Lung Cancer Treatment

Lung Cancer Rise Over Total Smokers

2012-02-10T22:02:00.000-08:00

Lung Cancer Rise Over Total Smokers - The number of lung cancer patients increased 20 percent each year. This increase is in line with the increasing number of smokers in Indonesia.

"The biggest risk factor for lung cancer is smoking, which is connected with 9 of 10 cases of lung cancer," said Achmad Hudoyo, subspesialis pulmonary physicians from Friendship Hospital, Friday (10/2), in Jakarta, on the sidelines of Pulmonology Scientific Meeting and Science Respiratory Medicine.

Friendship Hospital data showed that the number of lung cancer patients who seek treatment or treated reach 800-1000 people over the last two years. Predicted, this number will reach 1,300 in 2013.

Achmad said that 70 percent of lung cancer patients using the services and Jamkesmas Askes. This means that the patients coming from the class can not afford. That accommodate the health insurance act of biopsy, bronchoscopy, chemotherapy, and drugs. The target of therapy, the price of one pill per day of Rp 600,000-Rp 700,000 and the patient should be taking for months to years, not replaced Jamkesmas.

Of the number of patients, most of the heavy smokers who spent two packs of cigarettes per day. "Lung cancer can be prevented by not smoking. However, in Indonesia, the year, the higher the number of smokers. Also increased the number of smokers first, "he said.

The site World Health Organization (WHO) stated, lung cancer is ranked first as the cause of cancer deaths (1.37 million deaths) followed by stomach cancer (736 000), liver cancer (695 000), colorectal cancer (608 000), breast cancer (458 000) , and cervical cancer (275,000). In Indonesia, the death rate from lung cancer 20.5 per 100,000 people.

Achmad said the 5-year survival rate for lung cancer is only 13 percent. This is much smaller than breast, prostate, and colon, which could reach 80 percent.

Delay in detecting lung cancer patients the opportunity to make a smaller survival.

In the advanced stage lung cancer, doctors recommend that use of palliative medicine. This is the care of cancer patients to reduce pain and improve quality of life of patients.

Palliative medicine experts who are also doctors in hospitals lung subspesialis Soetomo Surabaya, Benjamin P Margono said, this treatment requires a team of diverse backgrounds. "Families of patients also need treatment for cancer have declined in the family concern," said Benjamin. (ICH)

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What are the symptoms of lung disease

2012-01-09T17:25:00.000-08:00

What are the symptoms of lung disease - Lung disease is a disease salag very scary, because this disease goes unnoticed terkdang, lung disease should receive special attention from us, so that it can control the health of our lungs, here are some symptoms of lung cancer you should know.

The most common symptoms encountered in patients with lung cancer are:

Persistent cough or become great.
Bloody sputum, change colors and more.
Shortness of breath and shallow.
Headache, sore or cracked bone with no apparent cause.
Chronic Fatigue
Selara loss eating or weight loss for no apparent reason.
Hoarseness/husky.
Swelling in the face or neck.

Symptoms of lung cancer are generally not too obvious, so that most lung cancer patients who seek medical help has been in an advanced stage. Kasusk-case early stage / early often found accidentally when someone makes a routine medical examination.

Some procedures that can facilitate the diagnosis of lung cancer include X-ray, Thoracic CT Scan, Fine Needle Biopsies, Bronchoscopy, and USG Abdomen.

Treatment of lung cancer can be done in ways such as

Surgery by removing any part of one lung - sometimes in excess of the discovery of the tumor and remove all the lymph nodes affected by cancer.
Radiotherapy or radiation with high intensity X-rays to kill cancer cells.
Chemotherapy
Taking the drugs orally with certain side effects which aims to prolong survival.

Benefits Xanthones not just an antioxidant, but also anticancer like Moongkarndi research. Faculty of Pharmacy, Mahidol University researchers tested the Xanthones in preclinical research with the alias SKBR3 human breast cancer cell cultures. The result? Mangosteen peel extract is a powerful antiproliferasi to inhibit cancer cell growth. In addition it is also apoptotic extract or support the destruction of cancer cells.

How to Treat Lung Cancer Disease

2012-01-09T17:18:00.000-08:00

How to Treat Lung Cancer Disease - Lung cancer is the growth of cancer cells that are not controlled in the lung tissue. Pathogenesis of lung cancer has not really understood. Looks like bronchial mucosal cells metaplastik changes in response to chronic exposure of the particles are inhaled and injure lungs. In response to cellular injury, inflammatory reactions and processes will evolve.

Mucosal basal cell proliferation and would have differentiated into mucus-secreting goblet cells. Looks like metaplastik activity occurs due to change of columnar epithelium lining the epithelium skuamus, which is accompanied by cellular atipia and increased mitotic activity that develop into mucosal dysplasia. Span of time this process has not been established, only approximately estimated between 10 to 20 years.

More than 90% of lung cancers originated from the bronchus, until the cancer is called carcinoma bronkogenik, which consists of:

Skuamus cell carcinoma
Small cell carcinoma
Large cell carcinoma
Lung adenocarcinoma

Alveolar cell carcinoma originating from the alveoli in the lungs. This cancer can be a single growth, but often strike more than one area in the lung.

Lung tumors are less common are:
Adenomas (can be malignant or benign)
Kondromatous hamartoma (benign)
Sarcomas (malignant)

Lymphoma is a cancer of the lymph system, which can be derived from the lung or is spread from other organs. Many cancers that originate from other places to spread to the lungs. This cancer usually comes from the breast, colon, prostate, kidney, thyroid, stomach, cervix, rectum, testicles, bone and skin.

Smoking is a major cause of about 90% of cases of lung cancer in men and about 70% in women. The more cigarettes smoked, the greater the risk for lung cancer.

