| Cancer is one of the most deadly of | | | | spread to other parts of the body or |
| diseases. In USA and other developed | | | | invade other tissues, and they are |
| nations, cancer kills almost 25% of | | | | rarely a threat to life unless they |
| people. This number is more in poorer | | | | compress vital structures. Malignant |
| third world countries. In cancer, the | | | | tumors on the other hand are more |
| cells through a process of mutation, | | | | dangerous and they often invade other |
| start to divide endlessly. Creating | | | | organs, spread to distant locations and |
| internal problems and finally death. It | | | | become life-threatening. |
| is a hard battle that one needs to fight | | | | Can it be treated? Yes, Cancer can be |
| against this terrible enemy. Both | | | | treated if it is diagnosed at an early |
| expensive and time consuming, many of | | | | stage. Allopathic treatments like |
| the poorer nations today do not have | | | | Chemotherapy have proved to be |
| cancer treating facilities leading to | | | | successful against cancer. There are |
| the painful death of many thousands of | | | | many types of strong chemicals and |
| individuals. | | | | radiation that help in fighting against |
| There are many types of cancers. | | | | cancer. |
| Basically, the disease can be divided | | | | Today however other methods have emerged |
| into 2 broad categories. Adult cancers | | | | which show promise in fighting off |
| and childhood cancers. Adult cancers | | | | cancer. Psychologists believe in curing |
| include Lung cancer and ovarian cancer. | | | | cancer through thought processes. By |
| Cancer can also occur in young children | | | | having a positive frame of mind, they |
| and adolescents, but it is rare. Child | | | | believe that this disease can be fought. |
| Cancer; especially leukemia, is on an | | | | Meditation techniques like reiki that |
| upward trend. Though some studies have | | | | help in awakening inner forces are also |
| not shown this, others done over a | | | | proving to be very beneficial. |
| longer scale of time have so indicated. | | | | An unconventional treatment for this |
| The age of peak incidence of cancer in | | | | disease is laughter therapy. There is a |
| children occurs during the first year of | | | | very touching story about how one person |
| life. Leukemia is one of the types that | | | | got over this disease just through |
| can occur. The other types include the | | | | having fun. Norman Cousins was diagnosed |
| central nervous system cancers, | | | | by a form of life threatening tissue |
| lymphomas, and rhabdomyosarcoma. | | | | disease or a form of cancer. He started |
| How is such a terrible disease caused? | | | | and experimented by watching and |
| Cell division is a physiological process | | | | enjoying Marx brother movies. Six months |
| that occurs in almost all tissues and | | | | later, he was up and perfect astonishing |
| under many circumstances. Normally the | | | | his doctors. |
| balance between growth and programmed | | | | No matter how terrible the disease is, |
| cell death is tightly regulated to | | | | love, friendship and laughter can find a |
| ensure the integrity of organs and | | | | cure. Hope and courage are an |
| tissues. Mutations in DNA that lead to | | | | individual's best friends at any time |
| cancer disrupt these orderly processes. | | | | and it is no different when some one is |
| The uncontrolled and often rapid | | | | diagnosed with cancer. If one has no |
| proliferation of cells can lead to | | | | panic and fights the disease with a |
| either a benign tumor or a malignant | | | | joyous spirit and complete healing will |
| tumor (cancer). Benign tumors do not | | | | be a guarantied possibility. |