Seems what we do or eat these days is said to cause cancer. Excessive exposure to sunlight is said to be increasing the risk of skin cancer. Asbestos and cigarette smoke causes lung cancer, which is the highest contributor to the statistics of deaths due to cancer. What next? Radiation, meat / sate charred, fatty, saccharine (artificial sugar) and carcinogens (substances that can cause cancer) such as pesticides and herbicides.
We also believe that genes are the main factors that increase the risk of someone getting cancer. But the study found that 80 to 90% of cancer patients come from families that have no history of cancer.
What else do we not know? Many researchers give different theories about the exact cause of cancer. However none of the theories that explain diverse aspects of cancer and the development of the disease in the human body.
Dr. Peter Kovacic write a comprehensive review of the medical puzzles in this Current Medicinal Chemistry, 2001. He says much of the theory has been developed, only the oxidative stress theory proved correct. It can be explained in a rational and systematic associate most aspects of carcinogenesis (cancer development).
What is oxidative stress? Easily oxidative stress is damage caused by free radicals. Oxidative stress that occurs in the body is the basic cause of most chronic diseases degenerative. For easy for you to see the effects of oxidative stress, trying to view family photos containing various generations. Note their skin, you’ll see a big difference between the skin with a young family members who are older. Effect that is seen is caused by oxidative stress in skin. The same also happens in our bodies. So if you want beautiful skin, moisturizing lotion is not the answer. You can improve this situation by taking food or supplements rich in antioxidants, a substance that can eliminate free radicals and restore damage caused by it.
Dr.. Kovacic survey supporting medical evidence that the more it-when there are many free radicals near the nucleus of cells, damage will occur to the cell DNA. If carcinogen attack, the body system will improve the DNA that is damaged. But when too many oxidative stress, the body system is no longer capable of improving the damage that will lead to the occurrence of mutations (changes) of DNA. Tues when the seedlings (two splits), which showed DNA mutations will also be brought to the newly formed cells. When the DNA in this mutation directly exposed to oxidative stress, the more damage will occur. Tues will begin to grow beyond our control and have their own lives. It built the ability to spread from one part of the body to the other part (metastasis), and a cancer. Body in adults, cancer may take 20 to 30 years to grow from the initial DNA mutations. In the body of children is growing faster because reproductive cells more quickly.
Doctors usually diagnose cancer when it has reached the final stage of its development. Unfortunately, when the cancer has developed to a level that can cause symptoms or be detected by x-ray, it usually has been developed over more than 10 to 20 years. At that time not much that doctors can do to help patients. A patient’s lung cancer chemotherapy treatment recommended by his oncologist, a procedure that can be said to carry the cancer into “remission” with 40% success. Remission patients ask what purpose? Oncologist replied, “If you can carry cancer to remission, you will be able to extend life for 3 months.” This tragic story for most people suffering from cancer.
Nowadays we lost in the struggle against cancer. Are there any doubt that this malignant disease must be attacked from an early stage of its development before we can see a decrease in mortality rate arising from it? You know we have a hope, an alternative treatment. Understanding the role of oxidative stress in the development of cancer gives us new possibilities in the prevention and treatment of cancer.
RSS Feed
Twitter

March 2nd, 2010
ahix 





