{"id":117,"date":"2020-04-08T14:37:30","date_gmt":"2020-04-08T12:37:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medicallib.co.za\/health-info\/?p=117"},"modified":"2022-06-23T02:25:21","modified_gmt":"2022-06-23T00:25:21","slug":"facts-about-cancer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medicallib.co.za\/health-info\/facts-about-cancer\/","title":{"rendered":"Facts about Cancer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;-40px|||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;-25px|auto||auto||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; header_5_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-21px|||||&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;2em&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<p><strong style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/medicallib.co.za\/health-info\/what-is-cancer\/\" style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Cancer<\/a> <\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #333333;\">is a disease which results from the growth of abnormal\u00a0which become uncontrollable. Most cancers form an abnormal mass of\u00a0 solid tissues. But, others such as cancers of the blood including leukemia, lymphoma, and myeloma are liquid.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"> Key facts about cancer include:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Cancer results from normal cells that become uncontrollable due to gene mutation<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Cancer cells can move from one part of the body to another<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">It is not inherited but you can be genetically predisposed<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Cancer is the second leading cause of death in the world after cardiovascular diseases and surpasses aids, tuberculosis and malaria combined<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">According to the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), 18.1 million new cancer cases were reported in 2018 worldwide with an estimated 9.6 million deaths. By 2040, this figure is expected to increase to 27.5 million new cancer cases with an associated 16.3 million deaths.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Cancer affects everyone irrespective of gender, age, religion, race or wealth<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">The most common and leading cause of cancer deaths in females are breast cancer, colorectal cancer, lung cancer and cervical cancer.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">The most common and leading cause of cancer deaths in males are, Lung cancer, prostate cancer, colorectal cancer, liver cancer and stomach cancer<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">For both males and famales combined, lung cancer is the most common and leading cause of cancer death.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Lung cancer can be prevented by avoiding smoking or inhaling smoke from charcoal<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Genetic predisposition account for only 5 of 10 % of breast cancer. Most causes include factors related physical inactivity, weight gain, alcohol intake, use of contraceptives, menstruation irregularities (such as early menstruation or late menopause), reproduction (the more children you have and the more you breast feed then the better).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Colorectal cancer can be prevented by avoiding red or processed meat, limiting alcohol intake, avoiding body fat and by being physically fit.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Prostate cancer is more common among men of African descent (ethnic and genetic predisposition). Another factor that causes prostate cancer is body fat and physical inactivity.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">About 90 % of stomach cancer is caused by the bacterium <em>Helicobacter pylori<\/em>. Other factors include eating food preserved by salting, low fruit intake, alcohol intake and tobacco smoking.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Most common cause of liver cancer are chronic infections by the hepatitis B virus (HBV) or hepatitis C virus (HCV), aflatoxin contaminated foodstuffs, alcohol abuse, obesity, smoking and type 2 diabetes.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Cervical cancer is most commonly caused by the Human papillomavirus (HPV). Other risk factors include immune suppression, smoking, use of oral contraceptives, a higher number of full term pregnancies. Improve hygiene and safe sex will decrease the chance of having cervical cancer.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><strong>Sources<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Society, <em>Glob. Cancer Facts Fig.<\/em>, 2018, <strong>4th Ed<\/strong>, 1\u201374<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Bray, J. Ferlay, I. Soerjomataram, R. L. Siegel, L. Torre and A. Jemal, <em>CA. Cancer J. Clin.<\/em>, 2018, <strong>68<\/strong>, 394\u2013424<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<p><a href=\"https:\/\/medicallib.co.za\/health-info\/cancer-naming-grading-and-staging\/\" title=\"Previous\">Previous: Cancer Naming, Grading and Staging<\/a><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/medicallib.co.za\/health-info\/frequently-asked-questions-faqs-on-cancer\/\" title=\"Next\">Next: FAQs on Cancer<\/a><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cancer is a disease which results from the growth of abnormal\u00a0which become uncontrollable. 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