Cancer Awareness

Several causes contribute to cancer which include

Life style changes like smoking, alcohol intake, drug abuse
Dietary habits including taking junk food excess fatty food, imbalance diet.
Consuming packed food, chemical preservatives in food
Obesity leading to several cancers
Pollution in food, water, soil and air
Infections like HPV,HIV & HBSag
Hereditary:-several cancers like breast,ovary,colorectal ,prostate and Lung cancers are hereditary
Sedentary and stressful life style

Cancer can be cured if it is detected early. cancer can be detected early by screening methods. Screening is detecting cancer in an early precancerous stage. Screening is available for most common cancers in men and women.

In cancer awareness section please add following:-

Prostate cancer screening

From 50-75 years- 2yearly screening
PSA (prostate-specific antigen)
Trans rectal ultrasound

Oral cancer screening

Cancer screening Guidelines for cervical cancer

Screening is done by both PAP smear test and HPV kit.in most of the centres,HPV kit Is not available.In that scenario atleast PAP smear test is recommended

Screening to be started for women from age of 20 years to 65 years
If both PAP smear and HPV testing are normal, screening can be done once in 5 years
If only Pap Smear test is done, Screening is done once in 3 years

Screening Guidelines for Breast Cancer

All women >20 years must under go Monthly Breast Self Examination

All women > 40 years must undergo yearly Mammography

If someone has strong family history of breast cancer they can start screening from 30 years.

Screening Guideline for Lung Cancer

Both Men and women between 50-77 years

Who are currently smoking or History of smoking (20 pack years)or who left smoking in past 15 years are advised to undergo yearly Low dose screening CT Scan

Screening Guidelines for colorectal cancer

All men and women from age 45 to 75 years
Annual fecal occult blood test (FOBT) or fecal immunochemical test (FIT)
Flexible sigmoidoscopy every 5 years
Colonoscopy every 10 year