Beware of Brain Cancer

Persistent headaches, prolonged and chronic may be early symptoms of brain cancer. If you feel it, watch out for symptoms and see a doctor immediately an expert. Brain cancer did not 'sebeken' other cancers, such as cervical cancer or breast cancer. However, like most cancers in general, brain cancer is a disease is silent (silent killer) is dangerous.
Because of its nature, the brain cancer is often detected only after entering an advanced stage. If the pain in the head has peaked, there is a possibility, the cancer has spread to other parts of the body (metastasis). If it were so, cancer treatment becomes more complicated and risky.
"Therefore, people need to do early detection of brain cancer," advises Fielda Djuita, radiology specialist Hospital Mochtar Riady Comprehensive Cancer Centre Siloam Hospitals Semanggi, Jakarta.
Like most cancers, early diagnosis and treatment is key to recovery. Treatment of late husband's dance of cancer cells will spread and get into all the tissues of the brain and can eventually cause death. 

Symptoms and risk factors

Brain cancer has no symptoms. Signs of brain cancer depend on the location of the cancer attack. Seizures, loss of balance, blurred vision, difficulty speaking, dizziness, loss of eyesight and hearing could be signs of symptoms of brain cancer.

Although not all the signs and symptoms typical of brain cancer, but you should be wary if often experience one or several disorders such as mentioned above.

Meanwhile, There are several factors that cause brain cancer risk. When the family history there has ever affected by this disease, then you have a risk.

In addition, continuous exposure of certain chemicals may increase cancer risk. A smoker is also exposed to higher risk of this disease than nonsmokers. Another risk factor is race. Brain cancer is more common in the white race.

Brain cancer treatment

With early detection, tumor progression toward malignant cancer cells can be prevented. Although, patients with advanced cancer is still likely to recover.

Now, with advanced medical equipment owned by a number of hospitals in the country, you no longer need medical treatment abroad, such as Singapore or China, two countries which has been the favorite destination of cancer patients from Indonesia.

Fielda Djuita explain Several hospitals in Indonesia already has a sophisticated infrastructure and facilities for cancer.

Some equipment, such as Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography (PET-CT) and radiation therapy equipment Linear Accelerator, can now be enjoyed by patients in hospitals nationwide. Two tools really support cancer disease management.

PET-CT machine is useful to increase accuracy of assessment of doctors in assessing the condition of a tumor is benign or malignant. In practice, the patient will be injected with liquid sugar (glucose) containing radiation within normal levels.

Subsequently, the patient is scanned with the PET-CT. As a result, site or location of a malignant tumor will glow brightly. Therefore, malignant tumor cells require energy sources such as glucose to mutate.

Now we know the location and nature of the tumor in the patient's body, medical experts who deal with cancer disease will be a discussion. Another aim was to find the right strategy for patients is it still necessary retest or extra action is needed because the cancer has spread to other parts of the body.

In fact, continued Hendra, after going through the process of removal of any cancer, the patient still had to check through the PET-CT machine. The goal is to find out whether cancer cells or keloids have been lost from the body of the patient after surgery.

After PET-CT equipment, doctors can take action using the Linear Accelator. This tool serves to illuminate the body part that became the site of cancer. Irradiation performed for three minutes. During irradiation, the patient is not sedated.

Typically, said Fielda, pediatric patients with cancer will get about 25 times the radiation. While irradiating the adult brain cancer patients conducted by more than 30 times. "The doctor can combine between surgery with radiation when the cancer sites are soft and vital organs like the brain," he said.

Linear Accelator tool is quite important for cancer treatment. Therefore, the accuracy of this instrument illumination is high enough, so they can minimize brain cell death that is still healthy.

"There is a system called On Board Imaging (OBI). The system can increase accuracy because it can illuminate the site in position 360 degrees," said Fielda.

The size of tumor or cancer that can be illuminated with this tool, usually, in the top 3 centimeters (cm). If less than 3 cm, the appointment process can be performed with an instrument called a Gamma Knife. The goal is to remove the cancer as much as possible and minimize the risk of loss of brain function.

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how to Maintain the Stamina to Keep Fit

Most of the people of Indonesia is a hard worker, so much need more stamina. Any way you do to keep your stamina?

