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Cancer

Cancer

Cancer is a disease in which cells develop in an abnormal manner, divide uncontrollably and have the capability to destroy normal body tissue, and have the ability to spread throughout your body. Cancer cells can form tumors, damage the immune system, cause changes that interfere with the body’s normal functioning, and other disorders that can be fatal. Cancer can often spread throughout the body.

What are Cancer symptoms?

Signs and symptoms caused by cancer vary depending on which part of the body it affects. Some common early cancer symptoms include:

Causes of Cancer

Cancer cells develop due to many genetic changes. There are many possible reasons for these changes. Lifestyle habits, genes inherited from parents and exposure to environmental carcinogens can all play a role. Often there is no clear reason.

What are the most common forms of Cancer?

Cancer can occur anywhere in the body. Breast cancer in women is one of the most common. In men, it is prostate cancer. Lung and colon cancers are highly prevalent in both men and women.

The five main categories of Cancer are:

How can Cancer be treated?

Treatment options depend on the type of cancer, its stage, how far the cancer has spread and your overall health. The goal of treatment is to kill as many cancer cells as possible while minimizing damage to nearby normal cells. Advances in technology make this possible.

The three main treatments are:

Surgery: directly removing the tumor
Chemotherapy: using chemicals to kill cancer cells
Radiation therapy: using X-rays to kill cancer cell

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