Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Some types of cancer, its symptoms and treatment methods and Prevention


Definition of brain cancer:

Division is abnormal and irregular brain cell, both in the brain, the cerebellum or spinal cord, which causes compression of the other parts of the brain and therefore the loss of one of the senses or weakness.And primary brain tumors (ie, originating in the original brain) is very rare, unlike the secondary brain tumors that are caused by the spread of the disease from other members of the body all the way to the brain.Symptoms:Brain tumors, whether benign or malignant cause similar symptoms, which vary according to place of occurrence of the brain. One of these symptoms:1. Headache, which affects especially the person in the morning.2. Nausea and vomiting.3. Occurrence of convulsions.4. Weakness of some of the parties Kalaloah or lower.5. Some senses weakness or vulnerability.Causes:Has no known causes so far.Diagnosis:Work-ray scan of the head to make sure that the work of a tumor after clinical examination. Also, examine the nervous system is important in order to find out where in the brain injury.And other tests that can be done is the injection of color in one of the arteries feeding the brain and then photographing the head showing where all the arteries there. This examination is normally if there is an intention to undergo surgery to remove the tumorMethods of Treatment:1. Surgical intervention to remove the tumor if the spot to remove the pressure on other parts. But sometimes it is difficult to carry out the surgery if the tumor is near the site of an important dynamic in the brain.2. Radiation therapy.3. Chemotherapy with him that the benefit is limited as the drugs can not enter the brain through the blood vessels, but the drug can be injected in the cerebrospinal fluid.Prevention:No methods of protection from the lack of knowledge of its causes or the factors leading to it.The most important types of brain tumors:• Gliomata• Glioblastoma Multiform• Astrocytoma• Acoustic Neurinoma• Meningioma• Pitutary Tumours

Definition of oral cancer:

Is the abnormal growth and uncontrolled by the cells lining the oral cavity.
Symptoms:
1. Appearance of ulcers in the mouth does not heal or bleeds easily.
2. The emergence of a tumor or an area of ​​small red or white on a permanent basis in the mouth.
3. Difficulty in chewing or swallowing.
4. Inflammation of the throat.
5. Be selected in the movement of the tongue and jaws, or a sense of distress when wearing artificial dentures.
6. Pain is rarely a symptom of oral cancer in the early stage.
Causes:
1. Smoking and tobacco use (which stores and chewed in the mouth).
2. Eat qat.
3. Drinking alcohol, and since it is often accompanied by excessive smoking, the combination between the two is suspected that it increases the probability of cancer of the mouth.
4. Smoking cigars and pipes, which increases the probability of cancer of the lips.
Diagnosis:
Taking a sample of the tumor or lesion in the mouth and examined under a microscope.
Methods of Treatment:
1. Surgical intervention.
2. Radiation therapy.
Prevention:
1. Stay away from smoking as well as chewing khat.
3. Stay away from drinking alcohol.


Definition of nasopharyngeal cancer:

Is the abnormal growth and uncontrolled by the cells lining the nasopharynx (which is a cavity located in the back of the nasal cavity and Aousel between the nasal cavity and the end of the oral cavity and his delivery of the air entering through the nose to the upper parts of the respiratory system in the process of inhalation and vice versa in the process of exhale). And this growth leads to obstruction of the cavity and then move to nearby parts of the membranes and then move through the lymph nodes in the neck, sometimes spreading tumor in various organs of the body especially the bones and liver.Symptoms:1. Headache.2. Change in vision.3. Obstruction in the nose.4. Bleeding from the nose.5. Numbness in the face.6. Pain in the neck.And not necessarily that the patient complains of these symptoms, but in most cases be a complaint or a shortcut to view presentations. It is also important that these symptoms may also appear in cases of pharyngitis or tonsillitis.Causes:Does not have a specific reason, but smoking and alcohol of the most important reasons associated with this type of cancer.Diagnosis:1. Work-ray scan of the head and neck.2. Taking a sample of the lining of the nasal pharynx.Methods of Treatment:1. Surgical intervention if it is possible to eradicate the infected part.2. Chemotherapy.3. Radiation therapy.4. Should also consult a dentist if necessary to take any precautions.Prevention:No methods of prevention, but abstinence from smoking and drinking alcohol contributes to reduce the incidence.

The definition of lung cancer:

Is the growth of some cells lining of the trachea by a faster than normal and irregularly, which leads to accumulation and the occurrence of interference in the process of directed mucus, and develop some of the cells multiplying rapidly and become malignant. These cells crowd out and kill normal cells, and lead to retention of mucus in the lungs. And make up the mass of cancer cells or a tumor blocking the windpipe, and is one of the leading causes of death for men and women in most industrialized countries.Symptoms:1. Shortness of breath.2. Difficulty in the output of sputum from the trachea.3. Chronic cough.4. Out blood with sputum.5. Pain (rarely).6. A significant lack of weight for no apparent reason with stress.7. Sound in the chest during breathing (zoom).8. Difficulty in swallowing a result of tumor pressure on the esophagus.Causes:1. Smoking, has been proven that smokers are more easily than others for lung cancer.2. High percentage of pollution in the air.Diagnosis:1. Work of the rays of the thorax.2. Examination of sputum under a microscope.3. Telescope of aerobic styles Bronchoscopy.4. CT scan.5. Take a sample of the tumor by needle.Methods of Treatment:1. Alasitsal surgery if possible.2. Radiation therapy and the place to expose X-ray cancer.3. Chemotherapy is important for some types of lung cancer as it is used with other treatments if there are transitions of the cancer outside the lung.Prevention:1. Stay away from smoking.2. Separation plants for the city, where residents live.


