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Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, Adult Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, ChildhoodAcute Myeloid Leukemia, AdultAcute Myeloid Leukemia, ChildhoodAdrenocortical Carcinoma Adrenocortical Carcinoma, ChildhoodAIDS-Related CancersAIDS-Related LymphomaAnal CancerAppendix CancerAstrocytoma, Childhood CerebellarAstrocytoma, Childhood CerebralAtypical Teratoid/Rhabdoid Tumor, Childhood, Central Nervous System
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Basal Cell Carcinoma, see Skin Cancer (Nonmelanoma)Bile Duct Cancer, ExtrahepaticBladder CancerBladder Cancer, ChildhoodBone Cancer, Osteosarcoma and Malignant Fibrous HistiocytomaBrain Stem Glioma, ChildhoodBrain Tumor, AdultBrain Tumor, Brain Stem Glioma, ChildhoodBrain Tumor, Central Nervous System Atypical Teratoid/Rhabdoid Tumor, ChildhoodBrain Tumor, Central Nervous System Embryonal Tumors, Childhood (See What Are Childhood Central Nervous System Embryonal Tumors?)Brain Tumor, Cerebellar Astrocytoma, ChildhoodBrain Tumor, Cerebral Astrocytoma/Malignant Glioma, ChildhoodBrain Tumor, Craniopharyngioma, ChildhoodBrain Tumor, Ependymoblastoma, Childhood (See What Are Childhood Central Nervous System Embryonal Tumors?)Brain Tumor, Ependymoma, ChildhoodBrain Tumor, Medulloblastoma, ChildhoodBrain Tumor, Medulloepithelioma, Childhood (See What Are Childhood Central Nervous System Embryonal Tumors?)Brain Tumor, Pineal Parenchymal Tumors of Intermediate Differentiation, Childhood (See What Are Childhood Central Nervous System Embryonal Tumors?)Brain Tumor, Supratentorial Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumors and Pineoblastoma, ChildhoodBrain Tumor, Visual Pathway and Hypothalamic Glioma, ChildhoodBrain and Spinal Cord Tumors, Childhood (Other)Breast Cancer Breast Cancer and Pregnancy Breast Cancer, ChildhoodBreast Cancer, MaleBronchial Tumors, ChildhoodBurkitt Lymphoma
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Carcinoid Tumor, ChildhoodCarcinoid Tumor,GastrointestinalCarcinoma of Unknown PrimaryCentral Nervous System Atypical Teratoid/Rhabdoid Tumor, ChildhoodCentral Nervous System Embryonal Tumors, Childhood (See What Are Childhood Central Nervous System Embryonal Tumors?)Central Nervous System Lymphoma, PrimaryCerebellar Astrocytoma, ChildhoodCerebral Astrocytoma/Malignant Glioma, ChildhoodCervical CancerCervical Cancer, ChildhoodChildhood CancersChordoma, ChildhoodChronic Lymphocytic LeukemiaChronic Myelogenous LeukemiaChronic Myeloproliferative DisordersColon CancerColorectal Cancer, ChildhoodCraniopharyngioma, ChildhoodCutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma, see Mycosis Fungoides and Sézary Syndrome
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Embryonal Tumors, Central Nervous System, Childhood (See What Are Childhood Central Nervous System Embryonal Tumors?)Endometrial CancerEpendymoblastoma, Childhood (See What Are Childhood Central Nervous System Embryonal Tumors?)Ependymoma, ChildhoodEsophageal CancerEsophageal Cancer, ChildhoodEwing Family of TumorsExtracranial Germ Cell Tumor, ChildhoodExtragonadal Germ Cell TumorExtrahepatic Bile Duct CancerEye Cancer, Intraocular MelanomaEye Cancer, Retinoblastoma
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Gallbladder CancerGastric (Stomach) CancerGastric (Stomach) Cancer, ChildhoodGastrointestinal Carcinoid TumorGastrointestinal Stromal Tumor (GIST)Gastrointestinal Stromal Cell Tumor, ChildhoodGerm Cell Tumor, Extracranial, ChildhoodGerm Cell Tumor, ExtragonadalGerm Cell Tumor, OvarianGestational Trophoblastic TumorGlioma, AdultGlioma, Childhood Brain StemGlioma, Childhood Cerebral AstrocytomaGlioma, Childhood Visual Pathway and Hypothalamic
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Hairy Cell LeukemiaHead and Neck CancerHepatocellular (Liver) Cancer, Adult (Primary)Hepatocellular (Liver) Cancer, Childhood (Primary)Hodgkin Lymphoma, AdultHodgkin Lymphoma, ChildhoodHypopharyngeal CancerHypothalamic and Visual Pathway Glioma, Childhood
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Intraocular MelanomaIslet Cell Tumors (Endocrine Pancreas)
