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7 Steps Of Mega Adsense Earners

2005-09-07T21:45:00.000-07:00

The Google AdSense program is like finding money in the street.

Kids in High School are making thousands of dollars a month with Adsense... Housewives, Retiree's, Mom and Pop's who've never made a dime on the Internet have created full time incomes by simply placing AdSense Ads on their web site or blog.

Then you have the "Super AdSense" earners. We have all heard of them... the Elite few who are on track to make half a million dollars a year or more promoting AdSense sites.

Do not be mistaken though... these people are not building like your Mom and Pop's do. They have systems in place that create sites for them... people who build sites for them... they have outsourced and automated many of the tedious tasks such as posting to blogs and searching for keywords.

While most people cannot emulate everything these Super AdSense earners do... many of them you can.

Here are 7 Required Steps you can implement today to copy their success.

1) Starting today... treat your AdSense business like it is a REAL business and track what you do.

Begin tracking what you are doing that works... as well as what you are doing that does not work. This will keep you from making the same mistakes over and over, and you can repeat the steps that have worked in the past. As simple as this step seems... most people do not know the reason(s) to their success or
failure.

2) Utilize the latest tools and software available.

The Super AdSense earners are not any smarter than your average person. I know many people think they are... but for the most part, they are regular non techie people.

They are smarter in one respect though... they use the latest tools available to them to automate most of the tasks involved with researching and creating sites. They use the latest keyword, site creation and search engine optimization tools available. The tools they use are their secret weapons.

3) Quit chasing the Mega Dollar keywords.

You cannot compete with the search engine experts who create sites for the $80 payout keywords. You may get lucky every now and then... but in the long run, you are better off building sites for the low to mid range payout keywords. The competition is less, and your chance of success is much higher over the long
term.

4) Choose broad niches and break it down.

Choose a broad subject as your main theme (lets use computers for an example). From there... break it down into as many sub niches as possible.

Using Computers as the example... you could build sub niches/sites like laptop computers, computer hard drives, computer keyboards, etc, etc. You could literally build hundreds of sites around one major theme and stay totally focused. Once you have exhausted every possible sub niche of that major theme... choose another main theme and repeat the process.

5) KISS

Keep your sites easy to navigate and forget the fancy graphics that distract your visitors attention. Unless you are just building AdSense sites for the fun of it and to impress your friends... the purpose of having the site is to have people click on one of the ads, right? Then keep the site layout simple... dump the scrolling banners, dancing chickens and colored scroll bars... they are distractions.

6) What is the purpose of your web site?

Your web site cannot be everything to everybody. If you have a full fledged ecommerce site, with products for sale... links to other products, it is not a good site for AdSense. If the primary focus of the site is to sell products... let it do that.

Do not distract or confuse your visitor with to many options or choices. The best AdSense sites are AdSense only content sites that sell nothing. They are sites that "Tell"... not "Sell."

7) Be consistent.

This is not one of those deals where you build one site and you are done. Refer back to Step #4. You must continuously build in order to be successful.

Think of it as planting a crop that you will harvest in a month or two, and the sites you build are seeds. Once the seeds have grown and matured... you will reap the harvest. The more seeds you plant... the larger the harvest.

To sum it up... utilize the tools available to automate as much of the process of building sites - doing research and building keyword lists as you can. This alone will help keep you organized and on track. Be consistent in building... treat it like the business it is and you will reap the rewards of your harvest.

About The Author: Andrew Daum is the Publisher of the New Traffic Tools Newsletter. You can subscribe by visiting his web site at; http://www.newtraffictools.com and receive updates when the latest to be released traffic building software is available.

5 Simple And Easy Ways To Advertise Online

2005-08-23T01:16:00.000-07:00

Advertising is everything some people say.
Regardless if you have a product, a service, a hobby website orjust want to share pictures of your wedding, you have toadvertise somehow to get the traffic to your site or blog. But not all traffic is equal. There are services that can help you drive tons and tons oftraffic to your site and it won't do you any good at allbecause it's not targeted traffic.
Take for example all of the many different 'surf for traffic'or 'traffic clicking' programs that are out there. If you havea website that is about your hobby, say model airplanes, thenwhat good is this traffic really going to do you? Who's usingthese services?
Webmasters and marketers that want traffic on their own site.
So they most likely won't spend any more time on your page thanis required by the little timer these services use and then theyare gone again. Even if your site is about these trafficservices (this is about the only time you will see very muchbenefit from using such a tool) you will still have to spend aton of time just surfing and clicking around to get a realbenefit from these programs. Once marketers realized that they switched gears. They startedpromoting all the different programs to a lot of othermarketers to get them in their downlines, so they could getsome traffic as a bonus and that was their new focus. Problemis that that is exactly what everyone else did, so not a lot ofpeople were surfing anymore. Bottomline is, you want traffic, but you need targeted traffic,so here are some tips on how you can generate exactly thetraffic you need and bring the visitors you want visiting yoursite to you instead of chasing after them.
1. Content
What is your website about? Do you just have a page with a lotof links and not much else? If that's the case, think about adding some content to yourwebsite that will be of value to any potential visitors. Youcould write articles or find articles at one of the manydirectories that you can reprint on your site.
2. Talk about your experiences with your subject matter.
You don't have to put up some kind of resume (although that canwork too), but rather try writing about what you are doing, asit relates to your topic of choice. Let's look at the modelairplanes again briefly, you could talk or write about thelatest plane type you built, how the last time flying yourplane went, what challenges you run into or perhaps even postsome pictures of your plane or of you flying it.
3. Forums and Bulletin Boards.
You could add a forum or bulletin board to your website whereyour visitors can interact with each other. There are a lot offree services available out there that you can use to eitherremotely host a forum for you, or even software you can installon your website's server. To find some of these, just head overto your favorite search engine and you will definitely findplenty to choose from. And while you are visiting the search engine, why not run asearch for any bulletin boards and forums that are already outthere for your chosen topic? You could visit those and interactwith the visitors there and since many allow you to post asignature or a profile, you could add a little line about yourown site with a link (just check the rules of the forum firstso you don't violate any of them).
4. Start a blog.
Blogs are very popular and search engines love them becausethey provide constantly new and fresh content. Your blog wouldbe a great place to talk about what you are up to that day. So if you spent some time today buying new parts for your planeyou could write about where you found them, how much they costyou, why you chose those parts, anything really goes. The really great part about this is that you can point linksfrom your blog back to your website, so when the search enginestops by to grab and index your latest content, it will alsostop by your website and you will start seeing very targetedtraffic heading your way.
5. Write articles.
Writing articles isn't hard and can be a great source of fresh,new traffic to your website. There are a lot of ezines on any topic out there and there arealso a lot of directories just to share your articles at. Basically what you do is to write an article and then add asmall resource box that links back to your website (just like asignature) and then let other ezine publishers know that you areallowing them to print your article in their ezine. And manypublishers go to the article directories to find new contentfor their newsletter and even their websites. And since thereare websites and ezine newsletters on any imaginable topic outthere, you can't lose. Write an article every couple of daysand post it in the directories (even one a week or every twoweeks will start getting you traffic) and you will all of asudden find new traffic coming from search engines, newslettersand websites. Best of all, these 5 simple tips will bring targeted traffic,meaning the visitors are coming to you because they areinterested in what you wrote about. So there you have it, 5 easy and simple ways to advertise anddrive traffic to your website at absolutely no cost at all.
About The Author:
Sandra Stammberger is the owner of InsiderScripts. At Insider Script's programmers are working around theclock to develop affordable, powerful money making scripts thatwill help you drive traffic to your business.http://www.insider-scripts.com

