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Cancer cells lose the controls (tumor suppressor genes) that tell them when to stop growing. A mutation in a tumor suppressor gene allows cancer cells to ...
Cancer treatments, including surgery, radiation, chemotherapy, targeted therapy and immunotherapy, are often combined to cure or control various cancers.
Learn about this common cancer, including information on prevention, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment.
With this in mind, talk with your doctor about what types of cancer screening may be appropriate for you. For a few cancers, studies show that screening tests ...
Prostate cancer is one of the most common types of cancer. Many prostate cancers grow slowly and are confined to the prostate gland, where they may not cause ...
When present, symptoms may include: Abdominal pain that radiates to the back. A loss of appetite or unintentional weight loss. Jaundice, which is the yellowing ...
In time, cancer cells can break away and spread to other parts of the body. When cancer spreads, it's called metastatic cancer. Smoking causes most lung cancers ...
Bone cancer most commonly affects the long bones in the arms and legs. Some types happen mostly in children, while others affect mostly adults.
Kidney cancer is a growth of cells that starts in the kidneys. The kidneys are two bean-shaped organs, each about the size of a fist.
The squamous cells line the outer part of the cervix. Most cervical cancers are squamous cell carcinomas. Adenocarcinoma. This type of cervical cancer begins in ...
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