Archive for March, 2010
The spiraling globalization is always found on the guilty side for all the wrong reasons. Be it lack of exercise, sleep disorder, sedentary life and diseases—the list refuses to cease. Stomach cancer is considered to be a by product of consuming refrigerated or ready made foods, smoked or pickled and salted foods.
The analysis of the geographical prevalence of stomach cancer shows that the numbers of victims among men are highest in Bangalore and Chennai.
The Culprit Behind Stomach Cancer—Salt
A recent study by a group of South Korean researchers has found that the risk of stomach cancer increases by 10% for people with high salty diets. The report also stated that the affect of salt depends on the way how it is consumed. For example, intake of salt as table salt may harm the heart but may be non-cancerous.
The carcinogenic property of salt in food increases if they are used as preservatives in processed food such as pickles. The south Indian regions of Chennai and Karnataka being at the close proximity to the coast are highly fed on with salty foods and sea-foods preserved in salty brine and dried ones.
If You Notice The Symptoms Happening Persistently, Then It’s Time To Flag Red Alert:
* A sense of bloat wearing your heavily after eating meals
* Lack of appetite or the feeling of being full even after taking small meals
* Heartburn or Gerd and Fatigue
* Indigestion associated with stomach pain
* Weight loss and nausea
* Vomiting
The seriousness of any cancer treatment lies in the stages the victim is at. The most common medical procedure used is radiation therapy, chemo and surgery. Keep a tab on healthy life style loaded with physical exercise and good diets.
The average people from the low income strata of the society in India derive their urge for tobacco from ‘Gutkha’. Pan or cigarette stalls stand out uniquely with long strings of these packets dangling from all around.
The prolong chewing of ‘Gutkha’ or powdered tobacco coated betel nuts is major cause for the increasing reports of oral or mouth cancer in India. They are perhaps one of the cheapest means of killing a person, irrespective of their age and sex. Chewing ‘gutkha’ has become a popular form of tobacco intake among the youngsters constituting a significant pool of victims.
Popularity Of Gutkha
Because it is cheap, a package sold for mere One rupee or could go more—it is extensively used by laborers, poor people and other daily wagers. On the contrary, doctors at Tata Cancer Memorial agree that the cost of oral cancer treatment is about 3.5 lakh rupees which indicate the higher rate of mortality for poor people affected with it. Alarming medical data shows, that about 2000 people die in India daily due to tobacco related disease.
Biological Facts Of Gutkha On Oral Cancer
The tobacco which is kept in the mouth mixes with the saliva and brings out carcinogens which harm the oral mucosa leading the development of neoplastic changes. Many gutkha chewing youngsters in India suffer from the earlier stage known as submucous fibrosis. Severe advancement of the cancer leads to the removal of parts of the mouth.
Doctors are put to the meticulous task of reconstructing deteriorated or removed parts of the mouth in extreme cancer patients. Youngster need to be sensitized on the after effects of long term gutkha chewing.