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Kaposi SarcomaKidney (Renal Cell) CancerKidney Cancer, Childhood
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Laryngeal CancerLaryngeal Cancer, ChildhoodLeukemia, Acute Lymphoblastic, AdultLeukemia, Acute Lymphoblastic, ChildhoodLeukemia, Acute Myeloid, AdultLeukemia, Acute Myeloid, ChildhoodLeukemia, Chronic LymphocyticLeukemia, Chronic MyelogenousLeukemia, Hairy CellLip and Oral Cavity CancerLiver Cancer, Adult (Primary)Liver Cancer, Childhood (Primary)Lung Cancer, Non-Small CellLung Cancer, Small CellLymphoma, AIDS-RelatedLymphoma, BurkittLymphoma, Cutaneous T-Cell, see Mycosis Fungoides and Sézary SyndromeLymphoma, Hodgkin, AdultLymphoma, Hodgkin, ChildhoodLymphoma, Non-Hodgkin, AdultLymphoma, Non-Hodgkin, ChildhoodLymphoma, Primary Central Nervous System
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Macroglobulinemia, WaldenströmMalignant Fibrous Histiocytoma of Bone and OsteosarcomaMedulloblastoma, ChildhoodMedulloepithelioma, Childhood (See What Are Childhood Central Nervous System Embryonal Tumors?)MelanomaMelanoma, Intraocular (Eye)Merkel Cell CarcinomaMesothelioma, Adult MalignantMesothelioma, ChildhoodMetastatic Squamous Neck Cancer with Occult PrimaryMouth CancerMultiple Endocrine Neoplasia Syndrome, ChildhoodMultiple Myeloma/Plasma Cell NeoplasmMycosis FungoidesMyelodysplastic SyndromesMyelodysplastic/Myeloproliferative DiseasesMyelogenous Leukemia, ChronicMyeloid Leukemia, Adult AcuteMyeloid Leukemia, Childhood AcuteMyeloma, MultipleMyeloproliferative Disorders, Chronic
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Nasal Cavity and Paranasal Sinus CancerNasopharyngeal CancerNasopharyngeal Cancer, ChildhoodNeuroblastomaNon-Hodgkin Lymphoma, AdultNon-Hodgkin Lymphoma, ChildhoodNon-Small Cell Lung Cancer
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Oral Cancer, ChildhoodOral Cavity Cancer, Lip andOropharyngeal CancerOsteosarcoma and Malignant Fibrous Histiocytoma of BoneOvarian Cancer, ChildhoodOvarian Epithelial CancerOvarian Germ Cell TumorOvarian Low Malignant Potential Tumor
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Pancreatic CancerPancreatic Cancer, ChildhoodPancreatic Cancer, Islet Cell TumorsPapillomatosis, ChildhoodParanasal Sinus and Nasal Cavity CancerParathyroid CancerPenile CancerPharyngeal CancerPheochromocytomaPineal Parenchymal Tumors of Intermediate Differentiation, Childhood (See What Are Childhood Central Nervous System Embryonal Tumors?)Pineoblastoma and Supratentorial Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumors, ChildhoodPituitary TumorPlasma Cell Neoplasm/Multiple MyelomaPleuropulmonary BlastomaPregnancy and Breast CancerPrimary Central Nervous System LymphomaProstate Cancer
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Rectal CancerRenal Cell (Kidney) CancerRenal Cell (Kidney) Cancer, ChildhoodRenal Pelvis and Ureter, Transitional Cell CancerRespiratory Tract Carcinoma Involving the NUT Gene on Chromosome 15RetinoblastomaRhabdomyosarcoma, Childhood
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Salivary Gland CancerSalivary Gland Cancer, ChildhoodSarcoma, Ewing Family of TumorsSarcoma, KaposiSarcoma, Soft Tissue, AdultSarcoma, Soft Tissue, ChildhoodSarcoma, UterineSézary SyndromeSkin Cancer (Nonmelanoma)Skin Cancer, ChildhoodSkin Cancer (Melanoma)Skin Carcinoma, Merkel CellSmall Cell Lung CancerSmall Intestine CancerSoft Tissue Sarcoma, AdultSoft Tissue Sarcoma, ChildhoodSquamous Cell Carcinoma, see Skin Cancer (Nonmelanoma)Squamous Neck Cancer with Occult Primary, MetastaticStomach (Gastric) CancerStomach (Gastric) Cancer, ChildhoodSupratentorial Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumors, Childhood
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T-Cell Lymphoma, Cutaneous, see Mycosis Fungoides and Sézary SyndromeTesticular CancerThroat CancerThymoma and Thymic CarcinomaThymoma and Thymic Carcinoma, ChildhoodThyroid CancerThyroid Cancer, ChildhoodTransitional Cell Cancer of the Renal Pelvis and UreterTrophoblastic Tumor, Gestational
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Unknown Primary Site, Carcinoma of, AdultUnknown Primary Site, Cancer of, ChildhoodUnusual Cancers of ChildhoodUreter and Renal Pelvis, Transitional Cell CancerUrethral CancerUterine Cancer, EndometrialUterine Sarcoma
