What is Cancer? Cancer is a collection of related diseases caused by abnormal cell growth in a patient’s body. It occurs when normal checks on cellular division cease to function, resulting in excessive growth of cells in a specific tissue the body cannot control on its own. Cancer is not...
We don’t know exactly why obesity—or even just carrying extra weight—seems to drive cancer rates, but one theory is that fat cells may release hormones that impact this abnormal cell growth. Poor eating habits and/or a lack of physical activity also fuels cancer risk....
A brain tumor is a clump of abnormal tissue that can be found anywhere in the brain. The brain and spinal cord form the central nervous system, which controls everything a person does on purpose (such as walking and talking), or automatically (such as breathing and digesting food). This ...
Abnormal B Cell Development in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: What the Genetics Tell Usdoi:10.1002/art.40396Sarah KarrarDeborah Cunninghame GrahamKarrar S, Cunninghame Graham DS (2017) Abnormal B-cell development in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: what the genetics tell us. Arthritis Rheumatol....
However, if you have several café-au-lait spots that are larger than the size of an American quarter, they might indicate neurofibromatosis -- a genetic disease that causes abnormal cell growth of nerve tissues -- and should be examined by a doctor. Sometimes, moles called nevi appear after...
What causes skin cancer? Skin cancer happens when cells in the skin become damaged, and then abnormal cells start growing too fast. The overgrowth of malignant (cancerous) cells build up to form spots or bumps called tumors on the epidermis (outer layer of skin). The epidermis is made up...
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Your immune system is crucial to your body as it can differentiate between healthy and damaged or abnormal cells. This is a continuous process and it will try to destroy any cells that might form harmful cancer cells. The process of checking cells is known as immunosurveillance....
Basal Cell Carcinoma begins in the Epidermis, which is the outermost layer of the skin. This slow-growing form of Skin Cancer implies abnormal and uncontrolled growth of lesions in the skin's Basal Cells. It mostly develops in areas exposed to the sun, such as the head and neck. It may...
Abnormal tumor microenvironment and immune escape in multiple myeloma (MM) are associated with regulatory T cells (Tregs), which play an important role in maintaining self-tolerance and regulating the overall immune response to infection or tumor cells.