Years ago in my first year at college,one of my relatives was diagnosed with cancer but it was attributed to a spiritual cause, I mean,what type of illness will not respond to a simple and complex therapeutic measures of treatment, we confirmed our thoughts of this ailment not being a norm when she started loosing her hair during treatment.Over here when the unusual(excessive swellings, foul smell, excessive weight lose and hair lose )happens to you then its considered as spiritual.
I never had an opportunity to see her but according to my older siblings the medical doctors said her survival will be guaranteed if her left breast was cut off but the husband frowned at this resolution and never gave his consent instead she was taken abroad for teatment where she got better.She later came back home with a hand full of medications but she didn't survive for more than four weeks.
I don't want to make this difficult for steemians to comprehend so I will try to simplify this monster called CANCER as much as I can.
BRIEFLY:The smallest unit of life responsible
For your growing and surviving is the CELL.Now inside this minute unit of life, very important reactions occurs and there must BE a division of one whole cell to form another(its like a birthing process ) that is regulated and must be kept that way.Example of this reaction is MITOSIS
A LOST IN THE REGULATION OF THE ABOVE REACTION.
Causes abnormal division or birthing of new cells WHICH in turn causes unwanted growth due to rapid cell division, inflammation, depending on THE PART OF THE BODY INVOLVED, this growth disrupts other organs and their fuctions, it gets more serious when this unwanted cells after occupying a particular part of the body begin to migrate to other parts of the body (MESTASTASIS).since these growth cannot be controlled effectively and the cells can migrate to other parts of the body and disrupt normal functions then it becomes malignant to life.
PREVENTIVE MEDICINE
I believe in prevention of a case than its management, why will you start a war when you can prevent it.
CANCER can affect any part of the body tissue or organ.
TYPES OF CANCER(major and most common types)
1.leukemia..blood cancer
2.melanoma..serious skin cancer
3.Breast cancer..affects the breast
4.prostate cancer...affects prostate gland in males
5.cervical cancer...affects the cervix in females.
6.colon cancer. ..affects the colon
7.Basal cell cancer..affects the basal cells.
8.lung cancer..Affects the lungs.
CAUSES/RISK FACTORS FOR CANCER
**AGE
1.GENETIC MAKE UP
2.ALCOHOL
3.SMOKING
4.OBESITY
5.DIET
6.FAMILY HSTORY(inherited cancer syndrome)
7.RADIATION
8.immunosuppression
9.HORMONES
10.INFECTIOUS AGENT
11.HUMAN papilloma VIRUS.(HPV).
12.CHRONIC INFLAMMATION
If we know the cause then we can prevent it, therefore CANCER AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS are NECESSITIES, Here in my schoool, every year we go out on the streets enlightening the general public about cancer and how important it is to DETECT it early, take a VACCINE shot for those types that have VACCINES and AVOID THE DANGEROUS HABITS that can cause cancer
HOW TO AVOID CANCER.
1.EAT HEALTHY, FRUITS AND vegetables
2.AVOID EXCESS BODY MASS INDEX.
3.GET INVOLVED IN PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
4.AVOID EXCESSIVE ALCOHOL INTAKE
5.GET CHECKED
6.TAKE VACCINES.
7.AVOID THE RISK FACTORS.
Last year breast cancer awareness.
