CANCER – CAUSES AND ITS PREVENTION
By Dr.Mahendra Gaikwad M.D.(Homoeo)
These modern days life has changed ,behavior
pattern of people has changed, every one is expecting success through short way
.life has become mechanical,routine. life expectancy is increasing ,inmost
countries greater no of people are living to older ages and are at great risk
of chronic diseases like cancer.Cigarette smoking, drinking wine,gutakha and
tobacco chewing has become order of the day as if life is incomplete without these.
This has given birth to dozens of non communicable diseases among them cancer
is one a leading cause of death. Cancer affects all the most communities
worldwide.
STATISTICS:
In developed
countries from Europe and North America continent about 70 -75% of total death
are of cancer. There are about 10 million people diagnose with cancer and more
than 6 million people die due to cancer every year. by 2000 there were 22.4 million
people living with cancer. there is 20% increase in the incidence rates of
cancer in last one decade (from 1990-2000).The most common cancer among all
cancer is lung cancer ( 12.3% ),breast cancer ( 10.4% ),colorectal cancer (
9.4% ) lung cancer causes most of the death from all cancers ( 1.1 million ) worldwide. The top three cancers causes
death are lung, stomach & liver cancer. Predominance of
lung,stomach,oesaphagus,liver,bladder cancer are common in male.
Cancer is regarded as
group of diseases charecterised by an
(a) abnormal growth of cells (b) ability to invade nearest tissue and remote
organs as well (c) eventual death of affected patient if tumor has progressed beyond
stage and has potential to affect any site or tissue of the body ,any type of cell can be
involved.
There are three types
of cancer (a) Carcinoma-from internal surface epithelial cells ex.mouth,oesaphagus,
stomach,instestine,uterus (b) Sarcoma-which
arises from mesoderm cells constituting connective tissue ex.fiberous tissue,
fats and bones (c) Lymphomas-
from cells of bone marrow and cells of immune system. The burden of cancer is
highest in effluent countries mainly due to high incidences of tumors
associated with smoking and modern life style ex. cancer of breast,colorectum ,prostate.
in developing countries about 25% of tumors are associated with chronic infection,
hepatitis B-liver cancer, human papiloma virus-cervical cancer ,helicobacter
pylori-stomach cancer.
In India cancer
related data provides by ICMR ( Indian Council For Medical Research),In India
about 2-2.5million people are living with cancer, about 7-9 lakh people
diagnosed as a new cancer cases & half of them die due to cancer die due
cancer every year. The four most frequent cancers in India in male are mouth, oesaphagus,
stomach & lower
respiratory tract cancer,
for women cancer of cervix,breast,mouth & oesaphgus.Tobacco is major cause
of cancer in India.
Oral cancer
incidences are about 5,75000 and 3,35000 death occurs due to oral cancer
worldwide ,cancer of cervix is second most common cancer among women .high
incidences are recorded at the age of 25 to 45 years ,early marriages ,genital
warts,widowed,divorced or separated or
having multiple partners are causes of cervical cancer. Breast cancer cause
of death in middle aged women ,about 5,19000 deaths caused due to breast cancer
worldwide.
CAUSES OF CANCER :
Cancer is
multifactorial disease, about 80 to 90% cancers caused due to environmental
factors among them are Tobacco-use
of tobacco in smoking and chewing is the major cause of cancer of lungs,
larynx, mouth,pharynx,oesaphagus. More
than one million
premature deaths are caused due cigarette smoking.Alcohol-3% of death due to alcohol induced cancers,
colorectal cancer is common in bear drinkers. Alcoholic beverages is associated
with liver cancer Dietary fibers-Lack
of dietary fibers intake causes stomach,oesaphagus,intestine cancer
particularly smoked fish,fats,beef consumers. Bowel and breast cancer is common
in fat consumers. Exposure to toxins-benzene,arsenic,cadmium,chromium,vinyl
chloride, asbestos.1 to 5% of human cancer due to above exposure. Viruses-Hepatitis B infection
induces hepatocellular cancer ,Kaposi sarcoma due to HIV infection HIV
infection induces ,non Hodgkin lymphoma,Epson barr virus induces stomach
cancer.Human papilloma virus can cause cancer of cervix.Parasite-Schistosomosis can cause cancer of bladder.Custom habbits and lifestyle-Change
of lifestyle like smoking,tobacco chewing increases risk of cancer.Other Causes-Radiation,water
pollution,medication like oral contraceptive pills are more or less
resoponsible to cause cancer .
Genetic factors-Heredity is considered as cause cancer ex.leucamia is common in mongol.
PREVENTION OF CANCER –
To patient and doctors even cancer gives an impression of
being most terrible scourge,which is fatal, pitiless irremediable as soon as it
fixes signature on human being. That isn’t always so. We should look after
morale of the patient,we should not letting them know their disease,we should keep
them away from moral and emotional shocks. Various therapeutic system been
applied in indisputable cases of cancers .Advancing knowledge has been
increased understanding about cancer ,in the strategy of prevention of cancer
causative factors should be controlled, among these are control of tobacco chewing,
alcohol consumtion,radiation effects should be controlled. Protective measure
should taken particularly in cases of chemical exposure.Immunisation of
hepatitis B patient with hepatitis vaccine. People in the community should
properly educated with knowledge of cancer particularly danger sings of cancer
like lump or hardness in breast, a
change in warts or moles,
continuous cough and hoarseness, excessive blood loss during menses, blood loss
from natural orifices, change in digestive and bowel habbits,incurable soreness. Diet of cancer patient –Plenty of food
rich in vitamins, protein poor in spices and nitrogenous elements should be
given .Patient should be weighted every week ,Therapies like homoeopathy has
not only regress the malignancy tendency but tumors are disappeared. This is
possible only when patient will take pure homoeopathic medication.
Precancerous stage should be prevented with proper
homoeopathic medication by giving importance to family history of cancer of the
patient.
Patient should
encouraged and advised to learn and practice such a techniques which can cool
down their temperament,anxety and fear of fatality of the disease like
Vipassana Meditation, along with this patient should advoised to take regular
exercise.
Dr.Mahendra Gaikwad M.D.(Hom)
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