Disease
What Causes and Symptoms of Pancreatic Cancer?
October 7, 2011 | 
Author Causes of Pancreatic Cancer
Sometimes it can seldom explain why one person gets pancreatic cancer and others do not, it is clear that the disease is not contagious. No one can “catch” cancer from another person.
Although scientists do not know exactly what causes pancreatic cancer, they learn that there are matches that increase the chances a person get this disease. Smoking is a key person is at risk factors. Research has shown that smokers develop pancreatic cancer two to three times more often than non-smokers. Quitting smoking means you reduce the risk of pancreatic cancer, lung cancer, and a number of other diseases. Read the rest of this entry »
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What Is Pancreatic Cancer?
The definition of Pancreas
Pancreas is an organ shaped like a tube sponge / sponge approximately 6 inches in length. He is located behind the stomach, behind the stomach. Pancreatic head there on the right abdomen. He is connected to the duodenum (intestine two fingers behind), the upper end of the small intestine. The narrow end of the pancreas, called the tail, extends to the left side of the body.
The pancreas makes pancreatic juices and hormones, including insulin. Pancreatic juices, also called enzymes, help digest food in the small intestine. Insulin controls the amount of sugar in the blood. Both enzymes and hormones necessary to maintain the body work properly.
When pancreatic juices are made, they flow into the main channel of the pancreas. These channels join the common bile duct (common bile duct), which connects the pancreas to the liver and gallbladder. Common bile duct, which carry bile (a fluid that helps digest fat), connects to the small intestine near the stomach. Read the rest of this entry »
Pancreatic Cancer, The Deadliest Cancer
Death of Steve Jobs pancreatic cancer in the attack, got a response from health experts, Phaidon L Toruan. This doctor said the fate of Steve Jobs just like Patrick Swayze, who died of pancreatic cancer in September 2009.
What is pancreatic cancer? Phai-doctor was usually called, explained, with reference to the Sol Goldman, John Hopkins Medical Center and WebMD. “Diabetes is associated with the pancreas,” he said.
The pancreas is a gland that shaped tube, about 15 cm which is located at the back of the abdomen. The main task for the human body is to produce an enzyme that helps the intestines break down food, and produce the hormone insulin, which helps blood sugar regulation.
“Pancreatic cancer is the fourth leading cause of cancer death of both men and women and is one of the most deadly cancers, also known in medical circles as the ‘silent killer’. As many as 38,000 Americans will be diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and 34,000 of them will die of it,” writes Phai . Read the rest of this entry »
To All The Parents, Keep Your Baby From Pneumonia
Pneumonia is still a major threat to infants and toddlers in the world. World Health Organization (WHO) in 2003 showed that pneumonia is the number one cause of death in infants, higher than AIDS, diarrhea, tuberculosis, malaria, congenital heart disease and measles.
Infants and toddlers are prone to suffer from pneumonia, because their immune systems are still low. The disease is caused by pneumococcal bacteria are commonly found in the throat and nasal cavity, in adults, children and babies.
These bacteria are easily transmitted through saliva splashes when coughing or sneezing. And if splashed into the baby or toddler, which immunity is low will be vulnerable to pneumonia and meningitis.
Pneumococcal bacteria are approximately 90 types and 11 types of which are malignant. According to research on infants in the town of developing countries, it is known that in infants aged one day there was a positive infants, two weeks there were 3 positive babies. Until the age of 2 months, nearly 40 percent of infants at ages 2 months of contracting pneumococcal bacteria.
Danger of pneumonia in infants or toddlers can cause severe illnesses such as pneumonia, sepsis bacteremia (bacteria in the blood) and meningitis (inflammation of the brain). Baby’s risk of pneumococcal infection is generally caused due to poor nutrition and the environment. Read the rest of this entry »
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If Your Parents Have a History of Heart Disease, Then You Are at Higher Risk of The Disease
Heart and blood vessel disease is still a serious problem in the world. Based on data from World Health Statistics 2009, heart disease and stroke are the leading cause of death in the world.
Prevalence is also expected to continue to rise. Even in 2030, WHO estimates that approximately 23.6 million people will die from cardiovascular disease. This disease has also been projected to continue to survive as a leading cause of death in the world.
To suppress the high number of deaths, people need to understand and recognize the factors that cause heart disease. It is important to be aware of any risk factors you may have. For example, if you have a parent with a history of heart disease, then you are at higher risk.
A risk factor of coronary heart disease can be divided into two groups: factors that can be modified and non modified.
Risk factors that can be modified include dyslipidemia, high blood pressure, smoking, diabetes, obesity, lack of exercise and alcohol drinking habits. While the risk factors that can not be modified is a family history, age, gender and race, but it can be controlled or even eliminated if you implement a healthy lifestyle.
Parents factor
The risk of someone suffering from heart disease would be stronger if the parent (father) suffered a heart attack, angioplasty, or coronary bypass surgery at age less than 55 years, or mother experienced the same at the age of less than 65 years. Read the rest of this entry »