Friday, April 26, 2013

Do you know about cancer?

Cancer is the name given to a group of diseases that affect every part of the body, also known as tumor malignancy. These cancer cells regenerate quickly than normal cells, the growth of cells outside the normal range, can attack adjacent parts of the body and spread to other organs. This process is called metastasis. Metastasis is the leading cause of cancer deaths.
Cancer risk factors

external factors
     Physical carcinogens, such as ultraviolet and ionizing radiation;
     Chemical carcinogens, such as the components of cigarette smoke, aflatoxin (food contaminant) and arsenic (drinking water contaminants);
     Biological carcinogens, such as hepatitis B virus (liver cancer),
     human papilloma virus (cervical cancer).

Unhealthy lifestyle
     1. Consumption of tobacco, including secondhand smoke
     2. Only eat meat, eat too little fruit and vegetables
     3. do not exercise
     4. Excessive alcohol consumption
     5. sexual error

Cancer can take your life
Cancer can take your life
According to statistics from the WHO regional office in Southern Asia, cancer accounted for 6.6% of the total mortality rate in Indonesia is higher than in other parts of the world. Cervical cancer is the most common type of cancer in women in Indonesia, is also a high incidence of lung cancer due to smoking, the other is breast cancer, liver cancer, colorectal cancer is also the most common cancer in Indonesia, every year tens of thousands of people died because of disease. Deaths from cancer worldwide are expected to continue to increase to more than 13.1 million in 2030.

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