Avoid Cancer Trigger Factors, Doctors Give Advice

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Cancer classified as a malignant tumor that has the potential to spread to other parts of the body quickly and damage other healthy cells so that it is a disease that needs to be watched out for.

“The severity of a person suffering from cancer is divided into certain stages which have different gravity and different treatments,” said Dr. M. Yusuf Sp. OG (K) Onk, as a specialist in obstetrics and gynecology at Eka Hospital BSD Tangerang Selatan.

Everyone has the potential to get cancer without being classified as elderly because it is caused by an unclean environment that causes it infection and excessive exposure to carcinogenic substances, such as processed and instant foods. As the second leading cause of death in the world after heart disease, cancer is caused by uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells in the body and can damage the surrounding normal cells.

In fact, most cases of newly diagnosed cancer have spread to other parts of the body so that the success of therapy is not optimal. The most common symptoms found in people with cancer are the appearance of lumps on the body, decreased appetite, fatigue and pain, and in some cases bleeding.

However, not all disease Symptomatic cancer because a person may not show any symptoms at an early stage. A person can get cancer due to a number of factors, consisting of internal and external factors.

External factors that trigger cancer can include infections caused by viruses, fungi and bacteria, excessive exposure to ultraviolet light, and exposure to carcinogenic substances (substances that can cause cancer cell growth). While the internal factors that trigger cancer are generally genetic, but the number is only about 10-20 percent of the population with cancer and are usually specific to certain types of cancer.

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To overcome cancer, people can adopt a healthy lifestyle by regularly checking their health at health facilities and a simple way, namely checking for lumps on the body. In addition to checking the body, a healthy lifestyle can also be applied through positive habits, such as a balanced diet by paying attention to the nutritional composition of the body, such as carbohydrates, fats, proteins, and vitamins.

“Avoid foods that contain carcinogenic substances and stay away from cigarette smoke. No less important, health can also be supported by keeping the body in shape by diligently exercising,” he said.

Apart from the physical aspect, it is also important to pay attention to the psychological aspect by managing stress. Cancer can also be triggered by stress due to fatigue at work which has an impact on mental health. “Therefore, it is important to manage stress well and have adequate rest time by sleeping for 8-10 hours or just taking a short break in the middle of working time,” he said.

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