The most serious and dangerous cancers are metastatic cancers. Metastasismeans that the cancer has spread from the place where it started into other tissues distant from the original tumor site. The most common place for breast cancer to metastasizeis into the lymph nodesunder the arm or above t...
cell division, and cell repair. Certain cancer cells have excess copies of this gene, which not only makes the cancer grow aggressively but it also has a tendency to recur. This type of breast cancer is known asHER 2-positive breast cancer. ...
including esophageal ulcers, which are open sores on the lining of your esophagus. These are not cancer. They are often caused by gastroesophageal reflux disease. Treatments include medicines to reduce stomach acid. You might need antibiotics as well. ...
A total of 103 Greek breast survivors, who had undergone a mastectomy more than 3 years ago and were free of any metastasis or relapse, participated in the study. The comparison group consisted of 100 women matched for age, education and marital status. Survivors scored significantly higher ...
Most types of cancer form atumor, a lump or mass of cancerous cells. Cells from a tumor may break away and travel to other parts of the body, where they can settle and multiply. This spreading process is calledmetastasis.New cancers that have broken off and spread from the original tumor...
Bone canceris when unusual cells grow out of control in yourbone. It destroys normal bone tissue. It may start in your bone or spread there from other parts of your body (called metastasis). Bone cancer is rare. Most bone tumors are benign, which means they aren’tcancerand don’t spre...
Facts on Cancer What is Cancer Disease? Cancer disease is the general collection of diseases that are caused by abnormal, uncontrolled growth, metastasis, or an invasion in a group of cells. Most Common Type of Cancer The most common cancer diseases in men and women are reported by the Natio...
joints and vessels. If a cancer metastasises, then symptoms may appear in different parts of the body. For example, in certain parts of the brain, even the smallest tumour may produce symptoms. In contrast, pancreatic cancers may not cause symptoms until the disease is advanced. In some canc...
Soreness or changes in breast tissue Early signs ofpubertyin a younger boy Swelling in one or both legs Blood clotsthat may travel to yourlungsand cause shortness of breath Testicular cancer that has spread may cause: Belly pain Lower back pain ...
Eligible patients at 3 months post surgery were 18–70 years old resident Danish women with histologically confirmed breast cancer T1-3, N0-3, and M0 according to the tumour–node–metastasis staging system (Singletary et al, 2002), and no history of other cancers, except non-melanoma skin ...