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Vaginal CancerVaginal Cancer, ChildhoodVisual Pathway and Hypothalamic Glioma, ChildhoodVulvar Cancer
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Waldenström MacroglobulinemiaWilms TumorWomen's Cancers
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Holistic Medicines To Treat Cancer | thymus cancer | breast cancer husband
What is cancer?
Cancer is a group of diseases characterized by the growth of abnormal cells that divide uncontrollably, and destroy body tissue. Cancer can spread throughout your body. Sometimes, however, normal cells lose the ability to direct and to limit their growth. They divide and grow without any order and form excess cells which we call tumors.
Is cancer an epidemic?Cancer is the second leading cause of death in the United States. Half of all men and one third of all women in the United States will develop cancer during their lifetimes. Today, millions of people are living with cancer or at risk of developing the disease. The dramatic increase in cancer incidence is of great concern to anyone who has looked at the statistics. For instance, In 1996 more Americans died of cancer than died in World War II, the Korean War and Vietnam combined, with 550,000 Americans dying of cancer. In 2002, 1.25 million Americans will was diagnosed with cancer. Someone dies of cancer every single minute. Cancer today has become pandemic throughout the world, and whatever the conventional therapy propaganda machines keep telling us, the "war on cancer" being waged by the medical establishment and the drugs companies is unquestionably being lost.
In the U.S, billions of dollars has been spent on cancer research and the only result has been a frustrated citizenry and a sharp increase in the number of deaths from cancer and conventional cancer treatments that is evasive, toxic and extremely unpleasant. This increase in cancer incidence has been 1% every year, which means the cancer incidence in the population of the world, has increased by 40% since 1955!
What are the conventional therapies?In the first instance, the oncologist will test the patient to determine what stage the cancer has spread from the starting point. There are usually 4 stages of cancer. Once the oncologist has identified the stage the cancer is at, they can plan to use the approved treatment for the particular cancer.
In The US, there are three legal ways to treat cancer-surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy. In other words, they either carve the cancer out, burn it or poison it. Conventional medicine is very rigid in its control of how cancer is treated. This sounds pretty crude but unfortunately, these are the only approved conventional treatments for cancer!
It is a shame that despite the multi billions spent conventional cancer treatment has made no substantial improvement in cancer cures in the past several decades.
What are the Holistic medicine alternatives?Cancer tumors can spread rapidly and threaten life; the treatments therefore used against this powerful disease must equally be powerful. The methods must be safe for the patient but effective in killing cancer cells. Using conventional treatment, It is rarely possible to limit the effects of cancer treatment so that only cancer cells are destroyed. Normal, healthy cells are usually damaged at the same time. For this reason, cancer patients receiving traditional treatments must suffer through a variety of unpleasant and often extremely painful side-effects. The fact also remains that these traditional methods not effective in dealing with cancer on the long term. As a result more and more people are turning to alternative, natural, holistic answers to this health challenge. Some of the therapies used to effectively treat cancer are:
ZeoliteThis is a powerful mineral substance with the ability to kill cancer cells within days! They are powerful detoxifiers and improve the alkalinity of your body and activate the P21 gene which tells a cancer cell to die, and because they can literally destroy the nucleus of cancerous cells. Liquid zeolite is a MUST for detox.
