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Brain Cancer
Cancer can occur anywhere in the brain or spinal cord. Cancer cells are abnormal cells that divide too often and without any order.
Workers in oil refining, rubber manufacturing, and drug manufacturing industries have higher rates of certain types of brain tumors.
Symptoms of Brain tumors is symptoms of primary brain tumors and metastatic depend mainly on location in the brain and tumor size. Read the rest of this entry »
An Anatomy Lesson
Lips, teeth, gums, buccal mucosa (inner lining of the lips and cheeks), the floor of the 
mouth, palate, and also the small area behind the wisdom teeth. All these areas are those that make up the oral cavity, next to the pharynx (posterior third of the tongue and throat, and tonsils) are the regions that are affected by malignant cells. Moreover, between the throat and stomach, the tube through which pass, among other substances, drink and food, is the esophagus. It is located just immediately behind the trachea and an adult has a length of around 25 centimeters. Read the rest of this entry »
What Are The Gynecological Tumors?
The ovaries are two and are i
n the pelvis, one on each side of the uterus. They have the shape and size of an almond, and both produce eggs and female hormones (estrogen and progesterone) that are responsible for shaping and feminine traits to the body and regulate menstruation and pregnancy among other things. Ovarian cancer accounts for 4% of tumors that affect women. Read the rest of this entry »
Lung Cancer
Cells are the smallest living units of the human body. One function is to reproduce and die when no longer useful. This process is very neat, in time and space, so there is always that allows the appropriate number of cells for each stage of life.
When this multiplication of cells occurs in an uncontrolled manner, forming lumps. These masses are called tumors.
There may be benign and malignant tumors. Benign tumors are those that do not spread to other areas and do not compromise a person’s life. Read the rest of this entry »
Stomach Cancer
The stomach is a hollow organ shaped like the letter ‘J’ or bagpipe which is situated on the highest part of the abdomen and is part of the digestive system. Get the food w
e eat by mouth through the esophagus.
When it enters the food inside your stomach muscles start to contract rhythmically and are gradually kneading and mixing food to get a smooth paste. This movement is added to the action of the ‘juices’ are substances which are produced by special cells that line the interior of the stomach. Read the rest of this entry »
Bladder Cancer
Bladder cancer occurs when malignant cells develop in the lining of this organ.
The urine passes from the kidneys to t
he bladder through the ureters with a tube.
The bladder is a muscular ring structure is opened to make way for the urine. Adapts its size as it increases the volume of urine and once full, sends nerve signals to the brain that transmits the need to urinate.
Bladder cancer is more common in men than in women, as three more times. Reflecting its close relationship with smoking. Read the rest of this entry »
Ovarian Cancer
Women have two ovaries that are in the pelvis and that communicate with the rest of the female reproductive tubes. Its main function is to reproduce and, subject thereto, the production of female hormones. The ovaries have a coating formed by epithelial cells. Malignant transformation of these cells appear the vast majority of ovaria
n cancers.
It develops mainly in women between 50 and 70 years, globally, about 1 in every 7 women develop the disease. It is the third most common cancer of female reproductive system, but instead more women die of ovarian cancer than any other affecting the reproductive system. Read the rest of this entry »
Uterus Cancer
The traditional treatment modalities include surgery, radiation and chemotherapy. Currently studying the usefulness of immunotherapy and biological response modulation.
Risk factor of Uterus Cancer
* Sex at an early age.
* Sex with different individuals.
* Having endured venereal diseases, herpes, etc. ..
* Have submitted altered cytology. Read the rest of this entry »
Pancreatic Cancer
Th
e pancreas plays an important role in the digestive process, producing essential enzymes in the digestion of food. The other function of the pancreas, which can be described as “control of fuel,” is to produce insulin, which affects people with diabetes. Over 95% of the cells of the pancreas are exocrine glands, responsible for producing pancreatic juice that contains enzymes that break down fats and proteins in food so that nutrients can be absorbed by the small intestine and used by the body to repair tissue or to promote growth. Read the rest of this entry »
Non-Hodgkin lymphomas (NHL)
Non-Hodgkin lymphomas (NHL) are a group of syndromes of the lymphatic system. You can say that is a cancer that occurs in this system.
It is the fifth mos
t common cancer type. In the United States last year, some 55,000 cases were diagnosed and 26,000 deaths occurred.
The lymphatic system is a system consisting of vessels and to carry lymph nodes.
Lymph is a colorless fluid containing white blood cells.
The three main types of white blood cells are monocytes, granulocytes and lymphocytes. Read the rest of this entry »