Thyroid cancer is a disease that you get when abnormal cells begin to grow in your thyroid gland The thyroid gland is shaped like a butterfly and is located in the front of your neck. It makes hormones that regulate the way your body uses energy and that help your body work normally. Thyroid cancer […]
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Stomach cancer is cancer that occurs in the stomach; the muscular sac located in the upper middle of your abdomen, just below your ribs. Your stomach receives and holds the food you eat and then helps to break down and digest it. Another term for stomach cancer is gastric cancer. These two terms most often […]
Lung cancer is a type of cancer that begins in the lungs. Your lungs are two spongy organs in your chest that take in oxygen when you inhale and release carbon dioxide when you exhale. Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths worldwide, among both men and women. Lung cancer claims more lives […]
Colon cancer occurs , in general , due to change in a group of healthy cells . Healthy cells grow and divide through coordinated mechanism depending on a regular basis to grantee that body work and performance of his duties are normal and healthy . But in some cases, cell growth and division process out […]
Breast cancer is the most common invasive cancer in females worldwide. It accounts for 16% of all female cancers and 22.9% of invasive cancers in women. 18.2% of all cancer deaths worldwide, including both males and females, are from breast cancer. Breast cancer usually starts off in the inner lining of milk ducts or the lobules that […]
The prostate is a part of the male reproductive system. The prostate is located just below the bladder and in front of the rectum. It is about the size of a walnut and surrounds the urethra (the tube that empties urine from the bladder). It produces fluid that makes up a part of semen. As a man […]
