In medicine cancer is a common term used for neoplasm (abnormal Growth of tissues), or tumors, that are malignant(Tending to become progressively worse and to result in death). Like benign tumors, malignant tumors do not respond to body mechanisms that limit cell growth. In other words “when the cells of your body stop responding or stop growing in normal way it will be consider as a cancer“, It may be in any stage. With the growing of societies where small villages converting into large cities, with every step towards prosperity with maximum resources are being used for the betterment of the life, are we 100% save from cancer that’s still the biggest question to be answered. Today many types of cancer have been identified and still more to be known by the medical experts.
These are few well known types of cancer below:
Brain Cancer:
Tumor in the brain which we called brain cancer begain due to abnormal growth of tissues in a brain it may be in the level of benign or malignant depend upon the stage it is in. Doctor may suggest treatment according to the conditions and the stage of patients. Known treatments involve following methods:
Brain cancer treatment:
Surgery
Radiotherapy
Chemotherapy
Breast cancer:
Cancer that relates the breast is called the Breast cancer. It occurs in both men (which are very rare) and women. This type of Cancer forms in tissues of the breast, usually the tubes that carry milk to the nipple and lobules (glands that make milk). In type of cancer is well known but people and their families usually get tired by the treatment methods and clinical therapies.
Breast cancer treatments:
Surgery
Radiotherapy
Hormone therapy
Chemotherapy
Biological treatments (Herceptin)
Colorectal Cancer:
Colorectal Cancer is a disease in which malignant (cancer) cells are found in the colon or rectum. Risk can be reduced when following a diet which is low in fat and high in fibre. Different methods of treating bowel cancer prescribe by the experts depending upon the stage in which your bowel cancer is in.
Colorectal cancer treatments:
Radiotherapy
Chemotherapy
Surgery
Kidney cancer:
Cancer that forms in the kidney tissues is called as Kidney cancer. Kidney cancer includes renal cell carcinoma also known by the eponym Grawitz tumor (forms in the small tubes in your kidney that filter the blood and remove wastes) and renal pelvis carcinoma (cancer that forms in the center of the kidney where urine collects). It also includes Wilms' tumor, which is a cancer type usually develop in children’s.
Kidney cancer is divided according to the stages which is mainly an early stage and an advanced stage
Kidney cancer treatments:
Surgery
Radiotherapy
Arterial embolisation
Radiotherapy
Biological therapy
Chemotherapy
Experimental treatments
Liver cancer:
Liver cancer is due to malignant cells if found in your liver. Primary liver cancer is cancer that forms in the tissues of the liver. Secondary liver cancer is cancer that spreads to the liver from another part of the body.
Liver cancer treatments:
Surgery
Chemotherapy
Radiotherapy
Injecting alcohol into the tumour (percutaneous ethanol injection)
Injecting chemotherapy into the liver's blood supply (chemoembolisation)
Treatment with radiowaves (radio frequency ablation or RFA)
Freezing the tumour (cryotherapy)
Lung cancer:
Lung cancer is a malignant tumor of the lungs, it begins when cells in the lungs grow out of control and take over healthy cells. The two main types are:
1. Small cell lung cancer (mostly treated with chemotherapy) in which surgery is not usually used because there is a chance of having this disease spread in other parts.
2. Non-small cell lung cancer. Lung cancer is the most lethal malignant tumour worldwide, causing millions of deaths annually. Mainly methods used for treating this kind of cancer involve surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy or a combination of these, depending on the stage when the cancer is diagnosed.
Skin cancer:
The skin is protector against germs, covers internal organs. Skin cancer is categorized as melanoma or non-melanoma. It is very difficult to judge the stage of skin cancer unless it is very large. A new or recurrent diagnosis of skin cancer often results in fear and confusion for patients and their family members. Understanding treatment options, accessing new and innovative therapies through clinical trials, as well as understanding the role of supportive care and complementary and alternative medicine are essential.
Skin cancer treatments:
Surgery
Radiotherapy
Chemotherapy
Photo dynamic therapy (PDT)
Other treatments - retinoids and interferon
Ovarian Cancer:
Cancer of the ovary is a disease in which cancer (malignant) cells are found in the ovary with an abnormal growth. Cancer that forms in tissues of the ovary (one of a pair of female reproductive glands). Most ovarian cancers are either ovarian epithelial carcinomas (cancer that begins in the cells on the surface of the ovary), epithelial ovarian cancers begin deep in the pelvis, they often do not cause any symptoms until they are at an advanced stage or malignant germ cell tumors (cancer that begins in egg cells).
Ovarian cancer treatments:
Surgery
Radiotherapy
Chemotherapy
Prostate Cancer:
Prostate cancer occurs when the cells in the prostate gland grow out of control A disease in which abnormal tumor cells develop in the prostate gland and may spread to other parts of the body, including the bones. Cancer that begins in the prostate, which is a gland in men reproductive system found below the bladder and in front of the rectum. The prostate is about the size of a walnut and sits just below the bladder.
Prostate cancer treatments:
Radical prostatectomy
Radical radiotherapy
Brachytherapy
Hormone therapy
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http://women.cancer.gov/planning/whr0001/breast.shtml
http://www.reference.com/search?q=cancer
http://www.cancer.gov/
http://www.fda.gov/cder/cancer/druglistframe.htm
http://patient.cancerconsultants.com/sarcoma_cancer_information.aspx
http://www.io.com/~hcexres/textbook/otherep.html