Cancer is a group of diseases that arise from abnormalities in the body's cells in DNA or genetic material, causing cells to grow, divide and increase in number more than normal. This results in abnormal tumors spreading to nearby tissues, blood vessels and lymphatic vessels. Eventually, it will spread to other organs, causing those organs to function abnormally.

In the early stages, there will be no symptoms at all while the body has only a small number of cancer cells. Therefore, early detection of cancer is very important, resulting in a better quality of life for patients because “early detection can cure”.

Risk factors for cancer are:

- Factors from external environmental factors such as carcinogens that contaminate food, air, beverages, medicines, as well as exposure to radiation, viruses, bacteria, and some parasites.

- Behavioral factors such as smoking, drinking alcohol, eating foods high in fat or salt, foods containing gunpowder, and burnt foods.

- Genetic factors such as gene abnormalities and immune system defects.

Today, doctors can cure many types of cancer and give cancer patients a much longer survival rate. This depends on the type of cancer and the stage of the cancer found. Because early stage cancer responds to treatment and has a higher chance of being cured than advanced stage cancer.

7 warning signs to watch out for that there is a chance of cancer, especially if symptoms last longer than 2 weeks, include:

1. Black stool or blood in the urine.

2. Difficulty swallowing, heartburn, stomach tightness for a long time.

3. Have hoarseness and chronic cough.

4. Abnormal bleeding from various anus.

5. Wounds that do not heal after treatment

6. There are changes in warts or moles on the body.

7. There are lumps in various parts of the body.

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