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Cancer
Cancer is a class of diseases characterized by out-of-control and abnormal cell growth spreading to other locations in the body via lymph or blood resulting in the destruction of adjacent tissues. There are over 100 different types of cancer specific to the type of cells that are affected.
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Gliomas are a tumor of the brain or spinal cord that can spread. Gliomas are highly malignant and require special treatment as surgical removal is difficult.
How do lungs look after cancer?
Lungs does not look after the cancer because the lungs do more than 500 jobs in your body,cancer makes you die and makes people cut their hair off
What chromosomes are affected by colon cancer?
Well, Cancer is when abnormal cells divide out of control. The chromosomes are the DNA that controls Cell Division
What is the history of daffodil day?
The Cancer Society of New Zealand's Daffodil Daysymbolises hope for the 1 in 3 New Zealanders affected by cancer. Since 1990, this iconic event has inspired people to come together and support the Cancer Society's work. As well as providing an opportunity to raise awareness of cancer in New Zealand.
Your donations will go towards vital scientific research into the causes and treatment of all types of cancer, as well as providing a wide range of support services, education and awareness campaigns / programmes for people affected by cancer in your area.
Whether it's buying daffodils / donating to our street collectors, purchasing our merchandise, or making a donation by text / phone / online, every gift counts.
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Tramadol is usually used to treat severe pain and neuropathic pain. It's used to treat depression, anxiety, phobias, etc. Certainly, as an opioid, it decreases the perception of pain (reduces transmission of pain signals through the spinal cord to the brain). Even though it's considered as a pain killer, you shouldn't use tramadol for the back pain for the next reasons:
-First, it can make your pain worst because of its muscular side effects, such as: tremor, tightness, seizures and weakness.
-Also, there are many other methods available to treat the back pain, such as: heating therapy, muscular relaxants, other opioids, massages, paracetamol, tylenol, etc.
What are the 2 types of cancer treatment?
The two main types of cancer treatment are chemotherapy and surgery. There may be other things to go along with it such as nutritional support and counseling. The counseling is to help with the feelings around the cancer and perhaps also remove any emotional blocks to healing.
What do apples contain that prevent cancer?
Antioxidants. These are substances which protect the body's cells from the damaging effects of highly unstable molecules called free-radicals. In some cases free-radicals can damage the genetic material of a cell, so increasing the chance that it will become cancerous. Be eliminating free radicals, antioxidants help prevent cancer
Is breast cancer a leading cause of death in women?
First answer (I'm not sure that this addresses the question):
The treatment here in the US is barbaric. Cut and burn is what they do in the US. Look to go to another country that 'thinks outside' the box in terms of treating breast cancer and you can get your cancer treated and get to keep your breasts too!
Second answer:
The odds of surviving breast cancer are much better than surviving cancers at most other site locations. Pancreatic cancer victims, for example, have just a 5% chance of survival. However, there are far more breast cancer cases than most other site locations (except prostate cancer), so deciding how deadly it is takes a bit of analysis and a bit of philosophy. Does "deadly" refer to the total number of deaths or to how likely one is to die once they have become afflicted? Each person must decide that individually.
The Information Please Almanac's compilation of data from the American Cancer Society, U.S. National Institutes of Health, and National Cancer Institute tells us the 5 year survivability rate for breast cancer in the US is 90% for whites, and 77% for blacks. I'm estimating this means (.87* .9 + .13 * .77 = ) 88% overall. Early detection and treatment is key. In 2007 there were 180,510 estimated new cases of breast cancer about 1% of whom were men. That means that over the next 5 years, if survival rates remain unchanged, approximately 21,661 (12%) of these people will die of the condition.
Comparatively, lung cancer has a 15/12% white/black 5 yr survival rate est. 14% overall. In 2007, there were 213,380 new cases of lung cancer. That means 183,506 of these people are likely to die of lung cancer over the next 5 years. That is 8.5 times the number of people that will die of breast cancer and more than the total number of new breast cancer cases surviving or not. But the largest killer is heart disease. Heart disease killed 631,636 persons in 2006 including 315,930 women - more than half of the total and 14.6 times the number of all breast cancer deaths (men & women).
So, how deadly is breast cancer? The rest is an individual and philosophical decision. Chances are if you had a family member that died of breast cancer you'll say it is "very" deadly. If you had a family member that died of cancer at another site location or heart disease you're likely to wonder what all the breast cancer hoopla is about.
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Can colon cancer be detected without a biopsy?
If suspicious growths are observed, tiny biopsy forceps or brushes can be inserted through the colon and tissue samples can be obtained. Small polyps also can be removed through the colonoscope.
Can cancer be genetically transmitted?
There are some medical reports that cancer can be passed through your gene lines. But, the research also suggest that it can miss a generation or be completely random in it's activation along the gene line.
Hickeys are broken blood vessels. They look like a bruise depending on the location, pressure, length of time and the person who gave it depends on how badly bruised it looks.
What is the survival rate of someone with a chordoma brain tumor?
I don't think you can answer this on with any accuracy, because everyone is different, my husband has it & was diagnosed in Feb 08 & had 80% removed, he has been very good since but I am aware it can come back at any time but as yet it has not, but I know of others who have only had 6 months before it has come back, your doctor will not give you a time frame because everyone is individual & they dont want to guess. It also depends where in the brain it is & how deep it has invaded the brain, so just keep hoping it never comes back & try & live life to the full.
Is a brain lesion the same as a brain tumor?
Not necessarily. A lesion is any abnormality (lesion comes from a Latin word meaning "injury"), whereas a tumor is a specific type of abnormality (a growth).
What is the spread of cancer cells to another part of the body called?
I believe the word you're looking for is Metastasis.
Metastasis is defined as the transfer of disease from organ or part to another without any direct connection between the two.
I'm uncertain what you mean by "lower skull"...I'm guessing Brain cancer in the lower part of the skull/top of the neck.
My moms first symptoms were double vision and difficulty walking. She had to hang onto walls to keep her balance.
Later it turns to headaches/vomiting and odd, eratic behavior. Like seeing white mice running on the couch when there are none, or intently "watching" the TV even though it isn't turned on.
Personality changes and anger are common also. She fell often, especially if she was tired. A type of epileptic fit happened also.
The symptoms depend on the location and size of the tumor. Mom had 15 tumors so she had alot of symptoms.
Why should you donate to cancer research?
All research done on cancer is to find an eventual cure for cancer. Research done also provides with new drugs to help battle side effects from any other treatments. NEW ANSWER: BULLHOCKEY!!!!!!!!!!! Why in the world would you use drugs to treat cancer or any other disease. ALL ILLNESSES INCLUDING CANCER, MS, PARKISONS, etc... are brought on by acidosis period. Alkalinze the body and all your troubles will disappear.
What happens when lymphocytes become cancerous?
Malignant lymphocytes multiply uncontrollably and do not perform their normal functions.
How long can a person live without eating or drinking with cancer?
People need water more than food, most healthy ones only last about a week without it, the body being weakened would reduce that some
How is the work of chemists advanced cancer treatment?
Chemists have developed drugs that help slow down or stop the growth of cancer.
Cancerous growths have been with us since before man walked upright. It has been a disease known to man long before records were kept of such things. Not always called cancer but known by different names such as carcinos in 460BC. Prior to that it was just wasting or growths. Mummified remains from 3000 BC have shown cancerous growths on bone.
A person may die quickly if they have a terminal condition such as cancer. This typically happens when doctors have exhausted all treatment options for the condition.