Oxygen therapy:Oxygen therapy is a form of holistic treatment based upon the premise that all harmful bacteria, viruses, germs and fungi (e.g. flu, colds, AIDs, candida albicans and cancerous cells) are anaerobic. In otherwords they cannot thrive in high oxygen environments. Thus, to maintain good health and vitality, the human body requires a rich supply of oxygen. This therapy is based on the work of Dr Otto Warburg, twice Nobel laureate.
Bio magnetic therapy:Bio-magnetic therapy is simple and natural and its application is similar to acupuncture. It has brought health benefits to people around the world. Today there is a booming interest in the use of magnets to control pain. Some holistic medical practitioners believe that magnetic energy can help to reorient the polarity of the cancer cell and help induce differentiation which would make the cell non-cancerous.
Nutritional therapy
Nutritional therapy is a holistic medicine, using food, juicing and supplements to encourage the body’s natural healing. It does this by: Detoxifying the body, correcting nutritional deficiencies, creating an appropriate PH Level and help develop a positive mental attitude. There are thousands of research articles which clearly link the lack of nutritional components to the occurrence of cancer. Thus the optimal intake of nutrients can help reverse cancer. Some of the nutrients studies have shown in that help fight cancer and other degenerative diseases are vitamins A, C, D and E, bioflavonoids and Co Q-10. Other reports indicate great benefit from the usage of selenium, germanium and other trace minerals to control cancer.
Thymus therapy: The thymus, a gland in the chest that shrinks as one grows older, has been recognized as the seat of the immune system. The thymus produces various hormone-like substances that influence the maturation and growth of T-cells which are crucial in the body’s defense against cancer and AIDS. whole thymus extract plus a number of specific extracts; such as, thymosin and thymopoietin, have been used to build up the immune system to an incredible extent to defend us against cancer and assist in treating almost any disease.
These therapies are utilized in a hospital in Mexico that has been treating various types of cancer for two decades with the one of the highest cancer treatment rate in the world.
It it best in addition to the above therapies to undergo therapies that can help combat this deadly disease.
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Bolaji_Alli
Cancer is a group of diseases characterized by the growth of abnormal cells that divide uncontrollably, and destroy body tissue. Cancer can spread throughout your body. Sometimes, however, normal cells lose the ability to direct and to limit their growth. They divide and grow without any order and form excess cells which we call tumors.
Is cancer an epidemic?Cancer is the second leading cause of death in the United States. Half of all men and one third of all women in the United States will develop cancer during their lifetimes. Today, millions of people are living with cancer or at risk of developing the disease. The dramatic increase in cancer incidence is of great concern to anyone who has looked at the statistics. For instance, In 1996 more Americans died of cancer than died in World War II, the Korean War and Vietnam combined, with 550,000 Americans dying of cancer. In 2002, 1.25 million Americans will was diagnosed with cancer. Someone dies of cancer every single minute. Cancer today has become pandemic throughout the world, and whatever the conventional therapy propaganda machines keep telling us, the "war on cancer" being waged by the medical establishment and the drugs companies is unquestionably being lost.
In the U.S, billions of dollars has been spent on cancer research and the only result has been a frustrated citizenry and a sharp increase in the number of deaths from cancer and conventional cancer treatments that is evasive, toxic and extremely unpleasant. This increase in cancer incidence has been 1% every year, which means the cancer incidence in the population of the world, has increased by 40% since 1955!
What are the conventional therapies?In the first instance, the oncologist will test the patient to determine what stage the cancer has spread from the starting point. There are usually 4 stages of cancer. Once the oncologist has identified the stage the cancer is at, they can plan to use the approved treatment for the particular cancer.
In The US, there are three legal ways to treat cancer-surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy. In other words, they either carve the cancer out, burn it or poison it. Conventional medicine is very rigid in its control of how cancer is treated. This sounds pretty crude but unfortunately, these are the only approved conventional treatments for cancer!
It is a shame that despite the multi billions spent conventional cancer treatment has made no substantial improvement in cancer cures in the past several decades.
What are the Holistic medicine alternatives?Cancer tumors can spread rapidly and threaten life; the treatments therefore used against this powerful disease must equally be powerful. The methods must be safe for the patient but effective in killing cancer cells. Using conventional treatment, It is rarely possible to limit the effects of cancer treatment so that only cancer cells are destroyed. Normal, healthy cells are usually damaged at the same time. For this reason, cancer patients receiving traditional treatments must suffer through a variety of unpleasant and often extremely painful side-effects. The fact also remains that these traditional methods not effective in dealing with cancer on the long term. As a result more and more people are turning to alternative, natural, holistic answers to this health challenge. Some of the therapies used to effectively treat cancer are:
ZeoliteThis is a powerful mineral substance with the ability to kill cancer cells within days! They are powerful detoxifiers and improve the alkalinity of your body and activate the P21 gene which tells a cancer cell to die, and because they can literally destroy the nucleus of cancerous cells. Liquid zeolite is a MUST for detox.
