Strange health facts

[MelleeRN]

Not really sure where to put this, but I found it interesting...Some one emailed it to me.
Think you know what's going on in your body?


1. No Pain in the Brain: Your brain can't feel pain, really! That's why they can do brain surgery while people are still awake!

2. About THE Finger (you know the one): The nail on your middle finger, the one you use to signal your displeasure in traffic, grows faster than all the other nails on your hand. Odd, ain't it?

3. The Tensile Tongue: The strongest muscle in the human body is the tongue. French kiss, anyone?

4. Sneeze at the Speed of a Tennis Serve: A sneeze can travel as fast as 100 mph … almost fast enough for a Grand Slam tennis serve. Are we powerful or what?

5. Men Must Have Good Dreams: The average man has an erection once every hour to hour-and-a-half. Girls just wanna have fun but men ARE having fun while asleep! Oh, alas, men can also get breast cancer just like women.

6. Bye-Bye Taste Buds: Food should start tasting blander as you age. By age 60 most people have lost the use of half of their taste buds. No wonder they serve tapioca pudding to people in nursing homes!

7. Sizzling Stomach Acid: Your stomach acid is so powerful it can dissolve certain metals, like a razor blade. Yowza!

8. Smile More and Work Less: It takes only 17 muscles to produce a smile, but if you want to frown you need 43 muscles. Smile 'cause it takes less effort.

9. Why It's OK to Deck Someone: The jawbone is the hardest bone in the human body. Want to punch out someone's lights? Hit 'em in the jaw but be prepared for your knuckles to hurt!

10. Think You're Clean? Something like 32 million bacteria live on every square inch of your skin!

11. Bloodshot Eyes: Why do your eyes look red in some photos? Because the flash goes straight through your pupil, which is clear, and reflects off the blood vessels in the back of your eye.

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8. Smile More and Work Less: It takes only 17 muscles to produce a smile, but if you want to frown you need 43 muscles. Smile 'cause it takes less effort.

But it only takes 3 to pull a trigger. :D

Oh, alas, men can also get breast cancer just like women.

Had a family friend died of breast cancer.
His primary cancer was breast cancer but it eventually spread all through his body and he died a horrible and painful death. :sad:

[MelleeRN]

But it only takes 3 to pull a trigger. :D



Had a family friend died of breast cancer.
His primary cancer was breast cancer but it eventually spread all through his body and he died a horrible and painful death. :sad:

I am so sorry for your loss backlash. For some reason many people do not know that men can get breast cancer. I have seen more than one man come in because they thought they had an abscess, which was in reality is cancer. So, many leave yelling out us thinking we are crazy. It can be very confusing for some.

[Anon001]

About twenty years ago, was the first I had heard of male breast cancer when an acquaintance died from it. I thought they were making a sick joke of some kind until I realized it was no joke. Oddly, I've never heard of anyone else since then.

Paul

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There was a man in Seattle that had survived breast cancer.
He went to the annual breast cancer awareness walk.
The organizers refused to give him a pink survivor shirt.
Said he was a man and didn't qualify.
News story made them look like the fools they were.
Don't know if he ever got his shirt.
Very few men actually know we can get it and I would bet almost none that do know actually do self exams.
Sorry didn't mean to hijack the thread.
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[MelleeRN]

It is a good hijack:) It brings up an important issue in men's health. What men need to get screened for and what are their leading causes of death. If you notice, cancer is the second leading cause of death in men. Even through breast cancer is rare in men, it has a high mortality rate. It is estimated that only 2% of breast cancer is found in men, but 1.8% of that 2% men will die from it. This is directly related to the lack of knowledge that men can get breast cancer, and the cancer is often found to late. A great comment was brought up that men really do not know hoe to do a self exam. So, I attached info on one if anyone is interested. Sorry to go on, but it really is an important issue.

All Males, All Ages Percent*
1) Heart disease 27.2
2) Cancer 24.3
3) Unintentional injuries 6.1
4) Stroke 5.0
5) Chronic lower respiratory diseases 5.0
6) Diabetes 3.0
7) Influenza and pneumonia 2.3
8) Suicide 2.2
9) Kidney disease 1.7
10) Alzheimer's disease 1.6

Self Exam
Breast self-examination is one of the most important tools you have for early detection of breast cancer. Early detection and treatment of any cancer is the key to saving lives. The more promptly treatment is begun, the greater the chance that it will be successful because the cancer is in a localized stage. Self-examinations and regular screenings by a doctor are vital for detecting cancer in the earliest possible stage. Consider doing a monthly self-exam.

In the Shower: Stand in the shower and with fingers flat (do not use the tips of your fingers) move your hand gently over every part of each breast. Check for lump, knot or thickening. Use right hand for left breast, left hand for right breast.
Before a Mirror: With your hands at your sides, visually check for lumps, depressions (hollows). Then, placing palms on hips, press down firmly, flex your chest muscles and check again. Don't worry if you breasts don't match - chances are they will be a little different.
Step 3: Before a mirror, raise you arms overhead. Look for changes in the contour of each breast as well as swelling and dimpling of the skin and changes in the nipple.
Lying Down: To examine your right breast, place a pillow or folded towel under the right shoulder and lay your right hand on your forehead, elbow bent and slightly forward. This distributes breast tissue more evenly on your chest. Move your hand down and then up all around the area of the breast. Repeat on the other side.
Step 5: Lying down with fingers flat, use left hand to press on imaginary clock face on your right breast. Check for lumps or depressions (hollows). A ridge of firm tissue in lower curve is normal. Move in an inch toward the nipple and make the same circling motion again and again until you reach the center. Repeat with right hand, left breast. (Be sure to press firmly.)
Step 6: Lying down, gently squeeze the nibble of each breast. Check for any discharge, clear or bloody. Report any lumps, thickenings or discharges you discover during the examination to your doctor immediately.