cancer

Cancer refers to a class of diseases where abnormal cell growth occurs, often resulting in the growth of malignant tumors and cells that can attack and harm vital body systems. If left untreated, cancer may result in disability and death.

Cancer is a leading cause of death worldwide. People of all ages, races, and cultures can develop cancer, but risk increases with age. Common forms include cancers of the breast, lungs, colon, prostate, blood, lymphatic system, and skin. 

Cancer can develop from a single cell that has undergone a structural mutation that allows it to rapidly multiply and invade surrounding tissues and cells. Genetics, environmental factors, and age all play a role in the development of cancer cells. 

Early detection and effective treatment of cancer is increasing survival rates, as it breakthroughs in treatment methods, such as the use of chemotherapy and radiation. 

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• Notes Left Behind

  
  TakePart Social Action Network — Authority: 623
  This story brought tears to my eyes. At age five, Elena Desserich was diagnosed with pediatric brain cancer. As the tumor grew, Elena started to loose her voice leaving her to communicate with her parents and sister through notes. Although Elena died in 2007, she didn’t stop communicating with her family, her ...
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• Digital Tattletales and the Case of the Taken Tahini

  
  Dad-O-Matic — Authority: 509
  There is no doubt we live in a digital world. You wouldn’t be reading this blog if we didn’t. As a “Digital Dad” (hat tip to CC Chapman ) I have written here before about the impact of text messaging and mobile phones on family life, especially if you have older kids, as I do, who live their lives on ...
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• Back in the Saddle Again

  
  sporky.net — Authority: 113
  Just a note that I’m going back to the hospital. Tomorrow. Surgery on Tuesday. Hopefully by this time next week I’ll be pooping like nobody’s business. Wish me luck.
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• How To Get A Healthy Colon.

  
  General Health Blog — Authority: 128
  Colon cleansing involves the use of any or a combination of various alternative medical therapies to eliminate accumulated waste and toxins from the entire length of the colon. Although there are so many colon cleansing methods that you can pick from, all these products and processes promote colon health and prevent ...
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• Wherein I Am the Turnip

  
  Here In Franklin — Authority: 110
  I don’t know who first coined the expression “you can’t get blood out of a turnip,” but I suspect that that person had veins just like mine. Veins the size of the filament in a lightbulb. Veins the size of a single strand of hair. Veins that make a cat’s whisker look like thick and robust in comparison. ...
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• Selecting the Best Medicinal Mushroom Extract

  
  4arthritisinfo.co.uk — Authority: 124
  Medicinal mushrooms have been immensely popular in Asia for millennia. Today, Americans are waking up to these powerful nutraceuticals. In the wake of this new awareness follow issues of product quality claims made by competing brands.
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• Free Daily Horoscope Readings for October 9th 2009

  
  The Dragons Crystal Ball Free Daily Horoscope Readings — Authority: 130
  Aries The RamDaily Love Horoscope Reading: Summary zodiac charts for today have delivered the prediction of a horoscope match with Sagittarius The ArcherDaily Karma Reading: Fresh karma of the celestial hierarchy indicates a karmic sign of balance is showing throughPsychic Single Card Tarot Reading: The Tower - You ...
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• Aid to Stop Smoking

  
  3stepADS - Free Advertising Blog — Authority: 577
  We all know the effects that smoking can cause, these ranging anywhere from cancer to heart disease. So, why is it still so very hard to kick the habit even though we are all perfectly educated on what these murder sticks are doing to us?
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• Ganoderma Lucidum is used to cure many kinds of cancer, true or false?

  
  The Word Is Hope — Authority: 136
  Ganoderma lucidum is reishi mushroom from japan. This mushroom extract is used to cure cancer or kill the tumour cells. The price for 1 bottle is about 0. I am not sure if this medicine is effective or should I rather taking multi-vitamin instead?
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• Evidence Behind Targeted Therapies Called Inadequate

  
  http://www.gooznews.com/ — Authority: 533
  How solid is the evidence behind the new targeted therapies for fighting cancer? Not very, according to a new technology assessment from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. read more
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• Knowledge Of Alternative Skin Cancer Treatment

  
  Fine Tuning Health — Authority: 444
  So of course there are the typical skin cancer treatment options, such as prescription medication and surgery, but then there are those people who are not interested in following the same road and who are instead planning to stray the path and opt for an alternative skin cancer treatment. Well you should know that ...
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• Financially Metastatic, Philosophically Ignorant.

