What is cancer?

Health News-Cancer is a disease caused by abnormal growth of tissue cells of the body that turn into cancer cells. During its development, the cancer cells can spread to other body parts that can cause death.Cancer is often known by the public as a tumor, but not all tumors are cancerous. Tumor is all lumps are not normal or abnormal. Tumors were divided into two groups, namely benign and malignant tumors. Cancer is a general term for all types of malignant tumors Cancer can happen to everyone, in every part of the body, and on all gologan age, but more often affects people over the age of 40 years.Generally, before the cancer is widespread or damaging surrounding tissue, the patient does not feel any complaints or symptoms. When you have any complaints or symptoms, the disease is already advanced.There are 7 symptoms that need to be considered and examined further to the doctor to confirm the presence or absence of cancer.

1. Time small bowel or no change habits or disturbances.
2. Tools disturbed digestion and difficulty swallowing.
3. Hoarseness or a cough that will not heal
4. Breast or elsewhere there was a lump (tumor).
5. Andeng-andeng (moles) were changed in character, became bigger and itching.
6. Blood or abnormal mucus out of the body
7. Their sores or ulcers that will not heal.

Prevention

Most types of cancer can be prevented by healthy lifestyle habits from a young age and avoid factors that cause cancer.
Although the causes of cancer is not known, everyone can take steps to prevent the healthy way of life and avoid the causes of cancer.

• Regarding the food
• Reduce excessive fatty foods
• Eat more fibrous foods.
• More eat colored vegetables and fruits, several times a day
• Eat more fresh food 
• Reduce foods that have been preserved or stored for too long.
• Limiting alcoholic drink.
• Avoid yourself from sexually transmitted infections.
• Avoid smoking. For smokers: quit smoking.
• Strive for a balanced life and avoid stress.
• Health check periodically and regularly.

Factors that may increase the risk of cancerChemical materialSubstances contained in cigarette smoke can cause various types of cancer in smokers and passive smokers (nonsmokers inadvertently inhaling other people's smoke) in the long term. Chemicals for industrial and smoke containing carbon compounds can increase the likelihood of an industrial worker suffering from cancer.Excessive radiationUltra violet rays from the sun can cause skin cancer. Radio active rays, X rays or excessive radiation can cause skin cancer and leukemia.VirusSome types of viruses closely related to the transformation of normal cells into cancer cells. This type of virus called a cancer-causing virus or oncogenic virus.HormoneHormones are substances produced by glands of the body whose function is to regulate the activities of organs of certain membranes. In some studies it is known that administration of certain hormones in excess can lead to increased incidence of some cancers such as breast, uterine, ovarian and prostate (male sex gland).FoodSubstances or chemicals found in certain foods can cause cancer such as foods stored and moldy old can be contaminated by aflatoxin. Aflatoxin is a substance produced by the fungus Aspergillus flavus that may increase the risk of liver cancer.


Examination and Treatment of Cancer

For that there are suspicions, the examination can be done is:

     Cytology and anatomic pathology
     Tests sign of cancer in the blood
     roentgen
     Mammography (special X-rays of the breast)
     Ultrasound / Ultrasound (photographing inner organs)
     Endoscopy (observation of the inner organs)
     Colposcopy (observation of the cervix)
     Laparoscopy (observation of the abdominal cavity)
     Photographing the layers of the body by means of CT Scan, MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging)

Cancer treatment consists of one or a combination of the following procedures:

     Surgery (operation)
     Radiation (Radio-therapy)
     The use of medications cancer cell killing (sitostatika / chemotherapy)
     Increased endurance (immunotherapy)
     Treatment with hormones
     Organ transplants.
     stem Cell

The results of treatment mainly depends on the stage or level of cancer


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