Only a small proportion of lung cancers (about 10% -15% in men and 5% in women) caused by or inhaled substances encountered in the workplace. Working with asbestos, radiation, arsenic, chromate, nickel, chloromethyl ethers, mustard gas and coke oven emissions can cause lung cancer, although usually only occurs in workers who also smoke.

The role of air pollution as a cause of lung cancer is still unclear. Some cases occur because of exposure by radon gas in the household. Sometimes lung cancer (particularly adenocarcinoma and alveolar cell carcinoma) occurred in people who already have lung scarring due to other lung diseases, like tuberculosis and fibrosis.

Vitamin B Prevent Lung Cancer

2012-01-09T17:04:00.000-08:00

Vitamin B Prevent Lung Cancer - Vitamin B is better known for maintaining good brain health. But the new study suggests vitamin B also lowers the risk of lung cancer, even in smokers.

A study of 400,000 people showed that levels of vitamin B6 and amino acids methionin enough in the body will reduce the risk of lung cancer by half. Nevertheless, the experts emphasized that quitting smoking is much more effective for preventing lung cancer.

"Increasing your intake of vitamin B will never be the same effect with if we stop smoking," said Dr.Panagiota Mitrou from the World Cancer Research Fund, one of the researchers.

Research is still preliminary in nature is certainly need further research to prove whether the vitamin is widely available in nuts, fish, or meat is indeed effective in preventing lung cancer.

Even so, the former smokers or people who have never smoked can still do something positive, such as sufficient for vitamin B, to reduce the risk of lung cancer.

Cancer Diseases Increasingly Threaten You

2012-01-03T15:43:00.000-08:00

Cancer Disease more Threaten - Cancer has become the leading cause of death worldwide. The incidence rate and the greater the burden of cancer. Globally, cancer deaths exceeds the number of people with AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis.

However, without any meaningful action to prevent premature death from cancer, the disease will continue to kill millions of people across the face of the earth. To stop the increase in deaths from cancer, needs urgent action from governments, individuals, and community health.

The World Cancer Congress to-21 in Shenzen, China, 18-21 August, which was held the International Union Against Cancer (UICC), UICC President David Hill said, the reduction of the global cancer epidemic has become one of the urgent global health priorities. Therefore, the global cancer community must continue to discuss and work together to promote the importance of prevention, screening, detection, and treatment and effective management.

Congress of the theme of prevention of preventable diseases, treat patients who can be treated, through a system of expectations into reality. This conference discusses cancer prevention, screening or screening, early detection, early treatment, and support for special treatment, hospital care, and other problems.

Based on data released by the International Agency for Research on Cancer, one of the agencies under the UN World Health Organization, global cancer patients reached 12.7 million people in 2008 and resulted in the death of 7.6 million people. In 2030 predicted there will be 21.4 million new cancer cases with 13.2 million deaths.

Cancer can continue to be a deadly disease, said Otis W. Brawley, because of the swift industrialization and the adoption of Western lifestyles. In addition, population growth and aging will also increase the cancer cases.

Patients with cancer in the world is lung cancer (12.7 percent), breast cancer (10.9 percent), and colon cancer (9.7 percent). As many as 58 percent of cancer cases occur in poor and developing countries as well as mortality reached 63 percent.

While the causes of cancer deaths globally is the highest lung cancer (18.2 percent), followed by stomach cancer, and liver cancer. If visible location, in developing countries more cases of cervical cancer and liver cancer. In developed countries the most dominant is prostate cancer and colon cancer.

When viewed by gender, based on data from the World Health Organization (WHO), among men, the highest mortality occurred in patients with lung cancer, stomach, liver, and colon. As for the cancer among women breast, lung, stomach, colon, and uterus.

Cancer Can be prevented

Hill said, is actually one-third of all cancer cases are preventable. Almost most or about 40 percent incidence of lifestyle factors caused cancer, infectious diseases, and environmental or work-related hazardous substances.

"That means the potential to prevent cancer. Necessary adaptation of global, national, and individuals to prove if these factors were addressed, cases and cancer deaths can be reduced, "said Hill.

In developing countries, triggering the high incidence of cancer is tobacco use, alcohol, eat less vegetables and fruits, as well as chronic infections of hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV), and some types of Human Papilloma Virus (HPV).

Prevention strategies by increasing avoidance on the factors above, vaccination against HPV and hepatitis B virus, control the intake of substances hazard, and reduce exposure to sunlight.

In controlling the increase of cancer in the world, according to Otis W. Bradley of the American Cancer Society, said the current message should be heavily echoed this is early detection saves lives.

Early detection can reduce the burden of one-third of cases of cancer if detected and treated early. Early detection of cancer based on the observation that treatment is more effective when cancer is detected early. The aim is to detect cancer when it is local (not spread).

Tobacco products

From a number of lifestyle factors that trigger the emergence of cancer, tobacco use could be one of the main factors preventing the most widespread cancer in the world today. Tobacco causes 80-90 percent of deaths from lung cancer and about 30 percent of deaths from cancer in developing countries.

Control of tobacco products which harm their own health became a serious issue discussed in the world cancer congress this time. Ala Alwan, Assistant Director-General of the World Health Organization, said the cigarette the most risk for non-comunnicable diseases, like heart disease, stroke, cancer, diabetes, and chronic lung disease.

Therefore, there should be a comprehensive strategy, including the prohibition of advertisements and sponsorship of tobacco products, increasing taxes on tobacco, and intensify programs to reduce tobacco consumption. This initiative has demonstrated effective results reduce the number of cancer deaths. Unfortunately, not all countries implement the necessary interventions.

Only about 9 percent of the country that mandates smoke-free bars and restaurants as well as 65 states reported implementing tobacco-free policies at the national level.

Infectious diseases cause nearly 22 percent of deaths in developing countries and 6 percent in industrialized countries.

