What do you know about cancer?

Cancer is disease which involves abnormal/uncontrolled cell division/growth in any part of body, with the potential to invade or spread to other parts of the body. Possible signs and symptoms include a lump, abnormal bleeding, prolonged cough, unexplained weight loss, a change in bowel movements and abnormal CBC. Over 100 types of cancers affect humans.

Cancer is when abnormal cells divide in an uncontrolled way with the potential to invade or spread to other parts of the body. 

 

Cancer can be defined as a group of diseases caused by uncontrolled cell division, which would lead to tumor formation. Acquired somatic mutations and in less cases inherited predisposition make normal cells grow indendant of external growth signals and non responsive to external anti growth signals, cells replicate indefinitely, avoid apoptosis, maintain and produce a new blood vessels through angiogenesis, and then invade sourending tissues and metastisize to other organs.

Normally, human cells grow and divide to form new cells as the body needs them.As cells become more and more abnormal, old or damaged cells survive when they should die, and new cells form when they are not needed.

it is a group of diseases involving abnormal cell growthwith the potential to invade or spreadto other parts of body

a disease caused by uncontrolled multiplication of abnormal cells,most common caner is Lukemia.

 

aggressive disease characterised by cellular dedifferentiation, atypia, and mestastases.

Cancer is a risky disease commonly founds most in ladies, if you are in a stage4 only the miracle of God can give healing . In life , Whatever busy to the work Don't forget to call God and Pray heartily

On4 February - World Cancer Day - the IAEA joined other international organizations to dispel common myths about cancer and its causes.
During the4 February commemorative event at the IAEA Headquarters in Vienna, Austria, IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano spoke about the human tragedy that is cancer and the reasons for hope.
"Many cancers respond well to treatment and can even be cured.
Thanks to early detection and modern treatment methods, millions of men and women now live normal lives for many decades after diagnosis.
Often, they die in old age of something other than cancer." Despite progress made fighting the disease, there is still more to be done.
The IAEA is working with global partners on a number of fronts; one of which is access to radiotherapy.
"It is estimated that there is a shortage of around5000 radiotherapy machines in developing countries," says Amano.
"That means that millions of people, in Africa and elsewhere, have no access to diagnostic services or treatment.
Too many die of conditions that are actually treatable.
That is an immense human tragedy.
The IAEA Programme of Action for Cancer Therapy (PACT) has been working hard to try to make radiotherapy services available in all countries.
Through our technical cooperation programme, we are supporting over130 projects in cancer diagnosis, management and treatment." The IAEA has also delivered cancer-related assistance totalling over260 million US dollars to developing countries in the past30 years.
There are also plans to establish a Cancer Training Centre at the IAEA laboratory complex in Seibersdorf, near Vienna, within the next few years.
This will provide specialist training for health professionals from Member States, using advanced teaching technologies to complement the existing training offered by the IAEA Dosimetry Laboratory.
During his speech, President-Elect of the Union of International Cancer Control (UICC), Dr.
Tezer Kutluk, called cancer an urgent issue, asking for the world's continued support "to make cancer history." Other presenters included: Ambassador of Sudan, Mahmoud Hassan El Amin; Minister from the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Korea, Munki Lee; and Medical Director of the Vienna International Centre Medical Service, Matthias Lademann.
This year's theme for World Cancer Day - Did You Know? - provides a key opportunity to improve general knowledge about cancer and dispel misconceptions of the disease.
Among the most persistent myths about cancer is that it only affects high-income, developed countries.
Of the ten million lives taken by cancer each year,70% of these deaths occur in low to middle-income countries.

Cancer is the general name for a group of more than100 diseases.
Although there are many kinds of cancer, all cancers start because abnormal cells grow out of control.
Untreated cancers can cause serious illness and death.
Half of all men and one-third of all women in the US will develop cancer during their lifetimes.
Today, millions of people are living with cancer or have had cancer.
The risk of developing many types of cancer can be reduced by changes in a person’s lifestyle, for example, by staying away from tobacco, limiting time in the sun, being physically active, and healthy eating.