| Most cancers usually are named for in which they will | | | | of the tumor. For example, lung cancer can cause |
| start. Regarding example, lung cancer will begin in this | | | | coughing, shortness of breath, or chest pain, while |
| lung, and breast cancer will begin in the actual breast. | | | | colon cancer often causes diarrhea, constipation, and |
| The particular spread associated with cancer coming | | | | blood in the stool. Local symptoms occur when the |
| from one part of your body to an additional will be | | | | cancer is contained in one part of your body. These |
| called metastasis. | | | | include changes in bowel or bladder habits, a sore that |
| Cancer Causes | | | | does not heal, unusual bleeding or discharge, thickening |
| Symptoms and treatment depend on the cancer type | | | | or lump in the breast or any other part of the body, |
| and how advanced it is. Treatment plans may include | | | | indigestion or difficulty swallowing, obvious change in a |
| surgery, radiation and/or chemotherapy. Causes of | | | | wart or mole, or nagging cough or hoarseness. |
| cancer cells are the building blocks of living things. | | | | Cancer Treatment |
| Cancer grows out of normal cells in the body. Normal | | | | Treatment varies based on the type of cancer and its |
| cells multiply when the body needs them, and die when | | | | stage. The stage of a cancer refers to how much it |
| the body doesn't. Cancer appears to occur when the | | | | has grown and whether the tumor has spread from its |
| growth of cells in the body is out of control and cells | | | | original location. If the cancer is confined to one location |
| divide too rapidly. It can also occur when cells "forget" | | | | and has not spread, the goal for treatment would be |
| how to die. There are many different kinds of cancers. | | | | surgery and cure. If the tumor has spread to local |
| Cancer can develop in almost any organ or tissue, | | | | lymph nodes only, sometimes these can be removed. |
| such as the lung, colon, breast, skin, bones, or nerve | | | | Complementary medicine techniques such as |
| tissue. The mutation in the DNA changes these | | | | acupuncture, meditation, and yoga could be a helpful |
| instructions so that the cells carry on growing. This | | | | addition to your regular medical treatment. If all of the |
| causes the cells to reproduce in an uncontrollable | | | | cancer cannot be removed with surgery, the options |
| manner, producing a lump of tissue known as a tumor. | | | | for healing cancer include radiation, chemotherapy, or |
| Cancer Symptoms | | | | both. Some cancers require a combination of surgery, |
| Symptoms of cancer depend on the type and location | | | | radiation, and chemotherapy. |