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CAUSES OF CANCER

                                      Causes of cancer What is cancer????? It is simply an uncontrolled and uncoordinated growth of cells in the body. generally the cancer is of two types benign and metastatic. Cancerous cells are also termed as malignant cells due to their tendency of causing malignancy in the body. type and location of the cancer always determine the symptoms of the cancer, like coughing is a symptom of the lung cancer.         Now lets come to the causes of cancer. Tobacco- A major cause of cancer:     Tobacco, the basic cause of lung cancer in the world is the biggest cause of death. besides lung cancer, tobacco can also cause cancer of mouth, nasal cavities, lips and sinuses, stomach, pancreas, esophagus, uterus, bladder, cervix, colon or rectum and also a certain kind of leukemia. Genetic factor:     Cancer can also be transmitted genetically from  a family member, like from a parent or grand parent. In most of the cases, genetically cancer is pass

PALLIATIVE TREATMENT OF CHRONIC PAIN

                      Palliative treatment of the Chronic pain Persistent or chronic pain is quite a widespread phenomenon in the lives of the patients around the world, which most of the times is unable to be relieved by any common medication or other physical treatments. The solution for this condition is the pain management programs whose main emphasis is to improve the quality of life as much as possible, by improving the physical and psychological well-being of a person.     The 1st step or you can say the cornerstone in the pain management(Palliative treatment of chronic pain) is to asses and reassess the patient's condition to know the root cause of the chronic pain. It can be done by taking a complete history and the physical examination of the patient by keeping in view of the parameters like intensity, location, timing, relieving or aggravating factors, timing, quality, radiation etc. The final treatment totally depends on the above mentioned factors. So, to start wit