Thursday, March 3, 2016

Cancer: What is cancer.

What is cancer?


Cancer is a group of diseases involving abnormal cell growth with potential to invade or spread to other parts of the body. Cancer can start any place in the human body. Cancer is not just one disease, there are many type of Cancers. It can start in the lungs, breast, the colon, or even in the blood. Not all tumors are cancers. There are over 100+ different cancers can affect human body.

Causes of cancer


Using tobacco products, Obesity, Poor Diet, Consumption of alcohol, Infections, Ionizing Radiation, and environmental pollutants are main causes for cancer. Approximately 5% to 10% of cancers happening with genetic reasons, and 22% with using tobacco products, another 10% is due to obesity. In developing world nearly 20% of cancers are due to infections such as Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, and Human Papillomavirus (HPV).

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