Chronic Lung Disease Often Mistaken Asthma

Chronic lung disease often mistaken for asthma

During this time, most people still difficult to distinguish between asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) or also known as COPD.

This is according to Prof. Dr. Faisal Yoenoes SpP (K), from the Department of Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine Faculty of Medicine University of Indonesia (Faculty of medicine) is caused because the symptoms caused almost the same.

"Sometimes people confuse asthma and COPD. If asthma that typically occurs at a young age and worsened at night. If nighttime increasingly congested, more and more frequent asthma coughing it," he said during the show Socialization Public Discussion Non-Communicable Diseases, Monday, (15/08/2011) and then, in Jakarta.

While COPD is generally experienced at the age of about 45 years and no history of disease or illness in the family. The biggest risk factor for smoking and air pollution.

Early symptoms such as cough with phlegm in the morning to watch as a sign of COPD. Moreover, in people with COPD will experience shortness of breath during walking. Thus, if the person is running slower than people his age, there is the possibility of suffering from COPD.

"The symptoms, cough, shortness of breath, grew worse, so similar to asthma. During this time, people know only asthma alone. Better check your lung function obstruction what already exists or not. If you already have, then COPD," he said.

He also added, for the treatment of people with COPD are not much different with asthma. But the difference is, asthma may disappear with age, whereas COPD can not be cured completely and will continue to deteriorate with age.

Faisal added that so far no exact data on the number of COPD cases in Indonesia. In the near future, about September 2011, Faisal said, Balitbangkes Ministry of Health will conduct the survey together with the Faculty of Medicine to investigate cases of COPD.

"Then we'll know how much. The survey itself will we do for three months, hopefully at the end of the year we have a number of COPD in Indonesia," he explained.

To find out if someone is at risk of suffering from COPD or not, can be easily determined by taking into account Brinkman index. Someone said to be at risk of developing COPD if the index is above 200.

"The trick, the number of cigarettes per day multiplied by the average year. For example if the person smoking 10 cigarettes a day, then if the result is multiplied by 20 years of his 200. So when it's over, he had a risk of COPD, "he said.

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Lung Disease Threatens Big City Residents

Lung Disease Threatens Big City Residents - Besides the heart, lungs is one of the vital organs for human life. The lungs play an important role in the respiratory system. This organ exchange oxygen from air with carbon dioxide from the blood. Without lungs, you will be disturbed oxygen demand.

Not only that, there's more work the other lung. The lungs selecting and removing bad particles that enter through the respiratory tract, such as dust or chemicals from pollution.

Unfortunately, we often pay less attention lung health. In fact, lung health indicators disturbed quite easily seen. For example, difficulty breathing when walking quickly or frequently experience coughing. Smokers and people who often sleep late at night was not immune from the threat of decline in lung function.

In order for the health of our lungs to stay awake, Internal Medicine Specialist Hospital Mochtar Riady Comprehensive Cancer Centre (MRCCC) Siloam Hospitals, Jakarta, Martin Rumende advised us to check the condition of the lungs.

"So we know what happens in the lungs. Do not know-know you have been exposed to chronic diseases," said Martin.

Prepare contained breathing

Diseases that damage the health of your lungs is a disease that includes the category Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). Chronic lung disease is characterized by the presence of air flow resistance in the airways that is progressive non-reversible or partially reversible.

The cause of airflow obstruction in COPD are chronic bronchitis, emphysema, or a combination of both. Chronic Bronchitis is a respiratory disorder characterized by chronic cough with phlegm for at least three months in a year without the influence of other diseases.

While the anatomic pulmonary emphysema is characterized by dilation of distal airspaces and terminal bronchioles accompanied by alveolar wall destruction. Guidelines for Asthma Diagnosis and Treatment of Lung Association Physician Indonesia mention, often, people with chronic bronchitis showed signs of emphysema.