Keywords, Ranking & Search Engine Optimization Fun

2005-08-22T00:09:00.000-07:00

I am a Search Engine Optimization newbie. I have read a little on various forums, browsed a few articles, and readthrough The Affiliate Masters Course (Ken Evoy) a couple of times.Eleven days ago I invested a little of my affiliate earnings in a new product that was being launched.The Dowser Professional is a keyword research tool on steroids, and has allowed me to improve the returns from the few existing niche websites I already have, and find a number of new niches very quickly.I was so impressed with The Dowser Professional that I decided it was a key product I wanted to promote as anaffiliate, even to the extent of developing a product specific niche website.I am very much a believer in Ken Evoy's technique of "pre-selling". If you provide a customer with proof that a product works, and what they could do with the product, you can maximise your sales potential.So I set out to prove that The Dowser Professional was an insanely powerful too, and that anyone could easily use itto improve their website(s) and find rich new niches.I set myself what I believe is the ultimate challenge, to target SEO experts on their own turf.I picked an initial keyword to research, "keyword".Within a few minutes I had a good list of related keywords, and within 20 minutes had completed my keyword research. Yes the whole process was that fast.I then setup a Blogger.com blog based around the keywords I selected.http://keyword-report.blogspot.com/The primary keywords for the site are "keyword position report" (KEI approx 6K) and "keyword ranking report" (KEI approx 3K).It is amazing that such large holes can be found in a very competitive niche with only a few minutes work, but that isthe power of The Dowser.I set myself a very strict rule. No seeking links until the site was indexed and had achieved ranking based purely onkeywords.Today (July 28th 2005) the site was picked up by Yahoo. It ranks 1st and 5th for it's primary keywords, and has alreadyreceived traffic from both Yahoo and Technorati.The site is not yet listed in MSN and Google. I expect it to rank well on MSN and poorly on Google until it has someincoming links.The site contains maybe 30% original content, and any articles used were carefully "wrapped" with specifickeyword heavy text both before and after.Additional related information including screenshots of example Yahoo ranking are available on my Niche WebsiteBlog.Andy Beard has worked in Sales, Marketing and Localization for the last 15 years, primarily in the computer games industry with an enviable 100% profit track record.His blog Exploring Niche Websites gives insights into creating profitable websites on the internet http://niche-website.blogspot.com/2005/07/keywords-ranking-and-little-seo-fun.html

How To Use Flash In Your Site And Still Be Search Engine Friendly

2005-08-19T22:14:00.000-07:00

Do you want to have a feature rich web site with animations,sound, and an opening splash screen? Do you want to use Flash extensively on your site but you areafraid of hurting your search engine positioning? Do you require an opening splash page but were told that thesearch engines could not index your site if you had one? Well there are ways to have the benefits of Flash on your siteand still be attractive to search engines. It is all in how theFlash is used. Some of the methods are simple while othersrequire more programming experience. But we all can use Flashwithout driving away the search engines. First let's look at the problem. Search engines index a site bylooking at the content. In this case we are talking about textcontent, not pictures, video, sound, or animation. A basic ruleof thumb on having a very search engine friendly site is to havehigh quality, targeted content in text form and limiting the useof anything that can get in the way of the search enginesanalyzing this content. But what about Flash? Flash converts everything into a Flashfile, or SWF file playable by the Flash Player plug-in. All thetext in this Flash file will be converted from text to vectorgraphics, and since the search engines cannot read text in agraphic, they will be unable to read the text in a Flash file.Therefore they will be unable to index the information in thesite. So how to we get around this seemingly insurmountable problem?It is all in how we use Flash in our site. The trick is toeither wrap the Flash inside normal html coding, or by usingxhtml you can have Flash display text from an external source.I will limit this article to the easier methods for using Flashin a search engine friendly manner. Let's look at the three main ways we may want to use Flash on awebsite: 1. Splash Page 2. Flash navigation 3. Flash content Starting with the Flash Splash page there are a couple of waysto handle this. If we just have the Flash Splash page as theopening page to our web site there will be no way aside fromthe meta tags for the search engines to index the page, letalone find any more pages in your site. The trick here is to give the search engines something to workwith. This can be easily done in two ways. You can put a textonly navigation bar just below the splash screen, this way thesearch engines can at least find the other pages in your site.But to allow the search engines to index the actual splashscreen here is a neat trick. Place the Flash file in a layer,you can then float that layer over the web page allowing you tohide all the plain html text you want underneath the Flashlayer. This has the added benefit of giving content to visitorswho do not have the Flash player installed on their system. With a Flash navigation bar things are much easier. As long asonly the navigation is in Flash the rest of the page can usesearch engine friendly text, plus you can put a text onlynavigation bar across the bottom of the page so that the searchengines can find the rest of your pages. This is a good ideaanyway and one that I always follow. Plus when a visitorreaches the bottom of your page they have some links to followwithout having to scroll back up the page to your navigationbar. Using Flash content in your web site follows the basicprinciples outlined above. As long as you have some text basedcontent for the search engines to index you will be OK. I havefound that having Flash animation on the top of my page whereit fills the screen, followed by additional text is a nicehybrid approach. It gives your visitors the content richexperience you want to provide plus gives the search enginesall the text based content they need for proper search engineindexing. If you really want or need a complete Flash site there is onemore thing you can do. This requires more work, but it willkeep your site in the search engines. Create two versions ofyour web site, one in Flash and one using regular HTML. Have asimple home page that allows visitors to select either theFlash or HTML version of your site. Include on this home pageyour main keywords and navigation links to at least your sitemap and main pages so that the search engines can find theirway around your site. This gives you the best of both worlds,the fully feature rich Flash site, and a search engine friendlyHTML web site. One final note, Google now is able to index Flash files,pulling out the text content from the SWF files. This is agreat advance and allows us to use Flash more freely on our websites, but note that they are pulling the TEXT out of the Flashfile. So in order to make your Flash files Google friendly youneed to include your search engine optimized text as textinside the Flash file, just like you would in a regular htmlweb page. So with proper planning and a few tricks we can have a veryrich Flash site and still benefit from easy search engineindexing.About The Author: George Peirson a professional softwaretrainer and consultant. He is the author of over 30 multimediabased tutorial training titles. To see training sets and otherarticles by George Peirson visit http://www.howtogurus.comArticle copyright 2005 George Peirson

Introduction To Forex

2005-08-17T20:55:00.000-07:00

The Foreign Exchange Market - better known as FOREX - is a
world wide market for buying and selling currencies. It handles
a huge volume of transactions 24 hours a day, 5 days a week.
Daily exchanges are worth approximately $1.5 trillion (US
dollars). In comparison, the United States Treasury Bond market
averages $300 billion a day and American stock markets exchange
about $100 billion a day.

