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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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    Compared to women, more than twice as many men are infected with oral HPV. Prevalence of the cancer-causing virus increases with the number of sexual partners. Oral human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is more common among men than women, leading to an increased risk for men of head and neck cancers, a US study ...
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  • free cancer screening


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    http://www.bbc.co.uk Spider-Man designer Ishioka dies Oscar-winning costume designer Eiko Ishioka, whose designs were worn by Broadway actors and movie stars, dies of pancreatic cancer, aged 73. published date:Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:26:59 GMT
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  • Ex-IITian NRI’s $5 mn gift to cancer research project


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    Mumbai, Jan 27 (IANS) Living up to his promise made nearly four years ago, a US-based Indian and IT entrepreneur Friday came to his alma-mater Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) here to launch a research centre for biosciences and bio-engineering with the focus on cancer.An alumnus of the 1969 batch of IIT, Romesh ...
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  • Cancer Patients Treatment, Diagnosis Wait Time Reduced By Danish Health Care Fast Track Program


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  • Men At Greater Risk For Oral HPV Infection, HPV-Related Cancers


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    Oral HPV infection is more common among men than women, explaining why men are more prone than women to develop an HPV related head and neck cancer, according to a study presented at the Multidisciplinary Head and Neck Cancer Symposium, sponsored by AHNS, ASCO, ASTRO and SNM. Human papillomavirus, or HPV, has recently ...
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  • IMRT Improves Head And Neck Cancer Patients Long-Term Quality Of Life


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    Patients treated with IMRT for head and neck cancer report an increasingly better quality of life post-treatment when compared to patients receiving other forms of radiation therapy, according to a study presented at the Multidisciplinary Head and Neck Cancer Symposium, sponsored by AHNS, ASCO, ASTRO and SNM. ...
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  • Side Effect Severity Predicted In Head And Neck Cancer Patients By Thermal Imaging To Detect Oral Temperature Changes


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    Slight temperature increases of the oral mucus membranes early in a head and neck cancer patients chemotherapy and radiation therapy (chemoradiotherapy) treatment is a predictor of severe mucositis later in treatment, according to a study presented at the Multidisciplinary Head and Neck Cancer Symposium, sponsored by ...
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  • Long-Term Positive Results From Radiation Plus Chemotherapy For Head And Neck Cancer Patients


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    A select subgroup of advanced head and neck cancer patients treated with radiation therapy plus the chemotherapy drug cisplatin had more positive outcomes than patients treated with radiation therapy alone and continued to show positive results 10 years post-treatment, according to a study presented at the ...
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  • Erlotinib Dose-Adjusted For Smoking Status Effective As First Treatment For Head And Neck Cancer


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    Head and neck cancers respond well to the anti-cancer drug erlotinib when it is administered before surgery and a stronger dose is given to patients who smoke, according to a study presented at the Multidisciplinary Head and Neck Cancer Symposium, sponsored by AHNS, ASCO, ASTRO and SNM. Erlotinib is an oral ...
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  • Takeda’s Orteronel (TAK-700) Enters Phase III Clinical Trials For Prostate Cancer


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  • New gene test may help early lung cancer patients; Research


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  • Women can get free cancer exams


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    The Associated Press The Associated Press GREENWOOD, Miss. Needy women in three Mississippi counties are now eligible for free breast cancer ...
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  • OncoGenex Stays in Prostate Cancer Fray, After J&J, Medivation


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  • Kinds of Breast Cancer


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    Breast cancer begins in diverse areas of the breast. Breast cancer type is determined by exactly where it began it may be in the ducts, lobules or even the tissue in in between the two. Breast cancer types are also categorized on invasive and non invasive category. In invasive breast cancer, the cancer spreads outside ...
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