Soursop true Healer of Cancer

Many cancer patients believe in the benefits of fruit and soursop leaves as an alternative for treating cancer. In fact, some sources say soursop leaves are like chemotherapy and have the ability to kill cells that grow abnormally, and let the cells grow normally.

However, how exactly is the opinion of the medical community? According to Prof.. DR. dr. Soehartati G., Sp.Rad (K) Onk.Ra, Head of the Department of Radiotherapy, Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital (RSCM), soursop fruit is mengadung antioxidants, vitamin C and higher. However Soehartati said, so far no scientific research evidence is quite strong on the benefits of soursop leaf efficacy as a cancer drug.

"So to give a conclusion, whether a drug is beneficial or not, it takes a long research, may one day be proven. But for now, we do not know," he said, when met in the book review "Peace with Cancer", Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital on Wednesday, yesterday.

Meanwhile Dr. Fiastuti Witjaksono, MSc, SpGK, Clinical Nutrition Specialist RSCM, expressed a similar opinion. In general, said Fiastuti, fruits and vegetables do contain high antioxidant. "But remember. Antioxidants prevent high, not to treat. Beda prevent and treat," he said.

Fiastuti claimed to have heard the information properties soursop leaves which according to many powerful people to kill cancer cells. However, according to Fiastuti further research is needed to be sure.

"Soursop leaves contain a substance he was certain that he said could be killing the cancer cells. But frankly, we in medicine if you want to advise someone, we should do a lot of research. Starting from research animals, humans, short-term, The new length can, "he concluded.

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Difficult Child Cancer Detected

Compared with other diseases, cancer is still a leading cause of death in children of school age and pre school. One possible cause is cancer in children is difficult to detect. This resulted in most of the patients were taken for treatment at an advanced stage.

That is why it is important for parents to always check the health of her child to the doctor and be alert to any signs and symptoms that are not usually in children.

"The key is if the child is not early detection but knowing the symptoms," said dr. Edi Setiawan Tehuteru, SpA, of Dharmais Cancer Center Hospital, Jakarta who met Thursday (7 / 7).

According to Edi cancers in adults can be detected, for example by way of BSE (Breast Self-Check) for the detection of breast cancer and Pap smear for early detection of cervical cancer.

While in childhood cancers, the most important known parents are alert to unusual symptoms in children, considering the many types of cancer in children is that the retinoblastoma (eye cancer) that can be detected.

Causes of cancer in children is not known but Eddie insisted that lifestyle and healthy eating should still be taught to children early on. The aim is not to prevent cancer, but to prevent when children reach adulthood, they can avoid the various types of cancer that usually strikes adults.

Most leukemia

The most common cancer in childhood is a leukemia or blood cancer. May be said almost a third of the cancers occurring in children is leukemia.

The disease is usually diagnosed during routine blood tests done which showed abnormal results. According to Edi, symptoms can be seen in patients with leukemia is eritrosis low blood levels so that the child looks pale.

In addition, children often experience fever without a known cause of leukocytes in the blood due to low or bleeding, nosebleeds, and may also be due to low platelet levels.

"When children have all three of these symptoms, a child could be exposed to childhood leukemia is suspected. Immediately take the child to the doctor to confirm whether the symptoms experienced can be categorized as a sign of leukemia, "he added.

Furthermore Edi said, the faster or early childhood leukemia in children was found, the greater the likelihood of a cure. So it is important for parents to be aware of symptoms of cancer in children early on, especially leukemia.

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