The Foreign Exchange Market was established in 1971 with the
abolishment of fixed currency exchanges. Currencies became
valued at 'floating' rates determined by supply and demand. The
FOREX grew steadily throughout the 1970's, but with the
technological advances of the 80's FOREX grew from trading
levels of $70 billion a day to the current level of $1.5
trillion.

The FOREX is made up of about 5000 trading institutions such as
international banks, central government banks (such as the US
Federal Reserve), and commercial companies and brokers for all
types of foreign currency exchange. There is no centralized
location of FOREX - major trading centers are located in New
York, Tokyo, London, Hong Kong, Singapore, Paris, and
Frankfurt, and all trading is by telephone or over the
Internet. Businesses use the market to buy and sell products in
other countries, but most of the activity on the FOREX is from
currency traders who use it to generate profits from small
movements in the market.

Even though there are many huge players in FOREX, it is
accessible to the small investor thanks to recent changes in
the regulations. Previously, there was a minimum transaction
size and traders were required to meet strict financial
requirements. With the advent of Internet trading, regulations
have been changed to allow large interbank units to be broken
down into smaller lots. Each lot is worth about $100,000 and is
accessible to the individual investor through 'leverage' - loans
extended for trading. Typically, lots can be controlled with a
leverage of 100:1 meaning that US$1,000 will allow you to
control a $100,000 currency exchange.

There are many advantages to trading in FOREX.

· Liquidity - Because of the size of the Foreign Exchange
Market, investments are extremely liquid. International banks
are continuously providing bid and ask offers and the high
number of transactions each day means there is always a buyer
or a seller for any currency.

· Accessibility - The market is open 24 hours a day, 5 days a
week. The market opens Monday morning Australian time and
closes Friday afternoon New York time. Trades can be done on
the Internet from your home or office.

· Open Market - Currency fluctuations are usually caused by
changes in national economies. News about these changes is
accessible to everyone at the same time - there can be no
'insider trading' in FOREX.

· No commission - Brokers earn money by setting a 'spread' -
the difference between what a currency can be bought at and
what it can be sold at.

How does it work?

Currencies are always traded in pairs - the US dollar against
the Japanese yen, or the English pound against the euro. Every
transaction involves selling one currency and buying another,
so if an investor believes the euro will gain against the
dollar, he will sell dollars and buy euros.

The potential for profit exists because there is always
movement between currencies. Even small changes can result in
substantial profits because of the large amount of money
involved in each transaction. At the same time, it can be a
relatively safe market for the individual investor. There are
safeguards built in to protect both the broker and the investor
and a number of software tools exist to minimize loss.

About The Author: This article provided courtesy of
http://www.about-forex.net

The Formula for Complete Success

2005-08-15T00:05:00.000-07:00

The formula for complete success is to combine many different parts into one masterpiece.
Getting adequate rest each day, it is said that the man who can take rest is greater than the man who can take a city. Get the rest, meditation, relaxation that your body needs to function at its peak and further enhance your energy you can devote to your business, career, health, relationships, and love.

Get yourself a hobby anything that takes your mind off the world for a while will help increase your love of life and help you relax, eliminate stress, and enjoy peace. It can be something as simple as gardening, reading, cooking, or looking at the stars.

Stop using your cell phone, try to get out of the house, or the office more and actually visit your family, lover, or clients. This not only provides a change of scenery, but can be like a mini vacation or holiday in you hectic day. Your fears and phobia are less likely to popup when you are feeling relaxed.

Take up meditation, yoga, stretching, or other mind and spirit expanding mental exercise. Anything from Buddhism to simple prayer helps to remove the anxiety, and stress associated with daily life. Studies have shown that a person who meditates daily can lower the risk of ulcers, cancer, heart attacks, mental illness and more. This is in addition to increasing the function of the immune system which when strengthened can play a vital role in protecting the body from harmful things such as pollution, and may even play a role in protecting you from things like lung cancer, impotence, and lack of physical energy. For stress relief ideas I like to go to http://www.ionta.com .

Act happy, feel happy, be happy. When you try to focus on the positive things in life you start to see more positive things. Life is more like a cake than a bowl of cherries, each piece of it builds on each other to support you, but you need to choose the right ingredients to put in your body. When times get tough, it is this cake composed of all that is you that supports you throughout the day. The annoying parts of your day become less stressful, you know, demands from your boss, spam, family matters, car loans, credit cards, mortgage, taxes, car loans, and so on.

Avoid putting junk into your system. The body requires a constant supply of nutrition, but the quality of what goes in equals the quality of what comes out. Constantly drinking alcohol, or taking prescription drugs is a quick path to drug rehab, or an amazing Medicare funded stay at a residential drug treatment center. Tobacco, fatty foods, cocaine, donuts, you know what I am talking about. Stay away from this and your body will thank you.

Your mind is like a web site, choose the right keywords, the right colors, the right autoresponder, the right marketing, the right articles, the right diet of information, and you will be successful, but choose poorly and you will be stuck in the Google sandbox of life.

The author is a internet research specialist with an interest in hypnosis and rehabilitation. For info about self hypnosis mp3 visit http://www.self-hypnosis-mp3.com and for drug rehab at http://www.fear-phobia.com/fear-of-the-dentist for you dental fears

Make Easy Money Online

2005-08-05T01:34:00.000-07:00

Perhaps you have tried all the ways you can think of to makesome money online and you find out it isn't as easy as you thought. What could you do? Try these steps to make money
online, quick and easy!

1. Try online surveys. These are easy to complete and while the money may seem low at first, eventually it adds up. I know there are some people making $100's a month simply by filling out
online surveys.

2. Take a look at some affiliate programs. Some will offer you a small amount for giving something away free! Tell all your friends to get the freebie and you get compensation in return.

3. Paid to read emails are popular. Try signing up for a few and get paid about five cents for each email you read.

4. Check out telecommute jobs! Maybe you can find one that pays the same as your current full time job. Imagine staying at home working and relaxing in your pajamas as you earn money!

5. Do you really need a cell phone? How about satellite television? Sometimes simply stop purchasing expensive items will really save you money in the end. It's easier not to spend something than it is to go out and spend money.

6. Sell any extra stuff you don't use anymore on eBay. Online auctions are a great way to earn extra money quickly.

7. Try affiliate marketing. Write a few articles and post them to a website and put affiliate advertising in the boarders of the web pages. Watch people come to your website for
information and click on the advertising that earns you revenue.

8. Take time out to check out special offers. Some companies offer free products or even cash for signing up for special offers. Get a group of friends and rotate sign ups and you'll
all earn oodles!

9. Set up an online store. Direct customers to your website and make money! Don't have any products to sell? Check out drop shipping companies that will make and ship your products for
you.

