Cancer

What is cancer?How cancer forms in a human body?Why cancer is a dangerous disease?How do u defined the term cancer?Many peoples have might heard about the word cancer but may have not understand about the disease cancer.I have tried to explain something new and different about cancer.Our body is made up of group of cells.It divides and the continuous growth takes place as per the requirements.Simply, cancer is the name of disease that occurs when the uncontrolled growth of cell in a human body begins.Most of the cancers creates a lump which is known as tumor.It affects the people of all ages.There are different types of cancer.Cancer is a serious disease.There are different phases of cancer.In first phase it stays as usual,in phase two it starts spreading different parts of the body,in third phase the symptoms of the disease starts to seen like the inactivation of cells or the muscles is dead,which means in the fourth phase the unwanted cells or the multiplication of cells fully grows and the fails in the lungs,hearts,livers,stomachs,kidney,brain etc takes places which causes the death of the people.However,some of the cancer diseases can also be cured.The treatment of cancer disease can be done by doing surgery,chemotherapy and radiotherapy.The smoking is the most essential factor to cause cancer disease.Which directly or indirectly causes lung cancer.If u can stop smoking or if u don't smoke that means u are 30% away from the disease cancer.There are many prevention methods about cancer and symptoms.

Mesothelioma Diagnosis

A Mesothelioma Diagnosis is very difficult.The diagnosis usually comes out from exposure to asbestos.It should be done carefully.A mesothelioma diagnosis is often so unexpected because it can occur even twenty or thirty years after the person was exposed to asbestos and sometimes longer than that. Some of these people may have completely forgotten that they were even exposed to asbestos but their bodies have not forgotten and asbestos fibers can get into the lungs and other areas of the body and remain there, irritating the area until mesothelioma eventually develops.A diagnosis is not a death sentence.This does not mean every people will survive and it also doesn't mean everyone will die.

Mesothelioma

Mesothelioma is the type of disease which can be called as the rare form of cancer.It is a serious disease.Mesothelioma is most commonly occur in the chest cavity and outer lining of the lungs.Mesothelioma is caused by due to the exposure to asbestos.There is a layer of specialized cells in the chest,abdominal cavities as well in the cavity around the heart which is known as Mesothelial cells and the tissues formed by such type of cells is called mesothelium. Mesotheliom does not occur until 20-50 years after exposure to asbestos.It is also evident that Mesothelioum also caused due to the other agents like radiation,viruses and man made fibres.There is no relationship between mesothelioma and smoking.
Symptoms:
1)Shortness of breath.
2)Cough.
3)Fever.
4)Weight loss.
5)Abdominal pain,vomiting and nausea.
6)Fatigue or anemia
Prevention:
Awareness programme is the most essential factor to prevent Mesotheloima diseases.Any clothes worn while working with asbestos should be left at the site.The treatment with chemotherapy,radiation therapy,immuno therapy,surgery can be done to prevent mesothelioma disease.

Night blindness

If a child cannot see well in din light,it is called night blindness.It can also be seen in adults while they experience difficulty in reading or driving the car in dim light.It is mainly caused due to the deficiency of vitamin 'A' in food we take.An infant may get this disease if the mother has vitamin 'A' deficiency.It is common in regions where the vitamin 'A' intake is inadequate.
Symptoms:
1)The children cannot see objects in dim light.
2)They do not move from one place to other especially in the evening.
3)The conjunctiva is dry and wrinkled.
Prevention:
1) The children must be prevented from gastrointestinal diseases.
2)The rules of personal hygiene must be followed.
3)Food containing vitamin 'A' is found in dark green leaf vegetables,pumpkin,carrot,papaya,mango,egg,fish,meat,milk.Beside these vitamin 'A' capsule is also available.

Anaemia

The disturbance in the formation of haemoglobin and defective malnutrition of red blood cells referred anaemia.The problem is prevalent mostly in children,woman and in pregnant woman.This cause due to deficiencies of iron,copper,f ollic acid or vitamin B12.It may also be caused due to loss of blood or destruction of RBC.
Symptoms:
1)Haemoglobin concentration falls below the normal age.
2)The patient may feel tiredness,pallor,dizziness,and muscles weakness.
3)He may also fell breathlessness on exertion,and impaired performance.
4)Loss of appetite is found in children.
Prevention:
1)Supply foodstuffs,which contain iron, follic acid and vitamin B12.They are livers,meat,fish,egg,green leaf vegetables.,cereal,beans and peas.
2)If anemia is occurred due to infestation of hookworms it must be cured first.To prevent hook worm one should not walk with the bare foot.
3)Iron tablets can also be supplied in case of emergency.

Kwashiorker

Kwashiorker is a protein deficiency diseases.In this case there is extreme degree of protein calorie malnutrition,although their calories from carbohydrates are sufficient.It is usually seen in children below five years of age.
Symptoms:
1)Decreased body lengths and low body weight manifest growth failure.
2)Retention of water in the body.
3)Presence of subcutaneous fat.
4)Moon face is present.
5)Diarrhoea is present.
Prevention:
1)Children should be frequently fed by the nutritious food.
2)Feed such foods,which contain protein.
3)Encourage breast feeding.
4)Let the children be checked if they have another health problems.

