Juliet Cohen asked:


The liver is the largest internal organ in the body. It is also known as primary liver cancer or hepatoma and hepatocellular carcinoma is a cancer arising from the liver.The liver performs several vital functions. It processes and stores many of the nutrients absorbed from the intestine. It also makes some of the clotting factors needed to stop bleeding from a cut or injury. Hemangioma (he-man-ge-O-muh) is the most common type of benign liver tumor. It starts in blood vessels and Hepatic adenomas are benign tumors that start from the main type of liver cells (hepatocytes). Women have a much higher chance of having one of these tumors if they take birth control pills, although this is rare. Stopping the pills can cause the tumor to shrink. Hepatic adenomascancer begins in many spots throughout the liver and is not confined to a single tumor. This is most often seen in people with liver cirrhosis and is the most common pattern seen in the United States.

Hepatic tumors also called Liver cancer. Hepatic tumors is are tumors or growths on or in the liver. There are many forms of liver tumors premary is Malignant. Malignant, primary liver cancer is hepatocellular carcinoma (also named hepatoma, which is a misnomer). These growths can be benign or malignant (cancerous). They may be discovered on medical imaging (even for a different reason than the cancer itself). Most of the time when cancer is found in the liver, it did not start there but spread to the liver from a cancer that began somewhere else in the body. These tumors are named after the place where they began (primary site) and are further described as metastatic. Symptoms can include a lump or pain on the right side of your abdomen and yellowing of the skin. However, you may not have symptoms and the cancer may not be found until it is advanced.

Some researchers believe that cancer starts with damage to DNA the material that contains the instructions for every chemical process in your body, including the rate of cellular growth. DNA damage causes changes in these instructions. Liver cancer also occurs as metastatic cancer, which happens when tumors from other parts of the body spread (metastasize) to the liver. In the liver cancer some cells begin to grow abnormally. One result is that cells may begin to grow out of control and eventually form a tumor a mass of malignant cells. In the United States, most cancer found in the liver spread there after originating elsewhere. Rather than being called liver cancer, this type of cancer in the liver is named after the organ in which it began such as metastatic colon cancer in cancer that starts in the colon and spreads to the liver.

Causes of liver Cancer

Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is the main causes of liver cancer. Liver cancer relates to (correlates with) the frequency of chronic hepatitis B virus infection. Studies in animals also have provided that hepatitis B virus can cause liver cancer. For example, liver cancer develops in other mammals that are naturally infected with hepatitis B virus-related viruses. Finally, by infecting transgenic mice with certain parts of the hepatitis B virus, scientists caused liver cancer to develop in mice that do not usually develop liver cancer.

Symptoms of liver cancer

Liver cancer is very common larges countries in world wide. Generally is discovered at a very advanced stage of cancer disease for several reasons. In addition, patients from these regions actually have more aggressive liver cancer disease. live cancer tumor usually reaches an advanced stage and causes symptoms more rapidly. Abdominal pain is the most common symptom of liver cancer and usually signifies a very large tumor or widespread involvement of the liver and other symptom is weight loss. These symptoms are less common in individuals with liver cancer in the U.S.an additionally symptoms is ascites (abdominal fluid and swelling), jaundice (yellow color of the skin), or muscle wasting.

Treatment of liver cancer

The treatment of liver cancer is overall condition of the patient. First treatment if liver cancer is Chemotherapy. Chemotherapy is a powerful drugs to kill cancer cells. Chemotherapy is anot effective not some cases of liver cancer but type of chemotherapy is known as chemoembolization is an important part of treatment for HCC. chemoembolization causes many of the same side effects as other forms of chemotherapy, including abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting. Second treatment is surgery. Surgery is best treatment for localized resectable cancer is usually an operation known as surgical resection. In some cases, the area of the liver where the cancer is found can be completely removed. Alcohol injection has been shown to improve survival in people with small hepatocellular tumors. It may also be used to help reduce symptoms in cases of metastatic liver cancer. The most common side effect is leaking of alcohol onto the liver or into the abdominal cavity.



Andre

mochar72 asked:


My boyfriend is 33 and he is concerned with getting cancer because one of his co-workers recently died from colon cancer and he was only 30 years old!!!

Joann

Emily Morris asked:


Diverticulitis seems to be the new “Disease of the Year”, in the media. Everywhere you turn you’re hearing more doctors and medical studies say “More people in the world have either diverticulitis or diverticulosis than ever before!” But how many of them are telling you effective and easy ways to stop it? Certainly not many.

It’s time for a change, and it’s time for YOU to take control of your digestive health. However, in order for you to be fully in charge, you need to understand the facts. When you’re armed with what’s really going on, it makes it so much easier to reveal the easy change you can do to prevent this painful problem.

First, these intestinal changes don’t develop over night. Due to dietary habits, the problem takes a while to form, and then be noticed by the affected person.  Diverticulum are small pockets in the intestine wall which develop when the intestine has to work too hard to move food through it. The great strain causes these hazardous pockets to form. They can become infected, sore, or even break open and harm your health.

