Posts Tagged ‘disease’

December 18 2009

Cancer and Antioxidants

Lycopene, Prevent Chronic Diseases

Chronic diseases, including cancer and cardiovascular disease, is the leading cause of death in developing countries. Genetic factors, lifestyle, and diet should also be considered as an important risk factor causing the disease. For example, approximately 50% of all cancers are caused by the way
eating the wrong.
Oxidative cell damage is also thought to have held the role of the
cause of these diseases. How to cope? Consuming foods that contain antioxidants alleged experts can overcome, at least, reduce the risk of the disease. Antioxidants found in many fruits and colorful vegetables and fruits, like tomatoes. This one fruit contains lycopene, a carotenoid pigment known as an antioxidant potential. Several studies have shown the efficacy of this lycopene. For example in the Canadian Medical Association Journal, Sanjiv Agarwal and Rao Akkinappally Venketeshwer, some time ago mentioned that a diet containing lycopene influential high
positive as the protector of the body from chronic diseases.
This is obviously very antioxidantencouraging. The reason fruits and vegetables are now being intensively-amid recommended as a healthy diet, plus it benefits can be as protective of the disease that now many feared. But the experts also recommend further research. “Like how lycopene is an appropriate measure as a protection from these chronic diseases. Or how much better if only used as a healthy food,

December 17 2009

Breast Disease is not Only Cancer

Breast disease is not just a tumor or cancer,But there are many more. Generally does not know age.
There are often at a married, nursing, not least of which was a girl. What are they?

First:
Congenital breast disease. From birth there is disorder in the form and nature of the breast.
For example, four breast, or breast enhancements elsewhere.
Anomalies like this are rare, and generally not dangerous.
Another example: breast size is not as big

Second:
Inflammation of the breast. Breasts may be inflamed by many things.
Perhaps because of an abscess or pus deposits in the mammary gland,
There is a blockage or ducts, and the most frequently encountered mammary gland infection
In women who are breastfeeding. We called mastitis.

Third:
Benign breast tumors. The most common form of cyst (fluid-filled balloon-like).
Cyst itself there are several kinds. There were cysts in the mammary gland, there are also other parts.
If overall in the breast, cysts can be big

Fourth:
The most we fear, ie breast cancer or mammary carcinoma.
Cancer in Indonesia is classified as second cancers after cervical cancer
(Cerivis carcinoma uteri), which are malignant.
If the mother breast cancer, these cancers are decreased in children as well.
Often occurs in women who do not have children

Examination of what needs to be done?
After the doctor physically examine the breast, mammography examinations
Is a routine way to detect the existence of something in the breast.
But this examination is now in doubt because often inaccurate.
If the tumor size was too small, often undetectable,
And can also be a false positive. Should not be a tumor, reads as tumors.

Review with biopsy examination is the gold standard for confirmation of what is really growing in the breast.

December 17 2009

Asbestos And Mesothelioma Lawsuit Settlement

Mesothelioma is a rare form of cancer that can be simply defined as a malignancy occurs in the mesothelial layer.

Mesothelium is the protective tissue found in the outer layer of the body’s vital organs including the lungs, heart and stomach. There are three main types of Mesothelioma in the human body which includes epithelioid type, sarcomatoid type and mixed or biphasic type. Mesotheliomas also grouped according to the network or location. Mesothelioma pleural mesothelioma is pleural tissue occurs in the lungs, which occurred while in the stomach called the peritoneum, peritoneal Mesothelioma. Mesothelioma occurs in the pericardial cavity around the heart and testes Mesothelioma occurs in the testes peritoneum.

The most dominant cause of Mesothelioma increasingly exposed to asbestos. According to research, people who are employed as factory workers, miners, insulation manufacturers, railroad workers, ship builders, gas mask factory and construction workers the highest incidence of Mesothelioma. These employees may file a lawsuit against the company if the company values profits more than human life. Typically, companies do not implement prevention technologies is important and tends to ignore the ill effects of hazardous chemicals to employees. In this situation, the only way to get justice if diagnosed with Mesothelioma is to file a lawsuit. A successful lawsuit could provide financial security for families and also pay the costs incurred on medical treatment.

Mesothelioma diagnosis is difficult because most of the symptoms are similar to many other diseases. Mesothelioma pleural found having symptoms of respiratory disease, including during the chest and back pain, difficulty swallowing, respiratory problems, persistent cough, fever, nausea and weight loss. Peritoneal Mesothelioma symptoms include abdominal swelling, loss of appetite, abdominal pain, swollen legs, stomach and vomiting does not irregular.