Friday 16 May 2014

Cancer In Men

American Institute for Cancer Research says that 60 % to 70 % of cancer can be prevented .
Prevention The easiest thing to do is to change your lifestyle such as reducing or would be better to stay off cigarettes , exercise , and eat healthy .

As many cancer types and kinds and can strike both men and women .

Below are some common cancer in men .

Liver Cancer
The disease is commonly suffered by middle-aged men and older people . But the young people it was likely also be affected by this disease . Liver cancer is 3 times more common in men than women .
Patients with liver cancer usually have symptoms of loss of appetite , weight loss , nausea , upper abdominal pain and visible swelling , anemia and a blood test if the chemical content in the blood is not normal . Skin and whites of the eyes become yellow , the presence of fluid accumulation in the abdomen .

But sometimes in the early stages , patients with liver cancer do not have symptoms as above .
Factors that make people suffering from liver cancer , among others, often drinking alcoholic beverages and consume mycotoxins .

Lung Cancer 
Lung cancer is a frequent cause of men died . Lung Cancer cause by consumption a lot of cigarettes . And make no mistake , passive smokers also appeared to be a victim of this disease . Lung cancer usually affect people who have been smoking for 20 years or more , and also that smoking at the age of adolescence . Other causes of a person can suffer from lung cancer is the presence of a contact in the long term with arsenic , coal ash , toxic asbestos and chlorine vapors . Moderate symptoms of lung cancer patients possessed as known until the disease is difficult to grow further . And if it were so , the patient is very difficult to diagnose . But there are the usual symptoms of lung cancer are persistent cough , coughing up phlegm with blood , feeling tired , chest tightness and pain , pneumonia or bronchitis that often recur . Prostate Cancer

Prostate cancer is related to the age factor . This disease usually occurs in older men . It said the disease affects 80 % of men yabg about 65 years old .

Patients with this disease usually feel pain even feel like burning when urinating , difficult or infrequent urination , pain in the back and legs as arthritis (joint inflammation ) , urine mixed with blood , and bones ache .

When the early stages , prostate cancer cause some symptoms, so it is recommended to make sure men aged 40 years and above for regular prostate check every year with Digital Rectal Exam method ( examination of the rectum wall where it is useful to early detect the presence or absence of abnormal growth in the soft tissues of the prostate ) , or it could be prostate Specific Antigen test ( PSA test ) where the test was to measure the levels of PSA ( or a protein ) which will increase if suffering from prostate cancer .

To reduce the growth of cancer cells , it is worth doing hormone therapy . Or by X-ray radiation therapy

Other actions that can be done is to perform the operation / surgery if it was not possible .

Testicular cancer

This disease often occurs in men aged 15-34 years , but did not rule also occur in men at all ages .

At the start of symptoms , this disease usually experience pain in the lower abdomen , or feel a change in the testis .
Other symptoms include enlargement of the testicles or a small lump but did not feel pain in the testicles .

Man must examine himself testes early to know whether there is any change in the testes that leads to cancer .
And if there is a suspicion in the testicular changes , you should immediately consult with a doctor .

Generally, patients with testicular cancer treated with surgical removal of the affected testicle and chemotherapy if possible .