Cancer Medicine (Oncology) Cancer cells arise from different normal cells, thus when the normal cells become abnormal, it allows the cancer cells to grow out of control. Cancers can start almost anywhere in the human body, it can occur in any tissue and at any time of life, but mostly, elders have the highest risk. Cancers are called neoplasm because neoplasm is new growths that arise from normal tissue. Furthermore, there are two different characteristics of neoplasm: benign and malignant.…
Malignant is the term used to describe a tumor or growth that is cancerous and can spread to other parts of the body. This cancer is a complex cancer. It involves the interruption and controlling over intestinal epithelial cell lining proliferation, differentiation, and prevents cell death, apoptosis. The cells in the body rely on vital mechanisms to replenish the body and help it perform properly.…
Cancer begins when normal cells change and grow uncontrollably. In most cases this cells form tumors. There is Two types of tumors cancerous and benign. A cancerous tumor is malignant. This type of tumor can spread to other parts of the body.…
Cancer: the disease caused by an uncontrolled division of abnormal cells in a part of the body. Cancer can affect any part of the body. Organs, bones, and muscles alike can be affected by cancer. Pancreatic cancer has the lowest survival rate while prostate cancer has the highest survival rate.…
I will begin with explaining what cancer is. BODY Main Point 1) Cancer is a disease in which abnormal…
Cancerous tumors spread like wildfire into other parts of the body from its starting point; furthermore, a tumor is a tumor and Benign tumors are no good either. In fact just because an tumor is benign can still be deadly because these tumors can affect vital organs. For example a benign tumor growing in the skull may press up against the brain causing it to die.…
A brain tumor is a mass of tissue that is formed by an increase of abnormal cells (Web MD). When cells in your body die, they normally get replaced by new cells. However, if the brain has a tumor or any type of cancerous cell, this will be affected and new cells may not grow. Most tumor cells increase in size and unlike regular cells in the body, they do not die. There are two types of brain tumors; the first is Malignant Brain Tumor, this forms within the brain and is common that the tumor will spread to other organs and the central nervous system, and is likely to recur.…
Breast cancer is caused by abnormal cell growth. Cells begin to grow uncontrollably which then create a mass and that is how malignant tumors are formed. Cancer cells grow uncontrollably which then invade normal body tissue, organs and later the whole body if not treated on time. (Cooper, 2000). Malignant tumors are those that metastasize and invade different parts of the body.…
Cells hold a variety of pieces and each cell type has a different purpose. By dividing…
What is cancer? Cancer can be define as the disease caused by uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells inside or outside in our body. We all know that the cancer is one of the main causes of death in the world. Cancer, as a single word, incorporates a vast diversity of disease since there are as many tumor types as there are cell types in the human body. Therefore cancer is not a single disease, but a group of heterogeneous diseases that share common biologic properties (clonal cell growth and invasive ability).…
2.1.1.1 Skin Cancer Skin is the largest organ of the body. It is the outer part covering of the body that separates human body and the environment, which acts as a barrier, protects our body against infections, toxic substances and UV-radiation (Fuchs & Raghavan, 2002). Epidermis is the top and the outermost layer of the skin, which contains two types of cells: skin cells (basal and squamous) and pigment producing cells (melanocytes). Cancer is a group of disease in which cells develop the ability to grow out of control that can spread and interfere with the other parts of the body. The tumors can become very independent and grow on their own; however, not all tumors are cancerous (Alberta Health Services - Cancer Prevention Program: Environment…
Each year breast cancer will affect 230,000 women and 2,300 men. Breast cancer is the build up of malignant cells in the tissues of the breast. Just like most cancers, the cells will grow and infect larger masses as it goes. As unneeded cells start to develop and old cells don’t die, cancer begins to form. The build up of these cells is a tumor.…
The figure at the right shows the difference in the process of the cell division between a normal cell to a cancer cell. The normal cell replication is even, while the cancer cell replication is nonstop. Neoplasm, an abnormal growth of a tissue, forms a mass referred to as a tumor. There are two types of tumors, malignant and benign. Malignant tumors are cancerous; they cause major health concerns as metastasis starts to take place.…
Stop the Cancer Epidemic and Save Millions Who here knows someone with cancer or a cancer survivor? The word “cancer” has been a large part of my life in the past few years, especially when it comes to my aunt.…
The term neoplasm refers to an abnormal growth of tissue caused by the quick division of cells that have undergone some form of change. The body is made up of trillions of cells that grow, divide, and die in an orderly fashion. This process is a strongly controlled one that is controlled by the DNA equipment within the cell. When a person is growing up, the cells of the body rapidly divide, but once adulthood is reached, cells generally only divide to replace worn-out, dying cells or to repair injured cells.…