Oxygen therapy:Oxygen therapy is a form of holistic treatment based upon the premise that all harmful bacteria, viruses, germs and fungi (e.g. flu, colds, AIDs, candida albicans and cancerous cells) are anaerobic. In otherwords they cannot thrive in high oxygen environments. Thus, to maintain good health and vitality, the human body requires a rich supply of oxygen. This therapy is based on the work of Dr Otto Warburg, twice Nobel laureate.
Bio magnetic therapy:Bio-magnetic therapy is simple and natural and its application is similar to acupuncture. It has brought health benefits to people around the world. Today there is a booming interest in the use of magnets to control pain. Some holistic medical practitioners believe that magnetic energy can help to reorient the polarity of the cancer cell and help induce differentiation which would make the cell non-cancerous.
Nutritional therapy
Nutritional therapy is a holistic medicine, using food, juicing and supplements to encourage the body’s natural healing. It does this by: Detoxifying the body, correcting nutritional deficiencies, creating an appropriate PH Level and help develop a positive mental attitude. There are thousands of research articles which clearly link the lack of nutritional components to the occurrence of cancer. Thus the optimal intake of nutrients can help reverse cancer. Some of the nutrients studies have shown in that help fight cancer and other degenerative diseases are vitamins A, C, D and E, bioflavonoids and Co Q-10. Other reports indicate great benefit from the usage of selenium, germanium and other trace minerals to control cancer.
Thymus therapy: The thymus, a gland in the chest that shrinks as one grows older, has been recognized as the seat of the immune system. The thymus produces various hormone-like substances that influence the maturation and growth of T-cells which are crucial in the body’s defense against cancer and AIDS. whole thymus extract plus a number of specific extracts; such as, thymosin and thymopoietin, have been used to build up the immune system to an incredible extent to defend us against cancer and assist in treating almost any disease.
These therapies are utilized in a hospital in Mexico that has been treating various types of cancer for two decades with the one of the highest cancer treatment rate in the world.
It it best in addition to the above therapies to undergo therapies that can help combat this deadly disease.
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Bolaji_Alli
Laryngeal Cancer and Asbestos- Does Asbestos Exposure Lead to Laryngeal Cancer? | breast cancer husband
A very rare disease, laryngeal cancer or cancer of the larynx is believed to have been caused by exposure to asbestos. However, recent medical literature suggests that asbestos exposure is a possible risk factor but no substantial data that can prove the exact relation of asbestos with laryngeal cancer. But this still does not change the fact that in the future, certain data could establish the possibility that asbestos could really lead to laryngeal cancer.
There are a number of asbestos-related diseases that might develop once an individual is exposed sufficiently to high degrees of asbestos fiber. This is because exposure to asbestos works on the dosage-response principle where only a certain quantity must be met before one's health reaches the hazard point. Otherwise, the person is safe, at least for a while. But continuous exposure even to low levels of asbestos fiber might still end up developing diseases.
The latency period of most asbestos cancer, including laryngeal cancer, is somewhere between 20 to 50 years. The minimum length of time is 5 years. So this means that symptoms of laryngeal cancer or any cancer, will only surface after several years of the first infliction. This is the main reason why most patients of asbestos-related cancers are not aware of their diseases in the early stages of it.
Everyone who has close contact with asbestos may possibly inhale asbestos fiber. But those who are most exposed will likely develop diseases faster. However, exposure alone is not reason enough for a person to contract a disease. As we have earlier said, one should be exposed to a relatively high level of asbestos fiber before his or her body begins to react. With continuous exposure one's at a greater risk of being ill 20 to 50 years ahead. Even families of the person who were directly in contact with asbestos fiber might suffer from risk factors.
Laryngeal cancer begins from the infection of the larynx. This is the passageway of both air and food during breathing and swallowing. Anyone who is exposed to asbestos-filled air runs the risk of taking in asbestos fiber which might be trapped in the larynx and the succeeding passages of the air or the food. Unfortunately, there is no way to remove the asbestos fiber from the body of the victim once it has entered.
