after skin cancer•    It is the second most common cause of cancer deaths among men in the United States, after lung cancer•    Over 230,000 new cases of this condition are diagnosed annually•    Over 27,000 casualties from prostate type of cancer alone each year•    No early symptoms of the condition.

Facts like that would scare anybody, especially the symptoms part. I mean, how can you cure a disease that has no early symptoms; how on earth do you know that you have the man killer disease?

Simple and straightforward enough questions; the statement was not that there are no symptoms for prostate cancer, but that there are no early symptoms of the melanoma. that means that during the initial incidence and development of the disease, you won’t even feel a thing. And if you go on living your merry life from there, you would only be giving it a chance to fester, and grow, and metastasize… and kill you. Perish the thought!

Sexually Transmitted Diseases might be as embarrassing as they are painful and inconvenient. STDs may be risky when undiagnosed or untreated, so when you feel you may possibly be suffering from one, it can be vital to get yourself tested as speedily as possible. Even when you are not experiencing signs and symptoms of illness but believe you may well be carrying an infection, you ought to get your self tested as a indicates of protecting your prospective sexual partners. Diseases like Human Papillomavirus (HPV) do not impact men but can be devastating to women.

Sexually transmitted diseases are not as unusual as people today may possibly think. Statistics show that about 50 million people today all over the planet acquire sexually transmitted illnesses in just a single year. With that sort of number, 1 could be inclined to ask what the most common STD is.

Recognizing Infections

The very first plus the most common STD is referred to as Chlamydia. However, it really is 1 that has a cure, and has had a really high cure rate all over the world. It infects the insides of the genital area, including the cervix in women, as properly as the urethra in men. The primary cause by which Chlamydia has qualified to be probably the most prevalent STD is since the signs and symptoms that tells an individual that he or she has Chlamydia don’t seem for at the very least a couple of days, to ordinarily up until quite a few months right after acquiring the disease. So the greatest factor to do with this is if there’s any possibility or if there’s any suspicion that 1 has made get in touch with with someone who has that sexually transmitted disease, is to get checked by a healthcare professional in order to guarantee the absence of this prevalent STD.

Another prevalent STD on the list is gonorrhea, which was given the nickname “clap.” The signs and symptoms experienced in this STD triggered by a distinct strain of bacteria, is extremely comparable to those noticed with Chlamydia. Even the effects experienced by people who’ve had this STD for a lengthy time frame are similar to those with Chlamydia. The organs which can be involved in the infection are also the same. The primary signs and symptoms that an individual who has gonorrhea may well experience could be excruciating discomfort comparable to a burning sensation even though urinating, and pus discharges for men, and unusual discharges from the vagina in women. One other extra point that could possibly distinguish gonorrhea from Chlamydia is that one also can get infected by way of one’s throat via oral sex.

Syphilis is another common STD that might be hard to manage. Sores will seem where the germs have come into get in touch with with a newly infected person, including the genital location and even the mouth area. Syphilis have to be treated quickly to be able to steer clear of further complications. In fact, there’s a very high probability that the bacteria are still inside the physique and spreading throughout. In the course of the final stages of syphilis, though, the infected particular person could no longer be contagious. However, care need to be taken by a lady carrying a child inside her womb, as the disease shall be passed on to the unborn child.

This is a list of typical STDs and their symptoms:

You can find additional articles here on Stds List.

Parkinson’s disorder impacts mainly more aged adults, with around 90% of circumstances identified in males and women of all ages over 60. currently, Parkinson’s is recognized to possess an effect on about 3% on the population over the age of 65. Utilizing current statistics and also the expected aging inside the population, professionals estimate that that amount of scenarios may double inside of the next forty years.

Before we look at the levels and remedy for Parkinsons Disease let’s initial take a search at what this sickness is about. it was initial described in 1817 by James Parkinson, a British physician who published an article that he known as “the shaking palsy.” it can be characterized by rigidity of muscles within broad or restricted areas of the body. Other indicators of Parkinson’s consist of elevated salivation, sweating and seborrheic secretion.

it is not contagious. Quite a few researchers now believe that the disease results from a combination of genetic susceptibility and exposure to one particular or extra environmental components that trigger the disease. Viruses are another probable environmental reason for Parkinson’s. Individuals who acquired encephalopathy following the 1918 influenza epidemic were later affected with severe and progressive signs similar to Parkinson’s.

A group of Taiwanese females suffered comparable indicators of Parkinsons right after infection by the herpes virus.

When men and women with slight indicators or signs of Parkinsonism are taken into account the numbers rise significantly. 15% of men and women in between the grow older variety of 60 and 74 have been identified with Parkinson’s symptoms.

Nonetheless, whenever you take a evaluate it in terms of onset of signs or symptoms, the picture alters. less than 10% of refreshing instances of Parkinson’s condition are identified in much more youthful adults – underneath grow older 40. The majority of refreshing medical determinations of Parkinson’s are created amongst the grow older vary of 60 and 75.

