Transcript Biopsy does not spread cancer

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WHAT IS CANCER ?
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TUMOUR
(uncontrolled growth of cells)
Benign
Cancer is not infectious.
Malignant
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CAUSES
 Genetic
 Tobacco
 Alcohol
 Environmental
 Food Habit
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EARLY SIGNS OF CANCER
 Non healing ULCER
 Chronic cough / change in voice
 INDIGESTION / difficulty in swallowing
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EARLY SIGNS OF CANCER
 Bleeding / itching of any mole
 Painless lump anywhere in the body
Change in bowel habits
 Bleeding from any orifice
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INCIDENCE
 8 Lakh NEW cases every year in INDIA.
 70,000 NEW cases every year in BENGAL.
 30-35% HEAD and NECK cancers.
 9-11% BREAST cancers.
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BIOPSY
 FNAC (Needle biopsy)
 Incisional biopsy
Biopsy does not spread cancer
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TREATMENT

Surgery
 Radiotherapy
 Chemotherapy
 Immunotherapy
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FOOD AND CANCER
 Fresh vegetables
 Smoked food
 Red meat
 Preservatives
 Stored food
 Excessive spices
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ALCOHOL AND CANCER
OCCASIONAL
REGULAR
Combination with TOBACCO dangerous
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TOBACCO AND CANCER
Chewing
Inhalation
Smoking
Associated with 91% oral cancers.
Tobacco chewers have 31 times more chance of developing
oral cancers.
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TOBACCO USE IN BENGAL
SMOKERS
39.6%
MALE
FEMALE
15.6%
CHEWERS
23.3%
2.6%
In age group 13 to 21, about 2000 tobacco related cancers
are reported annually in Bengal.
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SEX AND CANCER
Infectious
Protected Sex
Multiple Sex Partners.
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So what can be done?
BREAST SELF
EXAMINATION
LOOK:• Raise the arms over
the head and look at
the breasts, turning
slowly from side to
side.
So what can be done?
BREAST SELF
EXAMINATION
LOOK:• Press the hands on
the hips and push
the shoulders
forward. Look at
each breast
separately.
So what can be done?
BREAST SELF
EXAMINATION
FEEL:• Standing in front of
a mirror Breast Self
Examination starts
just below the collar
bone and ends
where the ribs do.
So what can be done?
BREAST SELF EXAMINATION
FEEL:• The left hand is used for
the right breast. The pads
of your three middle
fingertips are moistened
with body lotion. Firm
pressure is applied and
small circles made as the
breasts are examined back
or forth (up or down,
circular or spoke style) in a
pattern covering all the
breast area including the
nipple.
So what can be done?
• The examination is
extended to the breast
tissue in the
underarm.
• The hand is changed
and repeat BSE is
carried out on the
opposite breast.
So what can be done?
BREAST SELF
EXAMINATION
FEEL:-
• After lying down one arm
is raised above your
head. The breasts are
examined as before,
omitting the underarm.
• The arm is changed and
and repeat BSE on the
opposite breast is
carried out.
CANCER PREVENTION
 BREAST SELF EXAMINATION (B.S.E)
 MOUTH SELF EXAMINATION (M.S.E)
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CANCER AND LIFESTYLE
SAY YES TO
Fresh Vegetables
Regular exercise
Medical checkup
after 40 yrs.
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CANCER AND LIFESTYLE
SAY NO TO
Excessive spices
Tobacco
Alcohol
Red Meat
Preservatives
Smoked food
Stored Food
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