Not only in Indonesia, cancer is a deadly disease. There are many types of cancer, ranging from breast cancer, lung cancer, cervical cancer, uterine cancer, and many more. Women and men, including one can avoid the risk of cancer, unless he has a healthy lifestyle and does not have children who suffer from cancer.
Definition
Before that, it helps you understand what the definition of cancer itself is. Cancer is a disease that is triggered by the proliferation of abnormal cells and the number is very large/uncontrolled, so that normal body tissues become damaged/non-functioning. If normal cells will die and replace with new cells, it is different from cancer cells which continue to multiply until the number is out of control. Because the number of cells is very large, there are also many types of cancer, there are even recorded at least 200 different types of cancer.
Reason
In general, there are 2 recorded causes of cancer, namely internal or hereditary factors and external factors such as a poor lifestyle, hormonal changes, and exposure to viruses. Heredity ranks first as a cause of cancer. Then related to the age factor, people aged 65 years and over have the potential to develop cancer. However, that does not mean that young people will be free from cancer, because lifestyle also plays a role in developing cancer cells. Bad lifestyles such as consuming too much alcohol, casual sex, obesity, and excessive sun exposure should be avoided in order to avoid the risk of cancer. If you are in an environment that is exposed to harmful chemicals, you must also be vigilant, because these substances can trigger the growth of cancer cells.
Symptom
Health workers note that the most common signs experienced by people with cancer vary. Starting from the appearance of unusual lumps, changing skin conditions, sudden weight loss, coughing accompanied by shortness of breath that does not stop, unusual bleeding occurs, pain appears for no reason, and many more. If you find any of these symptoms in yourself or someone close to you, you should immediately see a doctor. So that it can be detected early, so that treatment becomes faster.
Treatment
Regarding cancer treatment, it also varies, depending on the severity, the patient’s general level of health, and the patient’s own choices. The most common treatment is chemotherapy, a treatment that uses high doses of chemicals to kill the growth of cancer cells. However, chemotherapy also has side effects that you should also be aware of, so consult your doctor. The second option for cancer treatment is radiotherapy, a treatment using radiation with high energy waves. Not only cancer, radiotherapy can also be used to treat tumors and problems with the thyroid gland.
What You Can Do
Everyone certainly does not want to get cancer, although indeed everyone has the potential to get cancer, either because of heredity or a bad lifestyle. However, it is better to do prevention as early as possible by implementing a healthy lifestyle. Starting from quitting smoking, not being exposed to excessive sunlight, consuming nutritious food, multiplying fruits and vegetables, maintaining an ideal body weight, and having regular health check-ups.
In addition to being deadly, cancer is also a disease that costs quite a lot of money to cure and treat. Therefore, apply a healthy life as described previously.