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The exact cause of the breast cancer is yet unknown. But according to many scientists there are many factors which are responsible for the growth and development of cancer. Some of the factors are age which is beyond our control and drinking habits which can be modified. Some of the main causes of cancer are –

1. The risk of breast cancer increases with the increase in age. It is said the woman at the age of 50 is at 8 folder higher risk than the women who are at 30. Usually 80% of the problems of cancer are developing in women at the age of 50. Nowadays the maximum death among women is due to the cause of this cancer at the age group between 40 to 45 years. Among younger women below the age group of 35 the problem of this disease is uncommon except the women who are having the family history of the disease.

2. If already any woman is suffering from this problem then the chance of having breast cancer in the other breast increases. The cancer in the other breast occurs completely from the different location it has not occurred or spread from the previous one. But the possibilities of developing new breast cancer in the other side increases by 0.5% -0.7% every year after the initial diagnosis.

Prostate Cancer is one word that causes dread in the mind of the patient and his or her loved ones. However, with the advances made by science, it is now possible to beat back the disease especially in the case of prostrate cancer where progression of the disease is quite slow. There are different choices of treatment of prostrate cancer based on the level of the disease and the physical condition of the patient. Here are some of the options that doctors might consider putting into action.

When it comes to prostate, the familiar adage that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure is particularly apt. Although there is no way to guarantee that one will never be diagnosed with the disease, there are a handful of easy changes that a person can make in their lifestyle that will significantly lower their risk.

Maintaining a healthy weight has been shown to lower the chance of developing prostate cancer, as has adopting a diet that is low in fat. However, the most effective method of preventing prostate cancer has been proven to be getting the proper nutrients that the prostate needs through diet and nutritional supplements.

Prostate cancer causes are not fully able to be explained, but it appears that changes in the DNA of a prostate cell bring on the cancer. DNA is what makes up our genes, which in turn can control how individual cells behave under certain circumstances. We inherit DNA from our parents, and they from their ancestors. A very small percentage, around five to ten percent, it seems to be linked to these changes that are inherited.

Men suffer from baldness at all ages. More than one quarter of men in their 20′s and 2/3rd of all men who have crossed the age of 60 suffer from hair loss. Men are affected socially as well as psychologically by hair loss. Baldness is a result of damaged or shrunken hair follicles. On an average , one follicle lives for about 5 years, out of which 4 years are spent growing. Testosterone is a hormone which is present in males. An enzyme 5 alpha reductase converts it in to dihydrotestosterone (DHT). The follicles are affected adversely and the growth is slowed down, which leads to hair loss. The hair follicles are damaged and they are not replaced with new ones. Male pattern baldness is slow but irreversible in the later stages.

The Most common causes of hair loss in man

There are many factors, which cause excessive hair loss. Hormonal problems cause hair loss. Hair loss occurs when the thyroid gland is under active or overactive.

Genetics – Male pattern hair loss is caused by genetics in most cases. The genetics can pass on to you from one or both of your parents.

Drugs – Some medications also cause hair loss. This kind of hair loss can stop, when you discontinue those medicines. Anticoagulants, or blood thinners and medicines used for treating gout, high blood pressure, or heart problems, are known to cause hair loss.

The problem of joint pain is related with the sensation of inflammation, discomfort, achiness, soreness and there is stiffness in a joint or joints of the body. Joints are the place or area where two or more bones meet. The condition of pain in the joint can result from the problem of infection, malignancy, trauma, autoimmune diseases and other abnormal process.

Joint pain gives the indication of relatively benign condition like mild sprain. It is the result of the condition or disorder like ankylosing spondylitis, bursitis, a moderate ligament sprain or a dislocation. It is also associated with a serious condition which may be life threatening. These include leukemia, bone cancer, and rheumatoid arthritis.

The time period of the joint pain depends upon its cause. Sometimes it may be for short term and disappear quickly but in many cases it may be for extended period and also problematic.

In some cases joint pain can occur suddenly and severely. For example: when pain occurs in shoulder dislocation. Sometimes it may be of chronic nature and may continue over a long period of time, like pain due to osteoarthritis or rheumatoid arthritis.

Variety of traumatic conditions are also responsible for including which includes sprains, contusions, sports injuries, joint separation and dislocations. Some other traumatic injuries which are responsible for pain in the joint and it include tennis elbow, swimmer’s shoulder, torn cartilage torn ligaments and sprained ankle.

From America to Australia hair loss is one such problem that is common all over the world. All of us at some point of time in our life will have to deal with this problem after all no one wants to look bald and ugly. So what are the steps we can take to combat this problem in its infant stage so that it does not become worrisome later on in your life. In this article we are going to discuss about some of the time tested methods of controlling hair loss and how one can grow new hair with use of natural home remedies.

Reasons why hair start to fall off
There are many reasons behind hair loss most common ones being depression, stress, lack of sleep, side effects of allopathic medications, illness etc. Scientifically speaking it is mainly due to excess production of Dehydrotestosterone in the body which weakens the hair follicles due to which hair loose their grip and starts to fall off.

The word leukemia is derived from two Greek words when combined together means white blood.

Leukemia is the cancer of the blood or the bone marrow and can be classified in two types:

Acute Leukemia:

This type of leukemia occurs where DNA of immature blood is damaged. This results in the immature blood cells growing disorderly. Blood cells die all the while and are replaced by new blood cells which the bone marrow produces. However, abnormal blood cells do not die quickly and quickly crowd out the newer blood cells. It is this crowding out that makes the patient ill. Acute leukemia mostly affects children.