The world needs to join hands to make the cancer is no longer a major killer. The challenge that control the global increase in cancer cases, found a treatment that does not torture people, and improve survival.

Tuberculosis Patients More Prone to Lung Cancer

2012-01-03T15:33:00.000-08:00

Tuberculosis Patients More Prone to Lung Cancer - People with tuberculosis disease must now be more vigilant in maintaining their health condition. Research experts in Taiwan showed that those who suffer from tuberculosis have a tendency to 11 times more likely to have lung cancer.

The conclusion was made after scientists looked at more than 700,000 people selected at random for six years, including 4480 people diagnosed with TB disease.

"The incidence of lung cancer in patients with TB accounting for 11 times higher compared with patients without TB. This study proves the importance of preventing lung cancer through the campaign against TB," said Chen Chih-yi, a researcher from the China Medical University in Taichung city center , Taiwan.

The findings, published in the Journal of Thoracic Oncology January issue that supports the link between TB and lung cancer, which had previously been predicted but not yet proven.

"TB is the most common chronic diseases in the world. Patients are most contagious disease exists in the developing and less advanced. Lung cancer is also commonly known as related to smoking. Attention is less focused on people with TB who are also at high risk for lung cancer, "said Chen.

1 of 5 Lung Cancer Patients are Nonsmokers

2012-01-03T15:26:00.000-08:00

Lung cancer is the leading cause of death in the cancer group, both in women and men. Although 80 percent of patients with lung cancer are smokers, but 1 in 5 patients with this cancer are not smokers.

Quoting data in the United States, deaths from lung cancer each year reaching 40,000 per year. The female non-smokers are also two times greater risk of dying from lung cancer as well as ovarian cancer.

Because it's true experts claim is no longer appropriate if lung cancer is referred to as the disease of smokers.

"If we have a lung then we can get lung cancer. Cancer is now the same as cancer that attacks other organs," said Linda Wenger, executive director of Uniting Against Lung Cancer.

The experts said the stigma surrounding smoking habits attached to lung cancer, which is called as a disease that sought his own, has reduced public sympathy for patients and lead to lack of funding to research this disease.

"Research in lung cancer as a stepchild in the family of cancer because of the influence of stigma," said Holli Kawadler, a cancer researcher. He pointed out, funding for breast cancer research every year to reach 27,000 U.S. dollars, while for lung cancer only 1400 U.S. dollars.

Nevertheless, scientists slowly began to understand the causes of this cancer in nonsmokers. One fact is women non-smokers have a greater risk than men, which is two to one.

Although the exact cause is unclear, but, like a tumor in the breast, lung cancer aggressiveness is influenced by estrogen.

Chronic Lung Disease Often Mistaken Asthma

2011-12-31T20:19:00.000-08:00

Chronic lung disease often mistaken for asthma

During this time, most people still difficult to distinguish between asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) or also known as COPD.

This is according to Prof. Dr. Faisal Yoenoes SpP (K), from the Department of Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine Faculty of Medicine University of Indonesia (Faculty of medicine) is caused because the symptoms caused almost the same.

"Sometimes people confuse asthma and COPD. If asthma that typically occurs at a young age and worsened at night. If nighttime increasingly congested, more and more frequent asthma coughing it," he said during the show Socialization Public Discussion Non-Communicable Diseases, Monday, (15/08/2011) and then, in Jakarta.

While COPD is generally experienced at the age of about 45 years and no history of disease or illness in the family. The biggest risk factor for smoking and air pollution.

Early symptoms such as cough with phlegm in the morning to watch as a sign of COPD. Moreover, in people with COPD will experience shortness of breath during walking. Thus, if the person is running slower than people his age, there is the possibility of suffering from COPD.

"The symptoms, cough, shortness of breath, grew worse, so similar to asthma. During this time, people know only asthma alone. Better check your lung function obstruction what already exists or not. If you already have, then COPD," he said.

He also added, for the treatment of people with COPD are not much different with asthma. But the difference is, asthma may disappear with age, whereas COPD can not be cured completely and will continue to deteriorate with age.

Faisal added that so far no exact data on the number of COPD cases in Indonesia. In the near future, about September 2011, Faisal said, Balitbangkes Ministry of Health will conduct the survey together with the Faculty of Medicine to investigate cases of COPD.

"Then we'll know how much. The survey itself will we do for three months, hopefully at the end of the year we have a number of COPD in Indonesia," he explained.

To find out if someone is at risk of suffering from COPD or not, can be easily determined by taking into account Brinkman index. Someone said to be at risk of developing COPD if the index is above 200.

"The trick, the number of cigarettes per day multiplied by the average year. For example if the person smoking 10 cigarettes a day, then if the result is multiplied by 20 years of his 200. So when it's over, he had a risk of COPD, "he said.

Lung Disease Threatens Big City Residents

2011-12-31T20:09:00.000-08:00

Lung Disease Threatens Big City Residents - Besides the heart, lungs is one of the vital organs for human life. The lungs play an important role in the respiratory system. This organ exchange oxygen from air with carbon dioxide from the blood. Without lungs, you will be disturbed oxygen demand.

Not only that, there's more work the other lung. The lungs selecting and removing bad particles that enter through the respiratory tract, such as dust or chemicals from pollution.

Unfortunately, we often pay less attention lung health. In fact, lung health indicators disturbed quite easily seen. For example, difficulty breathing when walking quickly or frequently experience coughing. Smokers and people who often sleep late at night was not immune from the threat of decline in lung function.

In order for the health of our lungs to stay awake, Internal Medicine Specialist Hospital Mochtar Riady Comprehensive Cancer Centre (MRCCC) Siloam Hospitals, Jakarta, Martin Rumende advised us to check the condition of the lungs.

"So we know what happens in the lungs. Do not know-know you have been exposed to chronic diseases," said Martin.

