| According to the 2007 report of the World | | | | Melanocytes are the cells in which melanin |
| Health Organization, the next thirty years | | | | pigment is formed. Melanoma is a type of skin |
| will witness a significant global rise, in | | | | cancer that begins in these cells. |
| the number of deaths due to non-communicable | | | | |
| diseases, especially cancer. This prediction | | | | NHL (Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma) is yet another |
| is mainly due to the ageing of the population | | | | common form of cancer. This refers to a the |
| of the world. | | | | growth of a large group of cancers that |
| | | | affect the immunity system. The symptoms of |
| However, even without that bit of news, we | | | | non-Hodgkin's lymphoma are those of fever and |
| are aware of cancer being a major killer. But | | | | weight loss, a sure sign that the immunity |
| we do know that a cancer, when detected in | | | | system has been affected. This is a cancer |
| its earliest stages, is generally curable. | | | | that can affect any age group, and its |
| Hence, it is advisable to make sure that we | | | | treatment is completely dependent on the |
| are privy to various kinds of cancer | | | | stage of detection of the cancer. |
| information. | | | | |
| | | | Of course, these are only a few of the many |
| To begin with, it helps if you know about the | | | | kinds of cancers that afflict people all over |
| different common types of cancer. Among the | | | | the world. There are cancers that can be |
| most common are bladder cancer, breast | | | | easily treated, and those that cannot. On the |
| cancer, colon cancer, skin cancer, and | | | | Internet, there are various sites that are |
| prostate cancer. | | | | devoted to providing cancer information. So |
| | | | you have the official sites, websites created |
| Leukemia is another common type, where the | | | | by cancer specialists, and sites created and |
| cancer forms in the tissues where blood is | | | | maintained by people who have either battled |
| formed, such as in the bone marrow. This then | | | | cancer or know people who have. |
| leads to the production of a large number of | | | | |
| blood cells, and these large numbers of blood | | | | So, at least if you are looking for basic |
| cells then enter the blood stream. | | | | information, there are a large number of |
| | | | authoritative websites that provide cancer |
| If you have a suspicious looking mole, you | | | | information. Prepare yourself with all the |
| really should have it checked, as you do not | | | | cancer information that you can, so that you |
| want to risk it's being cancerous. It may be | | | | will be better placed to deal with the |
| nothing, but you really should not sit on it | | | | countless problems that a cancer brings in |
| worrying that it might be melanoma. The word | | | | its wake. |
| "melanoma" comes from "melanocytes". | | | | |