But why do they form? And why “now more than ever”?

It’s not your fault! Just look around at the foods readily available to everyone. They’re full of refined flour and there isn’t a lot of ‘whole grain’ that tastes delicious as an option for you. The combination of not enough liquid throughout the day, along with not enough soluble and insoluble fiber adds up to intestinal trouble.

Fiber is important for your health on many different levels.  Once you understand the benefits of fiber, you can use it to combat many common problems! There are 5 main points to keep in mind.

First:

Fiber that is incompletely or slowly digested promotes normal bowl function and treats constipation. This type of fiber also helps prevent diverticulosis and diverticulitis. It provides relief from irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) which is also on the rise.

Second:

 Fiber-rich foods are processed more slowly by the body. This is a great benefit if you’re trying to lose weight! When foods process more slowly, you feel ‘satisfied’ or ‘full’ much faster than normal. This makes it easy to eat less at mealtime.

Third:

By packing in fiber, the food you eat is less calorically dense. The fiber fills you up, and performs its important roles, but ISNT absorbed by the body to turn into extra calories and fat.

Fourth:

 Reduce your risk of colon cancer. When the food you eat has enough fiber in it, it does not spend very long in the intestines. Bile acid doesn’t get re-absorbed. Unwelcome bacteria don’t get a chance to ferment food in the intestines. Toxins don’t build up or have the opportunity to be absorbed into the body because everything “Keeps on moving”. Thirteen case-control studies were recently published on the use of fiber in the diet. They concluded with substantiated evidence that the risk of colorectal cancer in the USA could be decreased by 31% JUST by adding 13 grams more fiber each day. Easy to do? Just keep reading.

Fifth:

Cholesterol and blood glucose. Everyone knows about cholesterol levels, good and bad. There have been so many studies on it as a risk-factor for heart attacks and heart disease. There’s plenty you can do naturally to help lower cholesterol, but did you know getting enough fiber will help too? Soluble fiber has been proven to lower blood cholesterol levels.

But what about glucose? Glucose and insulin levels are important for preventing type-2 diabetes. Starchy foods, sugary drinks, and other modern-day diet options that convert quickly into sugars in the body spike insulin levels. These are hard on your body to digest…so you can give your system a break with fiber. Viscous fiber (that which appears like a gelatin) slows down the conversion of carbohydrates into sugars and helps normalize blood glucose levels.  

But if fiber is so beneficial, why isn’t anyone getting enough?

There’s plenty of fiber in apple peels, celery stalks, whole-grains like oat and flax…but these foods don’t always fit into what people think is delicious or convenient. “An apple a day…” is rarely practiced by anyone! What about fiber pills or powders? These can be expensive, gritty, or “Just another pill” among a handful that people already didn’t really want to choke down every day. Plus, with supplement pills or powders, the body misses out on important oils, micronutrients and anti-oxidants available in plant fiber sources.

What can YOU do about it?

The power to save yourself from this range of digestive maladies is now in your hands. Now that you have a basic understanding of what fiber can do for you, and how it works, it’s time to take easy action and get your health under your control.

What you need, are seeds!

Chia Seeds, to be exact. These seeds are loaded with soluble & insoluble fiber. In fact, it is their special type of fiber that allows the seeds to form a bead of gel on their exterior when exposed to liquid. The fibers trap more than THREE times the weight of the seed in water, and hold it close to the outside. What does this mean for you?

Easier digestion! The liquid clings to the seed, and is removed slowly throughout the digestive process. This keeps the colon hydrated, so it’s easy to move food.

Insoluble fiber is found in the seed’s outer coating. It’s this type of fiber that isn’t digested by the body and is sometimes called ‘roughage’. It acts like a ‘sweeper’ moving things along in the intestinal tract and preventing constipation.

Fiber isn’t the only thing…remember the above points? Chia Seeds have you covered on all five points. You can even literally see the viscous (appears like a gelatin or gummy) fibers on the outside when you make Chia gel. These help lower blood cholesterol and normalize blood glucose and insulin levels.

It’s time to feel full longer, reduce your cholesterol, and clean up any colon problems! Chia Seeds are incredibly easy to use. They have no flavor of their own, so you can add them to anything you already like to eat. If they are allowed to hydrate in a liquid food (like yogurt, juice or cola) they will take on the flavor of that food. In cooking, because of their ability to distribute flavors, they can actually make the food more flavorful!

A tablespoon of Chia a day is generally what most people require. Chia seeds are incredibly safe and simple to use, so you don’t need to worry about having too much. The seeds also contain essential micro-nutrients, omega 3 healthy oils and b-vitamins. No fiber substitute can do all of that, while tasting as great and being as versatile as Chia. When you add Chia to your meals, you’re guaranteeing that you and your family are getting the fiber your body requires.

NOW is the time to take control of your digestive health, and the easiest answer is Chia.



