cancer

Cancer refers to a class of diseases where abnormal cell growth occurs, often resulting in the growth of malignant tumors and cells that can attack and harm vital body systems. If left untreated, cancer may result in disability and death.

Cancer is a leading cause of death worldwide. People of all ages, races, and cultures can develop cancer, but risk increases with age. Common forms include cancers of the breast, lungs, colon, prostate, blood, lymphatic system, and skin. 

Cancer can develop from a single cell that has undergone a structural mutation that allows it to rapidly multiply and invade surrounding tissues and cells. Genetics, environmental factors, and age all play a role in the development of cancer cells. 

Early detection and effective treatment of cancer is increasing survival rates, as it breakthroughs in treatment methods, such as the use of chemotherapy and radiation. 

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• Cancer Victim Family Has Firewood Stolen Whilst Away on Trip

  
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  Mr Foster has stage 4 bowel cancer and finds it hard to cope with the cold weather of the winter. He and his family were donated a holiday to Fiji with all expenses paid in order to relieve some of the pain and troubled times he is going through, but on their return they found that their entire supply of firewood had ...
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• Melissa Etheridge on Jolie’s Double Mastectomy: Not A Brave Choice

  
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  Fans, cancer survivors and fellow celebrities have been singing praises to Angelina Jolie, saying that her decision to undergo a preventive double mastectomy last May was brave and heroic. Everyone is singing, except folk rock superstar Melissa Etheridge. In an interview with Joey DiGielmo of The Washington Blade, ...
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• Minimally Invasive Techniques Allow Doctors To Remove Suspicious Polyps, Keep Colon Intact

  
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  Millions of people each year have polyps successfully removed during colonoscopies. But when a suspicious polyp is bigger than a marble or in a hard-to-reach location, patients are referred for surgery to remove a portion of their colon - even if doctors arent sure whether the polyp is cancerous or not. Since only 15 ...
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• Whole Exome Sequencing Seeks Out Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma

  
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  Adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC) is a slow-growing and often fatal malignancy that can occur at multiple organ sites, but is most frequently found in the salivary glands. The primary treatment is surgical removal; however, the majority of patients develop metastatic disease. In this issue of the Journal of Clinical ...
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• Advanced Hormone-Sensitive Breast Cancer Responds To Osteoporosis Drug

  
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  A new osteoporosis drug hinders the growth of estrogen-sensitive cancer that has become resistant to treatment with tamoxifen, a study in mice shows. The results were presented at The Endocrine Societys 95th Annual Meeting in San Francisco. The medication, bazedoxifene, which is approved in Europe under the brand name ...
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• [cancer|writing] Why I don’t use dictation software (yet)

  
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  In various discussions of my issues with hand-foot syndrome , people have asked if I would consider using Dragon or some other dictation software. The short answer is, “Not yet.” Here’s why: I am in no wise philosophically opposed to using such a solution. In my Day Jobbe life, I have more than a passing ...
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• 365 Things I Believe: Cancer Sux

  
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  That’s about all there is to say. I’m a 22 1/2 year survivor. It still sux. I’ve lost friends and family to cancer. I have friends and family who are struggling with it right now. And this weekend we found out that our precious Ted that we rescued in January has cancer. He has weeks, … Continue reading »
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• FDA approves denosumab (Xgeva*) to treat giant cell tumor of the bone

  
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  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration expanded the approved use of Xgeva (denosumab) to treat adults and some adolescents with giant cell tumor of the bone (GCTB), a rare and usually non-cancerous tumor. GCTB generally occurs in adults between the ages of 20 and 40 years. In most cases, GCTB does not spread to ...
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• Top stories in health and medicine, June 18, 2013

  
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  Brought to you by MedPage Today . 1. Toddlers: TV Snacks Up Risk for Heart Disease . Certain eating behaviors in small children, including chowing down in front of the TV, were significantly associated with a surrogate marker for heart disease later in life. 2. Undocumented Immigrants’ Share of Health Bill ...
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• Wait-and-see may be best for early prostate cancer

  
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  Watching and routinely examining men with early, slow-growing prostate cancer is more effective and cheaper than sending them to surgery or radiation right away, according to a new study. Here are the findings of the study, which we came across on Reuter’s Health: The findings are based on a model of 65- to ...
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• Tennessee Department of Health says Stay Safe in the Summer Sun

  
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  Easy Steps Help Prevent Skin Cancer Nashville, TN – When you’re having fun outdoors, it’s easy to forget how important it is to protect yourself from the sun. Unprotected skin can be damaged by the sun’s ultraviolet rays in as little as 15 minutes, yet it can take up to 12 hours for skin to show the ...
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• Discovery Of Source Of Tumor Growth In Aggressive Prostate Cancer

  
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  Researchers have discovered a molecular switch that explains, at least in part, how some fast-growing prostate cancers become resistant to hormone treatment, a new study conducted in human cell cultures and mice finds. The results were presented at The Endocrine Societys 95th Annual Meeting in San Francisco. A factor ...
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• "Undruggable" cancers may by druggable

  
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  Harvard Stem Cell Institute (HSCI) researchers have identified in the most aggressive forms of cancer a gene known to regulate embryonic stem cell self-renewal, beginning a creative search for a drug that can block its activity. The gene, SALL4, gives stem cells their ability to continue dividing as stem cells rather ...
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• Finding Life Insurance for Cancer Patients

  
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  You or someone you know about this cancer in remission or recent liver cancer, if you have cancer probably the most likely candidate for life insurance is to know that it is not. It’s true that not all insurance companies offer life insurance for cancer patients is. It’s like they are high risk and people with ...
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• Process Of Metastasis Explained By Chase And Run Cell Movement Mechanism

  
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  A mechanism that cells use to group together and move around the body - called chase and run - has been described for the first time by scientists at UCL. Published in Nature Cell Biology, the new study focuses on the process that occurs when cancer cells interact with healthy cells in order to migrate around the body ...
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• Latest News from Coping with Cancer

  
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  Haymarket Helps Award This year the Haymarket Shopping Centre, Leicester is enjoying its 40th birthday, and as part of its commitment to the local community, has launched its Haymarket Helps initiative.  Each month, between May and October, shoppers are being invited to vote for a local charity or community group to ...
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• R&B Singer Puff Johnson Has Stage Four Cervical Cancer, Donate Now

  
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  Our prayers go out to singer Puff Johnson during her battle with cancer and we hope she is doing well.... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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• Angelina Jolies double mastectomy decision fearful choice, says Melissa Etheridge

  
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  Washington, Jun 18(ANI): Breast cancer survivor Melissa Etheridge has revealed that she doesnt agree with Angelina Jolies recent decision to undergo a preventive double mastectomy.
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• Protein Protects Against Breast Cancer Recurrence In Animal Model

  
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  According to the American Cancer Society, nearly 40,000 women in the United States will succumb to breast cancer this year. Most of these women will die not from the primary tumor but rather tumor recurrence - the reappearance of the disease following treatment. Precisely what causes breast cancer recurrence has been ...
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• In The Spread Of Cancer, A Developmental Protein Plays A Role

  
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  A protein used by embryo cells during early development, and recently found in many different types of cancer, apparently serves as a switch regulating the spread of cancer, known as metastasis, report researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center in ...
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