Performing tests for early detection of cancer is the main key to treating this dreadful disease and saving the life of the patient. Improving the early discover chances is the primary objective of ongoing research and scientific efforts. Treating in the early phase has many advantages, such as greater possibility of booming therapeutic interference. It [...]
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Skin Cancer Symptoms: Know How to Spot Them
Skin cancer is a very common form of cancer that can be easily detected and diagnosed because it occurs outside of the body. The symptoms of skin cancer are changes that occur in otherwise healthy skin. Sores that appear and don’t heal moles that change size or shape, and new growths on the skin are [...]
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What is Cancer? – Kinds of Cancer & Causes
Oncology is a medical term, which means the study of tumors. In layman language oncologist is a medical practitioner, who helps establish the stage of cancer, and treats the disease through various therapies. They are classified under three categories: • Medical • Surgical • Radiation What is Cancer? Cancer is a life threatening disease where [...]
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Breast Cancer Symptoms, Types, Risks and Diagnosis Techniques
Breast cancer arises from a malignant tumor or cancerous cells that collect in the breast and forms a cyst. It can be rooted in different regions of the breast including the lobules, the ducts or the tissues in between. The common types of breast cancer found in women are: Ductal Carcinoma is non-invasive. It does [...]
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Men’s Health: Prostate Cancer Awareness and Causes
Prostate cancer is a malignant growth that originates in prostate glands in men. This disease is one of the most common cancers that affect men. There is significant increase in the number of prostate cancer cases in the last few years. In the year 2005, around 232,950 new cases were estimated to be reported in [...]
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Smoking Leads to Heart Diseases
Smoking cigarettes and tobacco consumption is the single most avoidable risk factor for cardiovascular diseases. Both men and women are at elevated risk of heart diseases. Smoking leads to different cardiovascular diseases like angina, acute coronary syndromes, sudden cardiac death, brain stroke, claudication, gangrene or amputation of limb. The three main poisons in tobacco smoke [...]
Cancer | Signs and Symptoms of Cancer
What is cancer? Cancer is a disease distinguished by uncontrollable cell growth. Among 100 different cases of cancer, one is separated from the other by the kind of cell it originally affected. Our body includes various organs, muscles, skin, blood and bones. Each of these parts consists of dedicated cells and genes respectively. The functionality [...]
Cervical Cancer | Cervical Cancer Symptoms
Cervical Cancer The uterine cervix is the lowest portion of a woman’s uterus (womb). Most of the uterus lies in the pelvis, but part of the cervix is located in the vagina, where it connects the uterus with the vagina. Cancer of the cervix occurs when the cells of the cervix change in a way [...]
Skin Cancer | Causes of Skin Cancer
Skin cancer is a disease in which malignant (cancer) cells form in the tissues of the skin. The skin is the body’s largest organ. It protects against heat, sunlight, injury, and infection. Skin also helps control body temperature and stores water, fat, and vitamin D. The skin has several layers, but the two main layers [...]
