| Cancer word is taken from Latin word "carb", which | | | | leukemia. |
| means malignancy. Cancer disease can be defined as | | | | Depending upon the abnormal cells the most common |
| "an abnormal growth of cells which tend to proliferate | | | | symptoms of leukemia are fevers, weakness, |
| in an uncontrolled way and, in some cases, to | | | | blooding gums, frequent infections, weight loss, and |
| metastasize." Cancer is also known as malignancy, a | | | | etc. There are two types of treatment of leukemia - |
| malignant tumor, and neoplasm. There are more than | | | | induction therapy, and continuation therapy. In |
| hundred diseases; each types of cancer have its | | | | induction therapy, the main treatment is to reduce |
| different name, cause and treatment options. | | | | the number of leukemia cells and the main process is |
| Cancer is a disease of the cells, which make up all the | | | | to induce a remission. Remission is a period of time |
| organs and tissues of the body. These cells normally | | | | when the cancer is responding to treatment or is |
| repair and reproduce themselves in an orderly way. If | | | | under control. Continuation therapy occurs after a |
| for some reason this process gets out of control, a | | | | patient goes through remission process. The main |
| growth or tumor will form. | | | | purpose of this phase is to kill any left-out cancer |
| Some common types of cancer are given below: | | | | cells. |
| Bladder Cancer: Bladder Cancer is a disease in which | | | | Colon Cancer: Colon cancer, also known, as colorectal |
| abnormal cells malignant growth in the urinary bladder. | | | | cancer or bowel cancer is a disease in which abnormal |
| Bladder, a part of urinary system is hallow, muscular | | | | cells malignant growth in the colon or rectum and |
| or balloon-shaped organ located in the pelvic that | | | | appendix. It begins in the digestive system, called as |
| normally holds urine until it is released. The most | | | | gastrointestinal system. It is the third most common |
| common symptoms of bladder cancer is blood in the | | | | form of cancer. The most common symptoms of |
| urine or pain during urination. Smoking is the single risk | | | | colon cancer is diarrhea, blood in the stool, weight |
| factor that causes bladder cancer. | | | | loss, abdominal pain and tenderness etc. The available |
| Breast Cancer:Breast cancer is the most common | | | | treatment options for treat colon cancer are surgery, |
| type of cancer found in women and the second | | | | chemotherapy, and radiation therapy. |
| leading cause of cancer death. The most common | | | | Other common types of cancer are kidney cancer, |
| sign of breast cancer is a lump or thickening in the | | | | throat cancer, thyroid cancer, vaginal cancer, |
| breast. A lump is an armpit that does not go away | | | | melanoma, skin cancer, oral cancer, anal cancer, brain |
| and hence may be a sign of cancer. Other possible | | | | cancer, penile cancer etc. |
| symptoms are breast discharge, nipple inversion, or | | | | Cancer Treatment Options: There are different |
| changes in the skin overlying the breast. The | | | | treatment options used to treat each type cancer |
| treatment options, used for treating breast cancer | | | | but most popular used for cancer treatment are- |
| are surgery, radiotherapy, hormone therapy, and | | | | surgery, radiation therapy, chemotherapy, biologic |
| chemotherapy. | | | | therapy, gene therapy, hormone therapy and etc. |
| Lung Cancer: Lung Cancer is the malignant | | | | Radiation Therapy: Radiation therapy is a special type |
| transformation and growth of lung issue. The lungs, | | | | of therapy, which use radiation to destroy fast |
| part of the respiratory system, are a pair of | | | | growing cancer cells. There are two main types of |
| sponge-like, cone-shaped organs in the human body. | | | | radiation therapy- external radiation therapy, and |
| There are two types of lung cancer- primary lung | | | | internal radiation therapy. External radiation therapy is |
| cancer and mesothelioma. Each type of lung cancer | | | | also known as x-ray therapy, cobalt therapy and |
| has different causes of occur and treated differently. | | | | proton therapy. In this therapy a beam of radiation is |
| Cigarette smoking is the main cause of occur lung | | | | directed from outside the body. Internal radiation |
| cancer. Common treatment options, used for treat | | | | therapy is also known as brachy therapy or implant |
| lung cancer are surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation | | | | therapy, where a source of radioactivity is surgically |
| therapy. | | | | placed inside the body near the tumor. |
| Leukemia: Leukemia is a cancer of blood-forming | | | | Chemotherapy: This treatment is used to describe |
| tissue such as bone marrow. These deranged, | | | | medications for kills the cancer cells. This treatment is |
| immature cells build up in the blood and within organs | | | | given to those with advanced cancers that have |
| of the body. They are not able to carry out the | | | | spread others parts of body, possibly outside colon. |
| normal functions of blood cells. The major forms of | | | | Surgery - Surgery is an operation that involves |
| leukemia are divided into four categories- acute | | | | removal of cancerous part of the colon. It acts as a |
| myelogenous leukemia, acute lymphocytic leukemia, | | | | primary treatment for cancer. |
| chronic myelogenous leukemia, chronic lymphocytic | | | | |