Asbestos kills some thousands of people every year. Most of these have worked in mines, shipyards, factories, and construction sites and many come from people who have family embers working in these industries. Every year, however, there are around 10,000 people diagnosed with laryngeal cancer and almost half of them die due to the cancer. Because laryngeal cancer and asbestos are considered as occupational diseases, men are likely to develop the disease more than women since nearly all occupations using asbestos are dominated by men.
The average age of individuals diagnosed with laryngeal cancer is somewhere around 50 years old to 70 years old and above. This further establishes the relationship between asbestos and laryngeal cancer since both require nearly the same period of latency. Period of latency is the length of time for the full maturation of the disease. Also, it has been noted that asbestos can also increase the risk of developing lung cancer alongside the more dominating ill effects of smoking.
Further, other asbestos diseases and larynx cancer have the same symptoms such as hoarseness of the voice, lumps in the affected areas due to tumors, observed development of cancerous cells, ear pain, difficulty of swallowing and breathing, persistent coughing and sore throat.
Several treatment options for laryngeal cancer and asbestos are chemotherapy for more aggravated diseases, radiation therapy that removes immature cancer cells and small tumors, surgery for both small and large tumors, combination of CAMS or Complementary and Alternative Medicines, and life modification practices.
To know more of your options for treatment it is wisest to seek more comprehensive medical advice. Seek a specialist in asbestos or laryngeal cancer to know more about your disease.
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Nathalie_Fiset
There are a number of asbestos-related diseases that might develop once an individual is exposed sufficiently to high degrees of asbestos fiber. This is because exposure to asbestos works on the dosage-response principle where only a certain quantity must be met before one's health reaches the hazard point. Otherwise, the person is safe, at least for a while. But continuous exposure even to low levels of asbestos fiber might still end up developing diseases.
The latency period of most asbestos cancer, including laryngeal cancer, is somewhere between 20 to 50 years. The minimum length of time is 5 years. So this means that symptoms of laryngeal cancer or any cancer, will only surface after several years of the first infliction. This is the main reason why most patients of asbestos-related cancers are not aware of their diseases in the early stages of it.
Everyone who has close contact with asbestos may possibly inhale asbestos fiber. But those who are most exposed will likely develop diseases faster. However, exposure alone is not reason enough for a person to contract a disease. As we have earlier said, one should be exposed to a relatively high level of asbestos fiber before his or her body begins to react. With continuous exposure one's at a greater risk of being ill 20 to 50 years ahead. Even families of the person who were directly in contact with asbestos fiber might suffer from risk factors.
Laryngeal cancer begins from the infection of the larynx. This is the passageway of both air and food during breathing and swallowing. Anyone who is exposed to asbestos-filled air runs the risk of taking in asbestos fiber which might be trapped in the larynx and the succeeding passages of the air or the food. Unfortunately, there is no way to remove the asbestos fiber from the body of the victim once it has entered.
Asbestos kills some thousands of people every year. Most of these have worked in mines, shipyards, factories, and construction sites and many come from people who have family embers working in these industries. Every year, however, there are around 10,000 people diagnosed with laryngeal cancer and almost half of them die due to the cancer. Because laryngeal cancer and asbestos are considered as occupational diseases, men are likely to develop the disease more than women since nearly all occupations using asbestos are dominated by men.
The average age of individuals diagnosed with laryngeal cancer is somewhere around 50 years old to 70 years old and above. This further establishes the relationship between asbestos and laryngeal cancer since both require nearly the same period of latency. Period of latency is the length of time for the full maturation of the disease. Also, it has been noted that asbestos can also increase the risk of developing lung cancer alongside the more dominating ill effects of smoking.
Further, other asbestos diseases and larynx cancer have the same symptoms such as hoarseness of the voice, lumps in the affected areas due to tumors, observed development of cancerous cells, ear pain, difficulty of swallowing and breathing, persistent coughing and sore throat.
Several treatment options for laryngeal cancer and asbestos are chemotherapy for more aggravated diseases, radiation therapy that removes immature cancer cells and small tumors, surgery for both small and large tumors, combination of CAMS or Complementary and Alternative Medicines, and life modification practices.
To know more of your options for treatment it is wisest to seek more comprehensive medical advice. Seek a specialist in asbestos or laryngeal cancer to know more about your disease.
