cancer
Cancer is the name of a group of diseases where abnormal cells grow out and are able to cause serious illness or death. In cancer cells, damaged DNA is not repaired and has the ability to be passed down and inherited. Cancer is very dangerous because cancer cells make more cancer cells. If you are going through treatment and one cancer cell survives, the cancer will most likely come back. These cancer cells are called a tumor when they are lumped together. They are able to travel to other parts of the body through the bloodstream or lymph system. They begin to replace normal tissue in a process called metastasis.
treatment
The most common types of cancer treatments include surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation therapy. Surgery can be used to diagnose, treat, or even help prevent cancer. It usually offers the greatest chance for cure, especially if the cancer has not spread to other parts of the body. Because of the chance for cure, most cancer patients will have surgery at some point. Another common treatment is chemotherapy. It is the use of medicines or drugs to treat cancer. One last common treatment of cancer is radiation therapy. It uses high-energy wave particles or waves to destroy or damage cancer cells. The only problem with radiation is that it destroys other cells too.
Common Cancers in the us
1) Skin Cancer (Melanoma and Non-Melanoma) - Risk Factors (Melanoma): UV exposure, moles, fair skin, freckling, light hair, family history of Melanoma. Risk Factors: (Non-Melanoma): UV exposure, moles, fair skin, history of sunburns, family history
2) Lung Cancer - Risk Factors: Smoking or secondhand smoke, exposure to chemicals, family history, excessive alcohol use.
3) Breast Cancer - Risk Factors: Gender, aging, family history, race, dense breast tissue
4) Prostate Cancer - Risk Factors: Age, race, family history, diet, obesity, smoking
5) Colorectal Cancer - Risk Factors: Age, family history, Type 2 diabetes, history of inflammatory bowel disease.
6) Kidney Cancer - Risk Factors: Smoking, obesity, workplace exposures, family history
7) Bladder Cancer - Risk Factors: Smoking, workplace exposures, race, age, gender
8) Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Risk Factors: Age, gender, race, exposure to certain chemicals, radiation exposure, immune system deficiency
9) Thyroid Cancer - Risk Factors: Gender, diet low in iodine, radiation, family history
10) Endometrial Cancer - Risk Factors: Hormone factors, estrogen therapy, birth control pills, pregnancy, obesity.
2) Lung Cancer - Risk Factors: Smoking or secondhand smoke, exposure to chemicals, family history, excessive alcohol use.
3) Breast Cancer - Risk Factors: Gender, aging, family history, race, dense breast tissue
4) Prostate Cancer - Risk Factors: Age, race, family history, diet, obesity, smoking
5) Colorectal Cancer - Risk Factors: Age, family history, Type 2 diabetes, history of inflammatory bowel disease.
6) Kidney Cancer - Risk Factors: Smoking, obesity, workplace exposures, family history
7) Bladder Cancer - Risk Factors: Smoking, workplace exposures, race, age, gender
8) Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Risk Factors: Age, gender, race, exposure to certain chemicals, radiation exposure, immune system deficiency
9) Thyroid Cancer - Risk Factors: Gender, diet low in iodine, radiation, family history
10) Endometrial Cancer - Risk Factors: Hormone factors, estrogen therapy, birth control pills, pregnancy, obesity.