Fighting lung cancer

It is a general saying that smoking is the root cause for all types of cancer especially lung cancer. But people who smoke argue that not only smokers develop the disease but also other people have a fair chance of developing it. They generally try and defend themselves by saying that cigarettes help them in calming down their nerves. But they never understand what actually happens when they smoke. Along with tobacco around sixty different carcinogens are present in cigarettes. They are toxic in nature and possess the ability and potential to cause cancer in human beings. Some of the toxins which are present in cigarettes include benzene, arsenic, carbon monoxide and polonium. When such carcinogens enter into the human system they have the ability to modify the DNA of the cells and also damage the tissues in the lungs to a greater extent. This may result in development of malignant tumor cells in the lungs resulting in cancer. These cells can grow at a rapid rate infecting all nearby cells and an avalanche of cancer cells are produced in a short period of time.

It has been a universal truth that maintaining a healthy diet is the best way of preventing any disease and it will continue to be so. This holds true even for deadly diseases like lung cancer. Many people may question what has healthy diet to do with preventing or even curing lung cancer. This query has been answered by a recent research which suggests that vegetables rich in fiber can possibly inhibit the growth of cancer cells and can reduce the rate of growth and spread of tumors. Specifically broccoli has a greater tendency to fight against the cancer cell. The ingredient which is responsible for this is isothiocyanate which is found in abundance among vegetables such as cauliflowers, broccoli and watercress. One important aspect of this compound is that it not only fights against the tumors in cancer patients but also can reduce the risk of the disease in people who have been exposed to cancer causing agents such as radon, asbestos and carcinogens. If this research for treating cancer using broccoli turns out to be positive then it is no surprise that pills based on this compound may hit the market sooner or later.

The common notion that prevails among people is that drug addicts are vulnerable to developing many diseases and they have more chance of ruining their health. But the shocking truth is that they have a greater chance of escaping lung cancer. Recent research on this deadly disease suggest that an ingredient of cannabis(marijuana) can help fight lung cancer and retard its growth. This ingredient is called tetrahydrocannabinol and is supposed to have a medicinal value which can cut off the growth of tumor cell to about half and it can also prevent the cancer cells from spreading to other parts of the body. The findings also propose that it can even be used for treating other forms of cancer in brains, skins etc. This research was initially carried out on rats and is expected to have positive results on humans too. But the challenge which lies ahead of using this kind of treatment is the amount of dosage to be used as marijuana on high dosage may result in hallucinations, rapid heartbeat, breathing trouble and many other associated health problems.

It is a well known truth that lung cancer is one of the pernicious diseases. Once a person is diagnosed positive with lung cancer, their final days in this world hugely depend on their ability and will to fight the disease. Recent researches on fighting lung cancer have produced positive results. It has been found out that the extraction from pomegranate fruit helps in reducing the rate of growth of cancer cells. The juice from pomegranate is found to be rich in anti-oxidants which are capable of inhibiting the growth of tumor cells to a greater extent. Therefore the patient’s chance of survival increases by a considerable amount. The research was primarily conducted on rats which had lung cancer and doctors say that even humans will respond in the same manner to it. This experiment has proved to be critical because when it comes to lung cancer, the more u delay the growth of cancer cells the better is the chance of curing the disease. This discovery will definitely prove to be a major breakthrough in fighting lung cancer in forth coming years.

Early diagnosis is most crucial for any kind of disease especially for lung cancer. The early the disease is diagnosed the better is the chance for healing the disease. So the focus is on finding methods to diagnose the disease at an early stage. Doctors believe that this can be accomplished with the help of ultra sound. This led to the discovery of EBUS. EBUS is the abbreviation for endobronchial ultrasound. With the help of this innovation it is possible to assess the lymph nodes of patients to check whether cancer cells have spread to other parts of the body. With early diagnosis the doctors can adopt for an effective treatment plan. In this procedure doctors introduce a flimsy tube into the patient windpipe through the mouth or nose which enters into the lungs. Then ultrasound waves are passed into this tube by means of a probe which produces a real-time image of the patient lungs and lymph nodes. If any region is found suspicion of tumor cells then the doctor can take samples of that particular location for further analysis. This can result in early diagnosis of the disease.