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In medicine, cancer is a general term for any of a number of different diseases where some of the body's own cells divide in an uncontrolled manner. The resulting new cells can form a malignant tumor (a neoplasm) or propagate throughout the body.

The field of medicine concerned with the treatment of cancer is oncology. Cancer has become an important problem with the rise in life expectancy, as the abovementioned mutations become more likely the longer a person lives. Though great progress in treatment has been made, most cancers in advanced stages remain incurable and ultimately fatal.

For most of the cancers, it cannot be told which event was the initial cause. However, with molecular biology, it is possible to characterize the mutations within a tumor, and to a certain extent predict its behavior. For example, about half of the tumors are deficient in the tumor suppressor gene p53, also known as "the guardian of the genome". This is associated with poor prospects for the patient, since those tumor cells are unlikely to go into apoptosis (programmed cell death) after they are damaged by therapy. There are more mutations that make a tumor more malignant. Telomerase mutations enable a tumor cell to divide indefinitely. Other mutations enable the tumor to grow new blood vessels to feed it, or to detach from the surrounding tissue, spreading to other parts of the body.

  • Manage CINV
    Offers patients and professionals information about chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting.
  • Imperial Cancer Research Fund
    News and information about the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of this condition. A UK charity site.
  • WebMD Health: Cancer
    Consumer health site which includes information for the newly diagnosed, as well as for those coping with chemotherapy.
  • Cancer Advice UK
    Advice and information about diagnosis and treatment issues. Includes leaflets, book suggestions, links and support groups.
  • AtCancer
    Gives access to a MEDLINE-related search engine, as well as to reference links.