About Cancer

The symptoms of lung cancer rely on its type, its site, and the way it spreads. One of the more general symptoms is a persistent cough or, in individuals who have a chronic cough, an alteration in the character of the cough. A number of people cough up blood or sputum streaked with blood.

A cough is a significant symptom of lung cancer, but it is complicated to differentiate cough linked with cancers of a lung and a cough connected smoking or a cough connected with chronic lung conditions like COPD that has resulted from smoking. If a patient who had a chronic cough demonstrates alterations in the pattern of a cough, a possibility of cancer should be considered.

A cough from lung cancer, shortness of breath and coughing up blood symptoms are in essence brought to you in two forms, small cell and non small cell cancer of lung.

The other symptoms of the disease include: worsening breathlessness, weight loss, excessive fatigue, and persistent pain in the chest or elsewhere, (possibly from the cancer spreading to a bone).

However, one of the most important symptoms of cancer of a lung is coughing up blood or haemoptysis. This can at times take place as an early warning sign of a cancer which possibly will still be curable.

Cigarette smoking is the most widespread cause of lung cancer. Chest x-rays can detect a large amount of cancers of lung, but other additional imaging tests and biopsies are needed. Surgery, chemotherapy, targeted agents, and radiation therapy might all be utilized to deal with cancer of a lung.

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Cancer is quickly becoming a pandemic. Cancer may affect people of all ages - even fetuses can have cancer and causes 13% of all human deaths.

One particular cancer frequently occurs with women: Breast cancer. Women in the United States have the highest occurrences of breast cancer in the world. Among women in the US, it is the most common cancer and the second most cause of cancer death second to lung cancer.

The first symptom of breast cancer is a lump that somehow feels different from the surrounding breast tissue. Sometimes cancer becomes metastatic. Primary factors of breast cancer are sex, age, childbearing, hormones, a high fat diet, strong alcohol intake and obesity.

Most cancers are also hereditary. Cancer is highly unpredictable and mutations change at an exponential rate. The growth of cancer is actually a series of erratic mutations. Too much estrogen in the system, whether male or female, equates to an increased risk in getting breast cancer. Estrogen metabolites form and when they react with DNA in breast cells, the risk of breast cancer increases dramatically.

Resveratrol is a phytoestrogen. There is evidence that suggests that phytoestrogens prevent the formation of breast and prostate cancers which are caused by hormonal imbalances. Epidemiological studies have shown protective and preventive effects against breast cancer. Although there have been no reports of breast cancer patients benefiting from the intake of phyto estrogen.

Ok.....but does resveratrol have any carcinogen killing benefits....or is it all just a bunch of hype?

The truth is that there have been very positive studies done on resveratrol and breast cancer, and a very prominent one was published in the summer of 2008 which shocked many in the health community.

The same research also showed that low levels of resveratrol also suppressed key risk factors for the development of breast cancer, both in quantites low enough to be found in potentially, a single glass of wine.

summary about resveratrol and breast cancer by Elmis Strom & Danny Fredricks

One form of cancer that plagues many men is prostate cancer. Prostate cancer is the most common type of cancer found in American men, other than skin cancer. About 27,350 men will die of this disease.

Prostate cancer is the third leading cause of cancer death in men, after lung cancer and colorectal cancer. While 1 man in 6 will get prostate cancer during his lifetime, only 1 man in 34 will die of this disease. There have been some promising findings, and it appears that one thing that we can do to prevent prostate cancer is to include green tea in our diet.

We’ve learned through research that green tea has the ability to prevent many forms of cancer, prostate cancer among them. Studies of Asian culture, where green tea consumption is high and cancer incidences are much lower have led to the understanding of how green tea can help in this area.

Anti- oxidants are important because they combat free radicals, like ROS, in our bodies. This leads to faster aging and a higher risk of many diseases, including cancer.
Green tea is far lower in caffeine than coffee or black tea. The news about prostate cancer and green tea is important to deliver, particularly to American men. On average, the American man is far more likely to drink coffee than tea. And, when American men do drink tea, they are much more likely to drink black tea.

So, we should spread the word to all the men in our lives that green tea is a powerful health protector.
Green tea is refreshing and delicious. And, green tea may be a simple and important way to prevent disease and ensure that we live long and healthy lives.

Green tea has long been known for its cancer-preventing and cancer-fighting properties.

Breast cancer.
Studies on animals suggest that the polyphenols in green tea slow the growth rate of breast cancer cells.

Prostate cancer.
Lung cancer.
Colorectal cancer.
Ovarian cancer.
Skin cancer.
Stomach cancer.

Bladder cancer.
One study found that women who consumed green tea had a lower risk of developing bladder cancer.

Esophageal cancer.
In animal testing, studies have found that green tea polyphenols slowed the growth rate of esophageal cancer cells.

Pancreatic cancer.
For women, those who drank the most green tea were 50% less likely to develop pancreatic cancer. Men who drank the most green tea were 37% less likely to develop pancreatic cancer.

summary about green tea and prostate cancer by Jon Stout & Kerry Gregg

"What causes cancer?" was one question that intrigued me. I also learned that cancer can be beaten.
What are these ways to prevent cancer?

Quit smoking.
Smoking is the number one cause of lung cancers and lung cancer is the number one cause of death due to cancer.

Alcohol doesn't cause just a single type of cancer. It leads to many types of cancer.

Avoid second hand smoke.
Second hand smoking is far more dangerous than if you smoke yourself.

Eat healthy foods.
I was surprised to find out while reading about causes of cancer that there are cancer-causing foods and, horrors!

Brisk walking for 30 minutes 3 times a week can help you avoid cancer. Any form of physical activity is one of the effective cancer prevention strategies that will help you maintain a healthy weight. A healthy weight is important because being overweight or obese can increase your risk for cancer.

Learn to manage stress.
Stress may lead to cancer because it suppresses the immune activities of your immune system.

Protect yourself from cancer-causing viruses and bacteria.
HPV is one of the cancer-causing viruses. Other cancer prevention strategies against cancer-causing viruses can be as simple as not sharing personal items such as razors and nail clippers.
UV radiation not causes only skin cancer, mind you.

Cancer prevention refers to the precaution or measures taken to reduce the incidence of cancer. Many people believe that cancer is a preventable disease.

Exercise is another cancer prevention method. Physical inactivity can lead to increased risk of colon and breast cancer.

Chemo prevention is another cancer prevention method where medications are used to keep the disease at bay. Continual daily use of tamoxifen reduces the risk of developing breast cancer.

summary about cancer prevention by Belen Tanghal & Mercy Maranga