Follow up – Samah Ismail
A number of health experts have confirmed that sitting for long periods in the wrong position in front of computers leads to many problems, including back pain and eyestrain, while back pain itself can be linked to more effects, including pancreatic cancer. .
A recent study, published in the monthly medical journal JAMA Internal Medicine, found a strong link between sitting for long hours, leading a sedentary lifestyle and death from cancer.
Dr Saurabh S Mukwar, Consultant Gastroenterologist at Midas Hospital, New Delhi, India said. “Working from home is very different from working in the office. At home, we tend to sit in bed. And the use of non-supportive chairs while working. But the infrastructure in the office is set up to support the long working hours.”
There are little things that one can do. To take care of her while working from home. Including finding time to take a break from a busy schedule to walk around for at least half an hour following work.
And if that is not possible too. A person needs to walk around the house a little, and adjust the height of the computer screen at eye level or slightly lower, in some cases, back pain may also mean a serious health problem such as pancreatic cancer.
According to a report by All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), cases of pancreatic cancer in India are on the rise, with the incidence of pancreatic cancer in India being 0.5 to 2.4 per 100,000 men. And from 0.2 to 1.8 per 100 thousand women. The survival rate is very low if it is not detected in the initial stage.
Cancer begins to develop in the pancreas. This can lead to the development of cellular abnormalities when primary cells multiply abnormally; A variety of lifestyle choices such as smoking and poor eating habits can lead to cancer growth.
Heredity and family history of cancers also play an important role in the development of pancreatic cancer; In most cases. Symptoms can be mild and general such as abdominal pain, weight loss or the development of diabetes, etc. This makes it difficult to diagnose in the initial stage. The disease can also be asymptomatic in an early stage, while jaundice may appear in an advanced stage of the disease, and in such cases. When a patient suffers from jaundice, they can feel itching all over the body due to the deposition of bile salt crystals under the skin.
