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What is cancer?
A group of diseases characterized by the presence of new cells that grow and spread beyond control.
What are Neoplastic Tissue Cells?
New and nearly unlimited growth that robs the host of nutrients and that yields no compensatory beneficial effects.
What is one main difference between benign tumors and malignant ones?
Benign tumors usually stay in one place whereas malignant ones tend to spread.
What are the types of malignant growths?
Carcinomas, sarcomas, leukemias, and lymphomas
What are carcinomas?
Cancers of the epithelial tissue, cells that line the outer and inner surfaces of the body, such as the skin, stomach lining, and mucous membranes.
What are sarcomas?
Cancers that arise from cells in connective tissue, such as bone, muscles, and cartilage.
What are leukemias?
Cancers that originate in blood or blood forming cells, such as in stem cells in the bone marrow.
What are lymphomas?
Cancers of the lymphatic system.
Why have deaths from cancers gone down recently?
Improved treatments, and lifestyle changes.
Which cancers specifically have declining death rates?
Lungs, breast, prostate, colon and rectum.
What are some cancers that specifically have increasing death rates?
Liver, melanoma, and esophagus.
What are some inherent risk factors for cancer?
Genetics, age, ethnicity, family history etc.