1.    Consumption of nutritious foods and adequate vitamin and fiber
2.    Adequate rest and quality
3.    Adequate exercise and avoid smoking drug apalai
4.    Unkfod and avoid consumption of instant food
5.    Drink milk to strengthen bones
6.    Do not bury the problem and hatred
7.    Do not do the job drain excessive body and mind
8.    Love and learn to accept life with sincerity
9.    Menyanyagi fellow and improve the quality of faith
10.  Eating-nutritious foods (4 healthy 5 perfect)
11.  Get used to sleeping / resting elbow (6-7 hours per day)
12.  Diligent exercise routine reply (to strengthen the body)
13.  Avoid the use of illegal drugs (narcotics, etc.)
14.  Do not smoke and drink alcoholic beverages, due to your health, especially heart membhayakan
15.  Make it a habit to talk with others (sharing) when faced with a problem, to reduce the occurrence of stress

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How to keep healthy teeth

Healthy teeth are clean teeth without a hole. So with a good dental care and regular as already explained earlier. If there is a hollow tooth, immediately patched. It must always sehat.Apa only tooth decay that occurs because of the food / drink? Foods such as chocolate and sticky sweet like lunkhead if not promptly brushed / mouth will be left behind and causing tooth decay. Also drinks like tea, coffee, soft drinks (coca-cola etc), and cigarettes can cause a thin layer of the tooth called the stain so that the color of the teeth become dull, brownish. Stain the rough layer is easily attached by the remnants of food and germs, which eventually form a plaque, if not cleaned will harden and become tartar (calculus) and can spread to the roots of teeth. Consequently teeth bleed easily, easy teeth wobbly and easily dated. Can also occur abscess or swelling in the tooth. Better after eating / drinking that has been mentioned earlier we rinse or brush your teeth

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Pro golfer Targets Diabetes in Indian Communities

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Professional golfer Notah Begay III is fighting the growing problem of diabetes among Native-American youth, saying the disease could ultimately cost tribes their future leaders if nothing is done.
Begay took his wellness message to the airwaves Friday during the national Native America Calling radio program and in a television show that was broadcast via satellite to students in nearly 200 schools across Indian Country.
Part Navajo and part pueblo Indian, the 38-year-old golfer said diabetes has become an epidemic among his people but he wants people to know it's a disease that can be prevented.
"We're in a fight, literally, to save our kids' lives," he told The Associated Press in an interview. "The reassuring thing about this entire thing is that this is a fight we can win, but it's not going to come without some monumental change."
Native Americans are more than twice as likely to have diabetes compared with other groups, and they are three times more likely to die from the disease, according to the Indian Health Service.
Another troubling statistic is the percentage of Indian youth who have the disease has increase by more than two-thirds in just a decade, according to the agency.
Begay knows the statistics, and he doesn't have to look far to see that they are real.

His mother gives herself shots every morning, and one of his cousins lost her foot to complications of the disease.
"It's not a beautiful outcome when you contract this," he said during the radio program. "So the thing that drives me most is that it's preventable. I couldn't tell you how to prevent cancer. I can't tell you how to prevent leukemia. Type 2 diabetes, I guarantee you I can help you prevent that."
A four-time PGA Tour winner, Begay is issuing a challenge to Indian youth to follow his example by exercising every day and eating healthy.
The challenge is part of the work being done by the golfer's charity, the NB3 Foundation, which has a goal of fighting obesity and diabetes among Native-American youth. The foundation is developing programs aimed specifically at helping native youth and at encouraging more tribal leaders to set an example.
Begay, a graduate of Stanford and a three-time All-American, is also getting help from some of his friends in the sporting world.
PGA Tour stars Tiger Woods and Rickie Fowler will tee up alongside NFL quarterbacks Tony Romo of the Dallas Cowboys and Sam Bradford of the St. Louis Rams in the Notah Begay Challenge this summer in New York.
The best-ball shootout is the foundation's chief fundraiser. The event has raised more than $1 million in each of the past two years.
Begay's efforts are known across Indian Country, as evidenced by the calls coming in to the radio station Friday morning. He heard from listeners from New Mexico all the way to South Dakota.
The golfer said one of the keys to fighting diabetes and getting Native Americans more active is heightening awareness, whether it's through celebrity or big events like the golf tournament.
"We're not trying to win a popularity contest," he acknowledged. "We're trying to save lives. When our kids are dying at younger ages, we're losing our future leaders and we're also losing the carriers of the tradition and the culture who are supposed to push that forward for us."
Begay thinks about his 3-year-old daughter and 1-year-old son. Their reality, he said, is more vegetables, salads, hardly any sugar, and no sodas.
"That's in effect what we're trying to do — create a new reality for our young kids, a reality of hope," he said.
For Begay, his busy schedule of interviews, meetings, golf clinics and practice doesn't stand in the way of him finding a half-hour for yoga and exercise. Sometimes, that exercise comes in the form of walking 5 miles to finish a game of 18 holes.
One radio caller suggested Begay "step it up" and carry his own clubs. Begay smiled and said he just might have to do that.
Begay is gearing up for a busy tournament schedule in Canada. His goal is to return to full-time status on the PGA Tour by next year.
"I think I still have some good golfing years left in me," he said.

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