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Treating Esophagus Cancer

The esophagus is part of the gastrointestinal tract. Its function is to move food from the mouth to the stomach for digestion. It is classified as a muscle and is composed of several layers: inner lining, submucosa, muscle layer, and outer layer. Esophagus cancer generally begins growing in the inner layer of the esophagus and can spread to the surround tissues. Cancer cells can also break off and find their way to other parts of the body inducing other cancerous tumors to grow. This is called metastasis. It is unknown what causes esophageal cancer but risk factors that increase your chances of developing the disease include being over the age of 65, being male, smoking, drinking heavily, unhealthy died, obesity, and acid reflux. Esophagus cancer is asymptomatic meaning it typically does not present any symptoms. However difficulty swallowing, unexplained weight loss, chest pain, and fatigue have been associated with the disease. It is a good idea to make an appointment with your heal...

Tobacco for Treating Cancer Disease

According to The World Health Organization (WHO), there were more than 7.4 million people who died due to various types of cancer in 2004. This figure represents 13% of the total causes of death for that year alone. In addition to that, 70% of the total number of deaths caused by cancer was found in developing countries. There are many factors that can cause cancer. Bad lifestyle habits like excessive consumption of alcohol, excessive smoking and excessive consumption of unhealthy food are considered to be the some of the primary causes of cancer. Other possible causes are lack of exercise, genetics, unsafe sex and excessive sun exposure. It is a terrible disease. However, when dealing with cancer, we should not panic or worry too much. It is preventable, and some cases are even treatable. A new research finding has surprised the medical world. As one of the main causes of cancers, tobacco shows a surprising development. Tobacco has been known to cause cancer, but now it seems that we...