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Article #134: Cancer information for laymen

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






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