Medical optimism

Do you believe modern medication has been so developed that many complicated diseases can be cured or efficiently controlled at some extent? When I was healthy, my answer was yes; however, the answer is no when I seek doctor’s help. We never cherish our health until we are sick because there are so many articles about new medical approach on newspaper or websites, which make us believe modern medication can save our health harmed by stress, overwork, drugs or abuse intercourse. Even when people get cancer unfortunately, they might still think they are far away from death if they saw the article “Stem cell shield 'could protect cancer patients'”.

In “Stem cell shield 'could protect cancer patients'”, James Gallagher tells us that there is a new way to relieve side-effect of chemotherapy for a patient with cancer. As we know, chemotherapy can not only suppress tumour cells but also harm stem cells which produce blood for body. If stem cells was isolated from bone marrow and was infected by a virus with a gene which will protect stem cells from damage caused by chemotherapy, patients would be more tolerate to chemotherapy and have longer life. The result of trials turn out it can work and the new way might apply in the related research where bone marrows are impaired by cancer treatments.

Although it is a good news, it can’t present that a cancer patient don’t need to worry. According to Wikipedia, Cancer mortality varies from 97% for pancreatic cancer to 6% for thyroid cancer. Hope for cure depends on the place where tumor appears. Meanwhile, another critical factor is cancer stage. Cancer is found later, there is less chance for cure. Therefore, a new way which can relieve side-effect of chemotherapy can’t change the situation, which is impending doom. A healthy person rarely suspects medical reliability until he gets sick. Mature medication can heal common diseases such as Flu, gastric ulcer and Pneumonia; nevertheless, some complicated diseases are still puzzles. It takes a long time from appearance of a new approach to maturity. No patient wants to be tried. Except some disease caused by inborn factors, most people probably know how to keep healthy in routine life to lessen chance for diseases. The ability of body to adjust and cure is better than any medication,so we should use our body's advantage.Let’s start to live a healthy life from now on.

References
Gallagher,J.(2012, May 9). Stem cell shield 'could protect cancer patients'.BBC News. Retrieved May 11,2012 from http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-18007789

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cancer_mortality_rates"