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Nathalie_Fiset
Talking to Kids About Cancer | breast cancer husband
Many people are afraid to mention the word 'cancer' to children. If someone important to your children has cancer, you may not know what to say.
If you or someone else they love has cancer, it's important to talk with your children soon after the diagnosis to help them understand what's happening and to build trust. If your children know you'll always tell them what's going on, they'll feel less afraid. Kids feel scared and alone if they are told that "everything is fine," because they know this isn't true. They notice whispering, crying, changes in meal schedules and other household activities. Children have vivid imaginations, and the things they imagine are even worse than reality.
Make sure to have frequent conversations in the days and weeks that follow diagnosis, and continually reassure your children that you love them. Invite their questions and answer them honestly.
How to tell your children about a cancer diagnosis: • Plan what you'll say and have a supportive adult there with you. • You may want to tell older children first (if there's wide difference in ages). Older kids may want to help you tell the younger ones. • Pick a calm time and use a calm tone of voice. Tears are OK-yours and theirs. • Target the conversation to the age of the child. Young kids have short attention spans. • Tell them good doctors are doing everything they can to help the person with cancer, whether it's you, your spouse, or a beloved grandparent. • Ask if they have heard anything about cancer so you can counter misinformation if necessary. • Bring up the topic frequently after the initial conversation.
Things kids need to know: • They didn't cause the cancer, and it isn't their fault (even if they were mad at mom last week or once said, "I wish you were dead.") • Cancer isn't contagious. You can't get it, no matter how much you kiss or snuggle or hug. • They can still feel happy about things like baseball season even if your mom or dad has cancer. • It is normal to wish that things were different than they are. • The doctors are doing their very best to make you better. • There will always be someone there to take care of them. • Whatever they are feeling is fine.
How to explain what cancer is
What you say about cancer will vary depending on the age of your children. With younger kids, don't get too technical. Tell them that cancer is something that grows inside the body and isn't supposed to be there. It is kind of like weeds in the garden. There are lots of ways to get rid of weeds (pulling, cutting, weed killer) and there are lots of ways to treat cancer (surgery, chemotherapy, radiation, pills).
Explain that sometimes you may be too tired to snuggle or play. This doesn't mean they're upset. It's normal and natural to feel disappointed if your parent or grandparent is too tired to play.
If you're going to lose your hair, tell the children before it happens. Explain that side effects like hair loss, fatigue, and nausea show that the treatment is working.
If your children ask if you're going to die, don't offer false reassurance. Instead, respond by saying, "I have great doctors who are doing everything that they can to make me well." If your cancer is advanced, say," I have great doctors who are doing their best to treat it. I'll let you know how the treatment goes."
Tips for helping kids cope
• It's OK to bring kids to doctor visits if they'd like to go. It helps some children to see where you are going to get better. Explain what is happening to you. Consider giving younger kids a souvenir like tongue depressors or surgical gloves. • If certain days-like chemo days-are worse than others, consider having a special basket of toys/goodies that only comes out on those days. • Do your best to turn bad into good. It won't always work, but it's worth a try. For example, if you can't go to the beach to play in the sand, play with shaving cream in the bathtub instead.
What can kids do?
Letting your children help in some way builds trust and makes them feel like you're a team, working together to fight the cancer. Even though they can't fix the cancer, kids can make it easier for a loved one to cope with it. You can give children little jobs, like getting water for the patient, that make them feel helpful-but also reassure them that it isn't their job to take care of the patient. You might suggest that they: • Draw pictures. • Keep their room clean and do chores without too much fussing. • Find quiet ways to play with the cancer patient - board games, cards, and coloring. • Consider writing in a diary.
What can families do?
Regular family meetings are a good way to keep everyone informed about what is going on, answer questions, discuss schedule and chores, and build support. As a family you could also: • Share a snack and do a craft together. Perhaps you could write in a family journal or play a board game. • Pray together, if appropriate. • Maintain hope: For getting better. For having a good day. For feeling less afraid. • Make a Hope Tree. Make a tree-like tabletop structure or picture of a tree. Write a wish on a paper leaf and attach it to the tree. Keep adding wishes/leaves to the tree. • Read about cancer. A good book is The Hope Tree, by Laura Numeroff and Wendy Harpham, MD, in which children talk about cancer. • Even if you feel grumpy or tired, expend the extra energy to regularly reassure your children of your love for them.
The key to helping your children cope with a cancer diagnosis is to talk to them openly and honestly. Let them know they can always come to you for support or with questions-and that you love them enough to tell them the truth.