Acute leukemia can further be subdivided into Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia (ALL) and Acute Myelogenous Leukemia (AML)

Chronic Leukemia:

This is the rapid build up of mature but abnormal blood cells. Note that acute leukemia focuses on immature blood cells, chronic leukemia focuses on mature blood cells. This mostly affects older people and does not require immediate action compared to those suffering from acute leukemia.

Chronic leukemia can further be subdivided into Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia (CML) and Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL)

Symptoms of leukemia are:

1.    Poor Blood clotting

The clotting of the blood will be poor. This is because the new blood cells which are essential in the clotting process are being crowded out. This will make the sufferer bruise quite easily or bleed excessively. Sufferer may develop petechiae which are pinprick bleeds.

It is characterized by the uncontrolled accumulation of blood cells. In AML, the bone marrow makes many unformed cells called blasts. AML starts with a change to a single cell in the bone marrow. With AML, the leukemic cells are often referred to as blast cells. Acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) is a fast-growing cancer in which the body produces a large number of immature white blood cells (lymphocytes). AML is the most common acute leukemia affecting, and its incidence increases with age. Acute leukemia is a rapidly progressing disease that results in the accumulation of immature, functionless cells in the marrow and blood.

Causes of Leukemia

The cause of leukemia is unknown. At present, no one knows what causes leukemia. However, scientists have discovered some risk factors that increase a person’s chance of getting the disease. These may include excess exposure to radiation, or prior treatment for a malignancy, or having had a previous blood disorder. However, most people who develop leukemia do not have any of these risk factors.

CLL is rare in China and Japan, and remains rare among Japanese people who move to the U.S. This suggests that genetic factors play some role in the development of CLL.

It is now known that all cancers, including leukemia, begin as a mutation in the genetic material—the DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid)—within certain cells. The external or internal causes of such change probably add up over a lifetime. Leukemia begins when one or more white blood cells experience DNA loss or damage. Those errors are copied and passed on to subsequent generations of cells.

Colon cancer:Colon cancer is also called as colorectal cancer. Colon cancer is referred as malignant tumor in which there will be an unusual growth of cells inside the colon or rectum than the required rate.

Colon cancer starts from the inner lining of the large intestine, this is the common part for the occurrence of colon cancer. So removal of these colonic polyps can prevent from the occurrence of colon cancer.

During the early stages of the colon cancer, there will be no symptoms or signs. Fully developed colon cancer results in causing symptoms like rectal bleeding, weight loss, bloodstream in the stool and bowel obstruction.

Causes of colon cancer:
Age: Generally aged people will be suffering from cancer due to the presence of polyps (glands) .if the age is above 50 years, there will be more chances of getting cancer due to the increase in risk factors.

Alcohol: Taking of alcohols will reduce the performance of body immune system which causes the chances of occurring cancer disease.

Diabetes: Diabetes leads to the occurrence of colon cancer due to insulin dependency at high rate.

Diet: Diet plays an important role in defining cancer. Taking fat foods with low fiber content will definitely causes cancer. Planning proper diet menu with rich fiber foods helps in preventing cancer from occurrence.

Environment: The surroundings in which you live and work also leads many risk factors for causing cancer. So, maintain proper surroundings.

Leukemia or blood cancer is often referred to be one type of cancer that starts from white blood cells, during normal white blood cells as a function of the body’s defense will continue to divide in an orderly control. For those patients with leukemia has been the formation of abnormal white blood cells are very different and does not function as usual.

Those suffering from leukemia had bone marrow that produce white blood cells that are not normal, called leukemia cells. Existing leukemia cells in bone marrow will be growing in number so that the more urgent the normal cells resulting in the production of normal blood cells decreases.

Up to this time can not be known whether that be a cause of leukemia. But much research has been conducted in order to solve this problem. From the results of some research that has been done shows that leukemia is more frequently attacked a man than a woman, and also more often attacked those who were white than black-skinned people. Up to this time could not be ascertained why these things can happen.

But some things can be expected to cause leukemia, among others, as if the body is often exposed as a result of some specific chemicals, can also be caused by caused by radiation, Leukemia can also be caused by drug use are exaggerated.

Prostate cancer: Prostate cancer is referred as malignant tumor because it is cancerous and moreover it spreads to the various organs in the body. It has metastatic characteristics. Prostate cancer occurs to the cells of prostate gland. These cancer cells have disorder in their life cycle. Prostate cancer occurs due to the unusual growth of the cells in the prostate glands without controlling limit. Mobility of these uncontrolled cells from original state to distant state causes destruction to the adjacent body tissues.

Prostate cancer is a combination of several diseases with different types of causes, symptoms and treatments. Cells are the basic unit of life, they grow and divide into more cells when the body requires them. These cells forms the tissues and then organs, they are the building blocks of the body system. If there is an abnormal growth and division of cells without any controlling limit, then it results in forming malignant tumor (excess tissue) in the prostate gland. Prostate cancer can spread to the other parts of the body like lungs, liver, heart and bones.

Causes of pancreatic cancer: There are no exact answers for this question. And more over this disease is not contagious to spread to others. Many of the researchers identified the risk factors for this disease.

Risk factors for Prostate cancer: Researchers identified some risk factors which increases the chance of occurrence of pancreatic cancer, they are: