Showing posts with label colon cancer. Show all posts
Showing posts with label colon cancer. Show all posts

Saturday, August 20, 2011

Why Do Doctors Need Cancer Staging?



Generally, after the patient begins to accommodate the idea that a cancer will begin to ask how many years he will live longer, and what treatment is suitable for njega.Liječnik will be asked about whether he will be able to to answer the patient after the staging of cancer.

Staging of cancer relates to the identification of cancer evolution, to see how the body is affected by this disease. It is of no importance in the process of staging cancers: lung, colon, rectum, etc., the cancer is set at a predetermined criteria, and this applies to all types of cancer.

TNM staging is one of the most important ways of staging cancers. Each year, the American Joint Committee on Cancer gathers its members and during the conference they talk about each type of cancer, the research and new treatment options for cancer. They also determine the details of cancer staging for each type of cancer.

T category determines how much the cancer has spread to the affected organ, and if other organs are affected by cancer too.

N category refers to the lymph nodes and shows whether or not to get hit by the disease.















Friday, August 5, 2011

Liver Cancer Prevention



Surprisingly enough, most liver cancers can be prevented. There is no vaccine against liver cancer, there is no vaccine against hepatitis B which has been approved for use in the United States in the early 1980s ih.Cjepivo against the hepatitis B protects children and adults of hepatitis B. Chronic infection with hepatitis B virus is one of the the leading cause of liver cancer worldwide.
is recommended for all children to be vaccinated against hepatitis B, and that all adults who are at risk, such as health care workers and those who engage in risky behavior, get the vaccine as well.
the other leading cause of liver cancer is a chronic infection with hepatitis C. So far, there is no vaccine to protect against hepatitis C infekcija.Najbolja prevention of hepatitis C and hepatitis B (for those not vaccinated) is understanding how viruses are spread and how to avoid contamination.
and hepatitis B and hepatitis C is transmitted through sharing of contaminated needles (drugs), through unprotected sexual intercourse, and through delivery. There was a time when blood transfusion does a great risk of contracting hepatitis B or hepatitis C, but better screening reduced the risk of one per 2 million transfusions today.
If you are at high risk for contracting hepatitis B or hepatitis C, you should be tested for these infections often. There are medications that your doctor can give you to treat these infections. There are no drugs available to treat these infections, however, and it is unclear whether the treatment actually reduces the chances of developing cancer.
Alcohol abuse is the number one cause of liver cirrhosis. Cirrhosis can lead to liver cancer. This technique of preventing cancer is a very simple -. Do not abuse alcohol, and if you abuse alcohol, stop