CANCER OF UNKNOWN PRIMARY

When cancer spread to body but physician not able to identify primary site of cancer, its called cancer of unknown primary.

Mostly cancer which spread to other part or metastasis to other organs known as secondary cancer and the site where cancer begin called as primary cancer but in rare cases cancer spread to other parts and physician unable to located its primary site in that cases physician use term cancer of unknown primary.

CAUSES OF CANCER OF UNKNOWN PRIMARY

The exact cause what lead to this type of cancer is not known, but due to some unknown cause, DNA mutation happen and these changes in DNA leads to overproduction of affected cell.

In later stages most cancer metastases to other organ or part of body.

Risk factor are:

  1. Smoking – most of cancer of unknown primary have history of smoking
  2. Old age- are at higher risk
  3. Alcohol intake
  4. Weight – obesity
Cancer of unknown primary

SYMPTOMS OF CANCER OF UNKNOWN PRIMARY

  1. Weakness, fatigue
  2. Night sweat
  3. Loss of weight
  4. Body pain, pain in bone, limbs
  5. Lymph glands around neck, underarms, chest and groin region are swollen
  6. Headache, loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting
  7. Difficulty in breathing, dysphonia condition
  8. Cough
  9. Bowel habits affected either persistent constipation or diarrhea

DIAGNOSIS OF CANCER OF UNKNOWN PRIMARY

  1. Physical examination
  2. Medical history
  3. Blood test, Urine test
  4. Biopsy
  5. Imaging test-
  6. CT-scan
  7. MRI
  8. PET-scan
  9. Ultrasound
  10. Advance lab test
  11. Endoscope, anoscope to check inside body
Diagnosis of Cancer of unknown primary and homeopathy treatment

PRECAUTION FOR CANCER OF UNKNOWN PRIMARY

There is no specific precaution to prevent this cancer but there are some measures to boost overall immunity 

  1. Adopt healthy lifestyle
  2. Drink plenty of water
  3. Quit smoking
  4. Limit alcohol intake
  5. Exercise regularly
  6. Manage stress
  7. Eat healthy food
  8. Manage weight

HOMOEOPATHIC TREATMENT FOR CANCER OF UNKNOWN PRIMARY

Arsenicum album:

  1. Great exhaustion after slightest exertion
  2. Ailments from alcoholism, Tabacco chewing
  3. Gradual loss of weight
  4. Anemia
  5. Nausea, retching, cannot bear the slight smell of food
  6. Vomiting of blood
  7. Liver and spleen enlarged
  8. Urine involuntary
  9. Unable to lie down feel suffocative
  10. High grade fever

Phosphorus:

  1. Fever, viscid night sweat
  2. Weakness trembling from slight exertion
  3. Joints suddenly gives away
  4. Arms and hands become numb
  5. Formication of extremities
  6. Pain as if broken back, bones
  7. Cough with whole body tremble
  8. Congestion of lungs, tightness across chest
  9. Breathlessness felt
  10. Sour taste, sour eructation after eating
  11. Hematuria, frequent urination
  12. Loss of appetite, desire for cold things
  13. Weight loss

Calc. Carb:

  1. Swelling of tonsils, submaxillary glands
  2. Frequent sour eructation’s, vomiting
  3. Loss of appetite
  4. Rheumatic pains
  5. Tearing in muscles
  6. Weakness of extremities, swelling of joints
  7. Fever with profuse sweat
  8. Extreme dyspnea, suffocating spells
  9. Cough, tightness, burning soreness of chest
  10. Constipated stool and hard
  11. Inguinal and mesenteric glands swollen

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