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Cancer information for laymen

Cancer  information  for  laymenstarted. Doctors called this 'localized
disease'. As the cancer grow, they will
28th  February  2007spread into the lymph nodes in the body.
Doctors called this regional spread. If there
Author:  DR  SOONis further spread beyond the lymph nodes to
other organs, doctors refer to this as
Cancer has been a taboo in human society.distant metastasis. This degree of spread is
Cancer often causes fear and hopelessness.known as staging. This is important for
This explains why faith healing is so much indoctors  to  plan  treatment.
demand by cancer patients. Cancer is not a
single disease. It is a clinical syndromeInvestigation are also important to find out
referring to group of diseases which havewhether the cancer has spread to other parts
different causes. As such, one person'sof the body. Treatment will then be tailored
cancer  cannot  be  compared  with  another.to the clinical stage of the disease process.
A diagnosis of cancer are very often
Our bodies are made up of hundreds ofconfirmed by biopsy. Blood tests will provide
different types of cells. Any of these cellsmore information to doctors. Other tools that
theoretically may become abnormal, leading todoctors use are ultrasounds, x-rays, CT
various types of cancer. The cause of cancerscans, Magnetic Resonance Imaging and
is complex. The cancer disease process occursPositron  Emission  Tomography.
when some of our body cells start to behave
in an uncontrolled way destroying our ownIf you have questions related to this article
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In the early stages, cancerous growthsquestion on the bulletin board.
usually remain in the organ where the cancer



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