What is lung cancer? Well‚ lung cancer is the leading cancer killer in both men and women in the United States. Lung cancer has greater mortality rates than the next three most common cancers combined (colon‚ breast and prostate). An estimated 157‚300 Americans were expected to die from lung cancer in 2010‚ accounting for approximately 28 percent of all cancer deaths (American Lung Association). Lung cancer is very difficult to treat‚ depending on the size and stage in which the cancer is detected
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Cancer is a group of diseases that involve an abnormal increase in the number of cells‚ with the potential to invade or spread to other parts of the body. Throat cancer happens when the cells within the organs used for breathing‚ swallowing‚ and speaking begin to divide quickly and usual. These cells divide uncontrollably and invade other tissues. Not all tumors are cancerous‚ benign tumors are not classified as being cancer due to them not spreading to other parts in the body. Cancers are usually
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Cancer is a big scary word that nobody wants to hear. You can get cancer in every part of your body‚ from many different factors. There are three main roles in a person’s likelihood of developing cancer: genetics‚ environmental factors‚ and random chance. Cancer can come so unexpectedly‚ having an insight to why you got it would be understandable. To start‚ when you are first born‚ you come with all this DNA and family genetics telling you what could be in your cards. When a cancer is genetically
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What is Pancreatic Cancer The pancreas is a gland that is located behind the stomach and in front of the spine made up of two major parts. It produces digestive juices called hormones that regulate blood sugar and help break down food. Pancreatic cancer is a disease when cells in the pancreas start to grow out of control. Which then a tumor is formed in side of a person pancreas. Pancreatic cancer is fundamentally a disease caused by damage to the DNA.This damage is often referred to as mutations
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There are lots of children being diagnosed with cancer everyday and the ratio of patients has always been on the rise. The only positive thing about cancer is treatment facilities and treatment methods. Over past few decades‚ treatment methods have been evolved a lot and people have become more aware of cancer symptoms and treatment. Cancer was tagged more as an adult’s disease but these days children are the victims of this deadly disease. It is very important that parents should be fully aware
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Bone cancer is a tumor within the bones. There are different types of bone cancer. The type of cancer is determined by the type of tumor and its location. Benign tumors are not cancerous nor do they spread. Malignant tumors‚ however‚ are cancerous and can spread to other parts of the body. Bone cancer affects people of all ages‚ but the type of cancer differs between age groups. When a person is diagnosed with bone cancer they must undergo a series of testing to determine type of cancer and the
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more than just the symptoms of a common cold. It can lead to larynx cancer. Larynx cancer can be an abstruse topic. Most questions people have for this cancer are 1) What is it caused from? 2) What are the symptoms and treatments? and 3) What does a patient do after a laryngectomy? Also‚ the technology provided to help patients’ benefits more than it did twenty years ago. The most common questions people have for larynx cancer are 1) Where is it? and 2) What are the causes‚ or symptoms
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Cancer is a scary thing. With cancer being the number two killer in the United States‚ most-likely we all know someone who is fight or has fought the frightening battle with cancer. There are over 100 types of known cancer‚ and though there are many successful treatments‚ there is no cure for this deadly disease. Some of the most common cancers include; breast‚ pancreatic‚ colon‚ leukemia‚ skin‚ and plenty more. Skin cancer is a cancer that could easily be detected soon‚ with check-ups and self-examinations
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describe the routhes and mechanisms of the spread of lung cancer. Metastasis is a term referring to the process by which cancer cells spread from the primary site to a distant site characterised by increased proliferation and invasiveness of the tumour cells (Engelking & cady‚2008). It occurs in the final stage of cancer development and is least responsive to cancer treatment‚ contributing to the most common cause of death in cancer patients (Stafford‚Vaidya‚& Welch‚2008). Therefore‚ it
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