Medical Oncology Specialist Dr. points out that some cancer screenings are performed depending on people’s age and gender. Nail Özhan said, “Family physicians plan cancer screenings by looking at the person’s age, gender and the health structure of the family. Some patients are scanned once a year, some more frequently. Herbal treatments for cancer have no proven benefit, but they are very popular. Almost every diagnosed patient asks us this. Some people come to us asking, ‘Should we use herbal treatment or vitamins?’
We have great reservations, especially about vitamins. On the contrary, the patient may experience harm rather than benefit when using vitamins, even though they are not needed unnecessarily. First of all, the causes of cancer need to be investigated. Roughly half of cancers are caused by environmental factors. Chief among these are smoking, alcohol, unprotected exposure to sunlight, obesity, and a sedentary lifestyle devoid of exercise. “These factors need to be avoided,” he said.
“THOSE WITH A FAMILY HISTORY NEED TO BE SCREENED MORE FREQUENTLY”
Specialist draws attention to the effect of familial factors in the diagnosis of cancer. Dr. Özhan made the following warnings:
“It is necessary to reach the ideal weight and avoid smoking and alcohol consumption. Apart from these, mutations that develop in our body due to aging cause cancer.
We cannot do much for these, but we can catch the disease early by following screening programs. 15 percent of cancer cases are caused by genetic, or familial, causes. Individuals in this situation need to start screening at a much earlier age.
Patients with obesity have an increased risk of diseases such as stomach, liver and breast cancer. For this reason, the more we can reach our ideal weight, the more risk of cancer we will prevent. Ideal weight is a very important element. (UAV)
