Tuesday 29 October 2013

Treatment Options for Treating Bone Cancer

The treatment of bone cancer will depends upon the location, size and stage of the bone cancer.Also the treatment depends on the general health and age of the patient. It is done through the various treatment like radiation therapy, chemotherapy, surgery and cryosurgery.

Surgery:
It is most common treatment used for treating bone cancer. In this treatment the the removal of entire tumour which present inside the bone with negative margins is takes place. While the surgeon helps for removing the tumour with minimal of the healthy bone tissues.

Radiation Therapy:
The therapy uses the high energy x-rays for destroying the cancer cells. This treatment is used either before and after the surgery. In this treatment a small doses may be given to patient over a period of months.

Chemotherapy:
In this treatment, the drugs are used to treating the bone and soft tissue sarcomas. This treatment uses the combination of the drugs such as cyclophosphamide, adriamycin, dactinomycin, ifosfamide, vincristine etc. This therapy is not used for treating chondrosarcoma. It is used  after surgery, for trying to kill the remaining cancer cells which is left in the surgery.

Cryosurgery:
This treatment uses the liquid nitrogen for freezing and destroying the cancer cells.

Hormone Therapy:
In this therapy the removal of organs which produces the hormones takes place. These hormones may lead to the growth of the certain type of the cancer.

Tuesday 16 October 2012

Treat High Blood Pressure with Home Remedies

Blood pressure is nothing but a pressure of the blood towards the walls of the arteries. The high blood pressure is dangerous for health because it makes hard the heart work i.e pumping of the blood to the body and also leads to hardening of the arteries. The normal level of blood pressure is less than 130/85, if you have blood pressure in between 120/80 to 140/90 then you suffer from prehypertension. In most cases the high blood pressure increase the chances of heart attack, kidney disease and also stroke.

1. Take a diet which is high in sodium and also increase the amount of magnesium, calcium and potassium in your diet. Most of the fruits and vegetables are high in potassium and the leafy greens and broccoli are high in calcium and magnesium.

2. The garlic is also helpful for the lowering blood pressure and also it decreases the widens of the arteries and blood clotting.

3. Take cumin seeds , sugar and fennel seeds in same quantity and make a powder then take one tablespoon of that powder and mix it in one glass of water and drink it in every morning and evening. It very helpful for treating high blood pressure.

4. Make a mixture of one teaspoon of amla juice and honey and take it in the morning on empty stomach. It is very effective over high blood pressure.

5. Take equal amount of khas khas and seeds of waterlemon and make a powder . Take one table spoon of this powder and mix it in one glass of water and drink it in every morning at empty stomach. Be regular with this for 3 to 4 weeks. It is very useful home remedy for preventing high blood pressure.

6. Take one tablespoon of fenugreek seeds with one glass of water in every morning and evening. Take this for 10 to 15 days , it is one of the best home remedies for high blood pressure.