Vitamin A Transforms Pre-Cancerous Cells Back to Healthy Cells
Precancerous cells are a term that hurt very many years as to most people it means that you are on your way to the dangerous cancer infection. However this is not always the case as not all precancerous cells turn cancerous. In fact most of the precancerous cells do not turn cancerous. Precancerous cells are the abnormal cells also known as the malignant cells that may turn cancerous but are not invasive on their own, meaning they cannot spread to other body parts and multiply in other regions.
During pap smears many women are found with precancerous cells in the uterine cervix. Precancerous cells can also be found in every other part of the body such as the breast, the skin, the colon, the liver and even in the prostate. Many people do not much about precancerous cells and this has caused fears in many women when they are notified of existence of the precancerous cell in their breasts and cervix.
In the past it was believed that when a cell has become precancerous then it could not be reversed back to normal and had to grow into a cancerous cell but today researchers have proved that other factors come to play to determine whether the precancerous cell is reversed to normal cell or becomes cancerous. Such factors include carcinogens, hormones’ activities and body stress levels. All these factors work together to determine what is created from the precancerous cell.
The precancerous cells however can coexist with the cancerous cells. A fact that has increased fears in many people as they think that the cells share same structures and so will obviously turn cancerous. The precancerous cells can be found even right within the tumors where both cell malignant and precancerous can coexist. However malignant cells do nothing to induce the premalignant cells to turn cancerous.
Classes of precancerous cells
The precancerous can be classified into the following three groups depending on their degree of abnormality. Some of the precancerous cells may just be ‘Slightly spoilt’ hence can easily reverse into healthy cell while others are severely abnormal hence can easily turn cancerous.
- Mild dysplasia
Dysplasia is a term that is used to refer to precancerous cell. In the case of a mild dysplasia, it means that the cell is slightly abnormal and may not turn cancerous. At Mild dysplasia the cells rarely turns cancerous.
- Moderate dysplasia
At moderate dysplasia, the cells are moderately abnormal and have higher chances of turning into cancerous cells. These cells need to be treated to avoid the disease.
- Severe dysplasia
This is the stage where the precancerous cells are just about to be cancerous. It has the highest possibility of becoming cancerous
When precancerous cells are found in a person it is advisable that necessary measures be taken to help the situation. Without intervention to turn the precancerous cells into healthy cells, even the mild dysplasia type cells can easily turn cancerous.
Vitamin A component turns precancerous cells back to healthy cells
A research headed by V. Fernandez, Ph.D., assistant research professor of medical oncology at Thomas Jefferson University on the effect of retinoic acid on four different types of cells the normal cells, the precancerous cells, the cancerous cells and the fully blown cancer cells. The found out that the retinoic acid was very effective in turning precancerous cells back to normal healthy cells. The retinoic acid changed the genetic composition of the precancerous cells to that of the normal cells completely doing away with the possibility of the precancerous cells turning cancerous.
However the vitamin A component, Retinoic acid failed to make any change on the cancerous cells. Therefore Vitamin A can only help in fighting cancer at one stage; at the precancerous stage. The study also found out that the most effective concentration of the retinoic acid in fighting cancer is about 1 micro molar. Lower concentrations do not produce any positive change. Higher concentrations are also not effective in this course.
Vitamin A is abundantly found in carrots and sweet potatoes. Eating these vegetables may help you in keeping away from cancer as they contain retinoic acid that has been proved to turn precancerous cells back to healthy cells limiting your chances of getting cancer.
Symptoms of precancerous cells
Precancerous cells do not normally show any signs and so it is not easy to know whether there are precancerous cells in your system until screening is done. However in some cases there may be symptoms of the presence of the precancerous cells but these are influenced by the exact place they inhabit. In case the precancerous cells are available in the cervix, the cells may begin to slough easily, a condition that may lead to uncontrolled uterine bleeding.
Precancerous cells can be treated naturally by eating those foods that are rich in vitamin A which contains retinoic acid that helps in restoring precancerous cells back to healthy normal cells by altering their DNA. Precancerous cells can also be treated by cryotherapy which involves freezing of the cells. Removal of precancerous cells can also be done by surgery, cutting body tissues that contain the abnormal cells. However doctors warn that even after surgery, if the root cause of precancerous cells in not tackled then they may reoccur.
To be able to live a cancer free life you need to get empowered on how you can keep away from the unhealthy habits that may put you at risk. You also need to know the better alternatives to cancer treatment therefore contact Dr. Dalal Akoury(MD) who is dedicated to availing vital information about cancer to all those who seek them. Check her website for regular updates.
Vitamin A Transforms Pre-Cancerous Cells Back to Healthy Cells
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