In all the publication, The World Health Organisation (W.H.O.)
summarise what we know about cancer from scientific research:
Cancer is largely preventable: By stopping smoking, providing
healthy food and avoiding the exposure to carcinogens. The most
frequent cancer types are curable by surgery, chemotherapy or
radiotherapy. The chance of cure increases substantially if
cancer is detected early. Quality of life of cancer patients and
their families can be greatly improved by the provision of
palliative care.
Recommendations from the World Health Organisation concerning
cancer include action in the following areas:
· eliminating exposure to cancer causes · reducing individual
susceptibility to the effects of these causes · serving the
greatest public health potential · identifying the most
cost-effective long-term cancer control · tobacco control ·
obesity control · control of composition of the diet · control
of consumption of alcoholic beverages
Cancer control is a public health approach aimed at reducing
causes and consequences of cancer by translating our knowledge
into practice. The prevention programmes from the World Health
Organization sees cancer-prevention as part of integrated,
national strategies. They identify the risk for cancers above
are common to all non communicable diseases including heart,
diabetes and respiratory problems.
All Prevention programmes for all chronic diseases are able to
use the same surveillance and health promotion techniques.
According to WHO recognised causes of cancer include:
· occupational and environmental exposure to a number of
chemicals · links between a number of infections and certain
types of cancer · parasitic infection schistosomiasis · exposure
to some forms of ionizing radiation · excessive ultraviolet
radiation
W.H.O. treatment priorities to day Very important: Early
detection improves chances of survival, but WHO stress 'only
when linked to effective treatment'. The WHO wants to increase
our awareness of the signs and symptoms of cancer and help set
up regular screening of apparently healthy individuals. Very
important: Accurate diagnosis of cancer is the first step to
effective management. Care of cancer patients starts with
recognition of some kind of abnormality in the body, followed by
a visit to a health care facility for diagnosis. Once a
diagnosis is confirmed then the disease is 'staged'. The patient
might be referred to a specialist cancer treatment centre.
The Orthodox treatment for the cancer is likely to involve a
mixture of chemotherapy, radiation therapy, hormonal therapy and
surgery. The primary objectives of cancer treatment are: cure,
the prolongation of life and improvement of the quality of life.
Survival rates - the statistic datas
The Survival rates in standard treatments vary according to the
variety of cancer. - uterin corpus,breast,testis and melanoma
produce a 5-year survival rate of 75% - pancreas, liver, stomach
and lung are generally less than 15 %
Because of the nature of cancer, many patients present
themselves with advanced disease. The only realistic treatment
for these patients is pain relief and palliative care. For
insurance purposes, cancer is often regarded as incurable.
More information's you get http://www.cancer-info.info
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