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Cancer clinical trials are an essential part of determining the effectiveness of new treatments for cancer patients, as well as diagnostic tests, and prevention and supportive care efforts.
Cancer is a class of diseases or disorders characterized by uncontrolled division of cells and the ability of these cells to invade other tissues, either by direct growth into adjacent tissue through invasion or by implantation into distant sites by metastasis.
Cancer symptoms are often caused by tissue destruction of organs, or pressure from the growing tumor. Symptoms can vary, and are often vague because the cancer cells grow for a time without causing pain or problems.
Cancer Therapy
Cancer therapy is a treatment plan designed to potentially cure cancer using one or a combination of interventions including surgery, radiation, chemical agents, or biological therapies.
Chemotherapy is the term given to the treatment of cancer using strong drugs called cytotoxics (meaning cell poisons).
Cryotherapy is a technique that uses an extremely cold liquid or instrument to freeze and destroy abnormal skin cells.
In hormonal therapy, a person is given a hormone, or hormonal supplements to increase the effects of the hormones that are already present in the body.
Immunotherapy is one of the most promising areas in cancer research today. Immunotherapy is still at a very early stage of development for treating cancer. Immunotherapy is treatment to stimulate your own natural defenses of your immune system to fight cancer.
Radiation therapy is high-energy radiation such as xrays and/or gamma rays used to destroy cancer cells and stop them from growing and multiplying.
Cancer treatment is changing so rapidly that it is hard to keep up with all the latest research.
Bowel cancer is also called colorectal cancer. Bowel cancer is highly curable if found at an early stage. Bowel cancer is caused by the abnormal growth of cells in some part of the bowel to form a lump or tumor.
Breast cancer is the abnormal growth of cells in the breast. The earliest sign of breast cancer is a single painless firm to hard lump. But early breast cancer is often found on a mammogram before a lump can be felt.
Kidney cancer is a disease in which the cells in certain tissues of the kidney start to grow uncontrollably and form tumors. Kidney cancer is more common in people over the age of 55 years and is more common in men than women.
Lung cancer is responsible for more cancer deaths than colorectal cancer, breast cancer, and prostate cancer combined. Lung cancer is divided into two major categories, small cell and non-small cell.
Prostate cancer is the uncontrolled growth of cells in the prostate, which is a gland found only in men. Prostate cancer is not infectious, you cannot pass on or get prostate cancer from others.
There are so many different types of cancer, and each comes with its own characteristics and treatments. There are around 200 different types of cancer. Early detection of the disease increases chances of a successful recovery; therefore, learn all you can about the different types of cancer and the parts of the body they affect.
There are many additional resources on cancer available.