Prepare contained breathing

Diseases that damage the health of your lungs is a disease that includes the category Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). Chronic lung disease is characterized by the presence of air flow resistance in the airways that is progressive non-reversible or partially reversible.

The cause of airflow obstruction in COPD are chronic bronchitis, emphysema, or a combination of both. Chronic Bronchitis is a respiratory disorder characterized by chronic cough with phlegm for at least three months in a year without the influence of other diseases.

While the anatomic pulmonary emphysema is characterized by dilation of distal airspaces and terminal bronchioles accompanied by alveolar wall destruction. Guidelines for Asthma Diagnosis and Treatment of Lung Association Physician Indonesia mention, often, people with chronic bronchitis showed signs of emphysema.

Not only that, tuberculosis or TB disease caused by mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria are also a threat. This disease is transmitted through saliva splashes when the patient coughs. There is also a pneumonia which is caused by infection of the lung tissue (parenchyma). Generally, the infection is caused by mycoplasma bacteria peneumoniae.

Lung cancer is the most frightening specter for the body. Therefore, based on medical data, including lung cancer cancer that causes many deaths worldwide, as well as cervical cancer in women.

It had been so, this cancer, as he entered the advanced stage, can grow and spread to other parts of the body. According Suhanto Kasmali, Head of Medical Services Mediros Hospital, Jakarta, lung disease is a serious threat for those who live in big cities with high pollution levels, such as Jakarta.

Therefore, everyone needs to prepare a tool that can protect the respiratory system, such as masks. In fact, the mask is obligatory for motorists as well as those working in the field of construction, such as painters, or a chemical factory workers. Well, did you care about your lungs?

Keep track of cancer in the brain - MRI

2011-12-18T17:24:00.000-08:00

Keep track of cancer in the brain - Ratings (staging) of cancer needs to be done to determine the type of treatment will be applied. In my case, of five of the most common cancer in the rating, already among the other four are known, the cell type, primary tumor location, size and number of primary tumor and spread to nearby lymph nodes. Just one thing that is not yet known metastasis or spread to other organs.

I think track cancer cells throughout the body more easily done with a PET Scan (Positron Emission Tomography Scan). In this way cancer cells baited charged radioisotopes that can be tracked using a special camera. With one scan of the cancer cells wherever it can be immediately traced. Unfortunately examination with PET scan cost is still very expensive, and time (year 2007) PET Scan not exist in Indonesia. Tracking cancer in my body starts with MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) to track the spread in the brain. It is said that for soft tissues such as brain, the use of MRI is more effective than CT scans.

Unlike the X-ray-based CT Scan, MRI uses magnets and radio waves, the way it works is too complex to be understood. Tools like CT scans, only longer so resembles a large tube with a bed in the middle.

Before the examination I had to fill out a form that contains several questions including whether the installation of metal had to undergo surgery such as bone connective pen, a pacemaker, clip etc.. I have to change clothes with the mantle that has been provided, leaving watches, belts, rings and wallet in a locker. Because this tool uses a powerful magnet, then objects made of metal can be sucked towards him. After the ears are covered head-phones and head-like device inserted into the cage, the officers left me lying alone in the tube.

Of head phones sounded soft instrumental songs. Shortly after the officer gave orders to keep me moving, sounding tubes started humming, growing louder and louder and even then overlaid also with clanking sound. I was afraid, lest the tool is broken and suddenly exploded. But apparently correct paramedic was familiar with these signs. I heard through head phones he told me to remain motionless, and explained that the voice which I heard a tumult was normal.

I think the examination was over when the noises began to subside, but apparently not. A paramedic entered the room and injected with fluid to make the image more contrast. Proses repeated. MRI examination is finished I returned to the ward, because it still needed some more checks.

Bone scan - Tracking cancer in the bone

2011-12-18T17:04:00.000-08:00

Bone scan - Tracking cancer in the bone | Tracking of cancer in the bones using the Bone Scan. This tool is part of the development of nuclear medicine. As far as I am in Jakarta only in four hospitals, including Pertamina Hospital Center, where I was referred for bone scanning performed. It seems to work similar to a bone scan PET Scan (Positron Emission Tomography Scan), in terms of detection of cellular metabolism. Difference if the PET Scan cancer cells fed glucose-charged radio-isotopes for metabolic activity (eating), on the radio isotope bone scan (tracer) is used to track metabolic activity of bone cells.

At a certain incident that resulted in damage to the bone, the bone cells will be busy divide to replace damaged cells. This activity makes bone cells absorb the tracer-laden foods are more than the cells of healthy bones. Tracer that emits radioactive signals is then to be monitored using a special camera (gamma camera). Which found high concentrations of tracer (hot spots), you can bet there are abnormalities of bone.

Cancer cells found in bone also will reveal a hot spot, because cancer cells divide faster and eat more than normal cells. Tracer that was caught on camera in order to actually comes from the bone, then the required time (3 hours) and plenty of water to dissolve the tracer in soft tissue. In soft tissue tracer is more soluble than in the bone. Although the activity of bone cells can also be caused by other things such as arthritis and various infections, but if it has previously found the existence of cancer cells such as my case, it should be suspected spread of cancer to bone.

The main tool bone scan consists of a pair of gamma cameras mounted on two arms of the movable track throughout the body. While other equipment in the form of a set of computers that will change the signal from a gamma camera images. Before the scan was performed, first radioactive substance is injected through a vein in the arm. In order to percolate into the bone takes about two and a half to three hours.

During that time I have a lot to drink so that radioactive substances are not needed immediately dissolve. Shortly before the scan is done I have to pee, so radioactive that collects in the bladder does not give the wrong picture. Scanning process begins by creating a pattern of following the trajectory of the gamma camera's curves, so that the camera came with a distance less than 5cm from the surface of the body. The scanning process lasts approximately 20 minutes.

