Let’s Maintain a Healthy Lifestyle

Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.

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Breast Cancer Awareness

Breast cancer is the most common type of cancer in women, apart from skin cancers. In Australia, it is estimated that about 3,000 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer and 450 will die from the disease this year.

The main types of breast cancer are:

  • Invasive ductal carcinoma (IDC), which forms in the lining of milk ducts and grows into surrounding tissue
  • Ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), a non-invasive form that is more likely to spread to other parts of the body than IDC
  • Lobular carcinoma in situ (LCIS), another non-invasive form that rarely spreads beyond the breast

Health Topics

Let us now emphasize on the main benefits of health awareness

Vitiligo Awareness

Things to know about vitiligo

  • Vitiligo is a disease in which the pigment cells of the skin, melanocytes, are destroyed in certain areas.
  • Symptoms and signs of vitiligo include loss of skin color in the form of depigmented, or white, patches of skin in any location on the body.
  • Vitiligo can be focal and localized to one area, or it may affect several different areas of the body.
  • The exact cause of vitiligo is unknown, although most experts believe that it is an autoimmune condition in which the body’s immune system mistakenly attacks and destroys certain cells within the body.
  • Most people who have vitiligo will develop the condition prior to age 40; about half develop it before age 20.
  • Vitiligo affects people of all races, including Caucasians.
  • Vitiligo may have a genetic component, as the condition tends to run in families.

Trusted Health Resources

National Institute On Aging

The National Institute on Aging (NIA) is part of the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH). The NIA’s mission is to extend healthy lifespans and improve the quality of life for older adults.

National Cancer Institute

The National Cancer Institute is the federal government’s principal agency for cancer research and training. It has a long history of successfully applying scientific expertise to the prevention and cure of cancer, and it is a leader in the development of new prevention strategies. NCI leads or participates in many national and international collaborative efforts that bring together people from many different disciplines to work toward the common goal of controlling cancer.

Power is a comprehensive clinical research network that connects patients to clinical trials for a variety of diseases.