Gestational trophoblastic tumors develop in a woman's uterus, but these tumors aren't considered uterine cancer. These tumors develop only in women of childbearing age, because the genesis of the tumor comes from the earliest union of a sperm and...
The National Cancer Institute states that cancer occurs in one to two out of every 10,000 children in the United States each year. While cancer is the leading disease cause of death in children under the age of 15, the NCI points out that cancer...
Cancer cells circulating in the blood are usually tumors of the blood cells themselves, known as leukemias. The World Health Organization recognizes more than 32 unique leukemias arising in children and adults. Acute leukemias usually have a more...
The Ewing family of tumors is an umbrella term for a group of cancers that differ in many ways but have one feature in common: they all originate from the same type of stem cell. A stem cell is an immature cell from which other kinds of cells can...
Cancer is the uncontrolled growth of cells in the body that occurs when cells divide very fast but do not die as quickly. Cancer can affect any part of the body. Exposure to toxic chemicals, radiation, obesity, family history and alcohol-use may...
Bowel cancer is known as colorectal cancer, Dr. Jonathan Rhodes, a gastroenterologist in Great Britain, writes on the website Net Doctor. It begins with cells that line the bowel, and in most cases a majority of colon cancers take place in the...
Abnormal tonsils may be caused by an infection or cancer. Tonsillitis involves bacterial or viral infection of the tonsils. Tonsil cancer includes squamous cell carcinoma or lymphoma. Treatment for abnormal tonsils varies, depending on the cause.
Rhabdomyoscarcoma is a type of soft tissue cancer found mostly in muscles connected to bone. Tumor locations are normally found in the head and neck, bladder or abdomen. Malignant tumors of this type are fast-growing. Rhabdomyosarcoma accounts...
Sézary Syndrome is a rare variation of Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma, which is cancer of the white blood cells. Sézary Syndrome can develop from CTCL, or cutaneous t-cell lymphoma. CTCL is generally limited to the skin and is slow growing. In...
Testicular cancer is a rare but potentially serious problem that may develop in one or both of a man's testicles. Fortunately, testicular cancer is highly treatable and curable. According to the American Cancer Society, about 90 percent of...
Patients undergoing treatment for cancer have numerous concerns, ranging from choosing a health care provider to covering the costs of treatment to accepting the uncertainty of their own prognosis. While undergoing chemotherapy or radiation...
Stage four breast cancer is diagnosed when distant metastasis is found, normally in the bone, brain, liver or lungs. One to 2 percent of women are diagnosed at this stage, although a study at the University of North Carolina reported in the...
Colon cancer or colorectal cancer is a serious disease that can bring about a wealth of health concerns. Colon cancer, like other cancers, is diagnosed in stages. Generally, these stages range 1 through 4, with 4 being the most severe or widely...
The ovaries contain several cell types supporting the eggs. One of these cell types is the granulosa cell, which helps to produce estrogen, other steroids and growth factors for the eggs. Overgrowth of granulosa cells is a granulosa cell tumor....
Stanford University School of Medicine defines leukemia as a "cancer of the blood cells--usually the white blood cells." It strikes adults and children of both sexes. Thanks to the development of treatment protocols such as bone marrow...
Lung cancer is not only the most common cause of cancer death, but also one of the most preventable, according to the Merck Manual, with 85 percent of lung cancers occurring in smokers or ex-smokers. Lung cancer accounts for around 30 percent of...
Chemotherapy is a common and effective treatment for many types of cancers. Chemotherapy drugs kill cancer cells, but can also damage rapidly dividing healthy cells of the mouth, skin, intestines, liver and other organs. While chemotherapy has...
Asbestos is a needle-like mineral which was used widely in construction and many industries for its heat-insulating properties until the 1970s. Since then, its use has largely declined because it is easily aerosolized and inhaled, and has been...
The glioblastoma multiforme is the most common type of glioma tumor of the brain. The presentation for a glioblastoma is typically the same as other brain tumors. Glioblastomas have a poor prognosis and do not typically respond well to current...