After waiting for about 15 minutes, then the result can be seen that there are activities in which the ribs 8 and 9 (costae VIII and IX). In the ambulance that took me back to the hospital where treated, though had joked with the nurse who drove me, I feel sad that in fact the cancer had spread to my ribs. [cancer]

Excessive Perspiration | Lung Wet

2011-12-13T02:52:00.000-08:00

Excessive Perspiration | Lung Wet - Many people think a lot of sweat is healthy. In fact, the phrase is actually directed at those from sub-tropical countries, it was in winter and snow. So the phrase is not relevant for use in the tropics as in this country.

In fact, in tropical countries, without any exercise, the body is sweating. In case of sweaty bodies feels uncomfortable, can even lead to falling ill.
One of the diseases that may come as a result most of the sweat is pneumonia. Pneumonia or inflammation of the lungs or pneumonia is so popular, because it often appears as a complication of causes of death especially in patients with bird flu.

Pneumonia is also a trigger complications and causes of death from measles and influenza, especially in young children. The occurrence of pneumonia as a complication of other diseases and causes of these deaths can be prevented, if the body is not disturbed in performing one task importance. That is, the work is usually done the cells that line the inside of the respiratory tract. Each cell has about 200 cilia (a type of hair is very fine) and issued a watery liquid on its surface.

Cilia that move on a regular basis 10-20 times per second without stopping, fluid sweeping velocity of 1 cm per minute to the throat, and then unwittingly swallowed. Normally, dust, germs, smoke, and the like will be attached to the liquid, then wiped from the respiratory tract.

In addition, the liquid is also keeping your airway is always wet. Well, too much sweat, it will cause the liquid to become dry and sticky, so it can be streamed and clump together into phlegm, plus clogging the airways. Airway is blocked causing shortness of breath and coughing. Then, the proliferation of germs can cause bronchitis and pneumonia.

For short-term healing by diluting and removing phlegm and drug use, or commonly known as steam inhalation. There is a more rational and long-term, physiological and easily, namely by preventing excessive perspiration.

Drinking too much will be in vain if the room was still stuffy, because it will come out again through sweat. Understandably, the air is very humid tropical countries (many contain water vapor), so we are very easy to sweat. Water vapor coming out when exhaling reached 11 times more than the air that is inhaled when a breath.

So, in less ventilated room, the air will increasingly humid, CO2 increases and decreases oxygen, so the body becomes very weak, the disease was widespread. To overcome this, the room is not air-conditioned to be always open for fresh air from outside can enter. The fan is useless if there is no fresh air from outside into the room. Avoid cigarette smoke contains many monoxide that can not be cleaned by the air conditioner and beat the oxygen into blood cells.

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Tips to keep Healthy Heart

2011-07-22T10:47:00.000-07:00

Tips to keep Healthy Heart - In addition to knowing the heart-healthy foods, would also need to recognize other helpful tips related to healthy heart problem. Remember, the importance of recognizing risk factors that cause heart attacks, either our friends or our brothers.

Thus, maintaining the ability to avoid the risk of heart attack more vigilant. Here are some tips on maintaining a healthy heart.

1. Always keep a balance weight within normal limits. With a normal weight then power will be lighter pacemaker.

2. Do exercise regularly. Because the sport will train the pacemaker and blood circulation. At the time of exercise the blood circulation will run faster and will transport all the toxins in the body. Light running or walking for 30 minutes is done routinely every day (10 minutes done in a day) is very good for heart health. quick 10-minute walk three times a day can burn the same number of calories by exercising 30 minutes, but it also coud lowers bad LDL cholesterol and raise good HDL cholesterol levels.

3. Keep your cholesterol within normal limits. If you think you had high cholesterol, talk to your doctor.

4. Drinking fruit juice. All with 100% fruit juice contains the same heart-protective nutrients in vegetables, with the example of tomato juice 230ml vegetable serving equals 2. So if we rarely consume vegetables can be replaced by fruit juice, certainly more refreshing. But it would be better if you keep eating vegetables.

5. If we have less sleep at night, we can replace it with a 30-minute nap every day. Maybe it could be done during breaks to the work. Based on the results of a study, 30-minute nap each day can lower your risk of heart disease by 37% by lowering levels of stress hormones. If he did not have that much time, take a nap with a shorter time can still reduce the risk of heart disease about 12%.

6. General check-ups, check your health regularly, consult your health with a doctor, then health will be more secure.

7. Doing relaxation. This meant that the heart rate normally daily walk as usual.

Lung Cancer Diseases Prevention

2011-06-22T09:10:00.000-07:00

Lung Cancer Diseases Prevention - There is no sure way to prevent lung cancer, but you can reduce the risk if you:

1. No smoking. If you have never smoked, do not start. Talk with your kids not to smoke so they could understand how to avoid a major risk factor of lung cancer. Many smokers start smoking in their teens. Start a conversation about the dangers of smoking with your children early so they know how to react to peer pressure.

2. Stop smoking. Stop smoking now. Quitting smoking reduces the risk of lung cancer, even if you have smoked for many years. Consultation with your doctor about smoking cessation strategies and assistance that can help you quit. Options include nicotine replacement products, medication and support groups.

3. Avoid carcinogens in the workplace. Precautions to protect themselves from exposure to toxic chemicals in the workplace. Your company must notify you if you are exposed to hazardous chemicals in your workplace. Follow the precautions your boss. For example, if you are given a mask for protection, always wear it. Ask your doctor what else can you do to protect themselves in the workplace. Risk of lung damage from carcinogens is increased if you smoke.

4. Eating foods containing fruits and vegetables. Choose a healthy diet with a variety of fruits and vegetables. Food sources of vitamins and nutrients are best. Avoid taking large doses of vitamins in pill form, as they may be dangerous. For example, the researchers hope to reduce the risk of lung cancer in heavy smokers to give them beta carotene supplements. The results showed supplementation actually increased the risk of cancer in smokers.

