Healthy Life Journal

Of course you are familiar with the term cervical cancer (Cervical Cancer), or cancer of the cervix. True, as the name suggests, cervical cancer is cancer that occurs in the uterine cervix, an area in which the female reproductive organ is the entrance to the uterus located between the womb (uterus) with a hole intercourse (vaginal). This cancer usually occurs in women who have aged, but the statistical evidence shows that cervical cancer can also attack women aged between 20 to 30 years.
Indeed the term “cancer” itself is certainly giving the impression scary and creepy. Like a death row inmate received. Read the rest of this entry »

Breast cancer is a disease which occurs excessive growth or uncontrolled growth of cells (tissue) breast, This can happen to women and men. From around the world, penyakir breast cancer (Breast Cancer / mammary carcinoma) is reported as one of the causes of cancer death number five (5) after; kaker lung, uterus cancer, liver cancer and colon cancer.
Causes of Breast Cancer

Countless breast cancer disease the most common cancer attacking women, yet men also have the possibility of having this disease with a ratio between 1 in 1000. Until now has not known for certain what causes this cancer occurs, but several factors likely are: Read the rest of this entry »

Cancer is still a frightening disease. The children did not escape from his grip. Retina cancer characterized by white patches occupying the second largest after blood cancer (leukemia).

Based on data from the world health agency (World Health Organization) in the world of cancer patients was recorded on the rise. Cancer in children is estimated 2-4 percent of the total cancer incidence in the world. In Indonesia there are about 9,000 children with cancer.

Chairman of the Education III and Guidance Indonesia Cancer Foundation, Dr. Arjoso Sumarjati, said SKM retina cancer or retinoblastoma in Indonesia, including cancers with the highest number of children suffered.

“We do not know how many cancer patients must have this. What is clear in this case Indonesia, including retinoblastoma high,” said Sumarjati cancer in mass counseling children in District Tambora, West Jakarta.

Retinoblastoma is a disease that attacks the children since the age of 0-5 years. The cause of the disease is not known with certainty. Based on the research and experience of the doctors, genetic factors or trigger environmental influences such as radioactive rays, socio-economic conditions, and viral infections.

“It causes disease is not yet known, genetic factors has become one of the causes of this disease,” said Sumarjati who also serves as chairman of the IV for the Association of Reproductive Health at the Indonesian Public Health Experts (IAKMI).

She said, symptoms are caused retinoblastoma incidence of white spot in the center of the eye or retina. Make eyes seemed to shine when exposed to light. Then, down the eyelid and dilated pupils, disturbed vision or eyes become crossed. At an advanced stage, prominent eyes.

“If there were signs of red eyes, watery, swollen, despite being given an eye medicine does not work as well, or at dark, the boy’s eyes seemed to shine like a cat might be said that the child is indicated retinoblastoma disease,” said Sumarjati ever served as former chairman of the National Family Planning Coordinating Agency (BKKBN).

Eye surgery is an appropriate action in dealing with retinoblastoma cases. One was by removing the eyeball so that this cancer did not spread.

“If the vision and spirit can still be helped, then the false eye is a tool that helps the patient’s condition especially in terms of appearance,” he explained.

Which should beware, if it is severe retinoblastoma not only cause of blindness in people, but also lost its soul.

“If surgery is recommended by a doctor, do not ever put off because if not, be severe and difficult to treat illness,” he explained.

Handling and treatment of cancer is dependent on the stage. Treatment of cancer in children is not much different from the treatment in adults.

Which often become barriers are expensive and lack of knowledge about cancer to patients who come are generally already reached an advanced stage.

“The problem for cancer patients one of which is cost. The high cost of treatment is often an obstacle,” said vice chairman of Indonesian Children Oncology Foundation (YOAI), Ir Retno S Soepardji.

Cancer treatment is not only done 3-5 times a burden patients or those around him grew. This is one reason the establishment of foundations working in the field of cancer.

“The activities helped them with medical expenses or care for children with cancer who can not afford. YOAI also provide dissemination of information about cancer,” said Retno.

Philippine President Gloria Aroyo tests to detect cancer. But doctors found no cancer cells dangerous.

Presidential spokesperson was quoted as saying Cerge Remonde AFP, Friday (3/7/2009), said Arroyo undergo biopsy this week after the discovery of the symptoms of cancer growing in the thighs and breasts of women 62 years.

Arroyo undergoing initial medical examination in hospital rumas Manila earlier this week, after returning from his trip in Latin American countries. Initially Arroyo initial tests swine flu, a virus that now infects nearly 2,000 people in the Philippines.

Arroyo had a chance to rest on Thursday and begin a state of activity this Friday.

CANCER is a disease of the brain is very deadly dangerous. Besides lethal, treatment cost was very large. To avoid the disease, following a number of steps to prevent this disease:
If you experience symptoms such as headaches often intermittent, or chronic, vomiting for no reason, a decrease of vision that can not be corrected with glasses, limb weakness gradually, walking unsteadily, symptoms like vertigo or stagger , then immediately do the self-examination and MRI examination is recommended. Read the rest of this entry »