American Cancer Society is recommending following health guidelines to reduce Cancer risk by 50%. By making simple changes to your lifestyle and eating habits, you can reduce risk for cancers like Lung, breast and colon etc by more than 30-50%. 10 health tips to reduce cancer risk? 1. Stay away from smoking and chewing of tobacco products to reduce risk of lung cancer, Mouth, colon cancer and urinary bladder cancer incidence. 2. Regular screening for major cancers. We can prevent cancers of breast, prostate, colon, skin and cervix by screening. 3. Reduce alcohol consumption to prevent cancers of breast, colon, pancreas, oesophagus and head-neck. 4. Use sunscreen to prevent skin cancer or reduce incidence. 5. Regular exercise for 3-4 hours per week will reduce cancer incidence by 30-50%. 6. Control your weight by making proper diet changes and with regular exercise to prevent cancers of colon, breast, pancreas, kidney, liver and endometrium. Junk foods are major culprits for rise in obesity incidence. 7. Women should not post-menopausal hormonal therapy to reduce risk for cancers of breast, ovary and endometrial cancers. 8. Avoid exposure to carcinogens and radiation. 9. Vegetarians have low risk of getting cancer. Eat foods and green leafy vegetables and stay away from high calorie foods like soft drinks. 10. One should take proper medication to reduce cancer risk by consulting oncologist. More than 30% cancer deaths are preventable. We can reduce cancer occurrence by more than 30% if we follow above measures. Please share your opinion. … [Read more...]
Colon Cancer screening: New guidelines
American Cancer Society recommended two new screening tests for Colon cancer i.e. Virtual Colonoscopy (CTC) and Simple stool examination along with existing tests like Sigmoidoscopy. These new guidelines were released after extensive research and discussions among various medical departments like Oncology, Radiology and Gastroenterology. These new tests are mainly to detect precancerous lesions like polyps. Doctors’ recommendations for screening: These tests are useful for detection of polyps and cancer. 1. Colonoscopy - every 10 years. 2. Sigmoidoscopy - every 5 years. 3. Double-contrast barium enema or virtual colonoscopy - every five years. 4. Faecal occult blood test – every year. 5. Stool DNA testing. 6. Faecal immunochemical test – every year. Who are at risk? 1. Those who have a family history of colon cancer.2. Above 50 years. Colon cancer statistics: Colon cancer kills around 50,000 Americans per year and it is the second leading cause of cancer deaths in United States. Around 0.15 million colon cancer cases are detected a year. Click here to know more about these Colon Cancer guidelines. … [Read more...]
Relationship between Obesity and Cancer
Researchers prove that there is a strong relation between Cancer and Obesity. International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) scientists found that obesity increased the risk of breast, Kidney, colon, and esophageal cancer and cancer of the womb lining. Sedentary life style and fat and fast foods are major causes for rise in obesity. 1. If a female begins to put on weight from 16th year of age onwards, the incidence of breast cancer is more. 2. Obesity in creases the risk for breast cancer in post menopausal woman by 40%. 3. If a woman put on 10 Kg extra weight than the normal weight, the chances of cancer occurring is 40% more as per experts. 4. If the obese woman has smoking habit, risk of cancer is very high. 5. They estimate that 40% of womb lining cancers, up to 25% of kidney cancers and about 10% of breast and colon cancers would not develop if people avoided putting on excess weight. 6. 3% of newly diagnosed cases are due to obesity in America. It is the time to educate people on the life threatening risks associated with Obesity. Please share your opinion. … [Read more...]
Colon Cancer – Causes and Symptoms
Colon cancer is the cancer of the large intestine. It is the second most cancer in incidence and third most cause of cancer deaths in the western world. 5 million people are dying each year around the world. In United states of America alone, 0.15 million new cases are being diagnosed each year. It is a preventable diseases. Change in the diet habits is the mojor factor behind increased number of colon cancer cases. Causes of Colon Cancer: 1. Diet rich in fat content and Non-vegetarian diet. Fast foods is one of the major reason for increases cancer cases. Increase in red meat and decrease in fruits in the diet is the chief contributing factor. 2. Benign Polyps - If diagnosed early, we can prevent colon cancer cases. 3. Genes: 18% of chance of acquiring colon cancer in the first degree relatives. Risk increases with age especially after 55 years. 4. Alcohol drinking and Tobacco smoking. Signs and Symptoms of colon cancer: 1.Passing of blood in the stools. Change in bowel habits. 2. Constipation 3. Increased frequency of Diarrhoea 4. Anaemia 5. Pain in the abdomen and Abdomenal discomfort. 6. Weight Loss without specific reason. The above all signs and symptoms may appear at the same time or some of them may appear. With increased use of screening tests, early diagnosis of colon cancer cases is rising in the western world. … [Read more...]