Minnie

Juliet Cohen asked:


Colorectal cancer is cancer of the colon and/or rectum. It is the third most common form of cancer and the second superior cause of cancer-related death in the Western world. In the United States, it is the fourth most common cancer in men and women. Colon cancer and rectal cancer have many features in common. They are discussed together here except for the section about treatment, where they are discussed separately. Globally, cancer of the colon and rectum is the third leading cause of cancer in males and the fourth leading cause of cancer in females. The frequency of colorectal cancer varies around the world.

It is common in the Western world and is rare in Asia and Africa. In countries where the people have adopted western diets, the incidence of colorectal cancer is increasing. Cancer that starts in these different areas may cause different symptoms. In most cases, colorectal cancers develop slowly over many years. The risk of developing colorectal cancer more common in people over 50. Women who have a history of ovarian, uterine or ****** cancer have a somewhat increased risk of developing colorectal cancer. A diet high in fat and calories and low in fiber may be linked to a greater risk of developing colorectal cancer.

People with diabetes have a 30-40% increased risk of developing colon cancer. Parents, siblings, and children of a person who has had colorectal cancer are somewhat more likely to develop colorectal cancer themselves. If many family members have had colorectal cancer, the risk increases even more. About 112,000 people are diagnosed with colon cancer annually, and about 41,000 new cases of rectal cancer are diagnosed each year. Signs and symptoms of colon cancer include change in your bowel habits, including diarrhea or constipation or a change in the consistency of your stool for more than a couple of weeks.

Other symptoms are the rectum bleeding or the blood in yours stool, persisted stomach and intestines uncomfortable, for example the cramp, the gas or the pain, the stomach and intestines your intestines incompletely dump the pain by the intestines movement, the feeling, weakness or is weary and without the showing reduction. Has increase development disease person’s risk some factors. The treatment is decided by the cancer staging. When the colorectal cancer is seized at the early surgery still is the main treatment when the chemotherapy and/or the radiotherapy is perhaps recommended the basis independent patient’s staging and other medical factors.



Cheryl

Paul Courtney asked:


A Guide To Natural Colon Cleansing

Colon cancer is the most prevalent cancer found in both men and women, and each year is increasing in number of diagnosed cases through out the world.

Modern medicine recognizes that our diets are having a lot to do with the health of our colons, especially when you take into count the fact that most of us eat large quantities of processed foods containing chemical preservatives, artificial coloring, along with the residue from fertilizers and pesticides used in the production of many of the ingrediance that go into these processed products.

Little wonder then that our digestive system is suffering in particular the colon where waste product is accumulated prior to excretion.

Colon cleansing is a natural health method for ensuring that the colon is flushed of all the toxic waste that accumulates on the walls of the colon thus discouraging colon cancer and a variety of other ailments. The colon is a main part of your digestive system and owing to the nature of the work it performs is prone to disease if not allowed to perform properly to to the build of plaque on the walls and therefore an ailing colon affects the rest of your body as well.

You should recognize that colon cleansing is a vital aspect to your health in general, and this means cleaning your colon on a regular basis. As with most medications there are the more conventional synthetic colon cleansing formulas that you can use which include chemicals, but then there are also natural colon cleansing treatments available that do the same job naturally.

Important Information

We will use the analogy of a car’s engine, the service man can clean out the engine of old dirty oils and fuels so that it is like new but if you the driver use dirty fuel and neglect to change your oil regularly the engine will stop performing as it should.

The same thing applies with colon cleansing. Natural colon cleansing processes include not only using natural colon cleansing supplements but will require you to include a specific colon cleansing diet. Naturally you can get rid of all the toxins presently in your body, but if you go back to your unhealthy lifestyle after the cleanse then you are just going to be reverting to your old ways and with harmful toxins once again. Good health is an ongoing process and This is why it is so important that you follow a strict diet, one that includes lots of fresh fruits and vegetables, as well as whole grain breads and cereals.

Natural colon cleansing formulas include a variety of herbs. Dietary fiber for one is widely accepted as being a great natural colon cleanser. Fiber is known to help to reduce the body’s blood cholesterol, thereby reducing heart disease and related ailments. Psyllium is one type of fiber that is particularly useful, and it is a natural, water-soluble, gel-reducing fiber that is extracted from the husks of blond psyllium seeds.

Of course you can consult with herbalists and concoct your own colon cleanse formula however, if you would rather take the easier route then you can just head to your local health foods store and find natural colon cleansing formulas already available for use. It is recommended that you make sure to check the list of ingredients before purchasing any so you can be sure of what is included is completely natural and safe.

Ask yourself what is the common denominator causing the increase in colon diseases and I am sure you too will realize that our diets are mostly to blame. Colon cleansing has never been more important than it is today. Toxins accumulate in the body incredibly fast posing a risk to your health. If you want to prevent disease and more importantly feel healthy and happy, regular natural colon cleansing is a must.



Antonio