The Internet Medical Journal

You may have had breast cancer treatment. As a result you may be finding it very difficult to lead a normal sexual life. However what you should know is that you are not alone. What every woman requires and very crucial is a sexual health program after a breast cancer treatment.

If you have undergone breast cancer treatment, it is very crucial you pay constant visits to your gynecologist during the procedure and even after the treatment. This is important because it will help to prevent you from having problem of cervical cancer and atrophy of the vagina.

Some people hold it has a conviction that waxing or shaving the armpit contributes to having breast cancer problems. So far these claims are false in that there are no scientific proofs to back them. Hence, you should not worry about these rumors they are unfounded and can only spoil your fun.

Do you know that the heavier and taller you are the higher the risk of your having breast cancer? However, the risk reduces with the number of children you have. Hence the faster you get pregnant the less your risk of having breast cancer this is because nursing greatly to serves to lower the risk of having breast cancer.

Women tend to be diagnosed with breast cancer these days because they prefer to have fewer children and hardly get pregnant. Little wonder there are rampant diagnosis of breast cancer. Are your shocked?

There are several reasons that could cause breast cancer. So you should not get yourself trapped on some people’s opinion on how breast cancer develops. Getting information from experts and other relevant sources will make you wiser and educate you about the causes and whether you are at risk of having breast cancer or not.

Scientific investigations are still being conducted to ascertain the impact of diet in breast cancer. Scientists have been able to establish that there is strong correlation between high fatty foods and the risk of breast cancer. They found that breast cancer hardly exists when there is low fat diet and this is conversely so.

Menarche experienced at an early period is a factor that can cause breast cancer. The cause of menarche is attributed to the high level of estrogen in the blood. If you goal is to prevent breast cancer then you have to work or eat towards reducing the level of estrogen in your blood system.

Foods that are rich in fiber can bring down breast cancer risk. They can help you achieve this by slowing down the amount of estrogen in your blood. More so, vegetable diets are very rich in vitamin C, beta-carotene and other vitamins which help prevent breast cells from being destroyed.

Are you at risk of contracting breast cancer? Then try changing your diet, eating animal products can increase your risk, however, plant foods have less fat and they have the benefit of not storing huge quantities of bug juice residue in them. Eating of bran food is very crucial in the prevention of breast cancer.

Your medical decisions should always be made by you and your personal doctor. Please be sure to speak with her or him regarding your medical issues.

Infectious mononucleosis (also known as mono, the kissing disease, Pfeiffer’s disease, and, in British English, glandular fever) is a disease seen most commonly in adolescents and young adults, characterized by fever, sore throat and fatigue. It is caused by the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) or the cytomegalovirus (CMV). It is typically transmitted through saliva or blood, often through kissing, or or by sharing a drinking glass, an eating utensil or a needle. The virus is also found in the mucus of the infected person, so it is also easily spread through coughing or sneezing. It is estimated that 95% of adults in the world have been infected with the Epstein-Barr virus at some point in their lives.

The virus infects B cells (B-lymphocytes), producing a reactive lymphocytosis and the atypical T cells (T-lymphocytes) which give the disease its name.

mono symptoms

A person can be infected with the virus for weeks or months before any signs, symptoms, of mono begin to appear. Mono symptoms usually begin to appear 4-7 weeks after infection. The first signs of mono can easily be confused with cold and flu symptoms.

The typical symptoms and signs of mononucleosis are:

• Fever – this varies from mild to severe, but is seen in nearly all cases.
• Enlarged lymph nodes – particularly the posterior cervical lymph nodes, on both sides of the neck.
• Sore throat (throat infection) – nearly all patients with EBV-mononucleosis have tonsillitis, usually accompanied by thick exudate.
• Fatigue (sometimes extreme fatigue)

Some patients may also display:

• Enlarged spleen or liver
• Abdominal pain
• Aching muscles
• Headache
• Loss of appetite
• Jaundice
• Sinus infection
• Depression
• Weakness
• Skin rash

The symptoms of mononucleosis usually last 1-2 months, but the virus can remain dormant in the B cells indefinitely after symptoms have disappeared. Many people exposed to the Epstein-Barr virus do not show symptoms of the disease, but carry the virus and can transmit it to others. This is especially true in children, in whom infection seldom causes more than a very mild illness which often goes undiagnosed. This feature, along with mono’s long incubation period, makes epidemiological control of the disease impractical. About 6% of people who have had mono will relapse.

Since mononucleosis can cause the spleen to swell, it may in rare cases lead to a ruptured spleen. Rupture may occur without trauma, but impact to the spleen is usually a factor.

Mono may resemble strep throat or other bacterial or viral respiratory infections. It is rarely fatal, but death may result from severe hepatitis or splenic rupture.

Usually, the longer the infected person experiences the symptoms the more it weakens the person’s immune system and the longer he/she will need to recover.

Symptoms similar to those of mononucleosis can be caused by adenovirus and the protozoan Toxoplasma gondii.

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