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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 term cancer is very broad and covers many different illnesses including:
- Carcinoma (arising from epithelial cells)
- Bladder carcinoma
- Breast cancer
- Cervical cancer
- Colorectal cancer (includes colon, rectum, anus, and appendix)
- Esophageal cancer
- Endometrial cancer (uterus)
- Hepatocellular carcinoma (liver)
- Laryngeal cancer
- Lung cancer
- Oral cancer
- Ovarian cancer
- Pancreatic cancer
- Prostate cancer
- Renal cell carcinoma (kidney)
- Skin cancer
- Stomach cancer
- Testicular cancer
- Thyroid cancer
- Sarcoma (arising from connective tissue and related)
- Gastrointestinal stromal cell tumor (GIST)
- Rhabdomyosarcoma (muscle)
- Osteosarcoma (bone)
- Hematological malignancies (blood and bone marrow)
- Leukemia
- Lymphomas
- Hodgkin's disease
- Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
- Multiple myeloma
- Miscellaneous
- Brain tumor
- Melanoma, Moles and dysplastic nevi
- Teratoma
Treatment of cancer typically involves surgery to remove tumors and nearby lymph nodes to which the cancer may have spread, combined with radiation therapy and/or chemotherapy. The latter two target cells in the body that are rapidly dividing. This includes the cancer cells but also certain healthy ones, which is the reason for the severe side effects of these treatments.
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- World Oncology Network
World directory of cancer specialists and hematologists. - Don't Say That Word
Provides an online forum on cancer, information, personal stories, poetry and remembrance pages. Graphics-intensive. - Romanian Cancer League
Eastern European organization with aims of education, prevention, treatment, support and advocacy. - Untangling The Web
Provides access to disability resources including those needed for cancer care support. - ACS: Statistics
American Cancer Society presents an array of related statistics.