Not only that, tuberculosis or TB disease caused by mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria are also a threat. This disease is transmitted through saliva splashes when the patient coughs. There is also a pneumonia which is caused by infection of the lung tissue (parenchyma). Generally, the infection is caused by mycoplasma bacteria peneumoniae.

Lung cancer is the most frightening specter for the body. Therefore, based on medical data, including lung cancer cancer that causes many deaths worldwide, as well as cervical cancer in women.

It had been so, this cancer, as he entered the advanced stage, can grow and spread to other parts of the body. According Suhanto Kasmali, Head of Medical Services Mediros Hospital, Jakarta, lung disease is a serious threat for those who live in big cities with high pollution levels, such as Jakarta.

Therefore, everyone needs to prepare a tool that can protect the respiratory system, such as masks. In fact, the mask is obligatory for motorists as well as those working in the field of construction, such as painters, or a chemical factory workers. Well, did you care about your lungs?

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Keep track of cancer in the brain - MRI

Keep track of cancer in the brain - Ratings (staging) of cancer needs to be done to determine the type of treatment will be applied. In my case, of five of the most common cancer in the rating, already among the other four are known, the cell type, primary tumor location, size and number of primary tumor and spread to nearby lymph nodes. Just one thing that is not yet known metastasis or spread to other organs.

I think track cancer cells throughout the body more easily done with a PET Scan (Positron Emission Tomography Scan). In this way cancer cells baited charged radioisotopes that can be tracked using a special camera. With one scan of the cancer cells wherever it can be immediately traced. Unfortunately examination with PET scan cost is still very expensive, and time (year 2007) PET Scan not exist in Indonesia. Tracking cancer in my body starts with MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) to track the spread in the brain. It is said that for soft tissues such as brain, the use of MRI is more effective than CT scans.

Unlike the X-ray-based CT Scan, MRI uses magnets and radio waves, the way it works is too complex to be understood. Tools like CT scans, only longer so resembles a large tube with a bed in the middle.

Before the examination I had to fill out a form that contains several questions including whether the installation of metal had to undergo surgery such as bone connective pen, a pacemaker, clip etc.. I have to change clothes with the mantle that has been provided, leaving watches, belts, rings and wallet in a locker. Because this tool uses a powerful magnet, then objects made of metal can be sucked towards him. After the ears are covered head-phones and head-like device inserted into the cage, the officers left me lying alone in the tube.

Of head phones sounded soft instrumental songs. Shortly after the officer gave orders to keep me moving, sounding tubes started humming, growing louder and louder and even then overlaid also with clanking sound. I was afraid, lest the tool is broken and suddenly exploded. But apparently correct paramedic was familiar with these signs. I heard through head phones he told me to remain motionless, and explained that the voice which I heard a tumult was normal.

I think the examination was over when the noises began to subside, but apparently not. A paramedic entered the room and injected with fluid to make the image more contrast. Proses repeated. MRI examination is finished I returned to the ward, because it still needed some more checks.

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Bone scan - Tracking cancer in the bone

Bone scan - Tracking cancer in the bone | Tracking of cancer in the bones using the Bone Scan. This tool is part of the development of nuclear medicine. As far as I am in Jakarta only in four hospitals, including Pertamina Hospital Center, where I was referred for bone scanning performed. It seems to work similar to a bone scan PET Scan (Positron Emission Tomography Scan), in terms of detection of cellular metabolism. Difference if the PET Scan cancer cells fed glucose-charged radio-isotopes for metabolic activity (eating), on the radio isotope bone scan (tracer) is used to track metabolic activity of bone cells.

At a certain incident that resulted in damage to the bone, the bone cells will be busy divide to replace damaged cells. This activity makes bone cells absorb the tracer-laden foods are more than the cells of healthy bones. Tracer that emits radioactive signals is then to be monitored using a special camera (gamma camera). Which found high concentrations of tracer (hot spots), you can bet there are abnormalities of bone.

