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Treatment of Prostate Cancer

Wednesday, November 3rd, 2010

There are treatments for all patients with prostate cancer. Commonly used five types of treatments:

1. Surgery (taking out the cancer)
2. Radiation therapy (using high-dose x-rays or other high-energy rays to kill cancer cells)
3. Hormone therapy (using hormones to stop cancer cell growth)
4. Chemotherapy (using drugs to kill cancer cells)
5. Biological therapy (using the body’s immune system to fight cancer)

Surgery is one of the common treatments for prostate cancer. Your doctor may remove the cancer using one of the following. Surgery is reseved for those patients in good health, with less than 70 years and who choose surgery as their best option.

Radical prostatectomy:

Is the removal of the prostate and some tissue around it. The doctor can perform surgery through an incision in the area between the scrotum and anus (perineum) using an operation known as perineal prostatectomy or through an incision in the lower abdomen using an operation known as
retropubic prostatectomy. Radical prostatectomy is performed only if the cancer has not spread outside the prostate. Usually, before carrying out the prostatectomy, the doctor will perform surgery to remove pelvic lymph nodes in order to determine the presence of cancer. This procedure is called lymph node dissection
pelvic lymph. If the lymph nodes contain cancer, the doctor usually no fee prostatectomy and may recommend other therapy. Men who have been treated with surgery may suffer from impotence and spillage of urine from the bladder.

Transurethral resection

Is the removal of prostate cancer using an instrument with a small wire loop on the end which is inserted into the prostate through the urethra. This operation is sometimes done to relieve symptoms caused by the tumor before further treatment or apply to men who can not support a radical prostatectomy due to age or other disease.

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Breast Cancer Treatment using X-ray

Monday, August 30th, 2010

radiotherapy The most common form of radiation is external beam radiation therapy. In this type of treatment, the beams from one machine to focus specifically on the area to be treated. Radiotherapists trace marks on the skin indicating the places to which should be directed rays. Radiotherapy is a painless, but it requires to stay perfectly still for several minutes while administering the radiation. Patients with breast cancer treated with radiation therapy, should also maintain the arm in the correct position during treatment-which can be somewhat uncomfortable. External radiotherapy does not make a person radioactive, so there is no problem when other people are around once the radiation therapy session.

Sometimes after a lumpectomy, radiation therapy is internal rather than external. Internal radiation therapy involves the application of radioactive material contained in a thin metal wires or tubes that are implanted within the breast during a minor operation. These implants are then removed after a short period of time without leaving any other radioactive material. This type of radiation therapy requires hospitalization. (more…)

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Radiotherapy for Breast Cancer

Monday, August 23rd, 2010

radiotherapy

Radiation therapy (also known as radiation, X-ray therapy, or irradiation) uses high-energy radiation to destroy cancer cells. These rays typically comes from a machine more powerful than standard X-ray equipment used in hospitals. The X-ray beam is directed with great precision to the location of the tumor to avoid damaging effects on other body parts.

Radiation therapy is frequently administered as supportive therapy after breast cancer surgery to increase the probability to eliminate any remaining cancer cells. Support This treatment is called adjuvant radiotherapy. For example, after a definition removing only the tumor, adjuvant radiotherapy can be administered in the remaining breast tissue. In addition, radiation therapy can be administered in the thoracic region after a mastectomy definition. If the lymph nodes are not removed when performing the surgery, radiation therapy can also be given in the axillary area. (more…)

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Fruit and Vegetables in the Green and Orange Color Effectively Prevent Cancer

Wednesday, June 30th, 2010

Vegetables Effectively Prevent CancerCancer has been a bugbear for the community and become one of the highest causes of death in Indonesia, which was also triggered by an unbalanced diet or food contamination.

However, according to Dr. Ir. Francisca Zakaria, MSc, researcher and lecturer at Agricultural Technology (Fateta) Bogor Agricultural University (IPB) in Bogor, cancer could be prevented, and this is done by improving the food consumption.

