CAN WE PREVENT CANCER DEATHS.....BY THE YEAR 2050???

Yes, obviously.....
The recent studies conducted in U.K telling that cancer deaths can be prevented in the age group of below 80 years by the year of 2050. Cancer occurrence at younger stage and adult age below 80 tears can be cured by using present treatment methods.

How can we??
      This is the question that everyone will ask after hearing this news. Here, is the answer. As we know that the main problem in the treatment of cancer is, delay in the detection. Cancer symptoms are not at all detectable at the early stages. In some persons a few symptoms may be detectable. Because the symptoms of cancer are same as other common diseases.

How to detect cancer at early stages:
 To detect cancer at early stages we need some knowledge.
1. Every person has to aware about cancer symptoms.
2. Government and other professionals have to take step forward to educate people about symptoms.
3.  Encourage people to consult physician when suspicious cancer symptoms are detected.

Main cancers that causing more deaths:
There are some cancers in the modern society that causes more deaths. They are
1. Ovarian cancer
2. Breast cancer
3. Prostate cancer
4. Oral cancer
5. Colon cancer
These are some of the main cancer that are causing deaths. So the society has to conscious about the symptoms of these types of cancers.

Ovarian cancer

Preventive Measures:
        Everyone is thinking that cancer is the deadly disease and if cancer occurs there is no way for anything that death. First we have to erase this belief from minds. Several people scare to consult physician with cancer symptoms by expecting the diagnostic outcome. So, we have to encourage to consulting physician.

It is not easy to prevent cancer without proper steps. Here are some of them.
1. Follow healthy life style.
2. Early detection of disease.
3. Advanced diagnostic techniques
4. Advanced treatment methods
5. Healthy food habits
6. Medication adherence

Healthy food

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Common Symptoms of Cancer in Females.

Cancer:
 
    Cancer is the condition in which normal body cells will grow abnormally that will appear as tumors.  The developing cancers needs more nourishment than normal cells. So, they degrades body normal physiology. Final stage of cancer is fatal leads to death.

   Cancer is one of the fatal disease condition that increases day by day in modern world. There are 4 stages in the cancer based on severity of symptoms. If cancer detected in 1st  or 2nd stage it will be cured by using chemo and radiation therapy in 50 to 80% of cases. The main drawback of cancer is the detection of symptoms. Because the symptoms are not recognized up to 3rd stage. In 3rd stage the survival rate is minimum.

Breast cancer- Self examination

Ovarian cancer

   But now a days several treatment options are available for treating cancer. The only need is to detect the symptoms at early stage. So, normal people need to educate about symptoms of cancer. Here, we are giving some common symptoms of cancer that one should not ignore this symptoms.

They are,
1. Changes in Breast size, shape:
It may be the alarming sign for breast and ovarian cancer.

2. Bloating:
Females are common bloaters. But if excess bloating is there, you should consult gynecologist. It may be the symptom for ovarian cancer.

3. Skin change:
If the moles on skin getting changes in their size, color it may indicates skin cancer.

4. Lymph node changes:
Lymph nodes are commonly swells due to indications. But there is excessive swelling it may indicates Leukemia or  Lymphoma.


5. Swallowing difficulty:
If there is difficulty in swallowing it may indicates throat cancer if you are smokers. Swallowing difficulty is also one of the symptoms of Parkinsonism disease.

6. Fever:
If you are suffering from fever frequently along with other symptoms of cancer it may indicates cancer.

7. Heart burn:
If you are frequently suffering from heart burn along with blood stains in stool it may indicates colon cancer.

8. Blood in stools:
If you observe blood in stools at the geriatric age it may indicates colon cancer. Never ignore it.

9. Weight loss:
If you are loosing weight with out trying it indicates any type of cancer. Weight loss is also a common symptom for several diseases like thyroid disorders, diabetes etc.,

10. Mouth cahanges:
If you are a smoker and if you observe any colour changes on lips or any ulcers in mouth, it may indicates oral cancer.

11. Depression:
Although depression is the symptom for psychic disorders, cancer patients also experience depression in some rare conditions.


If you observe the above symptoms first you have to consult physician to relieve symptoms. If the symptoms do not relieve you should consult oncologist for cancer detection and treatment.

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Be aware of Breast cancer

BREAST CANCER:

    It is one of the deadly cancers in women which incidence is increasing yearly. It is originating from breast tissue. It occurs both men and women but females are more prone to breast cancer.After cervical cancer breast cancer is occupies next place which kills women. One of the major issue with breast cancer is that it is often not detected soon enough. Low awareness about the disease is one of the loophole for the early detection of breast cancer. Detecting it early can significantly reduce the death risk.

BREAST ANATOMY

RISK FACTORS:

1. Gender- Females
2. Age
3.Mutations in genes
4.  Modern life style factors
5. Hormonal dysfunctions.

SYMPTOMS:

Some common symptoms of breast cancer are:
1. A hard ‘lump’  in the breast. Usually, these lumps are painless.
2. Occasionally, a clear cut lump cannot be felt. And this feel is different as compared to the same area of the opposite breast.
3. Bloody or a blood stained nipple discharge.
4. A recent ‘in drawing’ or ‘inward pull’ on the nipple or even a change in direction
5. Changes in the skin over the breast, which feels thick, hard and like an ‘orange’ peel
6. Occasionally, small  nodes may be felt in the armpit. 

CAUSES:
1. Unhealthy life style.
2. Early menarche (start of menstruation) and late menopause which exposes the body’s cells to more than normal oestrogen.
3.  First delivery beyond 30 years of age increase chances of developing breast cancer
4.  Genetic predisposition – about 6-8% of breast and ovarian cancers seem to be family-based.

DIAGNOSIS:

According to the American Cancer Society’s guidelines for early detection of breast cancer:
1. A woman should undergo yearly mammograms starting at the age of 40. This practice should be continued for as long as the woman is healthy.
2. They should get a clinical breast examination (CBE), approximately every 3 years for women in their 20s and 30s and every year for women in their 40s and over.
3. Women should know how their breasts normally look and feel and should report any breast changes promptly to their health care provider. Alternatively they could perform a breast self exam (BSE) starting in their 20s.
The standard treatment methods include surgery, chemotherapy and radiation therapy. These methods have undergone vigorous trials over several decades and are the best forms of treatment. The proof of the same is the fantastic increase in survival in almost all cancers in the western nations. 

TREATMENT:

1. Chemotherapy.
2. Radiation therapy
3. Natural ways to motivate patients like yoga,aerobics etc.,
4. Health life habits
5. The ultimate way to come out from breast cancer is SURGERY (Breast Conserving Surgery)

PREVENTION:

Early detection is only the way to prevent breast cancer. So, every woman has to increase their awareness about breast cancer. Every women has to go for breast mammogram every year after menopause.

The governments must take steps to encourage the health care providers (HCP's)to conduct educational programs to educate people about breast cancer.

Breast self examination:

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