Skin cancer is considered the most common form of cancer which can form due to several reasons. Often inadequate revelation to the sun causes cancer on the skin. One form of skin cancer, the Basal cell carcinoma occurs during the vacations when exposure to sun is sporadic. The other skin cancer Squamous cell carcinoma develops due to overexposure to sun for a prolonged span of time. This is the reason why pre-cancerous areas are formed at various parts of the body like cheeks, forehead and neck. It takes around 5 years for the lesions to show up at those places wherein maximum damage takes place. Skin cancer can affect any individual as exposure to sun rays occurs with everyone and the UV rays cannot be stopped from touching the skins. But still there are some people who are prone to skin cancer.  [...]

Prostate cancer can be defined as the cancer type affecting the prostate gland of the patient. The prostate gland is a part of reproductive system of men. This cancer type is mostly slow growing in nature; however some men also develop aggressive prostate cancer. Cancer cells of this form of cancer can spread to other organs of the patient’s body; the most common regions that experience spreading of prostate cancer are the lymph nodes and the bones. The common signs of the condition include discomfort while urinating, problems related to the private conjugal life etc. Usually, the patient experiences severe and painful signs of this cancer when the cancer reaches its advance stages. Like most other type of cancers, prostate cancer is also treated with a combination of surgery, radiation therapy  [...]

Estrogen is the main reproductive hormone produced in a woman’s body. It contains active compounds like estradiol, estriol and estrone. The main function of the hormone estrogen is regulating a woman’s menstrual cycle. Besides that, the hormone is also responsible for managing the secondary reproductive features of women. These secondary reproductive features are the ones that results in the differences between a man and a woman. Some examples of these differences are: accumulation of fat in the ship, thighs and buttocks, wide breasts and pelvis etc. In this article, we’ll be discussing how this essential female hormone can act as a triggering factor for breast cancer. Research has revealed that there is a potent link between estrogen presence in the blood stream and breast cancer. According  [...]

Smoking is known to cause a number of health disorders, which includes problems related to our oral health, liver health, heart health etc.  In this article, we’ll be discussing about probably the most serious ill effect of smoking i.e. lung cancer. Smoking is one of the primary causes of lung cancer. More than 90% of the cases of death related to lung cancer are attributed to smoking. This prevails for both males and females alike. The incidence of lung cancer has been rising stupendously over the past couple of years. It is the most prevalent causes of cancer deaths, and is common in people aged over 45. Lung cancer has been directly related to nicotine and tobacco smoking. Cigarette smoke contains more than 40 carcinogens, and these in turn pose to be a great threat for the lungs.  The  [...]

Acute myelogenous leukemia is a fast progressing variety of leukemia. When not treated at the right time, it can also lead to fatal consequences. Acute myelogenous leukemia starts from stem cells of the patient’s bone marrow; this blood cancer type other than affecting the RBCs, platelets and lymphocytes also affect the patient’s white blood cells. After staring from bone marrow acute myelogenous leukemia invades the patient’s blood; then as the disease starts progressing, the cancer starts spreading to other parts of the body like liver, lymph nodes, testes, spleen, brain and spinal cord. The red blood cell counts of patients with acute myelogenous leukemia tend to decrease, which might make them suffer from anemia. Anemia might lead to conditions like fatigue, paleness and breathlessness.  [...]

Thyroid gland is present on our neck’s base and is responsible for regulating important functions like our heart rate, pulse rate and metabolism. In this article we’ll be discussing about thyroid cancer and how ablation treatment can help patients with thyroid cancer. Most cases of thyroid cancer are treatable. Ablation treatment is a therapeutic procedure used for treating cancer; the process involves direct application of thermal or chemical therapies on the cancerous tumors with the aim of destroying them. The ablation treatment used for treating thyroid cancer involves ablation using radioactive iodine. Unlike cells of other organs and glands of human body, the cells of thyroid gland can absorb iodine. Iodine is an element obtained from food items like malt bread, meat, kelp, strawberries,  [...]

