Cancer, an uncontrolled division of cells, can originate in almost any tissue of the body.
Commonest types of cancer in India are:
Changes in Your Skin: A new spot on your skin or one that changes size, shape, or color could be a sign of skin cancer. Another is a spot that doesn't look the same as all the others on your body. If you have any unusual marks, have your doctor check your skin. She will do an exam and may remove a small piece (called a biopsy) to take a closer look for cancer cells. Nagging Cough: If you don't smoke, there's very little chance a nagging cough is a sign of cancer. Usually, it's caused by postnasal drip, asthma, acid reflux, or an infection. But if yours doesn't go away or you cough up blood -- especially if you are a smoker -- see your doctor. She may test mucus from your lungs or do a chest X-ray to check for lung cancer. Breast Changes: Most breast changes are not cancer. It's still important, though, to tell your doctor about them and have her check them out. Let her know about any lumps, nipple changes or discharge, redness or thickening, or pain in your breasts. She'll do an exam and may suggest a mammogram, MRI, or maybe a biopsy. Bloating: You may have a full, bloated feeling because of your diet or even stress. But if it doesn't get better or you also have fatigue, weight loss, or back pain, have it checked out. Constant bloating in women may be a sign of ovarian cancer. Your doctor can do a pelvic exam to look for the cause Problems when you pee: Many men have urinary issues as they get older, like the need to go more often, leaks, or a weak stream. Usually, these are signs of an enlarged prostate, but they could also mean prostate cancer. See your doctor for an exam and maybe a special blood test called a PSA test. Swollen Lymph Nodes: You have these small, bean-shaped glands in your neck, armpits, and other places in your body. When they're swollen, it often means you're fighting an infection like a cold or strep throat. Some cancers like lymphoma and leukemia can also cause this kind of swelling. Talk to your doctor to pinpoint the cause. Blood When You Use the Bathroom: If you see blood in the toilet after you go, it's a good idea to talk to your doctor. Bloody stool is likely to come from swollen, inflamed veins called hemorrhoids, but there's a chance it could be colon cancer. Blood in your pee could be a problem like a urinary tract infection, but it may be kidney or bladder cancer. Testicle Changes: If you notice a lump or swelling in your testicles, you need to see your doctor right away. A painless lump is the most common sign of testicular cancer. Sometimes though, a man may just have a heavy feeling in his lower belly or scrotum or think his testicles feel larger. Your doctor will do a physical exam of the area and may use an ultrasound scan to see if there is a tumor or another problem. Trouble swallowing: The common cold, acid reflux, or even some medicine can make it hard to swallow once in a while. If it doesn’t get better with time or with antacids, see your doctor. Trouble swallowing can also be a sign of cancer in your throat or the pipe between your mouth and stomach, called the esophagus. Your doctor will do an exam and some tests like a barium X-ray, in which you swallow a chalky fluid to show your throat more clearly on the image. Unusual Vaginal Bleeding: Bleeding that's not part of your usual period can have many causes, like fibroids or even some types of birth control. But tell your doctor if you're bleeding between periods, after sex, or have bloody discharge. She'll want to rule out cancer of the uterus, cervix, or vagina. Be sure to let her know if you are bleeding after menopause. That's not normal and should be checked out right away. Weight Loss: Of course you can slim down when you change the way you eat or exercise. It can also happen if you have other issues, like stress or a thyroid problem. But it’s not normal to lose 10 pounds or more without trying. There's a chance it could be a first sign of cancer of the pancreas, stomach, esophagus, or lung. Fever: A fever isn't usually a bad thing. Sometimes it's just a sign that your body is fighting an infection. It can also be a side effect of some medicines. But one that won't go away and doesn't have an obvious cause could be a sign of a blood cancer like leukemia or lymphoma. Heartburn or Indigestion: Almost everyone has this burning feeling sometimes, often because of their diet or stress. If lifestyle changes don't work and your indigestion doesn't stop, your doctor may want to do some tests to look for a cause. It could be a sign of stomach cancer. Fatigue: A lot of things can make you very tired, and most of them aren’t serious. But fatigue is one early sign of some cancers, like leukemia. Some colon and stomach cancers can cause blood loss that you can't see, which can make you feel very tired. If you're wiped out all the time and rest doesn't help, talk to your doctor. You may remain healthy more if you remain under proper Homoeopathic treatment since earlier days of your life. Homoeopathy helps the body to remain healthy without any tendency of the different tissue cells turning into malignant cells. Know about the real HOMOEOPATHY for your maximum benefit: Lesser suffering, More cost savings, Longer healthier life. Prevent cancers at root: wipe out the tendency of cells turning into cancer cells. Courtesy:
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When you either taking homoeopathic treatment or prescribing medicines homoeopathically you should remember the obstacles to cure :