Definition of breast cancer:

Is one of the most common cancer among women, which often occurs after the age of fifty, but this does not mean that it may not appear at an early age. Also is possible to the emergence of this disease in men, but by very few compared to women.Causes:Unknown but there are factors that help to visit the possibility of infection including the existence of the disease in a relative (to that of the mothers or their sisters hit in this tumor is getting used to conduct self-examination).There is a possibility to increase the incidence of the disease in women who had their first pregnancy after the age of thirty. Also smoking and excessive alcohol intake is one of the factors which are believed to be associated with the disease.Symptoms:Not every change in the breast is a tumor, but not all tumor is malignant, but must not be neglected any swelling or change in the form of the breasts it is important to check with your doctor if you notice:• the emergence of mass in the breast• an increase in the thickness of the breast or armpit• discharge from the nipple• contraction of the nipple• local pain in the breast• a change in breast size or shapeNote that some of these changes occur naturally when pregnant or breastfeeding, or before and after menstruation in some women.The importance of early detection for breast cancer cure rate that exceeds 95%, God willing, if the tumor is in its early stages .. But delay diagnosis of this percentage drops to 25% only ..Is early diagnosis of breast cancer by following these steps:• Monthly self-examination of the breast for those over the age of forty women• screening mammography Mammography every two years for women who are over the session.Methods of Treatment:There are four ways to treat the disease either surgery or chemotherapy or only radial or hormonal, may the doctor uses one or more of these methods, depending on the nature of the tumor where the treatment plan depends on the type of tumor size, stage and age of the patient and her health,Usually remove the tumor or the entire breast, with or without lymph nodes in the armpit as a first stage followed by the chemotherapy and radiation therapy for some patients or radiotherapy only, depending on the situation.Chemotherapy (chemotherapy): is chemotherapy using a complex set of chemical drugs, which have their effect on cancer cells stronger than on healthy cells, and the treatment is either in the form of injection into a vein or tablets in the mouth, and the effects of treatment side effects hair loss, vomiting, and diarrhea But all these effects are temporary. Also may be due to low number of white blood cells and therefore is usually a blood test on an ongoing basis and are advised to stay away from all complain of infectious diseases such as influenza if the number of white blood cells is low ..Radiation therapy Radiation therapy - Radiotherapy: is radiation therapy using X-ray intense high-energy, and the effect of these rays high on the sorts of cancer, where they are more sensitive to radiation than normal cells and recover more slowly, and the treatment is usually either 20 or 25 sessions of radiation (as the case ) and each session lasts for less than 10 minutes note that the same treatment during the session may not take more than two minutes.Possible side effects of treatment are usually simple, including• inflammation of the skin treatment area, it is necessary not to use soap or any kind of creams on the treatment area during treatment• general fatigue, loss of appetite, all of these effects occur during the hearings and fade, usually after two weeks of the end of treatment.Hormone therapy (Hormone Therapy): This treatment begins after the end of radiation therapy is given for some patients who are over the age of fifty .. Not all patients need treatment for hormonal note that this treatment may continue for a lifetime.

Definition of stomach cancer:

Is the abnormal growth and uncontrolled by the cells lining the internal wall of the stomach.Symptoms:Difficult to diagnose gastric cancer at an early stage and that the length of time between the appearance of cancer and the onset of symptoms, they include:1. Swelling of the stomach.2. Weight loss.3. Anemia and fatigue.4. Persistent pain does not respond to treatment.5. Vomiting.Causes:1. The presence of benign tumors of the stomach.2. The remaining stomach after partial gastrectomy.3. Inflammation of the stomach self-autoimmune.4. Incidence of long-term indigestion.5. The presence of gastric ulcer does not heal.6. Genetic makeup and have found that a higher proportion of gastric cancer occur in people with blood type (a).Diagnosis:1. Work-ray of the stomach after drinking a white colored substance Barium.2. Work of the telescope of the stomach.3. Work of the ultrasound of the abdomen.4. Take a sample of the tumor (through the work of the telescope) and examined under a microscope.Methods of Treatment:1. Orthopedic surgery and be either a partial removal of cancers of the stomach or topical eradication of gastric cancers in the event the full spread.2. Palliative surgical procedures, such as metal work connections, and can alleviate suffering when cases of obstructive heart contagious put plastic tube through the tumor.3. Chemotherapy is used in a limited way to eliminate the transfer of cancer in other organs.Prevention:1. Stay away from the causes of stomach ulcers, that is smoking, drinking alcohol, drinking coffee a lot, constantly eating hot spices, very large number of emotionalism.


