Lung Cancer, Difficult Detected and Fast Spread
Lung cancer is a hot topic again after the news broke the news some time ago Health Minister, Endang Rahayu Sedyaningsih resigned from his post as the disease ravaged the already entered stage 4 .
Lungcancer like other cancers is the result of an abnormal cell. Normally, the body maintains a system of checks and balances on cell growth so that cells divide to produce new cells are needed. Disruption to the balance system had uncontrolled cell growth and eventually form a mass known as a tumor.
Malignant tumor or cancer is often known by the term, on the other hand grow aggressively and invade other tissues of the body, so that the tumor cells into the bloodstream or lymphatic system and then to the inside of the body. This spreading process is called metastasis.
Well, if left unchecked this abnormal growth that can spread to other organs, both near and far to the lung such as bones, liver, or brain.
Dr. Ari Fahrial SpPD, specialist in internal medicine faculty of medicine or RSCM explained the disease can be detected before there are complaints. In the case of cancer, for example, if there are complaints, for example, coughing up blood, chest pain or shortness of breath, it is likely that the cancer is in the advanced stage.
"This is where the importance of a person's conducted medical check-up. Due to the periodic checks, someone will detect disease early," said Ari.
Ari was added, cancer in the body not suddenly present in large sizes. Its growth plans through a process, from developing into large small.
As in the case of Minister of Health, the cancer was not detected in the selection of candidates for ministerial health examination in October 2009. Over time, the disease appeared then detected.
Meanwhile , quoted from MedicineNet , according to Jay W. Marks MD lung tumors become malignant cancer called when cells start to invade other tissues and organs of the body , allowing entry of tumor cells into the bloodstream or lymphatic system and then to other sites in the body.
"The process is called metastasis from the beginning to form. So that became one of the most difficult cancers to treat and quickly spread to other parts of the body especially the adrenal glands, liver, brain, and bone," said Marks.
With cancer, are according to a study most prevalent in the elderly, over 65 years as much as 70 %. While, only 30 % of lung cancer patients age under of 45 years.
Lung cancer is a hot topic again after the news broke the news some time ago Health Minister, Endang Rahayu Sedyaningsih resigned from his post as the disease ravaged the already entered stage 4 .
Lungcancer like other cancers is the result of an abnormal cell. Normally, the body maintains a system of checks and balances on cell growth so that cells divide to produce new cells are needed. Disruption to the balance system had uncontrolled cell growth and eventually form a mass known as a tumor.
Malignant tumor or cancer is often known by the term, on the other hand grow aggressively and invade other tissues of the body, so that the tumor cells into the bloodstream or lymphatic system and then to the inside of the body. This spreading process is called metastasis.
Well, if left unchecked this abnormal growth that can spread to other organs, both near and far to the lung such as bones, liver, or brain.
Dr. Ari Fahrial SpPD, specialist in internal medicine faculty of medicine or RSCM explained the disease can be detected before there are complaints. In the case of cancer, for example, if there are complaints, for example, coughing up blood, chest pain or shortness of breath, it is likely that the cancer is in the advanced stage.
"This is where the importance of a person's conducted medical check-up. Due to the periodic checks, someone will detect disease early," said Ari.
Ari was added, cancer in the body not suddenly present in large sizes. Its growth plans through a process, from developing into large small.
As in the case of Minister of Health, the cancer was not detected in the selection of candidates for ministerial health examination in October 2009. Over time, the disease appeared then detected.
Meanwhile , quoted from MedicineNet , according to Jay W. Marks MD lung tumors become malignant cancer called when cells start to invade other tissues and organs of the body , allowing entry of tumor cells into the bloodstream or lymphatic system and then to other sites in the body.
"The process is called metastasis from the beginning to form. So that became one of the most difficult cancers to treat and quickly spread to other parts of the body especially the adrenal glands, liver, brain, and bone," said Marks.
With cancer, are according to a study most prevalent in the elderly, over 65 years as much as 70 %. While, only 30 % of lung cancer patients age under of 45 years.
