30th November 2010
Formation of a lump or ulcer in the inner lining of the stomach results in stomach cancer. These lumps are generally tumors. In some cases, the cancerous cells enter the walls of the stomach without even giving any sign of a tumor.
When the cancer begi...
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30th November 2010
Thyroid cancer is one of the most commonly known out of the many different types of Endocrine cancers. Thyroid cancer is caused by the extremely rapid growth of cancer cells somewhere around the region of the thyroid gland. These give rise to a malignant ...
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30th November 2010
Testicular cancer is caused by cancer cells that spread from the region in and around the testicles or from other parts and finally reach the testicles.
Eventually these cancerous cells make their way in the lymph nodes. Some other parts of the body su...
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29th November 2010
The origin of this form of cancer is in the mouth when healthy cells transform into cancerous cells and their abnormal growth affects the lips, tongue, gums or cheeks from inside. Mouth Cancer has three basic types:
* Salivary Gland - affecting the sal...
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29th November 2010
Liver Cancer is a fatal disease and unlike other forms of cancer, gets detected at a comparatively later stage. It is thus also referred to as a silent form of Cancer. Chances of survival in the case of Liver Cancer are limited and almost all affected peo...
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29th November 2010
Cancer of the kidney is one of the more serious forms of cancer and accounts for a fairly high percentage of deaths due to cancer. Reasons for getting affected by this form of cancer are many. As per research on kidney cancers, it was found that:
* Smo...
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29th November 2010
Brain Cancer is a malignancy that can be detected and treated only with a detailed medical examination. It is not a routine ailment since in most cases it is fatal. It normally strikes when one type of the brain cell transforms and loses its normal charac...
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29th November 2010
Early detection of this form of cancer is somewhat difficult to diagnose since the symptoms associated with it are similar to those which occur in the case of routine abdominal ailments like an irritated bowel or Diarrhea. Bowel Cancer or Colon Cancer is ...
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