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Lung cancer is one of the most dangerous and mortality figures leaving are overwhelming. And while it affects both men and women are the last ones have a real advantage in this problem.

800 thousand men and 300 women die each year due to contracted lung cancer. This was revealed by the Spanish Association of People Affected by Lung Cancer (Aeacap), which has been presented in Valencia in order to inform and sensitize people about the dangers of this disease and its underlying causes .

The event was attended Aeacap presentation of the Minister of Health, Manuel Cervera, Sangonzalo Navy psychologist, Dr. and representative of the Spanish Society of Medical Oncology (SEOM) Dolores Isla, and the doctor representative to the Spanish Group for Lung Cancer ( GECP) Massuti Bartomeu.

Aeacap already has 120 members. Its president, Bernard Gaspar announced that the intention is to be made ​​and information sessions begin with a health school which provide free workshops for people to leave the snuff and Educate the public about the dangers of smoking.

A major cause of mortality in the cancer world and within many existing cancers, which cause increased mortality from lung cancer is usually caused by smoking or environmental pollution now affects us all, as we know the cancer is curable in the first stage and to do nothing better than prevention.

Before this we have developed a sensor that has been developed based on small gold particles to be a breakthrough in the fight against this terrible disease, its mode of procedure is easy and that just feel the breath of the patient can determine if you have of this terrible disease and start treatment .

As you know once the tumor has been developed is very difficult to cure, so the patient is terminally ill and as we know most people go to the doctor when they feel serious symptoms of this disease.

Hossam Haick, one of the doctors who participated in making the new sensor, said it is an excellent form of prevention because each patient to perform any routine checkup would be able to detect any lung cancer in its early stages, thanks the sensor, which will help save many lives.

Cancer is a widespread disease in the population in recent times. While we have no control over some of the causes of this condition, we can help our body to have tools to combat and / or prevent it, and today we show you some foods that prevent cancer and improve your immune system.

You should be aware that to maintain or improve your health you should take a lifestyle healthy, in which the proper nutrition and regular exercise will give the necessary strength to your body to fight disease and improve your quality of life as well.
Foods that prevent cancer:

Soy: Soy contains properties that remain in excellent condition the circulatory system and the immune system. Also, work by blocking excess estrogen, which is one of the causes of breast cancer development. Thanks to these elements can prevent the occurrence of cancer cells and also relieve symptoms of menopause. You can consume as milk, tofu, and other products made from soybeans.

Fish: contains essential fatty acids for some functions of the body, helping to maintain the condition of major systems (circulatory, nervous), and has been shown to be capable of preventing the occurrence of colon and prostate cancer.

Flax seed: according to some research, daily consumption of about 2 teaspoons of flax seed could protect the body from breast and colon cancer. It also helps lower cholesterol, blood pressure and sugar level in blood.

Green tea contains antioxidants that prevent filamentous normal cells become cancerous, to get your benefits you should take daily.

These are simple and natural foods you can begin to integrate into your daily diet to prevent cancer and improve your overall health.

A study finds that women with dense breasts, but lobular involution have a higher risk of this cancer.

Women with dense breasts, but not lobular involution (a change in breast tissue related to age) are at increased risk of breast cancer, according to a recent study found that publishes the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

The study included 2,666 women 18 to 85, who had benign breast disease and who were followed for a mean of 13.3 years. During this period, 172 (6.5%) women developed breast cancer.

Researchers at the Mayo Clinic in the United States, found that breast density and lobular involution were independent risk factors for breast cancer. “Our findings also reveal that having a combination of dense breasts without lobular involution was associated with an increased risk of breast cancer who have dense breasts or no fat and a complete involution, ” they said. “The lobular involution is a physiological atrophy of the breast epithelium and is known to increase with advancing age, “he explained.

Comparing the genome sequence of healthy and cancerous cells of 38 individuals diagnosed with multiple myeloma (an aggressive blood cancer) to create a molecular map with which to know what goes wrong in disease.

This progress, published in an article in the journal Nature, could serve to create more effective new drugs against cancer and determine what will be the response of some patients to drugs that are currently being tested for other types of cancers.

To date, there had been many studies that analyzed in detail only a sample of cancer. Those responsible for the recently published article, a team of researchers led by Todd Golub, director of the cancer program at the Broad Institute in the U.S., have achieved the first published analysis of several complete genomes of the same type of cancer.

According to Golub, simply sequencing the genome of a tumor does not provide the necessary information, since you need to look through many cancer genomes and to discover and recurrent mutations at low frequencies to obtain emergent patterns.

However, it will take time until they can obtain practical results. Currently, there are no trials of such drugs in this subgroup of patients with myeloma in place, although Golub indicates that there are discussions ongoing. “The field is progressing so we hope to sequence thousands of genomes of different types of cancer in the coming years,” said the expert.

TREATMENTS OF LUNG CANCER

The prognosis and choice of treatment depend on the extent to which stage the cancer, tumor size or type of lung cancer.

The surgery involves removing the tumor and some tissue from the surrounding area and is often used in the early stages of the disease

Chemotherapy uses drugs to kill cancer cells.

Radiation therapy using high energy X-rays to kill cancer cells and shrink the tumor. Read the rest of this entry »

SYMPTOMS OF LUNG CANCER

People who suffer

People over fifty years of age who have smoked cigarettes for many years.
The incidence of lung cancer among women in general has increased, which is clearly attributable to the increased number of women who smoke.

Symptoms

Cough or chest pain does not go away and may be accompanied by expectoration.
A whistle in breathing, shortness of breath.
Coughing or spitting up blood.
Hoarseness or swelling of the face and neck.
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WHAT IS IT?

The lungs are a pair of organs that give oxygen to the body and expel carbon dioxide, a waste product produced by the body’s cells. The bronchi, meanwhile, are tubes through which inspired air reaches from the mouth to the lungs are divided into other smaller and smaller tubes, called bronchioles, to form the alveoli, which is where exchange occurs of venous blood gases.

Lung cancer is caused by overgrowth of malignant cells in this organ, and if not diagnosed early can move to other organs of the body. Read the rest of this entry »

Not all lung cancer cases are caused by snuff, but the fact is that the vast majority of cases it is. One of the best ways to avoid it is to quit smoking or simply never start smoking.

Lung cancer is not caused only by cigarette smoking, but also because smoking pipe and joints. The years a person smoked, the amount of snuff that smokes a day and even the intensity with which inhaled smoke are factors affecting the risk of lung cancer. Furthermore, the risk is much higher when inhaling secondhand smoke, this is also cigarette smoke from a smoking another person is nearby.
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Lung cancer is the disease caused by the overgrowth of malignant cells in this organ, and if not diagnosed early can travel to other organs.

Symptoms:

The characteristic symptoms are:
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