Tuesday 10 March 2015

Few options for treatment of cancer

Cancer is a disease that makes most people shirks at the thought of getting it. It has no cure and the treatment can cause many unpleasant side effects. 

Cancer can affect anyone at any time; it is not biased to gender, age, race or creed. There is no known cure for cancer and treatment is usually just a method used to prolong the life of the afflicted person by a few months or years. The side effects of the treatment are very harsh and usually end up making a person feel quite sick.     

Nasal Cancer

Usually nasal cancer is only detected in the later stages as in the early stages it does not have any symptoms. The symptoms that start to occur for nasal cancer are mainly sinus related and most people end up getting treated for sinus related problems. Common symptoms are persistent nasal congestion which is very easily mistaken for the common cold or sinusitis problem.  


In the early stages of cancer the treatment used is radio therapy. This has proved to be quite effective in destroying the cancer cells and hence a cure. For abnormal growths, surgery is used to remove the tumour and radiation is used in the surrounding areas. Chemo therapy is used in with a combination of radiation in more advanced cases. This is the only treatment for cancer however advanced it may be.

Preventive treatment

There is no way to prevent the occurrence of cancer. Early detection is critical for a patient’s survival. Screening for cancer is the only way to detect the cancer in the early stages. If the cancer is detected in the initial stages they are given what is known as preventive treatment. The survival chance of a person with cancer who is taking preventive treatment is 90%. The NP Screen is a screening that is performed for the early detection of nasopharyngeal cancer. It is a genetic based test and a simple and painless procedure.

Effective Cancer Preventive Treatment in the Early Stages

Cancer is a dreaded disease with no known cure. Early detection with preventive treatment offers a higher possibility of survival. 


http://www.npscreen.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/crop-freepng_Page1.png There is no cure for cancer and early detection is the greatest hope that most people have. There are screening tests that people have been advised to undergo regularly. These tests are quite expensive but the major insurance companies and some government programs cover these costs. Cancer is a fatal disease and the only hope of survival is in the early detection and cancer prevention treatment. Hence it is advisable to do the screening tests as advised.


There is plenty of information about cancer that is available at the various cancer diagnostic centres as well as in various hospitals around the country. There are many cancer awareness programs that are conducted to by the government and other groups to help educated the people about screening tests and preventive treatment that can be conducted.


Cancer has no particular symptoms by which to help diagnose it. Regular screening is the only way to catch the disease in the early stages. When the cancer cells are in the initial stages they can be killed using radiation therapy. There are different screening tests for the different types of cancer and it is advisable to have these tests done regularly. The chances of survival of a patient, when the cancer is detected in the early stages are about 90%.


The NP screen test has been formulated especially for early detection of Nasopharyngeal Cancer. This affects the South East Asian community popularly and hence the Southern Chinese community in Canada is advised to regularly screen for Nasopharyngeal Cancer. It is a simple procedure and a painless test. An oral swab sample is taken from the back of the throat and sent to the lab for testing. This is a genetic based test and the results usually take a few weeks.