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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There are cures for some kinds of cancer. (Some of them are listed below). Unfortunately, most kinds of cancer have no known...
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unlikely, more likely to be a cyst, or tracking from a benign problem such as a pleomorphic adenoma. See your GP and get some...
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milk contains the substance called IGF-1 which can be helpful to cancer suffers. You are more than likely referring to IGF-1,...
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I have the exact same thing.The ENT Dr. told me that it is a "torus mandibular".(It is part of the jaw bone)and nothing to worry...
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A matter of unhealthy habits could be the problem. Drugs, eating habits, or prolonged physical activity can be the reasons behind...
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Since you didn't specify in what area of the shoulder, I can only speak from my experience with a lump above the collar bone. As...
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AnswerIt sounds to me like the later part of stage 2 of three full stages. Usually, this is a warning that spinal fluid is being...
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AnswerAfter a radical cystectomy, the number one question is reconstruction and what kind one might consider. Some patients are...
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Adenocarcinomas arise from the glandular lining of the endocervical canal. After your biopsy if the margins arent clear, your...
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Hi Julie, well to answer this question with out some proper tests is difficult, so get yourself of to the doctors and get some...
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I would say it is something she should talk to her doctor about right away. They will tell her if she should be concerned or...
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Did you fall and bump your head? Or get hit with something in the head? If you didn't bump or hit your head or get hit in the...
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Likelihood of an Adolescent Having Breast CancerIt is possible, but not probable. Even at the age of 25-30, it is considered very...
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Hospice care is also associated with Palliative care. Which is a term used to describe the alleviation of severity of symptoms,...
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Yes. I too unfortunately am a smoker. Smokers have been blamed from everything from the boil on one's butt to the mystery of...
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Radon Gas Asbestos Virusesmostly smoking though
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Yes, having past family members (parents and grandparents) who have died from cancer, increases the chances that you will also...
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For people with one undescended testicle who develop cancer, the undescended testicle is the one that has the cancer 80% of the...
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I am sorry to say that there isn't much you can do at this point. Please keep in close contact with your doctor and perhaps...
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You should probably start with your family doctor he will send you where you need to go. More than likely it is probably just an...
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Cancer does NOT spread during an operation, it spreads afterwards because major operations lower the oxygen in your body. Cancer...
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In my case, it took about a week. It was reviewed after the biopsy by my local hospital pathologist and then sent to Stanford...
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AnswerThe symptoms can range from having no symptoms at all to having bleeding from the rectum to having abdominal or pelvic...
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A wise person said "medicine can treat an illness but nutrition maintains your health". There is no "quick fix" to prevent cancer...
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These really are questions for the doctor and/or cancer nurse.
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Cervical cancer is typically caused by HPV. Studies have shown some 70% of cervical dysplasia and cervical cancer are caused by...
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If the lump wasn't there before, yes you should be concerned. It may be nothing. It may be a cyst, or it may be something more...
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Breast pain is rarely a sign of cancer. Sore breasts could be a sign of a fibrocystic breast condition, a hormonal imbalance or...
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Yes. As with any type or form of cancer, the cancerous cells can re-appear in that area or in another area at any time. A friend...
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Contact your doctor to find out what it is. He/she will schedule you for a mammogram.
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Pephaps this linik could lead you in your search, I posted it in the related links box below.
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Surprisingly it does cause several kinds of Caner
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A white blood cell count (WBC, or WBC Count) is used to determine the stage and/or type of cancer (usually Leukemia) that is...
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Pancreatic cancer generally has the lowest survival rate.
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I think that's just a standard warning that companies use when their products are sold in California to protect themselves...
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Patrons against all forms of cancer •Aldegundis •Ezekiel Moreno •Giles •James Salomone •Peregrine Laziosi
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Not if the job you were hired to do requires you to be there a certain number of hours per week that you cannot work because you...
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There are lots of different cancers each with there own symptoms. It would be impossible to name every symptom for all of the...
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Skin cancer and lymphoma... Now a days they have stuff that will work in treating it so don't stress. Some stuff they hide you...
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The jury is still out on this question mostly. However, smoking marijuana can cause cancer. There is THC in 'weed' but there are...
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Wilms tumor is a neoplasm of the kidneys that typically occurs in children. It is eponymously named after Dr Max Wilms, a German...
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AnswerMammograms and ultrasounds only detect cancerous lumps.. or lumps that have cancer.
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In the 1920s and 1940s scientists did not know nor did they have any idea what caused cancer. In the 1930s the sulfa drugs gave...