5. Drinking alcohol in moderation, if you can, absolutely not drink it. Limit yourself to one drink a day if you're a woman or two drinks a day if you're a man. Any person age 65 or older should drink no more than one drink a day.

6. Avoid cigarette smoke. If you live or work with smokers, encourage him to stop. At the very least, ask him to smoke outside. Avoid areas where people smoke, such as bars and restaurants, and choose smoke-free area.

7. Your home radon test. Check the levels of radon in your home, especially if you live in an area where radon is known to be a problem. High radon levels can be improved to make your home safer. For information on radon testing, call the health department.

8. Exercise. Achieve at least 30 minutes of sports on every day of the week. Check with your doctor first if you have not exercised regularly. Start slowly, and continue to add more activity. Cycling, swimming and walking are good choices. Add to exercise throughout your day, through the park when she went to work and walk along the road or take the stairs instead of elevators.

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Lung Cancer Treatment

2011-06-19T19:15:00.000-07:00

Lung Cancer Treatment | Bronchial benign tumors are usually removed surgically because they can clog the bronchi and long may become malignant. Sometimes performed surgery on the cancer other than small cell carcinoma that has not spread. Approximately 10-35% of cancers can be removed surgically, but surgery does not always bring healing.

Approximately 25-40% of patients and isolated tumor grows slowly, has a life expectancy of up to 5 years after his illness was diagnosed. Patients should perform routine checks for lung cancer recurrence in 6-12% of patients who had undergone surgery.

In the Lung Cancer Treatment, before surgery, performed lung function tests to determine whether the remaining lung can still perform its functions well or not. If the result is ugly, it is not possible to do surgery.

Surgery is not necessary if:
a. The cancer has spread beyond the lung
b. Cancer is too close to the trachea
c. Patients have a serious condition (eg heart disease or lung weight).

In Lung Cancer Treatment, radiation therapy is performed on patients who can not undergo surgery because they have other serious illnesses. The purpose of radiation is to slow cancer growth, not for healing. Radiation therapy also can reduce muscle pain, superior vena cava syndrome and suppression of the spinal cord. But radiation therapy can cause inflammation of the lungs (pneumonitis due to radiation), with symptoms such as cough, shortness of breath and fever. These symptoms can be reduced by corticosteroids (eg prednisone).

At the time of diagnosis, small cell carcinoma is almost always spread to other body parts, making it impossible to do surgery. These cancers are treated with chemotherapy, sometimes radiation therapy disetai.

Patients with lung cancer who experienced a lot of lung function decline. To reduce respiratory disorders may be given oxygen therapy and drugs that dilate the airways (bronchodilators).

Read the previous post at diagnosis of lung cancer

Diagnosis of Lung Cancer

2011-06-19T01:14:00.000-07:00

Diagnosis of Lung Cancer - If some body have a permanent cough or the cough disease that more chronic or others lung cancer symptoms, So, this is have a possible to get the lung cancer. Sometimes the first direction like discovery of the shadow, the chest x-ray of someone who showed no symptoms. Chest X-rays can find most of lung tumors, although not all the shadows that look is a cancer

Usually performed microscopic examination of tissue samples, which are sometimes derived from patients with sputum (sputum cytology). To obtain the necessary network, performed bronchoscopy.

CT scans can show a small shadow that is not visible on chest x-rays and may reveal enlarged lymph nodes. To find the spread to the liver, adrenal gland or brain, a CT scan of the abdomen and brain.

The spread of cancer to bone could be seen through scanning bone. Bone marrow biopsy is sometimes done, because of small cell carcinoma tends to spread to the bone marrow

Classification (stage) of cancer based on:
1. Tumor size
2. Spread to lymph nodes nearby
3. Spread to other organs.
This stage is used to determine the type of treatment will be performed and the prediction of disease in patients.

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Know the Lung Cancer Symptoms

2011-06-17T18:04:00.000-07:00

Lung Cancer Symptoms | The symptoms of lung cancer depend to it's kind, location and the way of it's spread.

Common symptoms is persistent cough, Chronic bronchitis patients who suffer from lung cancer is often noticed that the cough is getting worse.

Sputum may contain blood.
If the cancer grows into the underlying blood vessels, can cause severe bleeding.

Cancer can cause wheezing sound, because the narrowing of the airways in or around the growth of cancer.

Bronchial obstruction can cause the collapse of the lungs which is a ramification of bronchus, the condition is called atelectasis

Another result is: pneumonia with symptoms such as cough, fever, chest pain and shortness of breath.

If the tumor grows into the chest wall, can cause persistent chest pain.

Lung cancer Symptoms that arise later is the loss of appetite, weight loss and weakness. Lung cancer often leads to accumulation of fluid around the lungs (pleural effusion), so that patients experiencing shortness of breath.

If the cancer spreads in the lungs, may develop severe shortness of breath, low blood oxygen levels and heart failure.

Cancer can grow into certain nerves in the neck, causing Horner's syndrome, which consists of:
- The closure of the eyelids
- A small pupil
- Sunken eyes
- Reduced perspiration on one side of the face.

Cancer in the top of the lungs can grow into the nerves to the arm so that the arm pain, numbness and weakness. Damage can also occur in the nerve cords so that people with a hoarse voice.

Cancer can grow directly into the esophagus, or growing near the throat and squeezed, resulting in swallowing disorders. Sometimes abnormal tract formed (fistula) between the esophagus and bronchi, causing severe coughing during swallowing process takes place, because food and liquid into the lungs.

Lung cancer may grow into the heart and causes:
- Abnormal heart rhythm
- Enlarged heart
- Accumulation of fluid in the pericardial sack.