10. When in doubt, check message boards and chat rooms for special offers and possible job openings. Look for telecommute or work at home jobs online through using Google or another
search engine.

Pay special attention to this list. Easy money still means you will have to work to find it. Check message boards and other places for advice on how to make a quick couple of bucks.

Do remember not to give out any personal information or to sign up for business opportunity scams. Read articles on scams and how to avoid them and you should be able to stay safe from all
of them. They may seem tempting at first, but most scams cost more money than you will ever earn.

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Directory which boasts of money making tips, recommendations
and resources to help ordinary people make money online.
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Pre-Settlement Lawsuit Funding in Personal Injury Cases

2005-08-02T00:28:00.000-07:00

Overview

Pre-settlement lawsuit funding usually comes in the form of non-recourse cash advances, provided to the injured person in return for a promise to repay the advance after the lawsuit settles or a victory in court. As this is "non-recourse" funding, an injured person does not have to repay the advance if they are unsuccessful in the lawsuit, and only has to repay up to the amount of their share of the settlement in the event that the settlement is smaller than anticipated. Due to the risk involved in issuing a non-recourse funding, the fees associated with pre-settlement funding can be significant. There are legal, ethical, and practical issues which should be taken into consideration, if you are considering applying for pre-settlement funding.
How Pre-Settlement Lawsuit Funding Works

An injured person contacts a company that offers pre-settlement lawsuit funding, sometimes at the suggestion of an attorney. The finance company contacts the lawyer who is handling the case, and obtains information about the case. Based upon that information provided, the loan company estimates the value of the likely eventual settlement or verdict, and offers a cash advance to the injured person based upon that estimate. The fee may be a flat fee, or a monthly fee that accrues each month the loan is outstanding. When the case settles, or the defendant pays after losing in court, the loan and associated fees are paid to the finance company.

These advances are offered as non-recourse funding, which means that an injured person has no obligation to repay if the lawsuit is lost. Similarly, if the ultimate settlement or verdict is smaller than anticipated, the amount that must be repaid never exceeds the amount of the injured person's share of that verdict or settlement. For legal reasons, these advances are not characterized as loans.

Amounts available vary significantly, depending upon the nature of the case and the company involved. Many companies offer pre-settlement funding amounts between $500 and $25,000. A few offer amounts up to $100,000. Fees also vary depending upon the company and the type of case. Some companies will fix the fee for the advance up front. Others will charge a monthly fee for each month between the time the funding is issued and when it is repaid, sometimes as high as 15% per month.
When Is Pre-Settlement Funding Appropriate?

Litigation can take a very long time. Sometimes, cases drag on for years. While cases are pending, even where an injured person's attorney is paying all of the legal expenses associated with the litigation, the injured person has to have enough money to get by. If the injured person is unable to work, has reduced income, or has expenses associated with care or disability, it may not be possible to wait until the end of the lawsuit before obtaining funds.

Given the fees involved in pre-settlement funding, it is important for injured people to consider any available alternatives. This type of financing should ordinarily be the last resort. The fees are premised upon the risk to the lender associated with non-recourse lending, but keep in mind that these companies choose their cases carefully in order to minimize risks, and if they offer you an advance they believe that you will receive money from your lawsuit. If you decide to obtain pre-settlement funding you should check with several companies, in order to obtain the most favorable terms.
Ethical Issues

A question that perhaps seems obvious is, why can't injured people simply borrow money from their lawyers? The answer is that state bar associations recognize that when a lawyer becomes a creditor to a client, a conflict of interest is created that may interfere with the attorney-client relationship.

Sometimes an attorney won't want to sign any contract with a settlement financing company, and some states prohibit lawyers from signing onto liens of the type necessary to secure this type of funding. As a result, typically companies require that the injured person sign the contract, and that the attorney sign an acknowledgement of the client's instruction that the loan and associated fees be repaid from any eventual verdict or settlement.

At least one state (Florida) prohibits lawyers from participating in the settlement funding company's evalaution process. Absent lawyer invovlement, it is unlikely that a finance company would be able to obtain enough information about a case to risk issuing non-recourse funding.
Legal Issues

In order to avoid usury laws (laws against charging excessive rates of interest), the funds you receive from a pre-settlement funding company will not be described as a "loan". For example, the advance might be described as a "cash advance", 'investment", or as "venture capital". Technically, as the contract is not to repay the amount received but is instead a promise to pay a portion of any eventual verdict or settlement (which may never occur), these amounts are not loans. No matter what happens, a person who receives pre-settlement funding keeps the full amount of the advance.

A Michigan court recently held invalid a lawsuit funding contract where the defendant's liability had been established, holding that as the plaintiff was certain to recover some amount of money the funding company's advance was no longer contingent, and thus that the plaintiff only had to repay the principal (without interest) under Michigan's usury laws. While other states may draw different conclusions from similar facts, it remains necessary that the amount be in some manner contingent - otherwise, it is a high interest loan.

An Ohio court similarly discharged a plaintiff's obligation under a lawsuit funding contract on the basis of a common law doctrine called "champertry" - a prohibition against the sale of a party's interest in a lawsuit. The court's rationale was that lawsuit funding company sought to profit from the injured woman's case, that lawsuit funding could create a disincentive to settle a case, where the plaintiff would have to pay the entire amount of the settlement to the finance company. A response to the first argument is that if it is acceptable for an attorney to profit from an injured person's case, why should it not be permissible for a finance company? A response to the second argument is that had the woman not received the funding, she may have been forced to settle the case for far less than its value.

Another concern might be that lawsuit funding might encourage plaintiffs to file frivolous lawsuits. This, however, does not consider the fact that lawsuit funding companies want to be repaid, and thus aren't likely to offer funds to plaintiffs who don't have strong cases justifying substantial awards. Similarly, it will often be in the strongest cases that a plaintiff is most in need of money before the conclusion of a lawsuit, and the absence of sources of funding can force premature and inadequate settlements.
Conclusion

Pre-settlement lawsuit funding should be considered as a last resort, after all other funding options are exhausted. Due to the high cost of this type of funding, any decision to accept an advance should be made very carefully. When seeking pre-settlement funding, it makes sense to check with several companies, to obtain the lowest possible fees.

Choosing a Mesothelioma Doctor

2005-08-01T01:57:00.000-07:00

Mesothelioma Cancer is considered, within the medical profession, to be a serious illness. Mesothelioma Doctors are now available to those who are sufferers of Mesothelioma Cancer.

Mesothelioma Doctors are well educated in the cause of Mesothelioma Cancer, diagnosis of Mesothelioma Cancer, the affects of Mesothelioma Cancer and the available treatment for Mesothelioma Cancer.

Therefore, when choosing a Mesothelioma Doctor, ensure that they have expertise, or quality experience in the area of Mesothelioma Cancer. This can be achieved through your general GP's general enquiries on your behalf, or through conducting your own research.

You might even consider making enquiries with the American Cancer Society, who hold a variety of information about different types of Cancer and where to seek help. When seeking help it is best to research all your available options and then choose the best one for you.

