Is it Cancer ?

Cancer is a disease caused by abnormal growth of tissue cells that turn into cancer cells. During its development, cancer cells can spread to other body parts that can cause death.

Cancer is often known by the public as a tumor, but not all tumors are cancerous. The tumor is any abnormal lumps or abnormal. Tumors were divided into 2 groups, namely benign and malignant tumors. Cancer is a general term for all types of malignant tumors.

Cancer can happen to everyone, in every part of the body, and in all age groups, but more often among people aged 40 years. Generally, before the cancer spread or damage the surrounding tissue, the patient does not feel any symptoms or complaints. If you have any complaints or symptoms, the disease is usually advanced.

Many types of cancer. To date have found as many as 250 types of cancer that attacks various organs of the body. Each type of cancer have different characteristics, but have in common, namely: (1) They are composed of abnormal cells that reproduce uncontrollably for like cells, and (2) they spread, attacking healthy body tissues.

Each type of cancer have different symptoms. However, in general there are 7 symptoms that need attention and further examined by a doctor to ensure the presence or absence of cancer, are:

1. When large or small bowel habits change or disruption.
2. Impaired digestion and difficulty swallowing.
3. Hoarseness or a cough that does not heal
4. Breast or elsewhere there is a lump (tumor).
5. Moles that changes its nature, is becoming increasingly large and itchy.
6. Abnormal blood or mucus out of the body.
7. Presence of ulceration or ulcer that would not heal.