El cáncer es La enfermedad con mas muertes de latinos en el mundo

Written By JC

La palabra cáncer, en nuestra cultura es una palabra cargada de connotaciones  negativas como miedo, tristeza, y/o dolor,etc

 El cáncer es una enfermedad que afecta a todo el mundo, independientemente de la raza, cultura, o estatus social. 

 Pero a nosotros como latinos nos afecta más y de una manera desproporcionada. 

En el mundo entero la causa número uno de muertes es la cardiopatía (tipo de enfermedad que afecta el corazón o los vasos sanguíneos). 

Pero a nosotros, la enfermedad que nos afecta más es el cáncer.

El Cáncer Es La Enfermedad que ocasiona  Más Muertes De Latinos En El Mundo. 

En los Estados Unidos el cáncer afecta a más del 20% de la población latina.

Se registran más  176.600 nuevos casos al año y más de 46.500 muertes anuales solamente en los Estados Unidos. 

Y en Latino América y el Caribe hay más de 1,3 millones de casos nuevos al año de cáncer que afecta a los latinos y más de 670.000 muertes al año.

 Pero lo más contradictorio de todo esto es que como hispanos y latinos somos 25-30% menos probables de desarrollar cáncer que una persona blanca que no es latino. 

Entonces, si tenemos menos probabilidad de desarrollar cáncer, ¿por qué nos afecta tanto?

El cancer afecta mas a los latinos

¿Hay algo que deberíamos hacer? o  hay algo que podemos hacer?

 ¡Si, si hay!  

 Pero primero hay que entender cuales son  los tipos de cáncer que nos afectan más para  saber qué hacer. 

Porque cada tipo de cáncer nos afecta de manera diferente y requiere una guía similar en algunos aspectos pero  diferente en otros.

Los Riesgo Que Tenemos Por Ser Hispano/Latino

Aunque como latinos tenemos entre 25-30% menos probabilidades  de desarrollar cáncer todavía nos afecta el mismo cáncer en proporciones similares. 

Por ejemplo, 

Los cinco cánceres que nos afectan más como hispanos/latinos son el cáncer de: 

  •  Mama femenino = 15% de todos los casos de cáncer 

  • Próstata =14% de todos los casos de cáncer 

  • Colon y recto = 9% de todos los casos de cáncer

  •  Pulmón = 7% de todos los casos de cáncer

  • Estómago = 5% de todos los casos de cáncer   

Obviamente, no nos afectan todos en la misma frecuencia. 

Por ejemplo, a una mujer no le da cáncer de próstatas (porque no tiene) y el cáncer de mamas en hombres no es muy común .

 Entonces para entender tu riesgo tienes que entenderlo dependiendo de tu sexo. 

El cancer afecta mas a los latinos

La imagen fue tomada de American Cancer Society, preciona la imagen para ver mas detalles.

 Sin embargo,

 aunque estos son los cánceres más comunes, como latino/hispanos tenemos más riesgo de cánceres relacionados con infecciones:

  •  estómago 

  •  hígado 

  •  cuello uterino

  •  vesícula biliar 

Esto es sumamente importante para entender porque casi todos estos cánceres pueden ser prevenidos. 

Con solo un poco de atención  a tu salud puedes salvar tu vida y la de tu familia.

 ¿Pero qué es lo que tienes que hacer?

Enfocarte Más En El Poder De La Nutrición, El Ejercicio, Y La Medicina 

Se estima que el 42% de todos los casos de cáncer (excluyendo el cáncer de piel no melanoma) y el 45% de las muertes por cáncer podrían ser prevenidos.

 Y el medio de prevención tiene que ver con: 

1.  La adopción de estilos de vida más saludables como:

  •  No fumar y no tomar alcohol.

  •  Mantener un peso saludable y comer sano 

  • Mantenerse activo durante toda la vida y hacer ejercicio

  •  Dormir profundo entre 7-9 horas cada noche 

2. Abogando por tu salud.

  •  Vacunarse y hacerse exámenes selectivos de detección 

  • Conseguir un buen doctor primario y tener un buen seguro

El cancer afecta mas a los latinos

Con simplemente adoptar una vida saludable y estar por encima de tu salud puedes prevenir más del 50% de los cánceres que te pueden afectar. 

¿Qué es el Cáncer? Y Cómo Prevenirlo 

El cáncer es un grupo de enfermedades caracterizadas por el crecimiento descontrolado de células anormales.

Esta enfermedad puede ser causada por muchas causas, incluyendo: 

  •  estrés 

  • virus

  • tabaco 

  • alcohol 

  • comida procesada 

  • mutaciones genéticas 

  • desbalance hormonal 

Normalmente lo que causa el cáncer no es solo una cosa si no son varios factores en conjunto,

y mientras más pasa el tiempo que te expones  a estos factores más aumenta el riesgo. 

¿Pero Por Donde Comienzo?

1. Vacunarse.

Si no tienes doctor o seguro, vacunarse siempre vale la pena en términos de prevención de cáncer. 

Yo se que la idea de vacunarse puede ser incómoda pero es verdad que con solo una vacuna puedes reducir tu riesgo de cáncer.

Porque en realidad la causa de los cánceres más comunes que nos afecta pueden ser prevenidos con la vacuna VPH (virus del papiloma humano) y VHB (hepatitis B) . 

El virus VPH y VHB está asociado con el

  •  cáncer de — ano

  •  cuello uterino 

  • orofaringe

  •  pene 

  •  vagina y vulva.

 Más de 9 de cada 10 casos de cáncer de cuello uterino son causados por el VPH. 

Casi todos los cánceres de cuello uterino se pueden prevenir con la vacuna contra el VPH.

2. Puede ser que no te va gustar…

pero vas a tener que dejar el cigarro y el alcohol, o  por lo menos limitarlos lo más que puedas.

El alcohol ha causado más de 75.000 mil cáncer en los Estados Unidos solamente y fumar causa un cáncer sin cura y con más muertes en el mundo. 

El fumar puede causar al menos 15 tipos de cáncer, incluidos cáncer de:

  • pulmón

  • intestino

  • boca

  • nariz

  • garganta

  • esófago

  • hígado

  • estómago

  • riñón

  • páncreas

  • ovario

  • vejiga

  • y cuello uterino.

3. Y por último educarte en la nutrición, el dormir mejor y el ejercicio.

Todo lo que tiene que ver con tu salud es algo sumamente importante, 

es aquí donde me gustaría ayudarte y ser parte en la creación de una mejor  calidad de vida para ti.

 Para aprender más presiona el botón para una consulta mas detallada de las comidas en cuales enfocarte, los ejercicios que deberias hacer, y como mejor el sueño para dormir mas profundo.

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