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