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  While everyone dies from something eventually, not every cancer patient dies from cancer (thankfully -- and hopefully cancer will take ever fewer lives as more becomes known about causes and treatments). Nonetheless, while therefore a bit off the beaten track, it seemed worthwhile to share this article I came across recently from the UK:  This is what happens in the 30 seconds before you die... and whether your life really flashes before your eyes . For more Cancer Diary posts, click HERE . Read also more posts on death , dying , and near-death experiences . Blog editor's note: As a memorial to  Carl Leaver , MSI Press graphic arts director and designer, who died of  Cancer of Unknown Primary  August 16, 2021, and simply because it is truly needed, MSI Press is now hosting a web page,  Carl's Cancer Compendium , as a one-stop starting point for all things cancer, to make it easier for those with cancer to find answers to questions that can otherwise take hours to track down o

  Probably, most people would not connect sleep deprivation and cancer, but some new research indicates there might be a connection. There appears to be as well a connection between sleep deprivation and obesity and between obesity and certain kinds of cancer.  According to various research projects, long-term sleep deprivation can affect the body's biological clock, which controls sleep and other functions, potentially raising the odds of cancers such as breast, colon, ovarian, and prostate. Night owls can be particularly at risk. Exposure to light during overnight shifts for several years can reduce levels of melatonin, a hormone that helps regulate sleep and may also have a role in preventing cancer growth. Here are a couple of the websites:  Does Sleep Affect Cancer Risk? | American Cancer Society  and  How does being a night owl impact quality of life and why? . For other Cancer Diary posts, click  HERE . Blog editor's note: As a memorial to Carl, and simply because it is

As more studies are conducted that seek the cause of colon cancer, diet comes into focus (of course). The following article, Deadly diet combo theory behind colon cancer rise in young people , has very useful information. In short, it says too much sugar and too little fiber is a cause for concern in regard to potentially developing colon cancer. Well, that is too summarized. Go ahead and read the article. It is short, but enlightening. For other Cancer Diary posts, click  HERE . Blog editor's note: As a memorial to  Carl Leaver , MSI Press graphic arts director and designer, who died of  Cancer of Unknown Primary  August 16, 2021, and simply because it is truly needed, MSI Press is now hosting a web page,  Carl's Cancer Compendium , as a one-stop starting point for all things cancer, to make it easier for those with cancer to find answers to questions that can otherwise take hours to track down on the Internet and/or from professionals. The web page is in its infancy but expec

  Just a quick post for this Monday morning, but hopefully informative. Mayo Clinic has provided a list of tests currently used to detect cancer, and there are probably more of them than you think. Check it out HERE . For other Cancer Diary posts, click  HERE . Blog editor's note: As a memorial to  Carl Leaver , MSI Press graphic arts director and designer, who died of  Cancer of Unknown Primary  August 16, 2021, and simply because it is truly needed, MSI Press is now hosting a web page,  Carl's Cancer Compendium , as a one-stop starting point for all things cancer, to make it easier for those with cancer to find answers to questions that can otherwise take hours to track down on the Internet and/or from professionals. The web page is in its infancy but expected to expand into robustness. To that end, it is expanded and updated weekly. As part of this effort, each week, on Monday, this blog  carries  an informative, cancer-related story -- and is open to guest posts:  Cancer Di