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Colon cancer warning signs

admin — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 15:30:07 +0000

A lot of patients suffering from colon cancer might well present no symptoms or signs during the earliest stages of the condition. When symptoms do eventually present, they can be many and varied, and can very much depend upon the size of the affliction, how far it has spread and also its actual location. It [...]

Prostate cancer symptoms

admin — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 15:00:10 +0000

Prostate cancer has a number of symptoms, and it should be remembered that the most typical prostate cancer symptoms and those of a non-cancerous enlarged prostate are identical. As a result, medical advice should be sought as soon as possible on identification of any such symptoms. These symptoms include the sudden need to rush to [...]

How much money is spent on cancer research

admin — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 14:30:44 +0000

Cancer research is typically invested in by a number of different individuals, groups or organizations worldwide in the hopes of developing both treatment and cure for the disease. The state of California, for instance, has reportedly invested $10-12 million in direct cancer research annually, while the National Cancer Institute (NCI) within the United States has [...]

How many people die from cancer each year

admin — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 14:00:55 +0000

While cancer death statistics can vary from place to place it is generally estimated that roughly 7.2 to 7.5 million people worldwide die from cancer each year. In the United States alone where cancer death statistics are highly monitored each year has seen a steady death rate of 550,000 to 600,000 people year after year, [...]

What causes skin cancer

admin — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 08:41:13 +0000

There are a few major causes of skin cancer, but by far the most over-riding is excessive or constant over-exposure to ultraviolet (most often known as “UV”) radiation form the sun. Many people forget that the sun’s energy is actually a type of radiation and it consists of both visible and invisible rays. Invisible infrared [...]

Metastatic renal cancer

admin — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 08:40:19 +0000

Metastatic renal cancer is a type of kidney cancer, commonly known as metastatic renal cell carcinoma (RCC), and is a particularly dangerous form of the cancer. Originating in the small tubes that kidneys use to filter blood and remove toxins, RCC has a high resilience to most conventional radiation therapy and invasive surgery is generally [...]

Famous people with cancer

admin — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 08:39:04 +0000

Instances of cancer are on the rise, and have become more and more common and more highly publicized in recent times. Many people know or are aware of someone that either has or has had cancer, whether this is a friend, relative or someone at work. There are many cases, of course, of famous people [...]

Signs of breast cancer

admin — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 15:00:18 +0000

For many women probably the first symptom of breast cancer is finding a lump in one of their breasts. This, however, is not necessarily a cause for immediate alarm as around 90% of breast lumps found are benign, which means that they are non-cancerous. It is important to know, however, that this can only be [...]

Lung cancer symptoms

admin — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 14:00:12 +0000

The symptoms of lung cancer can be many and various. Around one-fourth of those actually diagnosed with lung cancer present no symptoms at the time of diagnosis. Diagnosis and identification of the cancer normally occurs incidentally when the patient has a chest x-ray for an unrelated reason. The remaining three-fourths do develop certain commonly-known symptoms, [...]

How does cancer start

admin — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 08:35:03 +0000

It is now well known to medical science that the beginning point of all cancers is a change in either one cell or in a small group of cells. This means that, in the normal course of events, some years before a patient can even feel a lump and before a doctor or specialist is [...]