Forced to learn about the eye cancer

Forced to learn about the eye cancer

About Retinoblastoma

The incidence of cancer in children, according to Prof.Djajadiman, about 3% of the total incidence of cancer in children under the age of 15 years.

In Indonesia, the number of children suffering from cancer estimated 9000 children and retinoblastoma - tumor cells that grow on the retina of the eye - is one type of cancer in children most often encountered.

The cause of retinoblastoma in one eye (unilateral) or both eyes (bilateral) children, according to him, until now not known with certainty so that prevention becomes difficult.

"Allegedly associated with a genetic disorder. There is a genetic problem that causes cell growth control should be out of control," he said.

Nevertheless, he continued, the impact of this disease can be reduced by early detection. Retinoblastoma is found at an early stage can be cured. In fact, ninety percent of retinoblastoma cases are detected early and get proper treatment can be cured.

"And the eye can be maintained if the size of the cancer is still under 0.5 centimeters," he said and added the late detectable retinoblastoma patients the opportunity to recover less.

Furthermore, he explained, although the specific symptoms of retinoblastoma in children the disease is difficult to identify but there are common signs to be aware as a symptom of retinoblastoma.

Retinoblastoma in children, says Prof. Djajadiman, often marked with reddish eyes, inflammation of the eyes and the white spots on the black eye.

If it's bad, he said, the white spots will enlarge and then will reflect the light entering the eye like a cat's eye, crossed eyes and protruding eyeballs out.

He said, if the symptoms were found in children of parents should immediately take him to a hospital or other health facilities so that doctors can help determine whether children stricken with cancer.

And if the child is diagnosed with retinoblastoma is attacked, Prof.Djajadiman said, he had to get care and treatment in accordance with the type of cancer and stadiumnya.

"If allowed, or not properly treated, the tumor will grow and spread to the bone marrow, or into the brain. This is going to threaten the lives of the child," he said.

He explains, early-stage retinoblastoma is usually treated surgically (surgery) with or without combination with chemotherapy / radiotherapy.

When you've found in an advanced stage, with a lifting eye surgery had to be done and after the operation mounted protesa (false eye) remain concerned that look good.

Better Early Detection

Cancer early detection can save children from malignant disease often lead to death. Unfortunately, most cases of retinoblastoma was found in an advanced stage.

"The public and most health workers at primary level do not have adequate knowledge about cancer, so do not know how to recognize the signs and what to do after that.

Therefore, he continued, in order to increase public awareness, community health workers and health personnel who served in primary health care facilities, early detection campaigns, community-based integrated cancer.

"After the campaign, then made models of cancer early detection campaigns for communities to use in activities of a broader campaign," he said.

"Hopefully, this campaign can continue to do so in child cancer cases could be found and treated as early as possible so as not to be fatal," he said.

Male circumcision, HIV and Prevent Cervical Cancer

Male circumcision, HIV and Prevent Cervical Cancer

Cervical cancer is only experienced by women. However, men can help prevent this disease.

Way, the husband suggested aka circumcision circumcision. In addition to be capable of preventing cervical cancer, circumcision is also believed to be able to minimize the spread of HIV. Facts on the ground mentioned, the death rate from AIDS and cervical cancer (cervix) is very high. Call it HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, which infects 33 million people around the world.

Such as HPV (human pappiloma virus) which is the cause of sexually transmitted infection most common in the world. The virus has infected at least 20 million people in the United States (U.S.). Virus that is the main culprit of cervical cancer, a disease capable of killing 300,000 women per year.

Treatment efforts have evolved, no longer just a treat, but also prevention. For example, HPV vaccine for cervical cancer prevention. Unfortunately, an effective vaccine to prevent AIDS is still not found until this moment.

Well, for you men who have been circumcised (circumcision), be happy because you and your partner is lower risk with both viruses are deadly. Good news came from a report of three studies published recently in the Journal of Infectious Diseases. The results of the study strengthens the evidence that circumcision protects men from HPV and HIV.

It is no secret, if cervical cancer experienced by women only. However, the woman could have contracted HPV from their husbands or sexual partners. In other words, a circumcision is a man not only protect themselves, their partners, too.

Dr. Bertran Auvert of the University of Versailles, France, and his team in South Africa (South Africa) to test the 1200 men who went to the clinic in South Africa. They found cases of HPV infection is less than 15 percent in circumcised men, and 22 percent in circumcised men who have not. "This finding is the answer to the question why women are married to circumcised men who have a lower risk of cervical cancer," he said.

The second study involving a number of male participants in the U.S. showed less clear results. However, Carrie Nielson from Oregon Health & Science University found indications of a protective effect of male circumcision. After analyzing the differences in the group of men circumcised and uncircumcised, Carrie concludes, the risk for circumcised men infected with HPV only half the risk of men who are not circumcised.

Meanwhile, the third report is the result of research Lee Warner of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) USA. He and his team tested the men African-American in Baltimore, USA. Found that cases of HIV infection in circumcised men compared to only 10 percent 22 percent of cases in men are not circumcised. "Circumcision may reduce risk of HIV infection in men who are often exposed to HIV. This supports other studies related to HIV risk reduction in heterosexual men circumcised, "he said.

Dr. Ronald Gray and his team from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore said, circumcision is rarely carried out ethnic African-American and Hispanic in America. In fact, they include high-risk group for HIV. "Research on the benefits of circumcision, it might be useful to protect minorities from HIV," he said.

Three studies report the fishing debate that men (including a baby boy was born) should be circumcised to protect their health, as well as future sexual partners. American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) also recommends circumcision to have a baby boy was born.

In Indonesia, circumcision or circumcision is generally performed Muslim men, although there are some Christians who also do it. On average boys circumcised at the age of 9-10 years (3-5 grade school). Circumcision done by cutting the skin covering the tip of a vital tool that opens.

"Anatomy of the male genitalia compared hat, when urinating urine remains deposited there. Through circumcision, would clean and no virus," said staff Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology FKUI / RSCM Jakarta, Dr. SpOG Hestiantoro Andon (K).