What you need to know about cancer

Since 2000, the Health Conference in Paris, France has determined that February 4 every year is celebrated as World Cancer Day, including World Cervical Cancer Day and World Child Cancer Day. The warning, of course, is one form of resistance to cancer and socialization to the whole community.

The goal is of course to be aware of a healthy lifestyle. So that people can avoid the risk of getting cancer. World Cancer Day also invites everyone to care more and increase knowledge of this deadly disease.

Don't be wrong in concluding cancer, which is certain to lead to death or just assume a common health problem.

Cancer is a disease caused by hormonal travel irregularities that result in the growth of flesh in normal body tissues or often known as malignant tumors. Besides these symptoms are also known as malignant neoplasms and are often characterized by abnormal cell cycle abnormalities that give rise to the ability of cells to:

Growing out of control (cell division exceeds normal limits)

Attacking nearby biological tissue.       

Migrate to other body tissues through the blood circulation or lymphatic system, called metastasis.

It is these three malignant characters that distinguish cancer from benign tumors. Most cancers form tumors, but some don't, like leukemia. The branch of medicine that deals with the study, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of cancer is called oncology.

Types of Cancer That Attack

In the Health Conference in Paris, France in 2000, 4 points were set at the conference. Among them are improving the quality of life of cancer patients, increasing research on cancer, preventing cancer, and treating patients who already have cancer.

Based on research and data reported from the WHO website or World Health Organization, states that there are 5 types of cancer that most often attacks and can kill both men and women. Men should be aware of lung cancer, stomach cancer, liver cancer, colon cancer, and throat cancer.

Whereas in women there is breast cancer that still dominates, followed by lung, stomach, colon, cervical or cervical cancer. Actually there are more than 100 types of cancer that can attack the body and almost all organs.

Blood cancer is quoted from the American Society of Hematology (ASH), in most cases of blood cancer, the sufferer's body cannot produce normal blood cells. This will have a big effect on preventing blood cells from performing important functions such as fighting infection and preventing serious bleeding.

Well, the cancer mentioned above can actually be prevented by avoiding exposure to common risk factors, such as pollution and tobacco smoke.

There are 7 symptoms that need to be considered and examined further to the doctor to ensure the presence or absence of cancer, namely:

1. When defecating or small there is a change in habits or disorders.
2. Digestive apparatus disturbed and difficult to swallow.
3. Hoarseness or cough that does not heal
4. Breast or elsewhere there is a lump (tumor).
5. Andeng-Andeng (mole) which changes in nature, becomes bigger and itchier.
6. Abnormal blood or mucus leaves the body
7. The existence of ulceration or ulcers that do not want to heal.

Risk of Cancer Exposure

Talking about prevention is actually more than 30 percent of cancer can be prevented. Especially by not consuming tobacco like cigarettes, can maintain a healthy diet, and can exercise regularly to eliminate toxic or poison in the body. On the other hand the habit of consuming alcohol and drinking can also cause cancer to occur, and can even attack faster.

Based on research, some scientists claim that tobacco use is the biggest cause of cancer in the world and causes 22 percent of deaths to patients. While one fifth of all cancers worldwide are caused by chronic infections, such as HPV which can cause cervical cancer, as well as hepatitis B or HBV viruses that can cause liver cancer.

Here's what you need to know about cancer

1. Cancer Caused by Viruses

The first information about cancer comes from viruses. Cancer cells grow and develop due to several factors that can support it. Generally many people know only because of radiation or an unhealthy lifestyle.

Besides cancer cells can also arise or arise due to viruses. Viruses have the ability to cause cancer and are triggered by genetic factors so for those of you who have cancer offspring, it's best to do twice as much prevention as 15 percent of the 20 percent of cancer cases are caused by viruses.

2. Gene Factors

Although cancer enters into one of the deadly diseases, according to WHO 30 percent of cancer incidence can actually be prevented by cancers caused by genes or hereditary factors, only reaching 5 percent to 10 percent of the total cancer cases. Moreover it turns out that cancer sufferers are caused by environmental factors such as infection, lifestyle, as well as pollution prevention that can be done to avoid the disease that will hit. By prohibiting the use of tobacco and cigarettes, then improve healthy lifestyles and consume nutritious food. So that it can nourish the body and protect it from various disease threats.

3. Not Detected

Some research states that cancer cells can hide from the immune system. By growing on normal cells, for example, some tumors that grow in the lymph glands secrete proteins, and these proteins should also be excreted or secreted by the lymph glands.

Therefore the immune system cannot detect the presence of cancer cells even some people experience cancer without feeling or causing symptoms. This is of course dangerous and can be avoided by routine checks or early checks to the doctor.

4. Gene Mutation and Spread

Cancer cells have genes to mutate that affect cell reproduction. Normal cells will develop and also replace cells that are already dead. By splitting into 2 then 4 and so on.

Whereas in cancer cells when doing initial division of cells produced to be twice that of normal cells, then divide again into 8 cells and so on up to many. This is what makes cancer cells very difficult to overcome if it is severe or has spread to all areas.

If you get cancer, this is not the end of everything. Many people can recover, many of them can return to normal activities. cancer is not the end of everything, don't despair! You are not alone, many cancer fighters out there are fighting for their lives. also fight for your life, for yourself, for your family, and for the people you love.

and for those of you who don't have cancer, take care of your health, it's better to prevent than cure!

Also read, How to avoid cancer (Click Here)

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