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I think no,you shoud see this link http://www.lymphomation.org/symptoms.htm
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symptoms you will have before death with acute leukemia
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The question needs clarifying, so I'll place it into two answers for the two possibilities. If in question to white spots on the...
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emerald green (or just green)
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Chemo is long and tiring and physically hard on the body. You need to make sure you are in the best possible weight before you...
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The black ribbon stands for Melanoma awareness.
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An oncologist treats all types of cancer.
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There are new medications for various forms of cancer, you cnnot generalise. There has been a recent discovery in Japan that a...
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literally millions of years, cancer is the abnormal groth of tissue due to the DNA mutating, therefore cacer has always existed....
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Methadone is simply a narcotic anlegesic, or in other words it is a pain killer that is similar to morphine, oxycodone, codeine...
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Nothing. If people back then barely knew how to treat a fever, what makes you think they would know how to treat cancer?
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You should be regularly checking yourself, especially parts of your body that get exposed to the sun, for of the following. Your...
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That is an issue that the patient should discuss with their oncologist and/or attending physician. One might wish to consider...
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Hold some radioactive material.
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71% of black women diagnosed with breast cancer experience a five-year survival rate, while 86% of white women experience...
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Walt Disney died on December 15, 1966 (aged 65).
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Likley, if you have had cancer before and fought it off then you may be likely to have it come back not long after. If you've...
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A wound will not cause cancer or a STD.
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In the early years of prostate cancer, there is no symptoms of prostate cancer for many years. Some symptoms could be trouble...
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White blood cell count (WBC). The number of white blood cells in a volume of blood. Normal range varies slightly between...
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you can moderate your amount of being in the sun, not wear anti-persperant deoderant (for breast cancer), wear sunscreen, put...
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carcinoma in situ
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you go to the doctor and see if you have it and then they will give you treatment
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If you are asking about the medicinal uses there are many. It has been claimed that guave leaves can be used to treat tooth...
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Simply growing older increases a man's risk for getting prostate cancer. All men, if they live long enough, will develop prostate...
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Yes. Ultrasound is good at detecting and identifying fluid filled sacs such as cysts.
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He had a prostate cancer, but he won it
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According to MayoClinic, the overall five-year survival rate for prostate cancer is 98 percent. Of all men diagnosed with...
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Men in the following groups should consider having an annual screening: Men over 50 Men of African descent over the age of 40...
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According to the National Institutes of Health, breast cancer can be a hereditary condition. However, hereditary breast cancer...
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TREATMENT OPTION OVERVIEW How small cell lung cancer is treated There are treatments for all patients with small cell lung...
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See a doctor immediately.
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No. Some are benign, which means they probably should be removed but also means they are not yet cancerous. If you think you have...
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You know, there are no guarantees in this. You have to believe it can. But just remember Stage 3 isn't Stage 4. If no-one...
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All forms of cancer can metastasize (spread), as well, the underlying cause of the disease can spread. Injury, toxins, ionizing...
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It is possible, but very unlikely, since chemo causes massive damage to whatever area it's in. It can cut down on sperm count and...
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There are several reasons. Famous figures such as Harry Belafonte, Bob Dole, and Norman Schwartzkopf have gone public after...
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It is always possible for fibrosystic changes or a cyst to be cancerous. For peace of mind, ask your doctor to biopsy. THAT IS...
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It is possible that the lump is caused from the trauma from the bite. It is kind of like a bruise but the blood pools into one...
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There are three checkpoints in mitosis. One is during G1, at the end of G2, and during mitotic phase. Without these checkpoints...
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[From the Support and Resources Page of the National Cancer Institute website] This page offers information such...
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Hello, I have been reading up on information regarding minoxidil since I am suffering from a receding hair line. As far as I...
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First of all does it cause pain? Do you drink a lot of drinks with caffiene? Have they suggested needle biopsy? If you drink a...
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I find it very important to address this question as well as the previous answer in order to keep this site as a reputable...
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Ewing's sarcoma of the bone marrow
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You can donate money or do volunteer work there
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No, is there something else going on, like not paying your premiums? Are they cancelling EVERYONE in your state? Did your...
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Prostate cancer is a disease in which malignant (cancer) cells form in the tissues of the prostate. Prostate cancer is found...
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Yes, unfortunately occasionally it progresses very quickly and can casue cardiac arrest.
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AnswerColorectal cancer, also called colon cancer or bowel cancer, includes cancerous growths in the colon, rectum and appendix....
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What Could A Painful Bump Behind The Right Ear Be? The likelihood of it being skin cancer is low. However, you should have it...
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