Cancer also can grow around the superior vena cava. This causes blockage of venous blood flowing back upwards, ie into other veins of the upper part of the body:

- Vein in the chest wall will be enlarged
- Face, neck and upper chest wall (including breast) will swell up and appear purple.

This situation also causes shortness of breath, headache, visual disturbances, dizziness and drowsiness. Symptoms usually get worse if the patient bend forward or lie down.

Lung cancer can also spread through the bloodstream to the liver, brain, adrenal glands and bone. This can happen at an early stage, especially in small cell carcinoma. Symptoms of liver failure, confusion, seizures, and bone pain; that could arise before the occurrence of various disorders of the lung, so early diagnosis is difficult to enforce.

Some lung cancer cause effects at a distance from the lungs, such as metabolic disorders, nerve disorders and muscle disorders (paraneoplastic syndrome).
This syndrome is not related to the size and location of the cancer and does not necessarily indicate that the cancer has spread beyond the chest; syndrome is caused by the material released by cancer.

The symptoms can be an early sign of cancer or an early indication that the cancer had returned, after such treatment. One example of the paraneoplastic syndrome is the Eaton-Lambert syndrome, characterized by muscle weakness incredible. Another example is muscle weakness and pain due to inflammation (polymyositis), which may be accompanied by inflammation of the skin (dermatomyositis).

Some lung cancer or hormone releasing hormone-like material, resulting in high levels of hormones that. Small cell carcinoma producing corticotropin (causing Cushing's syndrome) or antidiuretic hormone (causing fluid retention and low sodium levels in the blood). Formation of excessive hormones can also cause carcinoid syndrome, namely in the form of redness, wheezing breath sounds, diarrhea and heart valve abnormalities. Squamous cell carcinoma releasing hormone-like material that causes very high blood calcium levels.

Other hormonal syndromes associated with lung cancer are:
- Breast enlargement in men (gynecomastia)
- Excess thyroid hormone (hyperthyroidism)
- Skin changes (skin in the armpit become darker).
Lung cancer can also cause changes in the form of fingers and toes jkaki and changes at the end of long bones, which can be seen on x-rays.

For others lung cancer symptoms, you can access in lung cancer symptoms

Causes of Lung Cancer | Asbestos Cancer

2011-06-17T00:50:00.000-07:00

Causes of Lung Cancer - Smoking is a major cause of about 90% of cases of lung cancer in men and about 70% in women. The more cigarettes smoked, the greater the risk for lung cancer.

Only a small proportion of lung cancer (about 10% -15% in men and 5% in women) caused by or inhaled substances encountered at work. Working with asbestos, radiation, arsenic, chromate, nickel, chloromethyl ethers, mustard gas and coke oven emissions can cause lung cancer, although usually only occurs in workers who also smoked.

The role of air pollution as a cause of lung cancer is still unclear.
Some cases occur because of exposure by radon gas in the household.

Sometimes, lung cancer (particularly adenocarcinoma and alveolar cell carcinoma) occurred in people who already have lung scarring due to other lung diseases, such as tuberculosis and fibrosis.

What is Lung Cancer | Types of Lung Cancer

2011-06-16T03:41:00.000-07:00

What is Lung Cancer - Most lung cancers originate from cells in the lungs, but lung cancer can also originate from cancer in other body parts that spread to the lungs.

Lung cancer is the most common cancer in both men and women.
Lung cancer is also the leading cause of cancer deaths.

Types of Lung Cancer

More than 90% of lung cancers originated from the bronchi (large airways into the lungs), cancer is called carcinoma bronkogenik, which consists of:
1. Squamous cell carcinoma
2. Small cell carcinoma or squamous cell wheat
3. Large cell carcinoma
4. Adenocarcinoma.

Alveolar cell carcinoma derived from air pockets (alveoli) in the lungs. This cancer can be a single growth, but often strike more than one area in the lungs.

Lung tumors are less common are:
1. Adenoma (can be malignant or benign)
2. Kondromatous hamartoma (benign)
3. Sarcoma (malignant)

Lymphoma is a cancer of the lymph system, which can be derived from the lung or is spread from another organ. Many cancers that originate from elsewhere to spread to the lungs. This cancer usually comes from the breast, colon, prostate, kidney, thyroid, stomach, cervix, rectum, testicles, bones and skin.

New Drug for Lung Cancer

2011-06-16T03:17:00.000-07:00

Treatment for Lung Cancer - Two new treatments have been developed to prolong the lives of several patients suffering from advanced lung cancer. The discovery of the health sector was announced on Saturday (5/6). American Oncologist (ASCO)said that the first treatment involves an experimental drug called crizotinib can shrink tumors in the majority of lung cancer patients with certain gene variants.

Crizotinib, made by Pfizer Inc., proved to be effective in prolonging survival for most patients who took part in a single stage treatment. The patients who had successfully treat "non-small lung cancer cell" with a specific mutation ALK gene, which makes cancer gene fused with another gene. The patients treated in the study average for six months, and more than 90 percent of patients saw their tumors shrink in size. Then, 72 percent of the patients freedom of action, six months after treatment.

Second treatment were: two regimens of chemotherapy, which is useful for elderly patients. The patients represent the majority of people worldwide are affected by lung cancer. Maintenance phase of the third trial, involved 451 patients with non-small lung cancer cell aged 70-89. It also shows the results of which survive well in the group taking the combination therapy.

In this experiment, participants were randomly selected to get one of the chemotherapeutic agent gemcitabine (Gemzar) or vinorelbine (Navelbine), or to receive carboplatin and paclitaxel (Taxol).

Lung Cancer Care to Stay Healthy

2011-06-14T02:07:00.000-07:00

Lung Cancer Care - Having a healthy lung is everyone's dream, for it is the lungs must be kept healthy and strong.

