| Cancer is usually classified according to the tissue | | | | body, surgery’s effectiveness is limited. |
| from which the cancerous cells originate, the primary | | | | Radiation therapy and chemotherapy after surgery |
| tumor, as well as the normal cell type they most | | | | ensures. Chemotherapy is most effective in this case |
| resemble. Cancer is actually a term used for diseases | | | | to eliminate cancerous cells from the body but is |
| in which a group of cells display the characteristics of | | | | limited by the toxicity to the other tissues of the |
| uncontrolled growth, that is growth and division | | | | body. Radiation to the cancerous parts of the body is |
| beyond their normal limits, invades other cells and | | | | the most effective way to treat cancer but it still |
| destroys them, and sometimes spread to other | | | | causes damages to the surrounding healthy tissue. |
| locations in the body. These three malignant | | | | Cancer treatment has come a long way and with |
| properties of cancers and differentiate them from | | | | proper research future treatments are going to be |
| normal tumors, which are self-limited and do not | | | | more efficient and more effective. |
| invade or spread to other parts of the body. | | | | Even through the glitz and glamour of stardom many |
| There are a few types of cancer that are commonly | | | | high profile people were diagnosed with cancer |
| seen in humans, these include, prostate cancer, lung | | | | recently and one of the most prominent was Lance |
| cancer, breast cancer, skin cancer, pancreatic cancer, | | | | Armstrong. He was diagnosed with testicular cancer |
| testicular cancer, cervical cancer and leukemia or | | | | even before he won the Tour de France. The first |
| better known as blood cancer. Cancer may affect | | | | lady of the United States, Laura Bush was diagnosed |
| people at all ages, even fetuses, but risk for the | | | | with melanoma also known as skin cancer, and is |
| more common varieties tends to increase with age. | | | | now fighting the disease. Iconic musician Bob Marley |
| Cancer causes about 13% of all deaths. According to | | | | even died of skin cancer at quiet an early age. |
| the American Cancer Society, 7.6 million people died | | | | Famous cartoonist Walt Disney died of lung cancer in |
| from cancer in the world during 2007.Cancer can be | | | | 1966. Even though this person have contributed to |
| treated by surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, | | | | the world in various ways and has touched and |
| immunotherapy, monoclonal antibody therapy or | | | | changed the lives of millions, they were merely |
| other methods. The choice of therapy depends upon | | | | human beings. |
| the location and grade of the tumor and the stage of | | | | Cancer can affect anybody at anytime so it is |
| the disease, as well as the general state of the | | | | necessary to be cautious and stay clear of the |
| patient. | | | | factors which influence cancer. And even though |
| Removal of the cancerous cells without damaging the | | | | cancer is an extremely dangerous disease but with |
| rest of the body is the goal of the surgical procedure | | | | the proper treatment done at the proper time, even |
| that follows the diagnosis of the cancer. But since | | | | cancer can be cured. |
| cancer has a tendency to spread throughout the | | | | |