Cancer cells found in bone also will reveal a hot spot, because cancer cells divide faster and eat more than normal cells. Tracer that was caught on camera in order to actually comes from the bone, then the required time (3 hours) and plenty of water to dissolve the tracer in soft tissue. In soft tissue tracer is more soluble than in the bone. Although the activity of bone cells can also be caused by other things such as arthritis and various infections, but if it has previously found the existence of cancer cells such as my case, it should be suspected spread of cancer to bone.

The main tool bone scan consists of a pair of gamma cameras mounted on two arms of the movable track throughout the body. While other equipment in the form of a set of computers that will change the signal from a gamma camera images. Before the scan was performed, first radioactive substance is injected through a vein in the arm. In order to percolate into the bone takes about two and a half to three hours.

During that time I have a lot to drink so that radioactive substances are not needed immediately dissolve. Shortly before the scan is done I have to pee, so radioactive that collects in the bladder does not give the wrong picture. Scanning process begins by creating a pattern of following the trajectory of the gamma camera's curves, so that the camera came with a distance less than 5cm from the surface of the body. The scanning process lasts approximately 20 minutes.

After waiting for about 15 minutes, then the result can be seen that there are activities in which the ribs 8 and 9 (costae VIII and IX). In the ambulance that took me back to the hospital where treated, though had joked with the nurse who drove me, I feel sad that in fact the cancer had spread to my ribs. [cancer]

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Excessive Perspiration | Lung Wet

Excessive Perspiration | Lung Wet - Many people think a lot of sweat is healthy. In fact, the phrase is actually directed at those from sub-tropical countries, it was in winter and snow. So the phrase is not relevant for use in the tropics as in this country.

In fact, in tropical countries, without any exercise, the body is sweating. In case of sweaty bodies feels uncomfortable, can even lead to falling ill.
One of the diseases that may come as a result most of the sweat is pneumonia. Pneumonia or inflammation of the lungs or pneumonia is so popular, because it often appears as a complication of causes of death especially in patients with bird flu.

Pneumonia is also a trigger complications and causes of death from measles and influenza, especially in young children. The occurrence of pneumonia as a complication of other diseases and causes of these deaths can be prevented, if the body is not disturbed in performing one task importance. That is, the work is usually done the cells that line the inside of the respiratory tract. Each cell has about 200 cilia (a type of hair is very fine) and issued a watery liquid on its surface.

Cilia that move on a regular basis 10-20 times per second without stopping, fluid sweeping velocity of 1 cm per minute to the throat, and then unwittingly swallowed. Normally, dust, germs, smoke, and the like will be attached to the liquid, then wiped from the respiratory tract.

In addition, the liquid is also keeping your airway is always wet. Well, too much sweat, it will cause the liquid to become dry and sticky, so it can be streamed and clump together into phlegm, plus clogging the airways. Airway is blocked causing shortness of breath and coughing. Then, the proliferation of germs can cause bronchitis and pneumonia.

For short-term healing by diluting and removing phlegm and drug use, or commonly known as steam inhalation. There is a more rational and long-term, physiological and easily, namely by preventing excessive perspiration.

Drinking too much will be in vain if the room was still stuffy, because it will come out again through sweat. Understandably, the air is very humid tropical countries (many contain water vapor), so we are very easy to sweat. Water vapor coming out when exhaling reached 11 times more than the air that is inhaled when a breath.

So, in less ventilated room, the air will increasingly humid, CO2 increases and decreases oxygen, so the body becomes very weak, the disease was widespread. To overcome this, the room is not air-conditioned to be always open for fresh air from outside can enter. The fan is useless if there is no fresh air from outside into the room. Avoid cigarette smoke contains many monoxide that can not be cleaned by the air conditioner and beat the oxygen into blood cells.

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Tips to keep Healthy Heart

Tips to keep Healthy Heart - In addition to knowing the heart-healthy foods, would also need to recognize other helpful tips related to healthy heart problem. Remember, the importance of recognizing risk factors that cause heart attacks, either our friends or our brothers.