"The lungs are organs of long-lasting as long as he was not attacked from outside, and cared for," says Norman H. Edelman, MD as chief medical officer of the American Lung Association (ALA), as quoted by Health.com, on Friday (20/5/2011).

But unfortunately many people who do not realize this, so without realizing some of his habits can actually damage the lungs.

Here are tips you can do to keep lungs to stay healthy and strong among others:
1. Doing sports

2. Do not smoke of any kind

3. Keeping the air clean

4. Eating the right foods

5. Using protective equipment when working

6. Using safe products

Some household products sometimes remove particles or gases that are harmful to the lungs. Try to avoid oil based products, products that release volatile organic compounds (volatile organic compounds/VOCs), avoid the use of ammonia and read the label carefully.

7. Improving indoor air

The air in the room also can affect lung health, such as the carpet is not clean, air freshener with hazardous chemicals, excessive use of candles or the workmanship of the building. To that provide good ventilation for the room and reduce the resources that affect the lungs.

Lung Cancer Can Predicted Through Foot Thumb Nail

2011-06-14T01:35:00.000-07:00

Lung cancer at some people can be predicted through foot thumb nail. It's because the nicotine level in body can found at foot thumb. The research that done by experts in San Diego University, California, said Nail with higher nicotine have potential 3,5 higher of Lung Cancer then nail with low nicotine level.

The study, published in the American Journal of Epidemiology has also mentioned that the big toe nail is not only predict the risk of lung cancer in smokers, but also to people who do not smoke. That is, the risk of passive smoking could be measured.

The researchers asked 850 men on a regular basis, collecting pieces of their toe nails. The research was initiated in 1987 and lasted for 12 years. The results of their analysis predict that the person with the highest toenail nicotine levels 3.5 times higher risk of lung cancer 12 years later. (Tribunnews)

Tip Lung Health Maintaining

2011-06-13T20:04:00.000-07:00

Tip Lung Health Maintaining - Your lungs can take a lot of punishment from the air you breathe and an unhealthy lifestyle. The American Lung Association offers these suggestions to help improve lung health:

Here is a short way to maintain lung health:

1. Avoid smoking or exposure to secondhand smoke.
2. Limit exposure to airborne pollutants, including chemicals and smoke.
3. Minimize the risk of respiratory tract infections. Keep hands clean and get a vaccination to protect against diseases such as flu and pneumonia.
4. Conduct regular medical checkups to help detect lung problems from the beginning.

Staging of Lung Cancer

2011-06-13T00:55:00.000-07:00

Staging of Lung Cancer can be divided into two, namely the development of Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) and Non small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) development.

Staging of Lung Cancer (small cell lung cancer)

1. Limited stage, cancer is found only on one part of the lung and the surrounding tissue.

2. Extensive stage, the cancer is found in breast tissue outside the lungs where it came from. Or the cancer is found in the organs of the body that far.

Development Stage NSCLC (nonsmall cell lung cancer

1. Occult stage is the stage of the discovery of cancer cells in the sputum (sputum) of patients in the water samples during bronchoscopy, but no visible tumor in the lung.

2. Stage 0 is the discovery stage of the cancer cells only in the innermost lining of the lungs and are not invasive.

3. Stage I is the stage of cancer that is found only in the lung and has not spread to nearby lymph nodes.

4. Stage II is the stage of cancers found in the lungs and lymph nodes nearby.

5. Stage III is the stage of cancer that has spread to surrounding areas, such as chest wall, diaphragm, large vessels or lymph nodes on the same side or opposite sides of the tumor.

6. Stage IV is the stage of cancer found in more than one lobe of the lung are the same, or in other lungs. Cancer cells have spread also to other organs, such as the brain, adrenal gland, liver, and bone.

Best Lung Cancer Treatment | Treatment with Herbs

2011-06-13T00:33:00.000-07:00

Best Lung Cancer Treatment - Cancer is now no longer deadly. The cancer patients in Indonesia can have a longer life expectancy with the discovery of plants 'rodent tuber' as a medicinal plant that can stop and treat various cancers, and various other chronic diseases. Kind of taro plants with maximum height of 25 to 30 cm, only grows in the bush that is not exposed to direct sunlight. "This plant is commonly found in Java," said Drs.Patoppoi Pasau, the first person who found the plant in Indonesia. Medicinal plants have been studied since 1999 by Prof. Dr. Chris KHTeo, Dip Agric (M), BSc Agric (Hons) (M), MS, PhD from Universiti Sains Malaysia and also the founder of Cancer Care Penang, Malaysia. Cancer treatment institutions established in 1995 that has helped thousands of patients from Malaysia, America, Britain, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, and various countries in the world.

According to the doctor, if his colleagues learned that he was on treatment alternatives, they will give the title as the physician-healer. "This is an open gap between conventional and modern medicine," said the doctor.

Many interesting things happened Boni for receiving and providing assistance to various patients. There's even a heavy addict putaw, and shabu-shabu in Surabaya, which in turn addicts are getting lung cancer. After receiving the verdict of lung cancer stage III, the patient was taking pills and teas from the Cancer Care.

The result is quite surprising, as it turns out the drug to remove toxic drugs from the patient's blood circulation, and overcome the dependence on these drugs. "But, if the addict is able to neutralize the poison with taro rat, she should not do drugs anymore, because surely there will be resistance. So do not like kebo, after wallowing bath again, "Boni said, laughing.

Also there is the experience of patients who roared in pain due to cancer gnawing attack, because the painkillers are not working anymore. After the rats were given drinking juice taro, a moment later the patient is calm and no longer feel pain.

According to data from Cancer Care Malaysia, various diseases have been cured are a variety of serious illnesses such as cancer and breast cancer, lung, colon-rectum, liver, prostate, kidney, cervix, throat, bone, brain, spleen, leukemia, bile , pancreas, and hepatitis