Cancer is one of the first few causes of death globally. Strangely, it is not a contagious disease, but why do many people contact this disease and lose their lives because of it?

The word “Cancer” was originated from the father of medicine in the Western world, Hippocrates. He created this word from the words Carcinomas and Carcinoma that are used to explain the bad cells and Karkinos which means crab. This is because Hippocrates thought that the abnormal cells look like a crab. Hippocrates might be the creator of the word cancer, but the earliest record about this disease was found in 1500 BCE ancient Egypt on papyrus paper. The record stated the malignant tumor at the chest area and said that there was no cure for this disease. It could only be treated according to the condition and tools with high temperatures were used to dispose of the tumor.

Cancer is a disease that body cells grow abnormally and the infected part will be where cancer starts. Cancer can spread from one organ to another very fast. The causes of cancer vary among people. It could be caused by age, sunlight, genes, immune system, smoking, and lifestyle etcetera. Only in these last 50-60 years that human started to understand the disease and discovered the right method of curing.

Despite the advancement of the medical world, the rate of patients contacting this disease does not decrease. Breast cancer and colon cancer are some of the top 5 cancers that patients are mostly contacted with. That does not mean other types of cancers are disappearing. The rate of patients contracting the disease either remains the same or increases such as lung cancer. The only type of cancer that has a tendency to decrease is cervical cancer. This is due to the technological advancement that the cost of examination can be kept low and people can do an annual check and get treated immediately. However, always expect the unexpected. Many cancer patients are found contacted with the disease again even after they are completely cured.

Despite the advancement of the medical world, the rate of patients contacting this disease does not decrease. Breast cancer and colon cancer are some of the top 5 cancers that patients are mostly contacted with. That does not mean other types of cancers are disappearing. The rate of patients contracting the disease either remains the same or increases such as lung cancer. The only type of cancer that has a tendency to decrease is cervical cancer. This is due to the technological advancement that the cost of examination can be kept low and people can do an annual check and get treated immediately. However, always expect the unexpected. Many cancer patients are found contacted with the disease again even after they are completely cured. SCB Multi Care Multi Claims might be the solution for this.