Thus, maintaining the ability to avoid the risk of heart attack more vigilant. Here are some tips on maintaining a healthy heart.

1. Always keep a balance weight within normal limits. With a normal weight then power will be lighter pacemaker.

2. Do exercise regularly. Because the sport will train the pacemaker and blood circulation. At the time of exercise the blood circulation will run faster and will transport all the toxins in the body. Light running or walking for 30 minutes is done routinely every day (10 minutes done in a day) is very good for heart health. quick 10-minute walk three times a day can burn the same number of calories by exercising 30 minutes, but it also coud lowers bad LDL cholesterol and raise good HDL cholesterol levels.

3. Keep your cholesterol within normal limits. If you think you had high cholesterol, talk to your doctor.

4. Drinking fruit juice. All with 100% fruit juice contains the same heart-protective nutrients in vegetables, with the example of tomato juice 230ml vegetable serving equals 2. So if we rarely consume vegetables can be replaced by fruit juice, certainly more refreshing. But it would be better if you keep eating vegetables.

5. If we have less sleep at night, we can replace it with a 30-minute nap every day. Maybe it could be done during breaks to the work. Based on the results of a study, 30-minute nap each day can lower your risk of heart disease by 37% by lowering levels of stress hormones. If he did not have that much time, take a nap with a shorter time can still reduce the risk of heart disease about 12%.

6. General check-ups, check your health regularly, consult your health with a doctor, then health will be more secure.

7. Doing relaxation. This meant that the heart rate normally daily walk as usual.

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Lung Cancer Diseases Prevention

Lung Cancer Diseases Prevention - There is no sure way to prevent lung cancer, but you can reduce the risk if you:

1. No smoking. If you have never smoked, do not start. Talk with your kids not to smoke so they could understand how to avoid a major risk factor of lung cancer. Many smokers start smoking in their teens. Start a conversation about the dangers of smoking with your children early so they know how to react to peer pressure.

2. Stop smoking. Stop smoking now. Quitting smoking reduces the risk of lung cancer, even if you have smoked for many years. Consultation with your doctor about smoking cessation strategies and assistance that can help you quit. Options include nicotine replacement products, medication and support groups.

3. Avoid carcinogens in the workplace. Precautions to protect themselves from exposure to toxic chemicals in the workplace. Your company must notify you if you are exposed to hazardous chemicals in your workplace. Follow the precautions your boss. For example, if you are given a mask for protection, always wear it. Ask your doctor what else can you do to protect themselves in the workplace. Risk of lung damage from carcinogens is increased if you smoke.

4. Eating foods containing fruits and vegetables. Choose a healthy diet with a variety of fruits and vegetables. Food sources of vitamins and nutrients are best. Avoid taking large doses of vitamins in pill form, as they may be dangerous. For example, the researchers hope to reduce the risk of lung cancer in heavy smokers to give them beta carotene supplements. The results showed supplementation actually increased the risk of cancer in smokers.

5. Drinking alcohol in moderation, if you can, absolutely not drink it. Limit yourself to one drink a day if you're a woman or two drinks a day if you're a man. Any person age 65 or older should drink no more than one drink a day.

6. Avoid cigarette smoke. If you live or work with smokers, encourage him to stop. At the very least, ask him to smoke outside. Avoid areas where people smoke, such as bars and restaurants, and choose smoke-free area.

7. Your home radon test. Check the levels of radon in your home, especially if you live in an area where radon is known to be a problem. High radon levels can be improved to make your home safer. For information on radon testing, call the health department.

8. Exercise. Achieve at least 30 minutes of sports on every day of the week. Check with your doctor first if you have not exercised regularly. Start slowly, and continue to add more activity. Cycling, swimming and walking are good choices. Add to exercise throughout your day, through the park when she went to work and walk along the road or take the stairs instead of elevators.

