CANCER THREAT

Cancer is one the major causes of death in the world, especially in developing countries. cancer can affect anyone whether the person is rich, poor, man, women, child or teenager. More than 40% of all cancer can be prevented. Cancer arises from one single cell which is then gets transformed from a normal cell into a tumor cell.

Now let’s put some light on WHAT IS CANCER?

Cancer is the Latin word for crab. Cancer is a disease of cells, which courses by the abnormal growth of cells. Cancer is of many types. It is a group of more than 100 different types wherein skin cancer is the most common type of cancer.

FACTS ABOUT CANCER

• Lung cancer (1.3 million deaths/year).

• Stomach cancer (approx 1 million deaths/year)

• Liver cancer (662,000 deaths/year)

• Colon cancer (655,000 deaths/year)

• Breast cancer (502,000 deaths/year).

Out of all, 40% of cancer can be prevented

CAUSES OF CANCER

• The major causes of cancer are: tobacco, alcohol, diet, sexual and reproductive behavior, infectious agents, family history, occupation, environment and pollution.

• 80% to 90% cases of lung cancer occur by using tobacco and by smoking.
• Excessive use of ALCOHOL is a risk factor in some cancers. Combination with tobacco increases the chances.
• 35% of cancer is caused due to dietary causes. Excessive intake of fat food increases the risk of cancer.
• 15% of the world's cancer deaths can be traced due to viruses, bacteria, or parasites.
• Some cancers like breast, ovarian can repeat generation after generation in the same family.
• 1-2% of cancer can be caused by harmful radiation.

SYMPTOMS

• Usual bleeding or discharge.
• Persistent cough, hoarseness, or sore throat.
• Some changes in bowel or bladder habits.
• Indigestion or difficulty in swallowing.
• A change in a wart or mole.

TREATMENTS

cancer can be cured by surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, immunotherapy, monoclonal antibody therapy or other methods depending upon the type and stage of the disease.

Side effects of Cancer Treatment

Some side effects of cancer & cancer treatments are as follows:-

• Constipation
• Fatigue
• Nausea(unease and discomfort)
• Vomiting

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Allergy Symptoms and Treatment

Symptoms of Allergy:-

To know what is wrong with you try to analyze its symptoms. Most of the disease can be trapped by the symptoms only.

The symptoms play an important role in the diagnosis of every disease in this world. In this particular case, knowing what the allergy symptoms are is the fact that determines people to look for medical advice. The tests that are performed during the diagnosis help the doctor to realize the connection between the symptoms and a certain diseases..

In other words, the symptoms of a certain type of allergy do not differ from one or another type.

Some of the severel Symptoms of Allergy are:

• Problem in breathing
• Increase of heart rate
• Inability to speak
• Facial swelling
• Facial itching

Causes of Allergy

Although causes of allergy varies from person to person, some of the common causes of allergy are:

• House dust, cigarette smoke, solvent, cleaners,air having polution
• Egg, wheat, milk, bees, wasps, and hornets, mosquitoes,food
• fleas, scabies.

Treatments of allergy

As Precaution is always better than cure so one should first of all try to avoid the allergens by which he/she is facing allergic problem?.

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Blood Diseases-Symptoms, Causes and Treatment

Blood is the life-maintaining fluid that circulates through the heart, arteries, veins, and capillaries. Because the blood performs many and complex functions, there are many disorders related to blood that require clinical care by a physician or other healthcare professional. These conditions include aplastic anemia, bleeding disorders, as well as cancers of the blood.

Certain factors may cause Blood Diseases, diseases that affect the cells in the blood (blood cells) or proteins in the blood clotting or immune systems. Laboratory tests of blood samples are recommended to diagnose and monitor blood diseases. Because the liquid portion of the blood (plasma) carries so many substances essential to the functioning of the body, blood tests can be used to find out what is happening in many parts of the body.

There are a number of Blood Disorders prevailing these days. Some of them are Anemia, Pernicious Anemia, Sepsis, Sickle Cell Anemia, Hypoglycemia, Iron Deficiency Anemia and Leukemia.

