The diagnosis of "cancer" - it's scary. And those who have put such diagnosis, of course, wants to be assigned the most effective course of treatment. But how do you know to what expert to address better? Regardless of the type of the disease and on whether an operation for its treatment, chemotherapy, radiotherapy Radiotherapy in cancer treatment: irradiation aid   or all of these procedures immediately, and whether you need to see a doctor who specializes in a particular type of cancer? Or enough to turn to general practitioners?

As is the case with many other health issues, the answer is not clear. And many people, the choice is not so great. There are more than a dozen types of cancer, and to find a doctor who specializes in a particular form of the disease, not an easy task. So before you rush to find a doctor specialization, you need to ask yourself three questions:

• About what kind of cancer is it? For many types of this disease there is no significant evidence that treatment by a specialist in this type of cancer treatment gives the best results. The most common types of cancer, such as colon cancer Colon cancer: creeps imperceptibly Perfectly treated by most chemotherapeutists. But when it comes to less common cancers, such as ovarian cancer Ovarian cancer: do not miss the professional examinations! Better to consult a doctor specialization, because general practitioners could be a little experience on the treatment of this type of disease.
• What treatment is required? If you need chemotherapy, then a regular oncologist perfectly cope with treatment. All the oncologists prescribe the same medicine, the same dosage and the same set schedule of taking the drugs, that is, the treatment will be the same everywhere. Then the question arises: where better to turn to?

On the other hand, if you want to conduct any procedure, especially meant surgery, you may want to consult a specialist narrow profile. Studies in treating some types of cancer have shown that the greater the number of operations produces the surgeon, the more it becomes an experienced in his business. For example, women with ovarian cancer and had undergone cytoreductive surgery (surgery to remove the maximum possible amount of cancer Malignant tumor: cells are mad   and reducing its volume) in cancers after surgery feel better than those patients who were operated with conventional surgery. Men suffering from cancer of the urinary tract, also show better outcome in those cases where they operate more experienced surgeons.

• What is the main problem? If the disease is at an early stage, that is, it is curable, it is best to consult a physician specialization. For example, cancer of the testicles - a treatable form of the disease, which usually affects young people, in addition, it is a rare disease. The same situation with Hodgkin's lymphoma. Although the treatment of these cancers is quite simple, error doctor may have very serious consequences for young patients with curable type of cancer. On the other hand, if the patient has an incurable form of cancer, and his goal is to strive as much as possible to effectively fight the disease, it is necessary to engage seriously in the search for a specialist.

How to find a specialist

You can seek the advice of your doctor. If there is a support group for cancer patients with a certain type of cancer, you can ask the members of this group, some doctors are being treated. If you can talk with your doctor before starting treatment, it is necessary to ask him the following questions:

• There is an alternative to the treatment he recommends, and the prescribed treatment is preferable to other methods:
• What are the side effects of treatment he recommends?
• What are the chances of cure? If this type of cancer is incurable, then what are the advantages of each of the possible treatments?

Answers to these questions the doctor can tell a lot about how well he thinks treatments their patients. As far as the language understandable to the patient, he says? If he uses a highly specialized medical language, he devotes time explaining what was said? It is necessary to ask how many patients with a certain type of cancer and at some stage he was able to cure, and where and how he trained his specialty.

Refer to this doctor and a hospital that participates in clinical trials s

It is necessary to ask the doctor, if he takes part in clinical trials: the centers involved in such work in accordance with the latest technologies and treatments. Several studies have shown that physicians involved in clinical trials to fight cancer, conduct more effective treatment of patients. If a patient waits for surgery, it should be clarified specialized surgeon, as well as the skill level of its operating team.

Specialists in certain types of cancer is quite difficult to find, even in those cases when the patient can not afford treatment away from home, he still should refer to the appropriate specialist for advice. It is necessary to know the opinion of a specialist on the prescribed course of treatment to the patient or to obtain his assistance in the preparation of the treatment program, even if this treatment will be conducted in another place, closer to the patient's home.

Cancer of the lips - a type of cancer of the oral cavity. Various estimates lip cancer from 10% to 15% of all cancer cases are recorded every year.

Symptoms

The most common symptoms of cancer Symptoms of cancer: time to recognize the disease - a guarantee of recovery   lips are:

• Bleeding from the mouth;
• The appearance of the area diskoloratsii lip;
• Swollen lymph nodes;
• Ulcers, sores on the lip, which are not held for a long time;
• The appearance of the seals on the lip;
• Numbness, tingling, or pain in the lip;
• Swelling of the jaw or mouth.

If untreated, lip cancer can lead to serious consequences. In the later stages, it can cause the following symptoms:

• Changes in the level of consciousness;
• Heavy bleeding;
• High body temperature (above 38 degrees);
• Lethargy;
• Increased heart rate.

A man who did these symptoms need immediate medical help.

Risk factors

It is believed that the risk of developing cancer of the lips increases the impact of the following factors:

• Age older than 40 years;
• Alcohol abuse;
• Infections caused by human papillomavirus;
• Oral sex, which may contribute to the spread of infection in the area of ​​the mouth;
• Exposure to sunlight;
• Smoking;
• Male gender.

To reduce the risk of developing cancer of the lips, it is recommended to regularly use sunscreen and avoid direct sunlight, quit smoking How to Quit Smoking: Tips for Women   and limiting alcohol consumption, and use a barrier method of contraception during the occupation in oral sex with partners in the health of a person is not sure which.

Treatment

In the early stages of cancer lip treated using surgical excision or radiotherapy of cancer tumors. In the later stages may be needed more aggressive surgical operation - to delete not only the tumor, but lymph nodes in the neck, often in combination with radiotherapy Radiotherapy in cancer treatment: irradiation aid . In addition to these methods of treatment can be used in chemotherapy.

During treatment, can also be assigned to the administration of drugs to increase the level of white blood cells in the blood; blood transfusions to temporarily restore the level of red blood cells; medications, debilitating side effects of chemotherapy Chemotherapy - it always falls the hair? . Sometimes as complementary therapies used acupuncture and massage.

Complications

Complications of lip cancer may include:

• Changes in appearance;
• Impaired ability to properly eat, drink, talk and / or breathing;
• The spread of cancer to the adjacent structure;
• The spread of cancer to more distant areas of the body.