Some of the important information that you might need to tell your Mesothelioma Doctor include, what types of symptoms you are experiencing, how long ago since you were exposure to an Asbestos related substance and for how long where you exposed to the Asbestos related substance.

After you receive and initial consultation from your Mesothelioma Doctor, you may be required to undergo either a Chest CT scan, or a biopsy, depending on which type of Mesothelioma Cancer your Mesothelioma Doctor considers that you have.

Essentially, there are three possible types of Mesothelioma Cancer that you could have. These include, Pleural (Lungs) Mesothelioma Cancer, Peritoneal (abdominal) and Pericardial (heart).

Once your Mesothelioma Cancer doctor has made a definitive diagnosis, he/she will then be able to tell you which type of Mesothelioma Cancer you have, at what stage the Mesothelioma Cancer is, whether it has spread to surrounding organs, or whether it is contained within the original area of the diseases initiation.

Your Mesothelioma doctor will then discuss your treatment options in relation to the type of Mesothelioma Cancer that you have and what stage the Cancer is at. Your Mesothelioma Doctor should explain these options in detail, including any side affects and the recovery period.

Your Mesothelioma Doctor should also explain to you what the results of not undergoing these recommended treatment options could be. Essentially, your Mesothelioma Doctor should give you a detailed explanation of your entire prognosis.

Your prognosis should include details regarding any risks that you may be subjected to, the chances of the Cancer reoccurring following treatment and how long you are expected to survive once treatment has been implemented.

Keep in mind that through ongoing research into Mesothelioma Cancer, treatments are becoming more effective and patients diagnosed with Mesothelioma Cancer, who undergo treatment, are surviving for longer periods of time.

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Fibroid Tumor Symptoms - What Are Leading

2005-07-29T22:21:00.000-07:00

Fibroid tumor symptoms are often blamed on other causes.Sometimes, the symptoms of fibroid tumors are not even noticed,while other times the quality of life is affected every day. Fibroid tumors are non-cancerous growths that form in the uterus. Fibroid tumors often grow in groups, and they can be as small as a pea or as large as an egg or even a grapefruit. Fibroid tumors afflict nearly 80% of North American women. About 40% of women will develop fibroid tumor symptoms during
perimenopause, which is the age before menopause.

Here are the leading symptoms of fibroid tumors:

1. Pain - especially lower abdominal pain or pain and irritation in the bladder area. The pain can come and go or it can be somewhat constant. And pain with sexual activity can happen if the fibroid tumors grow in proximity to the vagina or become large enough to cause the vaginal walls to protrude.

2. Pressure on the bladder or lower abdomen - this pressure can result in having to urinate often. Also, you can feel a sense of urgency to urinate before you normally would expect to have to go. In rare cases, one can lose the ability to urinate.

3. Menstrual cycle problems - heavy bleeding or painful periods, sometimes bleeding between periods. Women with fibroids sometimes have periods that last 8 days or longer. If frequent or heavy bleeding occurs, the excessive blood loss can result in an anemic condition.

4. Increase in waist size and shape - even though there is no significant weight gain, your clothing no longer fits around the midsection.

5. Pressure on the rectum - the result is constipation and/or the development of hemorroids.

6. Depression, irritability - constant pain can wreak havoc with ones state of mind.

7. Infertility and pregnancy complications - a fertilized egg cannot implant in the uterus if that wall is already occupied by one or more fibroids leading to miscarriage. When fibroid tumors are found near the fallopian tubes, the passage may be partially or totally blocked. This usually means that the egg
cannot come down and the sperm cannot go up, so the egg and the sperm can never meet and pregnancy cannot occur. When a fertilized egg does implant in the uterine wall with a fibroid tumor located near the implantation site, the fibroid may continue to grow, demanding both space and nourishment needed by the fetus. The result may be miscarriage.

Fibroid tumor symptoms are the #1 reason women in their thirties or forties have hysterectomies in the USA each year. 1 in 4 women will have complaints serious enough to seek medical treatment for the symptoms of fibroid tumors.

Fortunately, only about 1% of fibroid tumors are malignant. Physicians with patient health in mind will advise that hysterectomy should be performed only in the event of malignancy or other life-threatening condition such as heavy uncontrolled bleeding. That means far too many hysterectomies and removal of the uterus are used as a fibroid tumor symptoms treatment. Some women with fibroids have no symptoms of fibroid tumors other than the fibroid itself. Other women will have one or more of the symptoms listed above.

Why do fibroid tumors develop? There are several known factors that cause fibroid tumor growth and fibroid tumor symptoms in women. And instead of submitting to hysterectomy surgery, there are effective alternative treatments for symptoms of fibroid tumors. Learn as much as you can about this common medical condition affecting so many women today.

Copyright 2005 InfoSearch Publishing

About The Author: Olinda Rola is a leading authority on womens health, President of InfoSearch Publishing and webmaster of http://www.safemenopausesolutions.com - a popular website on womens health. For information on fibroid treatments that work, visit http://www.safemenopausesolutions.com/uterine-fibroids.html to learn more.

Bad-Credit Car Loans Are Possible

2005-07-28T01:18:00.000-07:00

Bad-credit car loans may not be easy to find, but if you need a car, they are worth it.

Bad-credit car loans carry a higher risk to the lender, so the borrower must pay a higher than usual interest rate. You probably will need to apply to more than one lender and give more documentation. Still, a bad-credit loan is worth the trouble because it not only lets you get the car you need and want, but can also help improve your overall credit rating.

Getting a Car Loan with Bad Credit: 4 Steps

1. Contact Equifax, Consumerinfo, or TrueCredit online for your credit score or to make sure there are no errors on your credit report. You can usually dispute the incorrect information online or over the telephone. If you have correct unfavorable
information, you can write a letter to the company that reported the unfavorable information, asking them to remove that information or make a note that your accounts are now in good standing. Usually they won't do this, but it doesn't hurt to try.

2. Determine your credit score (also called a FICO score).
There are simple online guidelines for estimating your credit score yourself. Still, to get a truly accurate score, you need to purchase it from the credit bureaus.

a. Note that each bureau may have a slightly different score (and possibly a very different score if they have information the others do not). There are online credit-monitoring services that will provide you a single report with all three reports and credit scores.

b. A score of over 680 out of 850 will get you a low-rate auto loan. Under 680 will mean a higher rate but a loan is still quite likely. Bad credit begins around 650 and lower. You will be charged high interest no matter where you go, and may not qualify for as large a loan. But it will still be a loan nonetheless.

3. Look on the Internet for names of lenders that specialize in bad credit car financing. They can be private lenders, car dealers or any website offering this type of loan help. Compare the rates and terms with what your own bank offers. Make a short list of lenders with good rates and terms.

4. Call up the lenders and ask them about their credit guidelines. They will often be reluctant to state a single FICO score, but you can sometimes get them to tell you a range. It's important to make sure you have a fighting chance at approval before applying. A bunch of rejected loan applications will look bad on your credit report--creating a vicious cycle that makes it even harder to get a loan.

