Health and Fitness Guide

Today, we are going to discuss some of the risk factors of cervical cancer. They are many that it will not be possible for us to exhaust all of them, but let us see how far we can go today.

1)      HUMAN PAPILLUM VIRUS INFECTION (HPV): This is the most important of all the risk factors associated to the cancer of the cervix. Doctors believe that before a woman can develop cervical cancer, she must have been infected by HPV. Some types of this HPV are classified as “high risk” because they are the main causes of cervical cancer. These types include HPV 6, HPV 18, HPV 31, HPV 35, and HPV 45 and many other. About two-thirds of all cervical cancers are caused by HPV 16-18.

When abnormal cells in the cervix grow out of control, it leads to cervical cancer. The lower part of the uterus, which opens directly to the vagina, is called the cervix. If this problem is discovered early, it can easily be cured, and this discovery at this early stage can only be possible if the patient is one that undergoes regular tests of her body systems. The discovery of cervical cancer is by carrying out a test called Pap test.

CAUSES OF CERVICAL CANCER:

Among all diseases that affect humanity, cancer ranks high as a major killer. Reports have it that cancer is responsible for about 300,000 deaths that occur in America annually. Also, it is estimated that about one million people living in the United States of America, receive treatments about cancer every year. This will really show you the level that this particular disease has reached in its onslaught in the lives of people. If adequate caution is not taken, and this scourge continues, then sooner than later, a larger percentage of the citizenry will develop cancer.

The risk factors of hypertension have a lot to do with race, sex age and family history. The black race has the highest incidence of hypertension than any other race. As of the age factor, the risk of hypertension increases with the advancement in age. Also, there are more recorded cases of hypertension in men than women  under the ages of 60 years, but after this age, the reverse is usually the case.  Family history shows that hypertension runs in some families. There are other risk factors, though, these are controllable, and they include obesity and inactivity. When there is an increase in weight, an increase in blood supply will be needed to supply oxygen and other nutrients to tissues, and this in turn, increases pressure on the walls of the arteries. Also, the fat deposits produce chemicals that are not healthy to the heart and blood vessels. Smoking is another risk factor of hypertension. It leads to the damage of the walls of the arteries, and this causes cholesterol plague formation, and also, the nicotine found in cigarettes may constrict blood vessels, thereby creating a greater resistance against the heart pumping action.

Hypertension is most often called or referred to as the silent killer. This is because, somebody may have this disease and will not know that he is having such disease. The blood level of any man depends on the amount of blood that the heart can pump, and the level of resistance the heart has to pump against that present in the arteries. Blood pressure varies and may increase with activity or decrease at rest. It may also vary slightly with each heart beat. If hypertension is left uncontrolled, it could lead to other life threatening health problems. Most people suffering hypertension cannot actually point out to a particular symptom. At the early stage, the patient may just notice slight headaches, but in advanced stages, dizziness and nose bleeds may occur.

Diabetes is one of the commonest diseases in our society today. Before, it used to be associated with the rich and affluent alone, but today, even those that are poor suffer diabetes. This however is not unconnected with the dietary culture of today. The danger with this disease is that it comes with so many symptoms of other diseases or sicknesses and the patient could be treating other things not knowing that the problem at hand is diabetes. It is mostly discovered accidentally when the patient goes for medical check up. That is why it is important that we go for routine medical check up at intervals, whether we are sick or not. However, there are some symptoms that are more associated with diabetes that we should always watch out for, and some of them include the following:

The main purpose of treating diabetes with herbs is to repair the pancreas, strengthen the kidneys, wipe out the symptoms, stop sugar and glucose from entering or mixing with the urine and maintain a natural body balance. However, there are some facts to note when treating diabetes and they include the following.

1) Insulin dependent diabetes is more difficult to treat than non-insulin dependent diabetes.

2) Those that developed diabetes at the age of fifty and above responds to herbal treatment of diabetes more quickly than those in their forty or thirty years.