“Among them are fruits and vegetables are colored green like broccoli, green cincau pariah and that contains chlorophyll. Also, carrots, tomatoes, oranges and other foods that are rich orange carotene cancer prevention is also very helpful,” he said. (more…)

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BREAST CANCER

Thursday, June 24th, 2010

BREAST CANCERCancer is the result of changes in cells that have abnormal growth and uncontrolled. Increasing the number of abnormal cells form a lump that is commonly called a tumor or cancer. Not all tumors are cancerous. Cancerous tumor called a malignant tumor
, While the non-cancerous tumors called benign
. Benign tumors usually a blob of fat that encased in a container that resembles a pouch, benign tumor cells do not spread to other parts of the body.

Via the bloodstream or lymphatic system, often the tumor cells and the toxins they produce out of the herd and spread to other parts of the body. Cells that spread will then grow in a new place, which eventually form a malignant tumor cells or a bunch of new cancers. This process is called metastasis.

Breast cancer including cancer among the most widely discussed because of ferocity that often ended in death.

Breast cancer will show the uniqueness in the attack sufferer.Malignancy was demonstrated by attacking cancer cells normal surrounding especially the weak cells.  cancer cells grow very rapidly, so that patients will be enlarged breasts are not as usual. (more…)

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Tumor can be Benign or Malignant

Tuesday, April 27th, 2010

Tumor can be Benign or MalignantA tumor is any alteration of tissue that results in an increase in this volume. In simple words, a lump is any lump that is due to an increase in the number of cells.

A tumor can be benign or malignant.

What matters is that benign tumor cells do not spread to other parts of the body. Cells from benign tumors in addition to always stay together, they are often surrounded by a membrane.

Malignant tumors can invade and damage tissues and organs near the tumor, or discard it and travel long distances

Causes and Risk Factors

In general, tumors appear when there is a problem with cell division. Generally, the division of cells in the body is controlled by a very strict so-called Oncogenes or protooncogenes. (more…)

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Knew Ewing’s Sarcoma and Leukemia Cancer

Monday, March 15th, 2010

Ewing’s Sarcoma

Another type of cancer that affects the bone is Ewing’s sarcoma. It is similar to osteosarcoma because it also affects adolescents and young adults, and usually attacks the legs or pelvis.

Most teens with Ewing’s sarcoma receiving chemotherapy and undergoing surgery. Some patients also need lightning, in addition to surgery or in lieu thereof, to be sure to destroy the remaining cells. Ewing’s sarcoma generally responds well to chemotherapy and radiation.

Osteosarcoma and Ewing’s sarcoma share common risk factors and the same side effects of treatment. The chances of recovery depend on the location of the tumor, its size and whether it has spread. But both types of bone cancer respond well to treatment and, in many cases are curable. (more…)

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Factors Causing Breast Cancer

Thursday, March 4th, 2010

According to risk factors and Kodim Moningkey, specific causes of breast cancer is still unknown, but there are many factors that have an influence on estimated occurrence of breast cancer include:

1. Reproductive factors

Reproductive characteristics associated with risk of breast cancer is nuliparitas, menarche at a young age, menopause at older age, and her first pregnancy at older age. The main risk of breast cancer is age. Estimated, the period between the occurrence of first menstruation to the age at first pregnancy is a window of initiation of breast cancer development. Are anatomically and functionally, will experience breast atrophy with age. Less than 25% of breast cancer occurred before menopause during which the tumor is estimated onset occurred long before the occurrence of clinical changes.

2. Use of hormone
The hormone estrogen associated with breast cancer. Reports from the Harvard School of Public Health stated that there was an increase meaningful breast cancer in users of estrogen replacement therapy. A metaanalisis stated that although there is no risk of breast cancer in oral contraceptive users, women who use this drug for a long time have a higher risk for this cancer before menopause. (more…)

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Cancer Risk Factors

Friday, February 26th, 2010

cancer risk factors

The word cancer is common among all, especially if we speak in relation to food, there are still many myths about the causes that cause it.

Each cancer patient is special, but look broadly common risk factors that recur in most cases:

  • Aging: While children, teens and adults can suffer, it is common that after 65 years of age becomes a risk factor.
  • The snuff: people who smoke are more likely to develop some form of cancer, besides being a habit that can be avoided.
  • The sun’s rays: ultraviolet radiation, both the Sun and from tanning beds, cause premature aging and skin damage. We recommend sun exposure in moderation and at convenient times after the 17 pm or before 11 pm.
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