Bad Credit Car Loans: A Typical Story

Stephen got a credit monitoring service to provide him with his reports from the three credit bureaus, as well as their three FICO scores. He was shocked to find his credit score was 560. He was reported as having defaulted on one of his students loans, which was incorrect. He was able to get that removed quickly. But his credit rating was still well below 650.

What should Stephen do now? Of course, Steven should work to repair his credit rating:

. Pay all bills on time.
. Stay at the same address and the same job for a few years if at all possible.
. Contact the lenders who reported negative information to the credit bureaus to see if they will remove it or amend it to emphasize that his accounts were eventually returned to good standing.

But in the meantime, Steve needs a car loan. His job isn't a on a bus route and he can't pay cash. After careful research on the internet, Steve finds he could get a high-interest bad-credit auto loan. The loan will also give Steve another chance to restore his credit.

To take a bite out of the interest, Steve gets a friend of his who's a mechanic to help him find an inexpensive but reliable used car-which means a smaller loan and therefore smaller interest payments. He also dips into his savings and 401(k) to pay as much up front as he can, since the interest on the car loan will outpace the interest he could earn on these accounts.

Five years later, Steve's credit rating is as good as gold and he trades his used car in for the car he always wanted.

What will you be driving in five years? If you plan well and get the best deal possible on your bad credit car loan, you'll go far whatever you're driving.

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Little Known Facts About Changes In Our Diet

2005-07-26T22:16:00.000-07:00

Little Known Facts About Changes In Our Diet
Written by: Mike Law
Wealth On Tap
http://wealthontap.com/

To say that Americans are obsessed with dieting is an understatement! Pick up any magazine, tune-in or turn-on any source of advertising and you're bombarded with the latest diet schemes and food fads. More often than not, they are endorsed by some familiar Hollywood celebrity, or promoted using some other cleaver technique.

It's no mystery that the weight-loss industry has built a thriving empire. In America, for example, we spend about 35 billion dollars every year on an assortment of weight loss products and plans. In addition, we spend another 79 billion dollars for medication, hospitalization, and doctors to treat
obesity-related problems. Even with this, the obesity epidemic continues to spread. Sadly, we have become the heaviest generation in our Nation's history.

The National Center for Health Statistics reports that we have some very good reasons to be concerned about our weight-gain. Americans, for example are packing-on the pounds faster than ever before and weight-related medical problems are taking center stage. Diseases like heart disease, diabetes and yes...even
certain forms of cancer have all been linked to obesity.

Here are a few of the surprising statistics about our weight:

- A whopping 64 percent of U.S. adults are either overweight
or obese. That's up approximately 8 percent from overweight
estimates obtained in a 1988 report.

- The percent of children who are overweight is also continuing to increase. Among children and teens ages 6-19, 15 percent or almost 9 million are overweight. That's triple what the rate was in 1980!

- Nearly one-third of all adults are now classified as obese. At present, 31 percent of adults 20 years of age and over or nearly 59 million people have a body mass index (BMI) of 30
or greater, compared with 23 percent in 1994.

(The BMI is a number that shows body weight adjusted for height. For adults, a BMI of 18.5 - 24.9 is considered normal. A BMI of 25.0 - 29.9 is overweight and 30.0 or above, is considered obese.)

Modern life both at home and at work has come to revolve around moving from one "seated" position to another: whether it's television, computers, remote controls, or automobiles, we seem to be broadening the scope of our inactive endeavors.
At times, life seems to have gotten almost too easy! For entertainment, we can now just sit-down, dial-up our favorite TV program or DVD movie and enjoy hours of uninterrupted entertainment...

And all those simple calorie burning activities that were once a normal part of our daily routine not so long ago? Long gone! You know the ones I'm talking about...activities like climbing stairs instead of using escalators and elevators. Or, pushing a lawn mower instead of riding around on a garden tractor. And what about that daily walk to school? Now, our kids complain when the school bus happens to be a few minutes late getting to the bus stop!

Along with the convenience of our affluent lifestyle and reduction in energy expenditure, have come changes in our diet. We are now consuming more calorie rich and nutrient deficient foods than ever before.

Here are a few examples of what we were eating in the 1970's compared to our diet today(information is taken from a recent U.S. Department of Agriculture survey):

- We are currently eating more grain products, but almost all of them are refined grains (white bread, etc.). Grain consumption has jumped 45 percent since the 1970s, from 138 pounds of grains per person per year to 200 pounds! Only 2 percent of the wheat flour is consumed as whole wheat.

- Our consumption of fruits and vegetables has increased, but only because the U.S.D.A. includes French fries and potato chips as a vegetable. Potato products account for almost a third of our "produce" choices.

- We're drinking less milk, but we've more than doubled our cheese intake. Cheese now outranks meat as the number one source of saturated fat in our diets.

- We've cut back on red meat, but have more than made up for the loss by increasing our intake of chicken (battered and fried), so that overall, we're eating 13 pounds more meat today than we did back in the 1970s.

- We're drinking three times more carbonated soft drinks than milk, compared to the 1970's, when milk consumption was twice that of pop.

- We use 25 percent less butter, but pour twice as much vegetable oil on our food and salads, so our total added fat intake has increased 32 percent.

- Sugar consumption has been another cause of our expanding waistlines. Sugar intake is simply off the charts. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, people are consuming roughly twice the amount of sugar they need each day, about 20 teaspoons on a 2000 calorie/day diet. The added sugar is found mostly in junk foods, such as pop, cake, and cookies.

- In 1978, the government found that sugars constituted only 11 percent of the average person's calories. Now, this number has ballooned to 16 percent for the average American adult and as much as 20 percent for American teenagers.

The days of the wholesome family dinners so near and dear to our hearts, where we all sat around the kitchen table to discuss events of the day, are now a part of our sentimental past. They have been replaced by our cravings for take-out and fast-food. We have gradually come to accept that it's "OK" to sacrifice healthy foods for the sake of convenience and that larger serving portions mean better value.

And, since I have been throwing-out statistics, here's one more:
Americans are consuming about 300 more calories each day than we did twenty years ago. We should actually be eating less because of our decreased activity level, but instead are doing the
opposite!

Decide TODAY that healthy eating and exercise habits will become a permanent part of your life!

Begin to explore your values and thoughts and other areas of your
life where change may be required, and then take action. Begin
slowly, but deliberately to make improvements in the areas you
identify. And remember, it has taken a very long time to develop
your habits, and it will take some time to undo them.so be
patient!
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Is Your Colon Toxic?

2005-07-24T22:58:00.000-07:00

Is Your Colon Toxic?
by: Jane Kriese

The colon is the part of the large intestine extending from the cecum to the rectum. The most common sign of a toxic colon is constipation. Dead food leads to constipation, toxic build up, weight gain, and low energy. Constipation results when waste materials move too slowly through the large bowel, resulting in infrequent and/or painful elimination.