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Lung Cancer Treatment

Lung Cancer Treatment | Bronchial benign tumors are usually removed surgically because they can clog the bronchi and long may become malignant. Sometimes performed surgery on the cancer other than small cell carcinoma that has not spread. Approximately 10-35% of cancers can be removed surgically, but surgery does not always bring healing.

Approximately 25-40% of patients and isolated tumor grows slowly, has a life expectancy of up to 5 years after his illness was diagnosed. Patients should perform routine checks for lung cancer recurrence in 6-12% of patients who had undergone surgery.

In the Lung Cancer Treatment, before surgery, performed lung function tests to determine whether the remaining lung can still perform its functions well or not. If the result is ugly, it is not possible to do surgery.

Surgery is not necessary if:
a. The cancer has spread beyond the lung
b. Cancer is too close to the trachea
c. Patients have a serious condition (eg heart disease or lung weight).

In Lung Cancer Treatment, radiation therapy is performed on patients who can not undergo surgery because they have other serious illnesses. The purpose of radiation is to slow cancer growth, not for healing. Radiation therapy also can reduce muscle pain, superior vena cava syndrome and suppression of the spinal cord. But radiation therapy can cause inflammation of the lungs (pneumonitis due to radiation), with symptoms such as cough, shortness of breath and fever. These symptoms can be reduced by corticosteroids (eg prednisone).

At the time of diagnosis, small cell carcinoma is almost always spread to other body parts, making it impossible to do surgery. These cancers are treated with chemotherapy, sometimes radiation therapy disetai.

Patients with lung cancer who experienced a lot of lung function decline. To reduce respiratory disorders may be given oxygen therapy and drugs that dilate the airways (bronchodilators).

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Diagnosis of Lung Cancer

Diagnosis of Lung Cancer - If some body have a permanent cough or the cough disease that more chronic or others lung cancer symptoms, So, this is have a possible to get the lung cancer. Sometimes the first direction like discovery of the shadow, the chest x-ray of someone who showed no symptoms. Chest X-rays can find most of lung tumors, although not all the shadows that look is a cancer

Usually performed microscopic examination of tissue samples, which are sometimes derived from patients with sputum (sputum cytology). To obtain the necessary network, performed bronchoscopy.

CT scans can show a small shadow that is not visible on chest x-rays and may reveal enlarged lymph nodes. To find the spread to the liver, adrenal gland or brain, a CT scan of the abdomen and brain.

The spread of cancer to bone could be seen through scanning bone. Bone marrow biopsy is sometimes done, because of small cell carcinoma tends to spread to the bone marrow

Classification (stage) of cancer based on:
1. Tumor size
2. Spread to lymph nodes nearby
3. Spread to other organs.
This stage is used to determine the type of treatment will be performed and the prediction of disease in patients.

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Know the Lung Cancer Symptoms

Lung Cancer Symptoms | The symptoms of lung cancer depend to it's kind, location and the way of it's spread.

Common symptoms is persistent cough, Chronic bronchitis patients who suffer from lung cancer is often noticed that the cough is getting worse.

Sputum may contain blood.
If the cancer grows into the underlying blood vessels, can cause severe bleeding.

Cancer can cause wheezing sound, because the narrowing of the airways in or around the growth of cancer.

Bronchial obstruction can cause the collapse of the lungs which is a ramification of bronchus, the condition is called atelectasis

Another result is: pneumonia with symptoms such as cough, fever, chest pain and shortness of breath.

If the tumor grows into the chest wall, can cause persistent chest pain.

Lung cancer Symptoms that arise later is the loss of appetite, weight loss and weakness. Lung cancer often leads to accumulation of fluid around the lungs (pleural effusion), so that patients experiencing shortness of breath.

If the cancer spreads in the lungs, may develop severe shortness of breath, low blood oxygen levels and heart failure.

Cancer can grow into certain nerves in the neck, causing Horner's syndrome, which consists of:
- The closure of the eyelids
- A small pupil
- Sunken eyes
- Reduced perspiration on one side of the face.