( For common people & doctors also ) 1. Obstacles in diet & regimen : 2. Maintaining & exciting causes : 3. Hurried change of doctor : 4. Taking any other medicine simultaneously : ( For Doctors only ) 5. Hurry or laziness during case-taking : 6. Hurried change of medicine : 7. Maismatic obstacles : 8. Congenital anomalies (Birth defects) : 9. Where surgical help is obvious : 1. Obstacles in diet & regimen : All excess in food, use of salt & sugar, excess of coffee & tea and alcohol should be avoided. Foods and drinks made from medicinal vegetables and herbs, strong odours, toothpaate and perfumes, strong scented flowers in apartment, highly spiced dishes, onion, asafoetida (hing), old cheese, pork & flesh of duck and geese are to be avoided. These hamper the medicinal action. Woolen clothings next to the skin, sedentary life in close apartments, frequent indulgence in passive exercise (riding, driving etc.), taking a long siesta in recumbent posture, remain awake long at night, uncleanliness, unnatural debauchery, frequent excitement by reading or seeing obscene matters, prolonged onanism, subjects of anger, grief, vexation or over exertion of body and mind, dwelling at damp rooms or marshy areas should be avoided so that the cure may not be obstructed or becoming impossible. Poverty is an unavoidable obstacle to cure. 2. Maintaining and exciting causes : Those harmful factors are present constantly and responsible for the patient's illness but after removing those the health returns easily are called Maintaining causes. So such causes are to be avoided as far as possible.As for example, continuous mental stress, depression; living in damp room or marshy areas; living a sedentary lazy life; eating highly spicy and oily fried food daily, poor nytrition etc. And those causes initiates any disease procedure is called Exciting cause. In acute diseases, exciting causes helps to select an appropriate medicine and a rapid cure. 3. Hurried change of doctor : It is very harmful to the patient. At least 3 consultations within a span of 1 week (in acute disease) to 2 months (in chronic cases) to be done before deciding to change your doctor. Otherwise it will be your waste of time, no doctor can follow & assess the prognosis of your case earlier. When you shift to a new doctor then the follow up countdown will start newly. Ultimately when your acute disease will be resolved spontaneously in due course of its nature, till then the total time of your illness is longer than if you would stick to your first able physician. And the chronic disease will never cure in frequent change of doctor, only it will be more complicated because chronic disease never ends like acute disease. 4. Taking any other medicine simultaneously : More than one system of medicine in not to be continued simultaneously ever. Doctors should also remember to enquire about intake of any other medicine during the current treatment (specially during Homoeopathic treatment). 5. Hurry and laziness during case taking : Doctors should remain cautious during noting the case and its history. Any hurry or laziness during interrogation commonly causes missing of any significant point or useful symptoms for a good prescription. If case taking is done properly then we have crossed half way of the road to cure. But if case taking has been faulty then no progress is done at all along the road to cure. 6. Hurried change of medicine : Many a times we do this error during follow up. If in general the patient is feeling good then the local symptoms are not to be worried for. If we have patience and good observing capabality then the prescribed medicine completes its work. Otherwise the case becomes jumbled up though the first prescription was correct. The lack of experience, patience and confidence is usually responsible for this error. 7. Maismatic obstacles : Dr. Samuel Hahnemann, the discoverer of Homoeopathy, observed for 12 long years after starting to practice homoeopathically that even after prescribing according to symptoms similarity the chronic diseases are obstinate to be cured. After researching he found some deep acting polycrest (those act on many systems of human body) medicine are only able to this chronic obstinate trend of diseases. There are three miasmatic trend of disease symptoms (Psoric, Syphylitic & Sycotic). During treatment follow up the predominant miasms are to be eradicated one by one. 8. Congenital anomalies (Birth defects) : Those defects has remained after birth will never develop upto normal features. So these deficites during foetal development can not be normalised or cured with medicine. Know about congenital anomalies & never assure any patient about its cure with homoeopathy or any medicine. Only surgery can correct them in some cases. 9. Where surgical help is obvious : In true surgical diseases internal medicine or homoeopathy can not help. Surgical help means some sort of medical help mechanically through surgical operations. Where any mechanical assistance (such as, reduction of any gap between anatomical structures or removal of any compression from outside/ obstruction inside any duct/canal/gut etc.) is obviously needed then it is completely outside the domain of internal medicine (Homoeopathy is absolutely a system of Internal Medicine). Bibliography : 1. Organon of Medicine, 5th Edition (aphorism 260 footnote) by Dr. Samuel Hahnemann 2. Essentials of principles and practice of Homoeopathy by Dr. S. P. Dey Know these facts about Homoeopathy :