This process causes putrefied, nasty materials to stay in the colon too long and old fecal matter starts to harden and stick to the colon. Over 2.5 million North American's suffer from constipation. Most North Americans are storing 5 to 10 pounds of old fecal matter in their bodies. We are all subject to this problem, even the rich and famous. It has been documented that John Wayne had 40 pounds of built up fecal matter in his colon and Elvis Presley had 60 pounds of built up fecal matter when he died.

You could say we are all full of s_ _ t!

Now, you are probably wondering what causes constipation? Basically the causes are our life style. We lack fiber and water in our diet, eat junk food, lack of exercise, advanced age and bowel disorders. It may also be the side effects of iron supplements, some drugs or pain killers.

Dr. Bernard Jensen D.C. PhD. says “poor bowel management lies at the root of most peoples health problems”. This is because the poisons back up in the system polluting our inner environment. We call this auto intoxication or self poisoning.

The following conditions can be related to constipation; allergies, bad breath, foul spelling gas and stools, diarrhea, sluggish elimination, irregular bowel movements, frequent congestion, colds, viruses, frequent headaches, general aches and pains, intolerance to fatty foods, low energy, low back pain, low resistance to infection, needing to sleep a long time, pain in liver or gallbladder, P.M.S., breast soreness, vaginal infection, skin problems, boils, pimples or acne.

Some healers in the natural world have implicated constipation as a contributing factor in the following diseases and disorders; Appendicitis, diverticulitis, hemorrhoids, benign tumors, I.B.S. (including spastic bowel ulcerative colitis & Crohn's disease, gout, rheumatoid arthritis and obesity. Let's face it, this doesn't sound healthy.

To rid the body of this condition you need to change your lifestyle and cleanse your body; for the lifestyle changes, I refer you to the free E-Book, “9 Steps To A Healthy Vibrant Life”, Step Four “Examining Your Life Style”. The book as available at www.herbs4health.net. Remember, you must increase your water and fiber!

Now it is time to cleanse the body and cleanse the body and cleanse the body. Any time we have a life style disease it is safe to say the first step is to cleanse. The cleanses are also in the book “9 Steps To A Healthy Vibrant Body”. The Colon Cleanse is excellent and very inexpensive. These cleanses can be done fairly often, if needed. I recommend two cleanses a year for maintenance of good health.

There are also some herbs that help activate the bowel and they are; parsley, black seed, cascara and worm wood. You might also find relief using Psyllium Husk as this contains dietary fiber.

Does colon cleansing look like a cure all to a lot of lifestyle diseases? It is! cleansing your colon will remove a lot of poison from your body and it will help you assimilate the goodness from your vitamins and minerals. This and a better lifestyle will give you a healthy, vibrant body.

© 2005 Jane Kriese

Must Have List Of Foods That Lower Cholesterol

2005-07-21T23:20:00.000-07:00

Must Have List Of Foods That Lower Cholesterol
by: Dave Saunders

Cholesterol is present in our bodies by one of two ways; our liver produces cholesterol and we eat foods containing cholesterol. High amounts of cholesterol, especially LDL cholesterol that is bad for us, can lead to many health complications and significantly increase your risk of heart diseases.

While there are many foods that are high in LDL cholesterol, there are a lot, which can actually help to lower your LDL cholesterol levels and increase your HDL cholesterol or the good cholesterol. Here's a list of foods that lower cholesterol, which is a must have for anyone who is trying to reduce their LDL levels and increase their HDL levels.

Apples: Everyone has heard of the saying, "An apple a day keeps the doctor away". Well, apples are also very good for lowering your LDL cholesterol levels. 2 full apples, or 12 ounces of apple juice, if taken everyday, can reduce your risk of heart diseases by as much as 50%.

Garlic: Garlic helps to lower LDL cholesterol and thins your blood naturally. This prevents clogging up of arteries and thus lowers your risk of heart diseases.

Onions: Eating just half a raw onion everyday can increase your HDL levels by 25% and lower your LDL as well.

Beans and Legumes: These contain soluble fiber which helps to increase your HDL cholesterol and reduce your LDL cholesterol. All kinds of beans and legumes such as pinto, kidney, black-eyed, lentils, pink beans, etc are good for your heart.

Unsaturated Fats: Contrary to the misconception that all kinds of fat are bad for you, unsaturated fats and omega 3 fatty acids can actually be good for your heart. Monounsaturated fats (olive oil, canola, peanut, and almond oil) and polyunsaturated fats (corn oil, soybean oil, sunflower oil etc) increase the HDL cholesterol and lower the LDL cholesterol and are thus good for your heart.

Other Cholesterol Lowering Foods: Oats, fenugreek, artichokes, turmeric, guggul, green tea, nuts, and black tea, are all known to lower LDL cholesterol in your body.

Of course, diet is no substitute for a doctor’s care when you are ill. Diet and nutrition represent "the other side of the coin" and always inform your doctor whenever you make a dietary change, especially if you are on a pharmaceutical drug.
source :http://www.articlecity.com/articles/health/article_1848.shtml

About The Author

Dave Saunders is a certified nutritional educator, wellness coach, member of the American International Association of Nutritional Education (AIANE) and author. He is also the host of a weekly, nation-wide telephone lecture on health and nutrition. For additional information, please visit www.glycoboy.com or www.glycowellness.com or email Dave at dave@glycoboy.com.

Facing Sun Effects

2005-07-21T03:03:00.000-07:00

Facing Sun Effects
by: Roger Carr

A secret has been revealed in the news over the past few weeks. I was a part of that secret. What was the secret you ask? Men are now using skin care products as a part of their daily activities!

I started a few months ago due to something I learned about myself. I had my picture taken. Not just a standard picture. I had my picture taken with a special ultraviolet camera and light that shows damaged skin due to excessive sun exposure. First they took a picture of my face with standard light. Although not a flattering picture, it looked like I expected. Then they took a picture of my face with the ultraviolet light. What did I look like? I looked like I had a face FULL of freckles. Only these freckles weren't the cute ones that would have showed up in the first picture. They showed that I have a significant amount of sun damage. I guess my early years of working and playing outside all summer long with little or no sun protection is catching up with me.
It is common knowledge that sun damaged skin will cause premature signs of aging skin (wrinkling, "leathery" appearance and feel, etc.) as well as being a cause of skin cancer. So, I decided to do something about it. One of those things is to take better care of my skin. I am using skin care products that have a sunscreen built in. These same products also contain enzymes that can help speed cell renewal in sun damaged skin.

Yes, the secret is out. I am using skin care products every day. My wife says my complexion is also better because of it. I look forward to having my picture taken in the future. Maybe my complexion isn't the only thing that is improving.

source : http://www.articlecity.com/articles/health/article_1938.shtml

Lung Cancer: The Bad and the Worse

2005-07-18T20:34:00.000-07:00

In terms of deaths caused by various forms of cancer, lung cancer ranks second only to breast cancer. The National Cancer Institute recently reported that an estimated 172,570 new cases of lung cancer will be reported this year and that 163,510 American will die from this disease.

Lung cancer is caused predominantly by smoking. One expert says that in the case of Small Cell Lung Carcinoma (cancer), it is almost always caused by smoking.