Definition of pancreatic cancer:

Is the abnormal growth and uncontrolled when the cells of the pancreas, and be both in the head of the pancreas or the body or tail.
Symptoms:
Has no specific symptoms and for this reason in the difficulty of diagnosis, but may sometimes be hidden in the image of the gall bladder inflammation, and pain in the upper abdomen accompanied by a pebble bitterness.
Causes:
Believes that there is substance in the body play a role in the emergence and growth of cancer cells and the continuation of the pancreas and is the NF-Kappa B. It is also addicted to alcohol and inflammation of the pancreas in the task of the reasons it occurs.
Diagnosis:
1. Work of the ultrasound of the abdomen.
2. The work of a CT scan of the abdomen.
Methods of Treatment:
1. Surgical excision in 10% to 15% of cases only.
2. Bsitapan chemotherapy (Gemzar).
Prevention:
No methods of protection from him.



Definition of liver cancer:

Is the abnormal growth and irregular cells to the liver if the tumor is primary, but if it be a secondary spread from another member of the body all the way to the liver.
Symptoms:
1. Yellowing of the body and the eyeball.
2. Pain in the upper abdomen.
3. Loss of appetite and weight.
4. Nausea and vomiting.
5. Rise in temperature.
6. Sense of fatigue and lethargy.
Causes:
1. Incidence of Hepatitis B or C virus.
2. Drink alcohol a lot.
Diagnosis:
1. The work of a CT scan of the abdomen.
2. Magnetic X-ray work.
3. Analysis of blood.
4. Paljaleom radioactive screening, which is important to distinguish between tumors and other diseases that may infect the liver.
5. Take a sample of the tumor and examined under a microscope.
Methods of Treatment:
1. Surgical intervention if the disease is localized or in one of lobes of the liver.
2. Chemotherapy through a vein or artery directly to the main liver.
3. Radiation therapy as a treatment Tlatifi.
4. Treatment of tumor freezing.
5. Liver transplantation.
Prevention:
1. Lack of exposure to hepatitis B or C and by taking precautions when blood transfusion, and not to the use of injection was used before. Most importantly, take the vaccine hepatitis.
2. Stay away from drinking alcohol.



Definition of cancer of the colon and rectum Colon & Rectum Cancer:

Start all types of cancer of the colon and rectum Bslelat benign mucosa. It consists of these non-malignant tumors in the wall of the large intestine and may grow in size and eventually turn into cancer. And eradication of benign polyps is one aspect of preventive medicine that achieves good results.Symptoms:1. A nerve of the rectum.2. Changes in bowel habits such as constipation or diarrhea. (These symptoms also appear when other diseases, so tests should be carried out if there are such symptoms).3. Abdominal pain.4. Underweight and are the symptoms appear late and are usually referring to the possible spread of the disease.Causes:1. The presence of cancer of the colon and rectum polyps and mucous in the family history.2. A person has ulcerative colitis and inflammation Sulailp coli or cancer in other organs, particularly the breast and uterus.3. There is a belief that hemorrhoids lead to colon cancer and is a popular misconception.Note:Hemorrhoids symptoms may appear similar to Balslelat mucous or colon cancer, emerged if such symptoms should go to the doctor for examination and evaluation, preferably down specialist surgery to detect and make some analysis and perspective of the colon.Diagnosis:1. Perspective of the entire colon.2. The work of ultrasound through the anus to the rectal tumors.3. The work of computed tomography of the abdomen and pelvis with the need to use the dye to the vein and intestines.4. Rays Magnatsé work of the basin (if available).Methods of Treatment:1. Colon tumors: the eradication of the tumor and nearby lymph nodes. And after recovery from the process and see the result of microscopic examination of the patient may be given chemotherapy if the tumor has spread to the lymph nodes.2. Tumors of the rectum: Most cases require chemotherapy and radiation the patient may be given chemotherapy after surgery if the tumor spread to the lymph nodes. And the best way to perform the surgery is to eradicate the rectum with the surrounding area, which is the fat surrounding the rectum and are removed as one part after the colon and Aousel anal canal by the tumor site.Regain about 80-90% of the patients well-being in full if the cancer is detected and treated in early stages. But the cure rate drops to 50% or less when diagnosed in a late stage. As a result of the findings of modern technology, less than 5% of all patients with cancer of the colon and rectum need to make anastomosis slot (slot discharge of industrial development of, the colon is surgically).Prevention:1. Removal of benign polyps by colonoscopy, in addition to careful examination and comprehensive of the large intestine.2. Diet may play an important role in preventing cancer of the colon and rectum. And to our knowledge, the low-fat diet rich in fiber is the way in which the only food may protect the rights of cancer of the colon and rectum.3. It should be noted changes in bowel habits and make sure to check out the intestines into the regular medical examination, which is normally once a person became a class of people most vulnerable to the disease.




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