Marasmus

Marasmus is a common childhood health problem caused by protein calorie malnutrition.It is also called PEM (protein energy malnutrition).It is seen most commonly in weaned infants of about one year of age.
Symptoms:
1)Loss of weight is much more marked then decrease in height.
2)The child is usually below 60% of the standard weight.
3)The muscles of the child are wasted.
4)The arms are thin and the skin is loose and dry.
Prevention:
1)Proper care of females is a must from antenatal to postnatal period.
2)Encourage breast feeding.
3)Supply solid food when the child is growing.
4)Prompt treatment of affected children is must.

Malnutrition

Malnutrition is the state produced by the result of deficiency or excess supply of any essential nutrients of food.It includes both under nutrition and over nutrition.Therefore,the faces of malnutrition can be classified into the following four types:
1)Under nutrition causes if an individual is not given the required calories.
2)malnutrition causes if an individual is not supplied with enough nutrients though enough food is available.
3)Specific deficiency of nutrients mostly occurs in terms of vitamins and minerals.
4)Over nutrition causes if the supply of food is higher as per the individual's requirement.
However,the general people consider malnutrition as the synonym of under nutrition.Therefore it is tried here to describe some deficiency diseases,which are prevalent in some of the list developed countries.

Balanced diets

A Balanced diet contains the various groups of nutrients,particularly proteins and vitamins and meets a person caloric needs.The components of a balanced diet differ according to age,sex,physical activity and the physiological state.Balanced diet should have 50-60% carbohydrates 30-50% fats,and 10-15% proteins with necessary vitamins and minerals.In conclusion,we should choose at least one foodstuff from the following groups so that we can have a balanced diet.

Water

Water is essential for life next to air.It is the largest constituent of the body.About 60-70 percent of the total body weight consist of water.Water has dominant roles in our body.It maintains the body temperature,electrolyte balance and state of fluiding of lymph, blood and all secretions.It also forms and excreta,the waste product from the body.Water can be found from rain,spring,river,lake,sea and so on.However,care must be taken whether or not the water is safe.

Vitamins

Vitamins are the part of enzymes that regulate chemical reaction in the body.The body of this various metabolic requires them.These do not supply energy but have protective functions.Vitamins can be classified as fat soluble( vitamins A,D,E and K) and water soluble(vitamin B complex and C).The sources of vitamins are egg,fish,meat.liver,oil,milk,carrot,tomato,unpolished rice,wheat,cauliflower,cabbage,yeast,fruits and vegetables.

Minerals

Minerals are elements as metal,halogens, and so on.Which are required for the normal functioning of the body.They are the basic elements found in the soil.They are the picked up from the soil by plants.When we eat plants and animals,which eat plants,we incorporate, the minerals into our bodies.Calcium, magnesium, sodium, phosphorous, potassium, iodine, iron, copper and zinc are the some important minerals,which are needed for our body.Minerals are found in milk, eggs, fish, liver, vegetables, beans, fruits etc.

Proteins

Proteins are made up of various types of amino-acids,which consists of oxygen, nitrogen, carbon, hydrogen, phosphorus, sulphur,etc.proteins are the most essential of all the nutrients of food are required for building up tissues in the body as well as repairing the worn-out tissues of the body.Proteins are found in egg,meat,wheat,pea,beans and lentils.

Fats

Fats are hydrocarbons consisting of carbon,hydrogen and oxygen.But the ratio of hydrogen and and oxygen is not the same as in water(H2O).Fats supply more energy to the body than any other food.They also prevent the loss of heat from the body.The sources of fats are meat,eggs,fish,milk,butter,ghee,oil etc.

Carbohydrates

Carbohydrates consist of carbon, hydrogen an oxygen as constituents.They are the ready source of heat and energy for the body.Carbohydrates are chiefly stored in the liver and muscles as glycogen.The chief sources of Carbohydrates are rice,wheat,maize,barley,turnip,potato,sweet potato,yam,sugarcane and honey etc.

Nutrition

Lusk,Graham has defined nutrition as " the sum processes concerned with growth,maintenance, and repair of the living body as a whole or of its constituent parts".Nutrition is primarily concerned with supply of essential food stuff to all the cells within the body that enable the cells to carry on their proper functions.
Many aspects affect health of an individual.One of the major aspects is nutrition.It is said that individuals health is the product of what we eats.Therefore,an individual must take food from different groups so that he/she may fulfil his/her requirements.The food that we eat should contain appropriate amounts of fat,protein,carbohydrates,vitamins,minerals and water.In addition to take the adequate nutrients it must be ascertained that these are properly digested,absorbed and transported to the tissues and utilized by the tissue cells.This process can help us to maintain our body as a whole.Chemically,the nutrients can be divided into six groups...These groups are classifed as follow.