Cancer Treatment: Lung cancer in men and breast cancer in women is increasing rapidly. One out of every 9 people in India is at risk of getting cancer at some point in time. According to AIIMS experts, the biggest cause of cancer is genetic, but people's lifestyles, chemicals and infections are also becoming the cause of cancer.
Cancer Cost: Cancer is such a disease whose name itself is bad. Many cancers are incurable, so those whose treatments are available are so expensive, long, and are going to break the body that it becomes a challenge for the patient to feel healthy. The risk of cancer returning haunts us throughout life, so different. According to statistics, more cases of cancer are being seen in the children of Delhi. You need to understand why this is happening and how you can recognize the symptoms of cancer.
Seven-year-old Divyanshu feels safe in his father's lap at the OPD of Sir Ganga Ram Hospital in Delhi. But only the heart of the parents knows what they did not do to keep this child safe. For the last 3 months, the reason for the child could not be found. According to Divyanshu's father Prakash, after changing several hospitals, it was found in the investigation that this innocent has blood cancer. Although now he is recovering.
14 lakh cancer patients increase every year
The Indian Council of Medical Research collects cancer statistics in India. According to statistics, on average 14 lakh cancer patients increase every year in India, out of which 8 lakh die. Out of the total cancer cases, 4 percent are found in children but the figures for the capital are worse. Every year 22 thousand of new cancer patients are added in Delhi. According to the data of AIIMS Cancer Center and AIIMS National Cancer Institute (Jhajjar), about 21538 cases of cancer are found in Delhi every year, of which 11435 are men and 10103 are women.
More cases coming in Delhi
Delhi has the highest number of cancer cases in the country between the ages of 0 to 14 years. Children's cancer cases are found in 4 percent of Delhi. Whereas in the rest of the country, it is seen as up to 2-3 percent. However, a major reason for this is that doctors are also believing that the treatment of cancer in Delhi is better than in other cities and many people come to Delhi to get treated. That's why the figures for Delhi are more than everywhere else. According to Dr. SVS Dev of AIIMS Cancer Department, there has been an increase in children's cancer cases in Delhi.
Inherited cancer
AIIMS cancer surgeon Dr. SVS Dev said, most of the cases of cancer in children are being seen as genetic. That means they are inheriting cancer. Most cases of blood cancer are being seen. After this, cases of brain tumors are seen. Although the good thing is that 90 percent of cancer cases in children are completely cured, provided they can be caught in time.
These are the symptoms
According to Dr. Manas Kalra, a cancer disease expert at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Delhi, if the child is having frequent fever without any reason, is becoming weak or he feels like a lump in the throat or stomach, then it is time to But checking is very important. The child is not able to walk due to weakness and is a victim of yellowness. If the bones are weak, if the child has had a headache for a long time, and if there are changes in his eyes such as squint, then do not ignore such symptoms. If caught early, cancer can be completely cured.
Threat to men and women
In addition, lung cancer in men and breast cancer in women is on the rise. One out of every 9 people in India is at risk of getting cancer at some point in time. According to AIIMS experts, the biggest cause of cancer is genetic, but people's lifestyles, chemicals and infections are also becoming the cause of cancer. Lifestyle includes smoking, alcohol, junk food, and pollution. Smoking also increases the risk of lung cancer. In women, chemicals present in cosmetics increase the risk of ovarian and cervical cancer, although there is no concrete study to establish this link.