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    perhaps astound you to learn that a person who is afflicted with the main causes of cancer (which constitute the real illness) would most likely die quickly unless he actually grew cancer cells. In this work, I provide evidence to this effect. I further claim that cancer will only occur after all other defense or healing mechanisms in the body have failed. In extreme circumstances, exposure to large amounts of cancer-producing agents (carcinogens) can bring about a collapse of the body's…

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    Cancer Definition of cancer: Cancer is a disease in which cells multiply abnormally, creating growth in tumours and cause damage to surrounding tissue. Oral Cancer: It appears as a growth or sores in the mouth that do not go away. It is also known as mouth cancer and is a type of head and neck cancer and is any cancerous tissue growth located in the oral cavity. Mouth cancer occurs when the cells on your lips or in your mouth develop changes, like mutations, in their DNA. These mutations allow…

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    thyroid cancer at some point during their lifetime. All cancer starts when there is an uncontrolled amount of cell growth in the body and thyroid cancer is no different. Thyroid cancer is within the thyroid gland, in front of the neck just below the voice box. The thyroid gland absorbs iodine from the bloodstream and produces thyroid hormones which regulate your metabolism. Thyroid cancer has various causes and risk factors. Testing shows women are 2-3 time more likely to get thyroid cancer than…

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    Pancreatic Cancer is the abnormal growth of cells in the form of a tumor, most commonly found in the exocrine tissues of the pancreas. These tumors which are mostly abnormal may lead to the spread of cancer cell growth in other tissues and organs. The pancreas is an organ of the digestive system located deep in the abdomen behind the stomach. The location is one reason pancreatic diseases are difficult to diagnose. It is a silent disease because signs or symptoms may not occur, and when they…

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    Cancer is the second death causing disease in the world after cardiovascular diseases. Many of patient loss their life due to un-identification and lack of treatment. Some of the earliest evidence of human bone cancer was found in mummies in ancient Egypt and in ancient manuscripts dates about 1600 B.C. The world’s oldest recorded case of breast cancer hails from ancient Egypt in 1500 BC and it was recorded that there was no treatment for the cancer, only palliative treatment. 1.2.1: Origin of…

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    diagnosed by lung cancer in The United States in 2005, only fifteen percent will survive for five years. Lung Cancer is the third most common form of cancer but is the number one killer among cancer patients. Lung Cancer claims more lives than colon cancer, prostate cancer, ovarian cancer, and breast cancer combined. Cancer is an ancient disease. Mummies, some even 2,500 years old, were discovered in Peru with lumps that clearly suggest cancer as the cause of death . Lung cancer is the carcinoma…

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    Most symptoms for cervical cancer are not shown. The symptoms may take years to start showing. Studies have shown that some women ignored symptoms or did not recognize the changes their body was undergoing (Binka, Doku, & Awusabo-Asare, 2017). Symptoms do not begin until the cancer starts to interfere with the lining of the cervix. When the cells become invasive, symptoms can include unusual discharge from the vagina, pain during sexual intercourse, and abnormal bleeding in the vagina, such as…

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    Pancreas Cancer While many different diseases are classified as cancers, pancreas cancer is considered one of the leading factors of death. According to the fact sheet provided by the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network in U.S, pancreas cancer is the 11th and 8th common type of cancer diagnosed in men and women, respectively. Silent cancer Almost all symptoms and signs of pancreas cancer are not detected in the primary stages when treatment is estimated to be successful. In contrast, pancreas…

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    symptoms and treatment of gynecological cancer Gynecologic cancer occurs in the female reproductive system. This cancer is of various types of cancer of the fallopian tubes, cervix, ovary, uterus, vagina, and vulva. Risk factors for this form of cancer are growing day by day. The most common type of gynecologic cancer is uterine cancer. Nearly 40 percent of cancers are related to diseases of the uterus. Typically, cells play an important role in determining cancer. All organs and tissues in the…

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    Characteristics: Ovarian cancer refers to any growth in the ovary. Ovarian cancer begins in the ovaries and then can spread to other locations. 3 types of ovarian cancer are, epithelial tumors, stromal tumors, and germ cell tumors. Causes/Risk Factors: There is not a clear cause to ovarian cancer. Ovarian cancer begins when a genetic mutation turns normal cells into abnormal cancer cells. Cancer cells can quickly multiply and forming a tumor. Risk factors that can increase the risk of ovarian…

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