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Delia_Chiaramonte,_M.D.
If you or someone else they love has cancer, it's important to talk with your children soon after the diagnosis to help them understand what's happening and to build trust. If your children know you'll always tell them what's going on, they'll feel less afraid. Kids feel scared and alone if they are told that "everything is fine," because they know this isn't true. They notice whispering, crying, changes in meal schedules and other household activities. Children have vivid imaginations, and the things they imagine are even worse than reality.
Make sure to have frequent conversations in the days and weeks that follow diagnosis, and continually reassure your children that you love them. Invite their questions and answer them honestly.
How to tell your children about a cancer diagnosis: • Plan what you'll say and have a supportive adult there with you. • You may want to tell older children first (if there's wide difference in ages). Older kids may want to help you tell the younger ones. • Pick a calm time and use a calm tone of voice. Tears are OK-yours and theirs. • Target the conversation to the age of the child. Young kids have short attention spans. • Tell them good doctors are doing everything they can to help the person with cancer, whether it's you, your spouse, or a beloved grandparent. • Ask if they have heard anything about cancer so you can counter misinformation if necessary. • Bring up the topic frequently after the initial conversation.
Things kids need to know: • They didn't cause the cancer, and it isn't their fault (even if they were mad at mom last week or once said, "I wish you were dead.") • Cancer isn't contagious. You can't get it, no matter how much you kiss or snuggle or hug. • They can still feel happy about things like baseball season even if your mom or dad has cancer. • It is normal to wish that things were different than they are. • The doctors are doing their very best to make you better. • There will always be someone there to take care of them. • Whatever they are feeling is fine.
How to explain what cancer is
What you say about cancer will vary depending on the age of your children. With younger kids, don't get too technical. Tell them that cancer is something that grows inside the body and isn't supposed to be there. It is kind of like weeds in the garden. There are lots of ways to get rid of weeds (pulling, cutting, weed killer) and there are lots of ways to treat cancer (surgery, chemotherapy, radiation, pills).
Explain that sometimes you may be too tired to snuggle or play. This doesn't mean they're upset. It's normal and natural to feel disappointed if your parent or grandparent is too tired to play.
If you're going to lose your hair, tell the children before it happens. Explain that side effects like hair loss, fatigue, and nausea show that the treatment is working.
If your children ask if you're going to die, don't offer false reassurance. Instead, respond by saying, "I have great doctors who are doing everything that they can to make me well." If your cancer is advanced, say," I have great doctors who are doing their best to treat it. I'll let you know how the treatment goes."
Tips for helping kids cope
• It's OK to bring kids to doctor visits if they'd like to go. It helps some children to see where you are going to get better. Explain what is happening to you. Consider giving younger kids a souvenir like tongue depressors or surgical gloves. • If certain days-like chemo days-are worse than others, consider having a special basket of toys/goodies that only comes out on those days. • Do your best to turn bad into good. It won't always work, but it's worth a try. For example, if you can't go to the beach to play in the sand, play with shaving cream in the bathtub instead.
What can kids do?
Letting your children help in some way builds trust and makes them feel like you're a team, working together to fight the cancer. Even though they can't fix the cancer, kids can make it easier for a loved one to cope with it. You can give children little jobs, like getting water for the patient, that make them feel helpful-but also reassure them that it isn't their job to take care of the patient. You might suggest that they: • Draw pictures. • Keep their room clean and do chores without too much fussing. • Find quiet ways to play with the cancer patient - board games, cards, and coloring. • Consider writing in a diary.
What can families do?
Regular family meetings are a good way to keep everyone informed about what is going on, answer questions, discuss schedule and chores, and build support. As a family you could also: • Share a snack and do a craft together. Perhaps you could write in a family journal or play a board game. • Pray together, if appropriate. • Maintain hope: For getting better. For having a good day. For feeling less afraid. • Make a Hope Tree. Make a tree-like tabletop structure or picture of a tree. Write a wish on a paper leaf and attach it to the tree. Keep adding wishes/leaves to the tree. • Read about cancer. A good book is The Hope Tree, by Laura Numeroff and Wendy Harpham, MD, in which children talk about cancer. • Even if you feel grumpy or tired, expend the extra energy to regularly reassure your children of your love for them.
The key to helping your children cope with a cancer diagnosis is to talk to them openly and honestly. Let them know they can always come to you for support or with questions-and that you love them enough to tell them the truth.
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