After my Tweet on Cancer yesterday.. My DMs exploded with questions on how to prevent some Cancers.
Thought to do a thread on 10 commonest cancers and how to reduce your risk. Note some cancers cause is unknown
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A thread
Breast cancer
-Self breast examination
Exclusive breastfeeding
-Reducing the use of Oral contraceptives
- Reducing your exposure to Radiation
Reduce your Alcohol
-If you're Obese try and lose weight
- Stop smoking
-Healthy diet
-Know if Breast Cancer runs in your family
Lung cancer
- stop smoking
-Try and avoid unnecessary exposure to radiation
-Asbestos is not a good choice for roofing it can increase your risk of lung cancer
Nigerian government will be the end of Medical practice in Nigeria & death of innocent Nigerians
So you know
Resident Doctors are going on indefinite strike across whole Nigeria from Monday
Lagos govt reduced NYSC Dr pay from 75k to 15k
Watch the Brain & spinal cord, csf drain
In case you don't know what this means I'll spell it out
Sick, dying patients in the hospitals will be sent home. There won't be Doctors to attend to them.
If you need a surgery, No resident Doctor to attend to you
All clinic appointments and surgeries will be cancelled
People that are sick won't be able to have emergency services.
People will patronise Quacks and complications and deaths will increase
In the Era of the 3rd wave of Covid ..no Resident Doctors to attend to infected patients
#medtwitter
A case to crack 😉 and don't forget to share
Chioma is a 22 year old girl who came to the hospital with joint and muscle pain.
She's very athletic winning medals and her breakthrough came after representing Nigeria in swimming . She won gold
Chioma has been invited around Nigeria to teach upcoming swimmers.
Two weeks ago she visited the village to say hello to Grannies. The village herbalist has always had issues with Chioma and Western Education.
But Chioma still paid him a visit nevertheless
Back in the city
On this fateful day after a swimming class. Chioma retreated back home.
She noticed she could not breath later that evening..she doesn't have Asthma.
50 year old woman presents with history of cough of 2 months duration
She had history of joint pain which was always associated with early morning stiffness
significant history was that she has had Tuberculosis in the past
After tests were done she was told she had Rheumatoid arthritis.
She was put on medications
Unsatisfied with the Doctor's plan she jetted out to Helsinki for vacation where she met another Doctor who gave her a trial of Infliximab and she got better
She was to attend her daughter's wedding in Nigeria.
During the Owambe planning she noticed she was coughing
Diabetes is popularly thought to be only a problem with body to control sugar.
This isn't true
Check out this thread on Diabetes, care and RT #diabetes #sugar
Your body produces a chemical called Insulin.
Insulin controls breakdown of sugar, fats, proteins and other things
Diabetes happens when you either are not producing insulin or Insulin isn't acting well.
So definitely sugar, protein, fats etc will be affected
Usually symptoms can include
-No symptom
-drinking too much water from thirst
-urinating too much
-waking up at night to urinate
-losing weight
-increased appetite despite eating so much