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Cancer

Part of speech: Noun

Cancer is a growing problem.

"We need changes in the direction the cancer research is going. We need access to care beyond mammograms. We need to know what is causing the disease, and we need a cure. " - Barbara Brenner - 103
Cancer cells divide without control or order. - 11787
Cancer affects people at all ages, but risk increases with age. - 11788
Smoking is the single biggest preventable cause of cancer. - 11789
Adults tend to be more resistant to diseases than young children. - 167
It is better to prevent disease than to treat it after it occurs. - 724

Key words: Cancer, Cancers, Disease, Health, Pain

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)

Question: What is cancer?
Answer: Cancer is a disease where abnormal cells grow rapidly and invade surrounding tissue. - 104

Question: What is the treatment for colorectal cancer?
Answer: Surgery is the main treatment for colorectal cancer. - 291

Question: What is disease?
Answer: Disease is an illness, sickness, disorder, or abnormal condition of any body organ, structure, or system. - 241

Question: What causes diseases?
Answer: Diseases can be caused by: nutritional deficiency, poisons, parasites, bacterial infection, viruses, or genetic anomalies. - 242

Topics from our world ...

Adrenal Cancer The adrenal cancer.
Ampullary Cancer The uncommon ampullary cancer.
Appendix Cancer Appendix cancer.
Basal Cell Carcinoma The common basal-cell carcinoma (BCC).
Bile Duct Cancer Bile duct cancer.
Bladder Cancer The bladder cancer.
Blood Cancer The blood cancer.
Bone Cancer The bone cancer.
Bowel Cancer Bowel cancer.
Brachytherapy The brachytherapy treatments.
Brain Cancer The brain cancer.
Breast Cancer (4) The female breast cancer.
Cancer Chemotherapy Cancer chemotherapy.
Cancer Detection Cancer early detection.
Cancer Diagnosis A cancer diagnosis.
Cancer Growth The cancer growth must be stopped.
Cancer Pain The cancer pain.
Cancer Patient The cancer patient.
Cancer Prevention Cancer prevention is best.
Cancer Research The cancer research is expensive.
Cancer Surgery The cancer surgeries.
Cancer Survivor There are millions of cancer survivors.
Cancer Treatment The cancer treatments.
Cancerophobia The cancerophobia.
Cancerous Lesion The cancerous lesions.
Cancerous Tumor The cancerous tumors.
Cancerous Tumour The cancerous tumours.
Carcinogen (13) The carcinogens may cause cancer.
Carcinogenic (6) It is carcinogenic and can causing cancer.
Cervical Cancer The female cervical cancer.
Chemo Therapy The cancer chemo-therapy drugs.
Chemotherapy (13) The cancer chemotherapy treatments.
Colon Cancer The colon cancer.
Colonoscopy (8) The colonoscopy procedure is invasive.
Colorectal Cancer What is the treatment for colorectal cancer?
Endometrial Cancer The endometrial cancer.
Endometrial Uterine Cancer Endometrial uterine cancer.
Endoscopic Resection The endoscopic resection treatment.
Esophageal Cancer The esophageal cancer can cause dysphagia.
Extrahepatic Bile Duct Cancer Extrahepatic bile duct cancer.
Eye Cancer Intraocular Melanoma Eye cancer intraocular melanoma.
Eye Cancer Retinoblastoma Eye cancer retinoblastoma.
Fluorouracil The fluorouracil chemotherapy.
Gallbladder Cancer Gallbladder cancer.
Gastric Cancer (2) The gastric cancer.
Glioblastoma Glioblastoma.
Gynecologic Cancer The gynecologic cancers.
Head And Neck Cancer Head and neck cancer.
Hepatoblastoma The hepatoblastoma liver cancer.
Hepatocellular Liver Cancer Hepatocellular liver cancer.
Hypopharyngeal Cancer Hypopharyngeal cancer.
Invasive Cancer Invasive cancer is everywhere.
Kidney Renal Cell Cancer Kidney renal cell cancer.
Laryngeal Cancer The laryngeal cancer.
Larynx Cancer The larynx cancer.

Leukemia (18) The leukemia can be fatal.
Lip Cancer The lip cancer.
Liver Cancer (2) The liver cancer.
Lung Cancer (2) The lung cancer can be fatal.
Lymphoma Cancer The lymphoma cancer.
Lynch Syndrome Lynch syndrome.
Malignant (20) It was malignant.
Mammogram (3) She had a mammogram.
Mammography The mammography.
Mastectomy She had a radical mastectomy.
Melanoma (12) The malignant skin melanoma.
Metastatic Squamous Neck Cancer Metastatic squamous neck cancer.
Mouth Cancer Mouth cancer.
Nasal Cavity Cancer Nasal cavity cancer.
Nasopharyngeal Cancer Nasopharyngeal cancer.
Nasopharynx Cancer Nasopharynx cancer.
Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer The nonmelanoma skin cancer.
Oncologist (4) The oncologists.
Oncology (6) The oncology.
Oral Cancer The oral cancer.
Oral Cavity Cancer Oral cavity cancer.
Oropharyngeal Cancer Oropharyngeal cancer.
Osteosarcoma The osteosarcoma bone cancer.
Ovarian Cancer The female ovarian cancer.
Pain (119) It is a pain.
Pancreatic Cancer The pancreatic cancer.
Pap Smear The female pap smear diagnostic test for cervical cancer.
Paranasal Sinus Cancer Paranasal sinus cancer.
Parathyroid (5) Parathyroid.
Pelvis Cancer Pelvis cancer.
Penile Cancer The male penile cancer.
Persistent Cough He had a persistent cough.
Pharyngeal Cancer Pharyngeal cancer.
Prostate Cancer The male prostate cancer.
Radiation Therapy The radiation therapy.
Rectal Cancer The rectal cancer.
Renal Cancer Renal cancer.
Renal Cell Cancer Renal cell cancer.
Renal Cell Kidney Cancer Renal cell kidney cancer.
Rhabdomyosarcoma The rare rhabdomyosarcoma cancer.
Salivary Gland Cancer Salivary gland cancer.
Skin Cancer (5) The skin cancers.
Small Intestine Cancer Small intestine cancer.
Squamous Cell Cancer Squamous cell cancer.
Squamous Neck Cancer Squamous neck cancer.
Testicular Cancer The testicular cancer.
Throat Cancer The throat cancer.
Thyroid Cancer The thyroid cancer.
Tongue Cancer The tongue cancer.
Ultraviolet Radiation Exposure Excesive ultraviolet (UV) radiation exposure may cause skin cancer.
Ureter Cancer Ureter cancer.
Urethral Cancer Urethral cancer.
Urothelial Cancer The metastatic urothelial cancer.
Uterine Cancer The uterine cancer.
Vulvar Cancer Vulvar cancer.