Adult males seem to have higher chance of having Parkinson’s than ladies. Males face close to twice the possibility of establishing Parkinson’s Illness as women in each and each and every grow older group. Scientists think that oestrogen might play a component in safeguarding the system from the substance adjustments that happen in Parkinson’s Illness.

Parkinson’s appears to progress a lot more swiftly in adult guys than females according to one study, and 1 a lot more observed a difference from the way that indicators present.

Caucasians have an greater chance of establishing Parkinson’s than some other races. People of European descent show up most vulnerable to frequent Parkinson’s, but several scientific studies recommend that non-Caucasians may perhaps possibly be far extra at possibility for a specific kind of non-typical parkinsonism that leads to a disturbance in thought.

The disorder has a number of stages, which aid the physician establish what treatment method for Parkinsons will probably be carried out. The a variety of phases are:

Stage one – Symptoms only on 1 side of your body.

I should also suggest that you study essays dealing with Symptoms of Parkinson’s Disease as well as Symptoms of Dyslexia.

“some doctors still believe it is a death sentence – and for some it is – but if people are diagnosed early enough, it doesn’t have to be.”

Stunt is not a natural campaigner. During chemotherapy, she hated sitting in the waiting room overhearing conversations about other people’s cancers and treatments. “Call it selfish if you like, but I didn’t want to admit I was a patient. I didn’t want to share their misery. I didn’t want anyone to make me feel survival wasn’t possible. it was a way of remaining positive. I saw how dire the statistics were but I didn’t believe they applied to me. I kept telling myself: I am a statistic of one. I was young, my chances had been improved by surgery and with every chemotherapy session, I visualised the drugs attacking any stray cells.

“at the end of my treatment, we went to Greece. I deliberately didn’t treat it as ‘the holiday of a lifetime’ because I was going to have lots more holidays.”

Stunt was an apparently fit 41-year-old when the symptoms started. first, it was upper back pain and she thought she had strained something. “I felt I had a tennis ball strapped to the middle of my back. then the pain began to radiate round to the front and to intensify. Eventually it stopped me from eating and I started to lose weight.”

Pancreatic cancer is notoriously difficult to diagnose because the early symptoms can be unspecific. in Stunt’s case, doctors wrongly and variously suspected dyspepsia, irritable bowel syndrome, gallstones and pancreatitis before a scan – arranged privately – revealed a “mass” on her pancreas which tests later showed to be malignant. “I knew I had a pancreas and roughly where it might be, but that was about all,” she says. “the surgeon told me they ‘hoped’ to operate. it never occurred to me this might not be possible until the night before surgery. for the first time, I felt frightened.”

Eighty per cent of her pancreas was removed and as a precaution, all of her spleen. the surgery left her diabetic – though not all patients are – and chemotherapy brought on early menopause. A small price to pay, she feels. three years on, a rare survivor of the disease, she has helped set up Pancreatic Cancer Action, a charity to raise awareness among clinicians, the public and government.

“the index of suspicion urgently needs to be raised among primary doctors,” she says, “and the public needs to know about the symptoms and the risk factors – obesity, cigarettes, diabetes and a family history. I had none of the risk factors. I was just unlucky. My great good fortune was to be fast-tracked through diagnostic tests by private medical insurance so that everything happened within a month.

“My doctors have never given me a prognosis and I have not asked. I probably ‘know’ as much as they do. they just look astounded when I come bounding into the consulting room. I realise the cancer could come back but I have to assume it won’t. Don’t get me wrong: it does scare me, especially when I’m waiting for the latest test results.”

Pursuing her doctorate had come to symbolise recovery and for a year she commuted to Imperial College, London, every day from her home in Surrey. but it was a mistake. “What happened to me was still raw with the family. then I merrily disappeared off to London and was not back till late. I couldn’t work from home because I needed to be in the lab most days. it began to affect my boys [Nick, now 14, and James, 17]. they had faced the prospect of losing me to cancer; now they were effectively losing me to research.”

She has put the degree on hold to concentrate on the campaign. With the help of specialists, the charity has already started an education programme and is also campaigning to increase funding for research into early diagnosis. “Pancreatic cancer has been pushed into the too-hard-to-deal-with category,” says Stunt. “it has been significantly underfunded for years.”

Mr Neville Menezes, consultant pancreatic surgeon at the Royal Surrey County Hospital, Guildford, is frustrated that, despite great progress in the treatment of pancreatic cancer, the survival rate remains stubbornly low and has not changed for 30-40 years. “the only potential for cure is to take the cancer out, if you can,” he says. but we pick up patients when the disease is so far gone you cannot operate. only 10 in every 100 patients with pancreatic cancer can be operated on. the million-dollar question is: how can we get patients to us early? the only answer is greater awareness – among GPs, hospital doctors and the public.”

There is a fine balance, he warns, between frightening people into thinking that an indigestion attack may be pancreatic cancer and alerting them to the key symptoms, notably a combination of jaundice, back pain and weight loss.

“Sometimes when I am talking to people with a poor prognosis, I feel dreadful survivor guilt,” Stunt says. “but I feel I have been given a chance to help others. I want people to see me, three years on, and to have hope.”

Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Week is November 22-28; pancreaticcanceraction.org.

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