Following are the common signs of final stage liver cancer. Jaundice: Jaundice is a medical condition marked by yellowing of mucous membranes, which includes the skin, mouth’s lining and whites of eyes. Majority of the liver cancer patients in the final stage of the disease develop jaundice. Jaundice indicates presence of blockages in the liver and in case of final stage liver cancer it signifies shutdown of the liver. The gallbladder and liver of a healthy individual produce bile salts; the primary function of bile salts is aiding the process of digestion and breaking down the nutrients present in foods. Patients in the final stage of liver cancer develops blockage in their bile ducts due to growth of cancer cells; as a result of this bile salts leak and enters the patients’ bloodstream.  [...]

Below we have discussed about the different types of bladder cancer in brief: Transitional cell carcinomas: 90% of the cases of bladder cancer are transitional cell carcinomas. Patients with this bladder cancer type develop cancer in the transitional cells; these are the cells forming the lining of the bladder wall. One of the subtypes of transitional cell carcinomas is termed as papillary carcinoma. Papillary carcinoma is a mild bladder cancer type; it grows superficially. The other subtype of this bladder cancer type is sessile tumor; this subtype is more severe in nature and usually spreads to other body parts even during the early stages of the cancer. This makes the prognosis of sessile tumor much worse compared to that of papillary carcinoma. Squamous cell carcinomas: This type of bladder  [...]

The early stages of cervical cancer are: Stage 0: This is the stage when the cervical cancer just starts to develop; the stage is marked by abnormal transformations known as dysplasia, which occur within the cervical lining. Diagnosis of stage 0 of cervical cancer usually occurs during the routine Pap Smear. In this stage, the cancer does not invade the patient’s lymph nodes. Stage 1: Stage 1 cervical cancer is characterized by invasion of the cancer into the cervix’s deeper tissues; however, in this stage also the cancer stays confined within the cervix. Patients in stage 1 of cervical cancer do not experience any symptom indicating the spreading of cancer cells in distant organs or the lymph nodes. Stage 1 cervical cancer can again be segmented into 2 sub stage; stage IA and stage IB.  [...]

Kidney cancer is categorized into 4 stages. Below, we have discussed the features of all 4 stages of the disease: Stage 1: Kidney cancer is diagnosed to be in its first stage or stage 1 when the tumor has developed, but has not exceeded the size of 2.75 inches.  To make the thing a bit clearer for you it can be said that during this stage the tumor’s size resembles that of an average tennis ball. Cancer cells in a patient suffering from stage 1 kidney cancer still stay localized in the kidney and do not invade other body parts of the patient. Stage 2: The tumor in stage 2 of kidney cancer exceeds the size of 2.75inches. The medical science professionals possess two different views related to growth of cancer cells in stage 2 of kidney cancer. According to some, in spite of the fact that  [...]

According to recently obtained facts, in the US, around 40,000 men get diagnosed to be suffering from bladder cancer every year. One becomes victim of this cancer type when cancerous cells start growing along the bladder’s wall. Here, we will be discussing about the signs of bladder cancer experienced by male patients: Blood in urine: Men suffering from bladder cancer might notice blood in their urine. This symptom is medically referred to as hematuria. The urine containing blood in it might appear abnormally cloudy or might be extremely dark in color (red, brown or amber). In some cases, blood in urine can be detected only by a pathologist while examining the urine in the laboratory. Painful or frequent urination: The cancerous cells present in the bladder might result in irritation and  [...]

There are several rumors regarding the ill effects of chemicals present in microwave popcorns. One of the most common ones among them is that consuming these popcorns increases one’s risk of developing lung cancer. However, the truth is that there’s no direct link between having microwave popcorns and developing cancer. But, minor links between some other cancer forms and microwave popcorn has been established through some medical studies. The chemicals used in the popcorn itself do not act as causes of lung cancer; this proves the rumor regarding links between lung cancer and microwave popcorn wrong. But, certain chemicals used for making the nonstick inner wall of popcorn bags can act as causes of certain cancer types; these chemicals often decompose to form perfluorooctanoic acid. Perfluorooctanoic  [...]