Monja Coen says she is undergoing chemotherapy for skin cancer and is in the ‘cure process’ | Health

Representative of Zen Buddhism in Brazil, Monja Coen Roshi, aged 76, shared with her more than 3 million followers on Instagram that she is in the “healing process” through chemotherapy treatment against skin cancer.

The Buddhist nun became known on the internet for treating human feelings lightly.

In one of her video testimonials about the treatment, the religious leader left a message of optimism. “I’m in a healing process, he’s ugly, he gets really ugly, but then he gets better”, said the nun.

“Life is like that, sometimes we go through moments when things are not as we would like. But everything has a beginning, middle and end”, he stated.

According to Coen, the treatment is based on applying an ointment to the points where there are likely concentrations of cancer cells. The medicine acts in the region, forms small wounds and then heals, leaving a kind of “covering” in the region.

“I’m undergoing chemotherapy with a little ointment that you apply and it will make a wound where there is cancer. Then the wound comes out and the cancer comes out with it. But it hurts, you see”, commented the nun.

Below, in six topicssee a summary with the essentials about skin cancer:

1. The main cause of skin cancer is excessive exposure to ultraviolet rays emitted by the Sun.
2. Non-melanoma skin cancer and melanoma represent 34% of cancer diagnoses in Brazil, according to the National Cancer Institute (Inca).
3. O non-melanoma skin cancer It is the most common malignant tumor, it can be basal cell carcinoma or squamous cell carcinoma.
4. Basal cell carcinoma (non-melanoma): the most common and also the least aggressive: it is characterized by a lesion (wound or nodule), and presents a slow evolution
5. Squamous cell carcinoma (non-melanoma): also appears through a wound or on a scar, especially those resulting from a burn. The greater severity of squamous cell carcinoma is due to the possibility of metastasis (spreading to other organs).
6. Melanoma: It is the rarest type, but the most aggressive. Generally, the disease presents as an irregular spot on the skin. Melanoma grows progressively, so this sign will attract more and more attention, changing its shape, color or relief. For this cancer, the ABCDE rule for moles applies (see below).

To facilitate monitoring signs of melanoma skin cancer, experts use concepts that can be summarized in the letters ABCDE:

• Letter a (asymmetry): if, when dividing the mole in half, the sides are not equal, it means that they are asymmetrical and it is a risk for malignant mole. If they are symmetrical, the mole is benign.
• Letter B (edge): blurred and irregular edges are warning signs of malignant moles.
• Letter C (color): spots with more than one color can be a sign of melanoma.
• Letter D (dimension): measure the diameter of the mole, if it is greater than 6mm (corresponds to the back of the pencil) it is a concern for cancer.
• Letter e (evolution): pay attention to changes in the characteristics of the mole: color, size. The dermatologist emphasizes: adult moles do not grow! If it grows, it is a warning sign.

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