Cancer in the top of the lungs can grow into the nerves to the arm so that the arm pain, numbness and weakness. Damage can also occur in the nerve cords so that people with a hoarse voice.

Cancer can grow directly into the esophagus, or growing near the throat and squeezed, resulting in swallowing disorders. Sometimes abnormal tract formed (fistula) between the esophagus and bronchi, causing severe coughing during swallowing process takes place, because food and liquid into the lungs.

Lung cancer may grow into the heart and causes:
- Abnormal heart rhythm
- Enlarged heart
- Accumulation of fluid in the pericardial sack.

Cancer also can grow around the superior vena cava. This causes blockage of venous blood flowing back upwards, ie into other veins of the upper part of the body:

- Vein in the chest wall will be enlarged
- Face, neck and upper chest wall (including breast) will swell up and appear purple.

This situation also causes shortness of breath, headache, visual disturbances, dizziness and drowsiness. Symptoms usually get worse if the patient bend forward or lie down.

Lung cancer can also spread through the bloodstream to the liver, brain, adrenal glands and bone. This can happen at an early stage, especially in small cell carcinoma. Symptoms of liver failure, confusion, seizures, and bone pain; that could arise before the occurrence of various disorders of the lung, so early diagnosis is difficult to enforce.

Some lung cancer cause effects at a distance from the lungs, such as metabolic disorders, nerve disorders and muscle disorders (paraneoplastic syndrome).
This syndrome is not related to the size and location of the cancer and does not necessarily indicate that the cancer has spread beyond the chest; syndrome is caused by the material released by cancer.

The symptoms can be an early sign of cancer or an early indication that the cancer had returned, after such treatment. One example of the paraneoplastic syndrome is the Eaton-Lambert syndrome, characterized by muscle weakness incredible. Another example is muscle weakness and pain due to inflammation (polymyositis), which may be accompanied by inflammation of the skin (dermatomyositis).

Some lung cancer or hormone releasing hormone-like material, resulting in high levels of hormones that. Small cell carcinoma producing corticotropin (causing Cushing's syndrome) or antidiuretic hormone (causing fluid retention and low sodium levels in the blood). Formation of excessive hormones can also cause carcinoid syndrome, namely in the form of redness, wheezing breath sounds, diarrhea and heart valve abnormalities. Squamous cell carcinoma releasing hormone-like material that causes very high blood calcium levels.

Other hormonal syndromes associated with lung cancer are:
- Breast enlargement in men (gynecomastia)
- Excess thyroid hormone (hyperthyroidism)
- Skin changes (skin in the armpit become darker).
Lung cancer can also cause changes in the form of fingers and toes jkaki and changes at the end of long bones, which can be seen on x-rays.

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Causes of Lung Cancer | Asbestos Cancer

Causes of Lung Cancer - Smoking is a major cause of about 90% of cases of lung cancer in men and about 70% in women. The more cigarettes smoked, the greater the risk for lung cancer.

Only a small proportion of lung cancer (about 10% -15% in men and 5% in women) caused by or inhaled substances encountered at work. Working with asbestos, radiation, arsenic, chromate, nickel, chloromethyl ethers, mustard gas and coke oven emissions can cause lung cancer, although usually only occurs in workers who also smoked.

The role of air pollution as a cause of lung cancer is still unclear.
Some cases occur because of exposure by radon gas in the household.

Sometimes, lung cancer (particularly adenocarcinoma and alveolar cell carcinoma) occurred in people who already have lung scarring due to other lung diseases, such as tuberculosis and fibrosis.

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What is Lung Cancer | Types of Lung Cancer

What is Lung Cancer - Most lung cancers originate from cells in the lungs, but lung cancer can also originate from cancer in other body parts that spread to the lungs.

Lung cancer is the most common cancer in both men and women.
Lung cancer is also the leading cause of cancer deaths.

