Different Forms of Cancer
March 12, 2009
In this day and age with all of the advanced technology we have, you would think that our medical researchers could find what causes different cancers and do something about either preventing them or eradicating them. More often than not, cancer is a killer.
Cancers come from an uncontrolled growth of sick cells that spread to neighboring parts of the body through the blood. Cancer does not discriminate. It can affect anyone of any age or sex though older people are more prone to developing cancer. Aside from leukemia, most cancers develop as a result of tumors. Following are different forms of cancer.
The most common forms of cancer are lung cancer, breast cancer, prostate cancer, bladder cancer, pancreatic cancer, leukemia, and ovarian cancer. Lung cancer is the most common form of cancer. It means the growth of abnormal cells attacks the lungs. As the cancer evolves it is said to go through metastasis which means that the cancer moves from the lungs into other adjacent body parts. Lung cancer is the main terminal form of cancer in men.
Breast cancer can occur in both men and women but the percentage of women who get it is considerably higher. Prostate cancer is a male specific cancer. It occurs in the male reproductive organs and can spread to adjacent organs, bones and lymph nodes. Men with prostate cancer often experience painful urination and sexually related dysfunctions. Ovarian cancer is specific to women. Just like prostate cancer for men, ovarian cancer targets the woman’s reproductive organs such as the ovaries. It is the fifth cancer-related killer among women.
With bladder cancer, sick cells grow uncontrollably in the bladder. As a result, those who have bladder cancer may experience urination difficulties and pains. When a tumor grows in the pancreas it causes pancreatic cancer which can affect the abdominal area. Ninety-five percent of all tumors found in the pancreas are adenocarcinomas while the remaining five percent are made up of acinar cancer cells and neuroendocrine tumors.
Leukemia is the only non-tumor cancer. Leukemia targets the blood stream and bone marrow. Leukemia is classified as a hematological neoplasm because of the increase in production of white blood cells.
There are many other types of cancer that while they do exist and cause harm, they are not as common as those previously listed. Some other types of cancer include Colon Cancer, Hodgkin’s disease, Skin Cancer, Esophageal and Stomach Cancer, Testicular Cancer, and Gynecological Cancers.
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