- Adrenal Cancer
- Bile Duct Cancer
Also see Extrahepatic Bile Duct Cancer - Bladder Cancer
- Bone Cancer
- Brain Cancer
- Breast Cancer
- Cervical Cancer
- Colon Cancer
Also see Colorectal Cancer - Esophageal Cancer
- Gallbladder Cancer
- Gastric Cancer
- Head & Neck Cancer
- Hodgkin's Disease
Also see Lymphoma - Intestinal Cancer
- Kidney Cancer
- Laryngeal Cancer
- Leukemia
Also see ALL, AML, CLL - Liver Cancer
- Lung Cancer
Also see Small Cell, Non-Small Cell - Lymphoma
Also see B-Cell Lymphoma - Melanoma
- Mesothelioma
- Multiple Myeloma
- Oral Cancer
- Ovarian Cancer
- Pancreatic Cancer
- Pharyngeal Cancer
- Prostate Cancer
- Rectal Cancer
Also see Rectum Cancer - Skin Cancer
Also see Basal Cell, Squamous Cell - Stomach Cancer
- Testicular Cancer
- Throat Cancer
- Thyroid Cancer
- Uterine Cancer
- Vaginal Cancer
- Vulvar Cancer
- Other Cancer
Cancer Info
Adrenal Cancer, Bone Cancer, Brain Cancer, Breast Cancer, Colon Cancer, Leukemia, Liver Cancer, Lung Cancer, Mesothelioma, Oral Cancer, Ovarian Cancer, Prostate Cancer, Skin Cancer, Stomach Cancer, Testicular Cancer, Thyroid Cancer, Uterine Cancer, Vaginal Cancer
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How Does Cancer Spread to Other Parts of the Body?
The cells within malignant tumors have the ability to invade neighboring tissues and organs, thus spreading the disease. It is also possible for cancerous cells to break free from the tumor and enter the blood stream, and spreading the disease to other organs. This process of spreading is called metastasis.When cancer has metastasized and has affected other areas of the body, the disease is still referred to the organ of origination. For instance, if cervical cancer spreads to the lungs, it is still called cervical cancer, not lung cancer.
Although most cancers develop this way, diseases like leukemia do not. They affect the blood and the organs that form blood and then invade nearby tissues.
All cancers are different, and require different treatment. What may be effective for prostate cancer, probably will not be for bladder cancer. Diagnosing cancer will vary as well, depending on the organ affected.
... From About.com : cancer
Cancer is a complex group of over 100 different types of cancer. Cancer can affect just about every organ in the human body.
These growths are consider either benign or malignant. Benign is considered non-cancerous and malignant is cancerous.
Benign tumors rarely are life threatening and do not spread to other parts of the body. They can often be removed.
... From About.com : Cancer
How Does Cancer Develop?
The organs in our body are made up of cells. Cells divide and multiply as the body needs them. When these cells continue multiplying when the body doesn't need them, the result is a mass or growth, also called a tumor.These growths are consider either benign or malignant. Benign is considered non-cancerous and malignant is cancerous.
Benign tumors rarely are life threatening and do not spread to other parts of the body. They can often be removed.
... From About.com : Cancer