Lung cancer is called lung cancer because it begins in the lungs. The right lung has three sections, the left lung has two. Each section is called a lobe. Sometimes the term “bronchogenic cancer” is used to refer to lung cancer as most lung cancers begin in one of the two breathing tubes, the bronchi, in the lungs.

There are two major types of lung cancer. One is the Small Cell Lung Cancer (SCLC) mentioned in the previous paragraph. The other is Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC).
Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer has three subtypes: Adenocarcinoma, Squamous Cell Carcinoma and Large Cell Undifferentiated Carcinoma. NSCLC is the least “serious” of the two types. In fact, if it is detected early, it is possible that it can be cured with surgery.

Andenocarcinoma accounts for about 40 percent of lung cancer cases in the U.S. It is the most common cancer among women and can be seen in non-smokers. Squamous Cell Carcinoma represents about 30 to 35 percent of lung cancers and tends to stay localized in the chest longer than other types of lung cancer. Large Cell Undifferentiated Carcinoma represents only about five to 15 percent of lung cancers in the U.S. The incidence of this type of cancer seems to be decreasing.

The worst and most aggressive form of lung cancer is Small Cell Lung Cancer. It represents only about 15 to 20 percent of all lung cancers. It spreads to the lymph nodes and other organs more quickly than NSCLC, but seems more responsive to chemotherapy drugs.

Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer is described in stages – Stage I through IV. WebMD recently reports survival rates of NSCLC as:
· Stage 1A or 1B with no lymph node involvement has a five-year survival rate of 43 to 64 percent when treated with surgery.
· Stage IIA or IIB with a single lymph node involvement, when treated with surgery, has a five-year survival rate of 20 to 40 percent.

· Stage IIIA with a single lymph node involvement in the center of the chest, when treated with surgery has a five-year survival rate of 15 to 25 percent.

· Stage IIIB with lymph node involvement in the chest and neck, when treated with radiation without other treatment, has a five-year survival rate of five to seven percent.

· Stage IIIB with lymph node involvement in the chest and neck, when treated with radiation and chemotherapy, has a five-year survival rate between seven and 17 percent.

· Stage IV with extensive lymph node involvement or cancer that has spread to other organs, hen treated with chemotherapy and palliative care to reduce symptoms and increase comfort has a one-year survival rate.

The prognosis is much bleaker for patients with Small Cell Lung Cancer. This form of cancer is found in two stages: limited or extensive. The limited version is that which is found in only one lung and nearby lymph nodes. The extensive type has spread outside the lung to other parts of the chest or body (metastasized). Limited SCLC when treated with chemotherapy and radiation therapy has an average survival time of 18 to 20 months. The extensive form of SCLC when treated with chemotherapy has a survival time of 10 to 12 months. Ttwo-year survival rate is one to three percent, and the five-year survival rate less than two percent.

The majority of people diagnosed with SCLC will die despite the best available treatment.

While surgery plays the most important part in the treatment of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, chemotherapy is always the chosen treatment for Small Cell Lung Cancer. In the case of limited stage SCLC, radiation therapy may also be used as the cancer is still localized to the chest area where radiation can be focused.

Small Cell Cancer Cells are so small they cannot be seen on scans. Even in the case of limited stage SCLC, it is possible for some cells to break away from the primary cancer and migrate to anywhere in the body. For this reason, chemotherapy is the preferred treatment as it treats the whole body, unlike radiation therapy which must be focused on a selected area. In act, chemotherapy is the preferred treatment for both limited and extensive stage Small Cell Lung Cancer.

Article by Douglas Hanna. Douglas is a retired advertising and marketing executive and long-time Denver resident. He is the webmaster of http://www.all-in-one-info.com, a free resource for information on a variety of subjects. Please visit his site to subscribe to his free newsletter, “Tips & Tricks to Save Money & Live Better.”

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Breast Cancer

2005-07-11T02:52:00.000-07:00

The cancer is a term for diseases in which abnormal cells divide uncontrollably invading near by tissue and spreading to other parts of the body via blood stream or lymphatic system.

Similarly, in breast cancer, a single cell begins to divide and grow abnormally. This is the most common kind of cancer in women. Besides being women, age is the other important factor for developing breast cancer. The breast is made up of lobes and ducts. Each breast has 15 to 20 sections called lobes, which have many smaller sections called lobules. Lobules end in dozens of tiny bulbs that can produce milk. The lobes, lobules, and bulbs are linked by thin tubes called ducts.

The breast cancer is classified into:

-Ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS)
-Lobular carcinoma in situ (LCIS)
-Inflammatory breast cancer
-Recurrent breast cancer

The most common type of breast cancer is ductal carcinoma, which begins in the cells of the ducts. Cancer that begins in the lobes or lobules is called lobular carcinoma and is more often found in both breasts than are other types of breast cancer. Inflammatory breast cancer is an uncommon type of breast cancer in which the breast is warm, red, and swollen. Recurrent breast cancer that has come back after it has been treated. Early detection through regular breast self-exams and a regular program of mammogram and physical exams show excellent results in curing it. Breast self exam is the process developed by the American cancer society for women to examine the reasts monthly. This process can reveal breast problem. Any swelling or unusual lumps or hardness in the breast is the indication of breast disease and a reason to rush to your doctor.

There are various factors, which increases the chance of getting disease as a
breast cancer. Like:
1) Older age
2) A mother or sister with breast cancer.
3) Drinking alcoholic beverages.
4) Being white.
5) Treatment with radiation therapy to the breast/chest.

Women who have an altered gene related to breast cancer and who have had breast cancer in one breast have an increased risk of developing breast cancer in the other breast. These women also have an increased risk of developing ovarian cancer, and may have an increased risk of developing other cancers.

Tests related to detect and diagnose breast cancer are:

1) Mammogram – In which X ray is done of the breast.

2) Biopsy - The removal of cells or tissues so they can be viewed under a microscope by a pathologist to check for signs of cancer. If a lump in the breast is found, the doctor may need to cut out a small piece of the lump.

3) Estrogen and progesterone receptor test: A test to measure the amount of estrogen and progesterone (hormones) receptors in cancer tissue. If cancer is found in the breast, tissue from the tumor is examined in the laboratory to find out whether estrogen and progesterone could affect the way cancer grows. The test results show whether hormone therapy may stop the cancer from growing.

There are different 4 types of treatment option for breast cancer patients:

1) Surgery- Most patients with breast cancer have surgery to remove the cancer from the breast.

2) Radiation therapy - Radiation therapy is a cancer treatment that uses high-energy x-rays or other types of radiation to kill cancer cells.

3) Chemotherapy -Chemotherapy is a cancer treatment that uses drugs to stop the growth of cancer cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping the cells from dividing.

4) Hormone therapy - Hormone therapy is a cancer treatment that removes hormones or blocks their action and stops cancer cells from growing. Hormones are substances produced by glands in the body and circulated in the bloodstream.

For latest information about Breast Cancer please visit medicineworld.org. You can get more information through dedicated breast cancer message board, breast cancer support forum at bcancer.com

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