Browsing: Cancers
The page provides quick access to a list of common diseases, syndromes, health conditions, and other topics of health importance related to cancer. The list is organized alphabetically. Links are provided to respective diseases sections that serve as a comprehensive and ultimate guide about the disease or health condition.
For normal growth and development of our body, cells continue to grow and divide to form new similar type of cells. If any cell starts dividing abnormally, it develops into a tumor which leads to cancer formation. Cancer can occur in any part of the body such as affecting the blood cells, bone, nerve, adrenal gland, ovaries etc.
There are several reasons that can turn a normal body cell to develop abnormally and become cancerous. Significant factors which can lead to various types of cancers are due to exposure of chemical or toxic compounds, ionizing radiation, certain pathogens and human genetics.
Cancer is among the leading causes of death worldwide. In 2012, about 14.1 million new cases and 8.2 million cancer-related deaths have been reported around the world. In women, breast cancer is most prevalent, whereas in men, prostate cancer is quite frequent. Lung cancer and colorectal cancer affect both men and women with high incidence rate.
There are over 200 different types of cancer. The most common type of cancers are breast cancer, lung and bronchus cancer, prostate cancer, colorectal cancer, skin cancer, bladder cancer, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, kidney and renal pelvis cancer, endometrial cancer, leukemia, pancreatic cancer, thyroid cancer and liver cancer.
Eye Cancer is a rare disease. It generally spreads to the eye from another organ like skin or lymph nodes and is known as secondary eye cancer, which is more common than the primary eye cancer. A primary eye cancer is the one that originally starts from the eye.
The introduction of the Pap test and newly available treatment and diagnostic methods have reduced the incidence of cervical cancer has fallen and mortality rate has decreased significantly. However, women who are not diagnosed through HPV screening in the early stages are usually affected with advanced state of the disease.
Brain cancers are the result of abnormal growths of cells in the brain. Brain cancers can develop from primary brain cells or the cells that form other brain components, or from the growth that have spread to the brain from other locations. It is rarely observed that brain tumours spread to other parts of the body.
Bladder is a hollow organ in the lower abdomen which stores urine before it leaves the body. Bladder cancer is a type of cancer in which the bladder cells experience an abnormal cell growth. It has the ability to spread to other parts of the body such as lungs, liver, bones, etc.
A new research recommends that women who are at high risk of breast cancer should consider more than just mammograms for early detection of cancer and treatment. The study conducted and published by the American Association for Cancer Research shows women with certain genes should be screened twice a year with MRIs.
Survival rates with a cancer give an estimate about the percentage of people (with the same type and stage of cancer) still alive at a certain time (usually 5 years) after they were diagnosed with breast cancer or any other type of cancer. The estimate provides an understanding of the likelihood of a successful treatment.
Thyroid disorders are more common in females compared to men due to the roles of hormones involved. Common symptoms of thyroid cancer in women are – lump in the throat or neck, cough, hoarseness, pain in the throat and neck etc.
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