By Brijesh Ghelani

One of the latest theories concerning cancer is that it is man made. After careful studies made of Egyptian mummies, professional research teams have reported that out of hundreds of examinations only one case of cancer was found to exist. When compared to the fact that one out of every four deaths in today's world is said to be the result of some form of cancer, this leads us to wonder why the amazing difference. What are we doing in today's world that our long ago ancestors did not do? Or perhaps we should also ask what did they do in their time that we are not doing today?

Since there are different forms of cancer, we should think carefully about the differences between those early times and our modern times in more than one category.

For instance, what about pollution? In today's world, we pollute the air with our automobiles, lawn mowers and other forms of fuel operated machinery. We might want to consider the fact that these earlier ancestors used a much different form of transportation, one that was fueled by food stuffs and whose excretion or "pollution" if you will could be recycled naturally.

There is also the matter of food. In today's world we often use various forms of sprays on our gardens in order to protect our vegetables, fruits, berries, grains etc from insects and animals that would claim them from us. In those earlier days, these particular methods were not available.

We also use man made preservatives in our foods. In those earlier days whatever preservatives were used were natural one and natural ways of preservation.

We also might want to consider what these early ancestors included in their diets and compare them with what we tend to eat on a regular basis in today's world. We do know that they didn't have what we refer to as fast food joints. This isn't to say that cancer is necessarily a by product of McDonald's or BurgerKing, but perhaps we should give careful thought to just how much of what we term "junk food" we are consuming daily.

What about other forms of life style? Did these early ancestors get more exercise than we do in today's world? Do we perhaps take advantage of our modern conveniences to allow us not to find it necessary to get a certain amount of exercise just to be able to survive? Perhaps today's world tends to produce more couch potato's than it does those of the vegetable variety.

I'm not saying that we should go back and live as these early ancestors did, but perhaps we should examine the differences and perhaps do something to, as the old song says, eliminate the negative and accentuate the positive.

By Michail Woods

Testicular Cancer or Cancer of the testicle is one of the diseases males should be aware of and should watch out for. To further understand, it is better to digest the words that comprise the term. First, testicular coming from the word testicles - also called testes or gonads. These are a pair of male sex glands that produce and store sperm. These can be seen just under the penis, specifically in the scrotum. Last word is cancer. This is a disease wherein uncontrolled growth occurs among the group of cells. In other words, for the testicular cancer, the testes are the part of the body that is highly affected by this very painful and depressing disease.

Is there a determined cause for a man to acquire testicular cancer? Well, there are no specific causes determined by experts; however, there may be factors that may most likely increase men's chances of getting hold of this disease. Everyone has their own family tree; thus all diseases and illnesses the family member and relatives had can be tracked. Say, a father or a male in the family tree has had this particular cancer, the probability of having such can be considered and should be given attention at the earliest possible time.

It is very important to note that cancer is a kind of disease that may find much time to heal and totally disappear. In some cases where a guy is able to recover of such, the possibilities of having it developed over time must be taken into consideration.

Another factor that may affect the occurrence of this disease is the abnormality which has been present even in the early days of childhood. There is an increased risk if a male has problems with the testicles in particular, penis, kidneys and those with hernia.

Lastly, it may be due to an undescended testicle. This is possible when the testicles do not move down into the scrotum. It is unfortunate though that even if a surgery is to be performed, the risks remain the same.

Detection of this kind of cancer at its earliest stage is really important. If a man is able to find something unusual or feels pain or something different on his testicles, it is best to seek for the doctor's advice. Men should watch out for a lump or a swelling testicle; pain in the scrotum; any enlargement or difference in form of the testicles; and any discharge or amount of fluid seen in the scrotum.

To diagnose and confirm if this really is a testicular cancer, it is essential to undergo laboratory tests or processes. Blood test is recommended so as to help determine the presence of a tumor in the testicles. Another could be through an ultrasound and if suggested by the doctor, biopsy has to be undergone.

Never lose hope if you are found to have acquired this disease as this can be cured through radiation or chemotherapy. A big percentage of testicular cancer victims have been successfully cured. That is why it is highly important to have this detected as early as possible.