What is Homoeopathy ? Homoeopathy is a medical system of treating diseases by drugs, given in minute doses, which would produce in a healthy person symptoms similar to those of the disease. What is the difference between Homoeopathy & Allopathy ? In Homoeopathy, those drugs are used which are proved in healthy human body in very minute dose and can produce symptoms similar to the disease condition for which it is being prescribed. More advanced pathological signs are not allowed to be produced in Drug proving. Those are noted from clinical experiences when the medicine has been prescribed for other symptoms & those advanced pathological signs are cured along with it. 'Allo' means 'dissimilar'. So Allopathy means where 'symptoms similarity' principle is not applied. Usually Allopathy term is used for the conventional medical system used as Govt. medical system in maximum countries, the so called Modern medicine. But it has limitation. It can be applied only if pathological findings are there. But millions of men and women has illness without any pathological advancement. The reason lies at the philosophy for the 'Cause of Disease'. Note : If any medicine is taken from Homoeopathic Pharmacy and used at random it will not act as Homoeopathic medicine. Homoeopathy is a principle: 'Similia Similibus Curentur' , means 'Like is cured by like'. If this medicine is not applied according to symptoms similarity principle then its not Homoeopathic. It is Allopathy (dissimilar) with medicine procured from homoeopathic pharmacy. And such allopathy is more harmful because here are no experimental statistics from authentic research, which database is present behind the MODERN MEDICINE ALLOPATHY. So Modern Medicine are comparetively more reliable than Allopathy (dissimilar prescription) with drugs from homoeopathic pharmacy. Such pseudo-homoeopathic practice is epidemic in India & all over the world. BEWARE OF IT. See 'Organon of Medicine' book by Dr. Samuel Hahnemann , aphorism no. 26 & its footnote to know more about HOMOEOPATHIC LAW OF NATURE (similia similibus curentur) The Philosophy of Cause of Disease : Human beings are not only a body. Without its life energy it is only a material. This energy is called 'Vital principle' in Homoeopathic Philosophy. And the derangement of this vital principle is called disease. Human body without vital principle is equivalant to a electric bulb without electricity current. As we can not see electricity but its manifestation can be seen, likewise we can not see the life energy but it is manifested in human's normal activity and healthy life. Disturbances in this energy level manifests as disease symptoms at first, then pathological advancement occurs by the time. A comprehensible easy example is the nausea after seeing a dirty place with foul smell. Here nothing has come inside the body as material. But the anti- peristalsis movement of GI tract occured. So at the earliest the life energy is deranged by another energy which is not suitable to it. Later gradually in next steps pathological sign are developed. Till these pathological signs are not appeared, Allopathy or Modern Medicine can not help the suffering patient. Here lies the difference in Philosophy of Cause of disease. Allopathy forgets that Human organism is a combination of Body & Soul ( life energy). They thinks that all is the concern of the body only. Once a pathogen ( bacteria, viruses, parasite) attacks the body then the disease starts. Then, why there are so many people is suffering from pain or other symptoms without any pathological findings ?? We live in the sea of air. And the air is full of pathogens. Why we are not always susceptible to them?! What are the basic principles of Homoeopathy ?
When and how it works ? When two dissimilar diseases meet in human organism the stronger replaces the other. Two dissimilar disease does not behave likewise. Then the stronger only suppress the weaker until its course is completed. (see Organon of Medicine,aphorisms 34-54). Now the actions of Homoeopathic medicine can be called Artificial controlled stronger disease with a very small material dose. So, it can replace the disease existing in the living human organism because it is stronger. Then this artificial disease force is also disappeared from the body because of its minute dose. And a healthy human organism continue its normal functions. [That is why, who tries to prove Homoeopathy wrong and takes a bottle full of medicine it does not manifests any symptoms. Because
What are the systems of human body covered by it ? Every system of human body is covered under one homoeopathic medicine prescribed. Whole body and mind is taken into consideration before prescribing once. What are the scopes of Homoeopathy ? It can cure any naturally developed disease within the limit of reversible pathology. Does not includes accidental or poisoning conditions or in cardio-respiratory emergencies. It can help the suffering persons without any pathological findings. Here the disease process has just started, its to earlier to develop pathology but still capable to produce pain or other unusual sensations. Number of such ailing persons is numerous in the world. What are needed to prescribe in Homoeopathy ? A complete case taking including patient's every unusual sensation (symptoms), disease signs from every system of the body & above all, 'the mind characteristics' and abnormal mental symptoms [because the Mind is the boss of a living Human] You will find a complete case taking format in a word/ doc file at the bottom of the Home Page of dranindya.weebly.com ] What are its limitation ? Homoeopathy can not help in truely Surgical Diseases (surgical diseases should not include warts, acute appendicitis, benign tumours and cysts), in congenital defects, in irreversible pathological conditions (cancers: advanced stages of carcinoma and sarcoma), poisoning, accidental emergency & in which conditions the death is imminant such as cardiac emergencies etc. Beware of these while using Homoeopathy : It is very easy to prescribe several drugs for several symptoms in allopathic fashion, though the medicines are used from homoeopathic pharmacy. Several corporate looking Homoeopathic therapy chain are attractive in their ADs and in online search result. They practice in this fashion. They have nothing related with homoeopathic principles & obviously not Homoeopathy. They are palliative and far less reliable than even Allopathy or Modern medicine. Polypharmacy or alternating drugs are not Homoeopathy.(see aphorism 272, Organon of Medicine by Dr. Samuel Hahnemann, Discoverer of Homoeopathy) |
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