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Cancer cells lose the controls (tumor suppressor genes) that tell them when to stop growing. A mutation in a tumor suppressor gene allows cancer cells to ...
Cancer treatments, including surgery, radiation, chemotherapy, targeted therapy and immunotherapy, are often combined to cure or control various cancers.
Pancreatic cancer — Overview covers symptoms, risk factors, prevention, diagnosis, surgery, chemotherapy and other treatment for cancer of the pancreas.
The cause of most bone cancers isn't known. Bone cancer starts when cells in or near a bone develop changes in their DNA. A cell's DNA holds the instructions ...
Learn about this common cancer, including information on prevention, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment.
Kidney cancer is a growth of cells that starts in the kidneys. The kidneys are two bean-shaped organs, each about the size of a fist.
In time, cancer cells can break away and spread to other parts of the body. When cancer spreads, it's called metastatic cancer. Smoking causes most lung cancers ...
With this in mind, talk with your doctor about what types of cancer screening may be appropriate for you. For a few cancers, studies show that screening tests ...
Prostate cancer is one of the most common types of cancer. Many prostate cancers grow slowly and are confined to the prostate gland, where they may not cause ...
Differentiated thyroid cancers cells appear similar to healthy cells when viewed under a microscope. Papillary thyroid cancer. This is the most common type of ...
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