Types of Lung Cancer

More than 90% of lung cancers originated from the bronchi (large airways into the lungs), cancer is called carcinoma bronkogenik, which consists of:
1. Squamous cell carcinoma
2. Small cell carcinoma or squamous cell wheat
3. Large cell carcinoma
4. Adenocarcinoma.

Alveolar cell carcinoma derived from air pockets (alveoli) in the lungs. This cancer can be a single growth, but often strike more than one area in the lungs.

Lung tumors are less common are:
1. Adenoma (can be malignant or benign)
2. Kondromatous hamartoma (benign)
3. Sarcoma (malignant)

Lymphoma is a cancer of the lymph system, which can be derived from the lung or is spread from another organ. Many cancers that originate from elsewhere to spread to the lungs. This cancer usually comes from the breast, colon, prostate, kidney, thyroid, stomach, cervix, rectum, testicles, bones and skin.

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New Drug for Lung Cancer

Treatment for Lung Cancer - Two new treatments have been developed to prolong the lives of several patients suffering from advanced lung cancer. The discovery of the health sector was announced on Saturday (5/6). American Oncologist (ASCO)said that the first treatment involves an experimental drug called crizotinib can shrink tumors in the majority of lung cancer patients with certain gene variants.

Crizotinib, made by Pfizer Inc., proved to be effective in prolonging survival for most patients who took part in a single stage treatment. The patients who had successfully treat "non-small lung cancer cell" with a specific mutation ALK gene, which makes cancer gene fused with another gene. The patients treated in the study average for six months, and more than 90 percent of patients saw their tumors shrink in size. Then, 72 percent of the patients freedom of action, six months after treatment.

Second treatment were: two regimens of chemotherapy, which is useful for elderly patients. The patients represent the majority of people worldwide are affected by lung cancer. Maintenance phase of the third trial, involved 451 patients with non-small lung cancer cell aged 70-89. It also shows the results of which survive well in the group taking the combination therapy.

In this experiment, participants were randomly selected to get one of the chemotherapeutic agent gemcitabine (Gemzar) or vinorelbine (Navelbine), or to receive carboplatin and paclitaxel (Taxol).

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Lung Cancer Care to Stay Healthy

Lung Cancer Care - Having a healthy lung is everyone's dream, for it is the lungs must be kept healthy and strong.

"The lungs are organs of long-lasting as long as he was not attacked from outside, and cared for," says Norman H. Edelman, MD as chief medical officer of the American Lung Association (ALA), as quoted by Health.com, on Friday (20/5/2011).

But unfortunately many people who do not realize this, so without realizing some of his habits can actually damage the lungs.

Here are tips you can do to keep lungs to stay healthy and strong among others:
1. Doing sports

2. Do not smoke of any kind

3. Keeping the air clean

4. Eating the right foods

5. Using protective equipment when working

6. Using safe products

Some household products sometimes remove particles or gases that are harmful to the lungs. Try to avoid oil based products, products that release volatile organic compounds (volatile organic compounds/VOCs), avoid the use of ammonia and read the label carefully.

7. Improving indoor air

The air in the room also can affect lung health, such as the carpet is not clean, air freshener with hazardous chemicals, excessive use of candles or the workmanship of the building. To that provide good ventilation for the room and reduce the resources that affect the lungs.

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Lung Cancer Can Predicted Through Foot Thumb Nail

Lung cancer at some people can be predicted through foot thumb nail. It's because the nicotine level in body can found at foot thumb. The research that done by experts in San Diego University, California, said Nail with higher nicotine have potential 3,5 higher of Lung Cancer then nail with low nicotine level.

The study, published in the American Journal of Epidemiology has also mentioned that the big toe nail is not only predict the risk of lung cancer in smokers, but also to people who do not smoke. That is, the risk of passive smoking could be measured.

