What Exactly Is Cancer?
July 17, 2009 by Mark Alison
Filed under Healthy Lifestyle
Everyone has heard the term cancer. It strikes fear in many of us simply by hearing it. We are always hearing something new – new research and new studies are telling us more and more about this awful disease. It’s hard to filter out what this disease really is, why their so many types, and what causes it.
In a nutshell, cancer is the disease that occurs when your cells go haywire. Usually your cells enjoy a normal life cycle. We all know that the life cycle consists of birth, life, and death. Cancerous cells do not have a normal cycle however. These strange cells grow and grow. A mutation occurs and cells turn into tumors. Our bodies’ immune systems will fight these mutating invaders, but the assistance of radiation and other treatments is usually needed due to their rapid spread and the devastation usually caused.
If left untreated, the tissues will keep growing. If the growth is localized and not affecting any other areas, the tumor is benign and harmless. Most benign tumors are left alone unless they are blocking something or for cosmetics reasons. Most benign tumors are treated by removing the affected area.
If the benign tumor spreads into other regions and affects the cells in that area, then it turns into a malignant tumor. This is the fatal version. Left untreated, the cancer cells can spread throughout the body via the blood stream and infect other organs.
There are three main treatments for cancer. They are the removal of the infected tissue, chemotherapy, and radiation. Chemotherapy and radiation are used mostly on non-operable forms of cancers such as bone marrow cancer. Scientists are continuing to develop and research new treatments all the time.
Every year thousands of people donate millions of dollars to cancer research. Unfortunately, there still is real cure. The only hope is that the cancer will go into remission and the patient can live a full life. Cancer that’s in remission has great odds coming back to haunt the patient. There are some cervical cancer vaccines on the market currently. Let’s hope that more can come out. The only preventative measure is to change high risk behavior.
Hundreds of websites, such as www.canceranswers.info, offer support, information, and research. This has been a boon to survivors and those concerned with the killer disease.
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