Brain Cancer Script

Hello, my name is Gavin. I will be discussing a well known multifactorial disease. But before getting to that we must establish what exactly a multifactorial disease is. A multifactorial disease is, according to Know Your Genes, a genetic disease foundation, a great number of diseases that are caused not by a single gene mutation, but by a combination of genetic and environmental factors working together. Brain cancer can be involved under this umbrella-term because theres less likely to be growth in someone who takes proper precautions. Brain cancer like all known types of cancer is an uncontrollable growth of a mass of cells that is subject to spreading to other parts of the body. Given the name it can be assumed that this growth occurs in the brain which can affect a multitude of brain cell types. Its growth may onset slowly or rapidly depending on the location of the cancerous cells. Treatment options are, in the least to say, quite grim leading to the patients chance to be completely cured as improbable. The prevalence of such tumors is random and do not pick their victims but are seen statistically more in certain age groups than others. Explained by the American Brain Tumor Association primary brain tumors or tumors that begin in the brain and tend to stay there are seen more frequently in children and older adults while metastatic brain tumors or those that begin as a cancer elsewhere in the body and spread to the brain are seen more in adults than children. The environment in which the individual lives in has a say in how likely someone is to develop a brain tumor with factors that are both in our own control and others that simply arent. An examination was conducted by the Conquer Cancer Foundation of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) in the further inquiry of factors that lie outside of one hands that include age as children are more likely to develop brain tumors than adults, gender as in general men are more susceptible to the type of cancer and family history as a rough 5% of brain tumors derive from a hereditary stance. Prevention for such cancerous elements is possible. Several actions have been posed by Mediawiki indulging in questions of the prophylaxis of brain tumors. Asking about ones medical history and the education of your own familys pedigree helps extend life expectancy if the cancer is detected early on. Noting the environment in which one lives in is important as avoiding vinyl chloride which can be found in landfills and old refrigerators and other cancerous chemicals is proven to lower the likelihood of acquire. Be aware of what radiation procedures, usually being therapeutic, are being conducted near ones head.

Extra information: Based on the American Brain Tumor Associations statistics in 2010, a staggering number of 688,096 people in the United States where currently living with the diagnosis of a brain tumor or some other central nervous system tumor growth. For the factors that are in ones control, steps can be taken a precaution to prevent a growth. These factors usually relate to exposure. Exposure to ionizing radiation through x-rays, exposure to N-nitroso compounds through preserved red meat and fish and exposure to infections, allergens and viruses as these are found to lead to brain cancer on the research of animals. Checking on ones immune system is always a precaution in any scenario as certain immune disorders can lead to a rare type of brain cancer called lymphoma. Although a link has not been discovered between the use of cell phones and cancer it is important to understand the cell phones to emit radiation to various parts of the body including the brain. Keeping up ones knowledge on the studies on the issue is critical and avoiding the use of computer or laptops as these also emit radiation for extended periods of time is recommended. And lastly, keeping up with your health with exercising, eating healthy and nutritious foods, not smoking, eliminating stress, and drinking in moderation is suggested as these components can work to not only eliminate brain cancer but all types of cancer.

Citations: http://www.wikihow.com/Prevent-Brain-Cancer http://www.knowyourgenes.org/multifactorial.shtml http://www.abta.org/about-us/news/brain-tumor-statistics/ http://www.cancer.net/cancer-types/brain-tumor/risk-factors