The researchers asked 850 men on a regular basis, collecting pieces of their toe nails. The research was initiated in 1987 and lasted for 12 years. The results of their analysis predict that the person with the highest toenail nicotine levels 3.5 times higher risk of lung cancer 12 years later. (Tribunnews)

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Tip Lung Health Maintaining

Tip Lung Health Maintaining - Your lungs can take a lot of punishment from the air you breathe and an unhealthy lifestyle. The American Lung Association offers these suggestions to help improve lung health:

Here is a short way to maintain lung health:

1. Avoid smoking or exposure to secondhand smoke.
2. Limit exposure to airborne pollutants, including chemicals and smoke.
3. Minimize the risk of respiratory tract infections. Keep hands clean and get a vaccination to protect against diseases such as flu and pneumonia.
4. Conduct regular medical checkups to help detect lung problems from the beginning.

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Staging of Lung Cancer

Staging of Lung Cancer can be divided into two, namely the development of Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) and Non small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) development.

Staging of Lung Cancer (small cell lung cancer)

1. Limited stage, cancer is found only on one part of the lung and the surrounding tissue.

2. Extensive stage, the cancer is found in breast tissue outside the lungs where it came from. Or the cancer is found in the organs of the body that far.

Development Stage NSCLC (nonsmall cell lung cancer

1. Occult stage is the stage of the discovery of cancer cells in the sputum (sputum) of patients in the water samples during bronchoscopy, but no visible tumor in the lung.

2. Stage 0 is the discovery stage of the cancer cells only in the innermost lining of the lungs and are not invasive.

3. Stage I is the stage of cancer that is found only in the lung and has not spread to nearby lymph nodes.

4. Stage II is the stage of cancers found in the lungs and lymph nodes nearby.

5. Stage III is the stage of cancer that has spread to surrounding areas, such as chest wall, diaphragm, large vessels or lymph nodes on the same side or opposite sides of the tumor.

6. Stage IV is the stage of cancer found in more than one lobe of the lung are the same, or in other lungs. Cancer cells have spread also to other organs, such as the brain, adrenal gland, liver, and bone.

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Best Lung Cancer Treatment | Treatment with Herbs

Best Lung Cancer Treatment - Cancer is now no longer deadly. The cancer patients in Indonesia can have a longer life expectancy with the discovery of plants 'rodent tuber' as a medicinal plant that can stop and treat various cancers, and various other chronic diseases. Kind of taro plants with maximum height of 25 to 30 cm, only grows in the bush that is not exposed to direct sunlight. "This plant is commonly found in Java," said Drs.Patoppoi Pasau, the first person who found the plant in Indonesia. Medicinal plants have been studied since 1999 by Prof. Dr. Chris KHTeo, Dip Agric (M), BSc Agric (Hons) (M), MS, PhD from Universiti Sains Malaysia and also the founder of Cancer Care Penang, Malaysia. Cancer treatment institutions established in 1995 that has helped thousands of patients from Malaysia, America, Britain, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, and various countries in the world.

According to the doctor, if his colleagues learned that he was on treatment alternatives, they will give the title as the physician-healer. "This is an open gap between conventional and modern medicine," said the doctor.

Many interesting things happened Boni for receiving and providing assistance to various patients. There's even a heavy addict putaw, and shabu-shabu in Surabaya, which in turn addicts are getting lung cancer. After receiving the verdict of lung cancer stage III, the patient was taking pills and teas from the Cancer Care.

The result is quite surprising, as it turns out the drug to remove toxic drugs from the patient's blood circulation, and overcome the dependence on these drugs. "But, if the addict is able to neutralize the poison with taro rat, she should not do drugs anymore, because surely there will be resistance. So do not like kebo, after wallowing bath again, "Boni said, laughing.

Also there is the experience of patients who roared in pain due to cancer gnawing attack, because the painkillers are not working anymore. After the rats were given drinking juice taro, a moment later the patient is calm and no longer feel pain.

According to data from Cancer Care Malaysia, various diseases have been cured are a variety of serious illnesses such as cancer and breast cancer, lung, colon-rectum, liver, prostate, kidney, cervix, throat, bone, brain, spleen, leukemia, bile , pancreas, and hepatitis

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