Different type of Blood Disorder shows different symptom. Symptoms of blood disorders are often vague and nonspecific, that is, they could indicate a disorder of almost any part of the body. However, although no single symptom unmistakably indicates a blood disorder, certain groups of symptoms suggest the possibility. Such groups of symptoms most commonly relate to decrease in blood cells, such as a reduced number of red blood cells (anemia), a reduced number of white blood cells, a reduced number of platelets (thrombocytopenia) or increased numbers of blood cells

Disorders of substances (factors) responsible for normal blood clotting may result in insufficient blood clotting (manifesting as excessive bruising or bleeding or as small red or purple spots on the skin) or in the formation of abnormal blood clots (producing warm, painful areas in the legs or sudden shortness of breath, chest pain, or both). These problems may arise because the body does not produce enough of these factors, the factors are abnormal, or the body is using up the factors too quickly.
Doctors may prescribe different treatment options according to the type and stage of Blood Disorder.
A number of treatment options are being suggested like bone marrow transplant, stem cell transplant, Blood Transfusion, Chemotherapy etc.
When you think of a transplant, you may have an image of a major surgical procedure to replace a diseased organ. But stem cell transplants do not involve surgery. And the "organ" involved is bone marrow — not a solid organ such as a liver.
A stem cell transplant is the infusion of healthy stem cells into your body. If all goes well, these healthy stem cells take hold in your body and begin normal production of blood cells.

Treatment becomes less complex if the disorder is diagnosed at an early stage.


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Diabetes : How to check blood sugar level yourself?

Diabetes is one of the most prevailing diseases now a day. Population of diabetic patients is increasingly dramatically since last few years. So it is very important to keep a check on diabetes. In this concern you yourself play a big role in managing your diabetes. First, you need to know how diabetes affects your body.

To Check your blood sugar regularly tells you whether your lifestyle, your physical activity, meal plans, and medicines doing a good job controlling your diabetes.

There are two easy methods to test your blood sugar level yourself. They take less than two minutes.

• Finger-stick method
  
• Noninvasive method
  

FINGER-STICK METHOD

Most equipment for checking blood sugar level involves pricking your finger with a tiny needle (lancet) to draw a drop of blood. Some draw the blood from your forearm. For reading your blood sugar level, you can use a blood glucosemete that will show the number on its screen.

There are many types of meters. Your doctor can help you choose one and show you how to use it. If you still have questions, check the instructions that came with your meter.

There are many Newer options also available in the market rather than a lancet for creating the tiny hole needed to draw the blood from the finger like they test blood from other less sensitive parts of the body than the fingertips

These new devices draw blood in ways similar to the finger-stick method.

To check your diabetes through finger stick method, follow these simple steps:

Step 1 - Wash your hands with warm water and dry them well with a clean towel. You can also use an alcohol wipe to clean the finger that you’ll draw blood from.

Hold your hand below your waist for a minute or so. This helps blood pool in the finger, making it easier to get enough blood for the test.

Step 2 - After preparing your lancet and glucose meter, have a clean test strip ready. Stick the side of your fingertip with the lancet. There are many kinds of lancets and meters. Some draw blood from your forearm. Your lancet and meter may not look like the one in this photo.

Step 3-Put a drop of blood on the test strip.

Step 4-To get your results, follow the directions that came with your blood sugar meter. Some meters can give results in a few minutes.

Step 5-Write down the results and the time you did the test.

Mostly doctors will use these records to see how well you’re managing your blood sugar level.

NON INVASIVE METHOD

Any other blood sugar testing tool does not draw blood. You wear it on your wrist like a watch and it takes the reading through your skin. It uses a slight electrical current to pull fluid through the skin and into the machine, where it measures the sugar level.

The watch can’t replace your regular finger-stick test. But the watch lets you see trends in how your blood sugar changes over the course of the day.

There are some guidelines to heck your diabetes with noninvasive method

Some general guidelines for checking your blood sugar level are given as below

• Wear the device for a three-hour warm-up before taking a reading. During this time, don’t bathe or swim
• Adjust the device by entering a blood sugar measurement that you’ve gotten by the finger-stick method every time you use the watch
• The device will automatically take readings every 20 minutes for up to 12 hours. It can be programmed to sound an alarm if your blood sugar reaches dangerously high or low levels.