General
Inherited
An inherited disease is a disease or a disorder that is inherited genetically. They are rare diseases, but if you have one of them you should know that it is possible to have a greater risk of cancer.
People with Fanconi anemia often develop leukemia and other cancers (squamous cell cancers in areas of the body […]
Gastric Cancer – Risk Factors and Prevention
The cause of stomach cancer is unknown. But specialists agree there are factors increasing or decreasing the risk of developing gastric cancer.
Risk factors:
• Age and gender: the disease is more common in men over 55 years old.
Common
All cancer treatments can have long term side effects. This is as true for radiotherapy as any other treatment.
Radiotherapy is painless, but it has varying side effects during treatment (acute side effects), in the months or years following treatment (long-term side effects), or after re-treatment (cumulative side effects).
Common
The known side effects of chemotherapy are caused by the cell killing effect of anticancer drugs. Chemotherapy drugs act on normal cells as well as cancer cells, because they are not accurate like a sniper. They are, rather, like a night raid, they kill the malignant cells but with collateral victims.
Clinical
A person diagnosed with cancer has a lot of difficult decisions to make. Participating in a clinical trial is one of them.
Clinical trials are scientific research studies that involve people designed to find better ways to prevent, diagnose or treat a disease. Clinical trials come after a long, careful research process. Patients who participate in […]
Smoking and Cancer
The 1982 Surgeon General’s Report stated that “Cigarette smoking is the major single cause of cancer mortality in the United States.” This statement is as true today as it was in 1982. Smoking is responsible for about 30 percent of all cancer deaths annually in the United States more than 155,000 each year. Cigarettes kill […]