  
  Some of Patrice Ayme's Thoughts — Authority: 118
    WHEN PIRATES ARE IN POWER, DOWN IS UP, AND ANYTHING GOES. Something we have hammered for years. Paul Krugman points out that: "…Advanced economies actually grew faster in the era before modern finance took hold. There have been assertions that it was all about rebuilding from the war, or that the picture ...
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• Scientists visualize how bacteria talk to one another

  
  Science Blog - Science news straight from the source — Authority: 612
  Using imaging mass spectrometry, researchers at the University of California, San Diego have developed tools that will enable scientists to visualize how different cell populations of cells communi
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• Dr. Lung Love - Waitin’ Room Service

  
  Peoples-Blog: Mesothelioma & Asbestos Cancer — Authority: 142
  November is Lung Cancer Awareness month, and a hip-hop MD has parodied Pitbull’s Hotel Room Service to help spread the cause. Hey DJ! I want everybody to stop what theyre doing. Now if you know that lung cancer is the number one cancer killer of women, And youre gonna take yo momma, grandmomma to Dr. [...]
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• BPA’s Invade Your Food

  
  Fit Tip Daily — Authority: 123
         We all thought the problem with BPA’s had been solved when they were discovered in plastics.  Everyone ruched out and switched up their old water bottles to new “BPA Free” bottles.  Now there is a new scare and this one may be worse then the last!     It seems that the FDA has been testing ...
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• BUTT MUSCLES & HEAVY BREATHING

  
  Exercise Info — Authority: 161
  BUTT MUSCLES & HEAVY BREATHING http://TheBestWayToExercise.com Bigger muscles stimulate breathing. Although the body requires oxygen for metabolism, low oxygen levels do not stimulate breathing. Rather, breathing is stimulated by higher carbon dioxide levels. Much of the lactic acid formed as a result of ...
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• The Cure to Osteoporosis & Osteopenia?

  
  Exercise Info — Authority: 161
  The Cure to Osteoporosis & Osteopenia? CLICK THE LINK BELOW FOR THE #1 FREE SECRET: http://TheBestWayToExercise-OnlinePersonalTraining.com/Osteoporosis There is a smart and simple solution to increased bone density and strength. Is this the cure to osteoporosis and osteopenia? Doug Jones explains the secret in ...
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• indoor tanning can cause skin cancer, premature aging or both

  
  Medical, Drugs, Pharmaceuticals And Diseases Information — Authority: 120
  http://www.rudramani.com Survey says many salons don’t disclose increased cancer , premature aging risks (News) Dermatology Times ; Jesitus, John; denied that indoor tanning can cause skin cancer , premature aging or both And more than 30 percent said minors could tan without parental consent for all ...
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• Down and Dirty Without the Sugar Coating, “Stand By Her,” A Powerful Book For the Men of the Women Who Have Breast Cancer

  
  Hybrid Mom Insider — Authority: 127
  Claudine Wolk October was breast cancer month and I know that I’m late, but I had to tell you about a new book by John Anderson called “Stand By Her.” Here’s a guy who’s had almost every woman in his life in a breast cancer fight. He decided to do something amazing with that experience, tell the men of the ...
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• ProtoxPresents Data, Awaits Key Results for PRX302

  
  OneMedPlace — Authority: 122
  By Mike Havrx ProActive Newsroom Protox Therapeutics (TSX: PRX.TO) (OTC: PTXRF.PK) applies genetic engineering techniques to create innovative, targeted protein-based therapeutics which are focused on prostate conditions and cancer. The Company’s clinical-stage pipeline is based on the PORxin and INxin ...
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