Vulvar Cancer Overview

VULVAR CANCER

Vulvar cancer is a cancer that develops in the outer surface of the female genitalia. The vulva is the area of ​​skin that surrounds the urethra and vagina, including the clitoris and labia.

Forms of the vulva vulvar cancer usually solid or wound, which causes itching and pain. Although it can occur at any age, vulvar cancer is the most common diagnosis in older women.

Vulvar cancer usually involves surgery to remove the tumor and a margin of healthy tissue. Sometimes surgery for cancer of the vulva requires the removal of the entire vulva. Previously diagnosed with vulvar cancer is less likely to need treatment for extensive surgery.

Vaginal Cancer Overview

Vaginal cancer is a disease in which malignant (cancer) in the vagina.

The vagina is the tube that leads from the cervix (opening to the uterus) outside the body. At birth, the baby leaves the body through the vagina (also called the birth canal).

Vaginal cancer is not common. If found early, can often be improved. There are two main types of vaginal cancer:

Squamous cell carcinoma: Cancer that forms in squamous cells, the thin, flat cells lining the vagina. Carcinoma squamous cell vaginal cancer spreads slowly and usually stays near the vagina, but can spread to the lungs and liver. This is the most common type of vaginal cancer. It is found most often in women 60 years or more.

Adenocarcinoma: Cancer that begins glandular (secretory) cells. Glandular cells in the lining of the vagina and to deliver fluids such as mucus. Adenocarcinoma is more likely that squamous cell cancer to spread to the lungs and lymph nodes. It is found more often in women aged 30 or younger.

Gynecologic Cancer Overview

Gynecological cancer is a group of cancers that affect tissues and organs of the female reproductive system. Each type of cancer is named after the organ, it is derived. Types of vaginal cancer include:

cervical cancer

ovarian cancer

uterine cancer

vaginal cancer

vulvar cancer

Testicular Cancer Overview

TESTICULAR CANCER

The uncontrolled growth of cells in the testes leads to testicular cancer.

Testis is the male sexual organ of the male genitalia. This usually produces testosterone.

This type is considered one of the most common cancers in young men.

Testicular cancer is a disease that occurs when abnormal cells in the testes (testicles) begin to grow uncontrollably.

Testicular cancer is very large opportunity to improve the condition, if detected early. This is not the case in all cases. Many cases are not detected until they cause is much denial and stigma that stops men of stone to tell its early stages.

Thyroid Cancer Overview

THYROID CANCER

Thyroid cancers occur in cells of the thyroid - a butterfly-shaped gland at the base of your neck, just below the Adam's apple. Your thyroid gland produces hormones that regulate heart rate, blood pressure, body temperature and weight.

Although thyroid cancer is rare in the United States, rates appear to be increasing. Doctors think it's because the new technology is allowing them to detect small thyroid cancer have not been found in the past.

In most cases, thyroid cancer can be improved by the treatment.

Pancreatic Cancer Overview

Pancreatic Cancer

The abnormal growth of cells forming a malignant tumor of the pancreas leading to pancreatic cancer or pancreatic cancer. This cancer is also referred to as pancreatic cancer. This disease has no symptoms early signs or symptoms are shown in the last phase is very similar to jaundice.

This problem occurs because the tumor prevents the bile duct, and then go into the bile duct, the bile pigment called bilirubin in the urine can be accumulated.

Ovarian Cancer Overview

OVARIAN CANCER

Ovarian cancer is a type of cancer that begins in the ovaries. Women have two ovaries, one on each side of the uterus. Ovaries - each about the size of an almond - produce eggs (ova) and hormones estrogen, progesterone and testosterone.

Ovarian cancer is often not detected until it has spread to the pelvis and abdomen. In this type of ovarian cancer in advanced stage is difficult to treat and is often fatal.

Prostate Cancer Overview

PROSTATE CANCER

Prostate cancer is a malignant (cancerous) tumor (growth), which consists of cells of the prostate gland. Typically, the cancer usually grows slowly and remains only a gland for many years. During this time, the tumor produces little or no symptoms or outward signs (abnormalities on physical examination). However, not all prostate cancers do not behave the same way. Some of the aggressive types of prostate cancer grow and spread more quickly than others and may result in significantly shorter life expectancy for men is affected by them. Extent of aggressiveness of prostate cancer Gleason score (discussed in detail later in this article), which is calculated pathologist trained to observe the biopsy samples under a microscope.

As the cancer advances, however, it can spread from the prostate into surrounding tissues (local spread). In addition, cancer can also metastasize (spread further) through other parts of the body such as bones, lungs and liver. The signs and symptoms, and are more often associated with advanced prostate cancer.

Endometrial Cancer Overview

ENDOMETRIAL CANCER

Endometrial cancer is a type of cancer that begins in the womb. The uterus is the hollow, pear-shaped pelvic organ in women where fetal development occurs.

Endometrial cancer begins in the layer of cells that form the lining (endometrium) in the uterus. Endometrial cancer is called endometrial cancer. Other types of cancer can form in the uterus, but they are much less common than endometrial cancer.

Endometrial cancer is often detected at an early stage, because it often produces abnormal vaginal bleeding, which allows women to see their doctors. If endometrial cancer is detected at an early stage, surgically removing the uterus often eliminates all cancers.

Esophageal Cancer Overview

ESOPHAGEAL CANCER

Esophageal cancer is cancer that occurs in the esophagus - a long hollow tube that goes from the throat to the stomach. The esophagus carries food that you swallow your stomach to be digested.

Esophageal cancer usually begins in cells that line into the esophagus. Esophageal cancer can occur anywhere in the esophagus, but people in the United States, occurs most often at the base of the esophagus. More men than women fall ill with esophageal cancer.

Esophageal cancer is uncommon in the United States. In other parts of the world such as Asia and parts of Africa, cancer of the esophagus is much more common.

Colon Cancer Overview

COLON CANCER

The human colon is a muscular, tube-shaped organ measuring about 4 feet long. It extends from the end of your small intestine to the anus, by turning the abdomen (belly). The colon has three main functions.

To digest and absorb nutrients from food

Focus on the stools by absorbing fluid (and electrolytes) from

To store and control evacuation of feces

The right side of the colon plays an important role in absorbing water and electrolytes, while the left side is responsible for the storage and disposal of feces.

Cancer is the transformation of normal cells. The transformed cells grow and multiply abnormally.

Without treatment, these cancers grow and spread through the wall of the colon to the lymph nodes and organs. Finally, spread to distant organs such as liver, lungs, brain and bones.

Cancer is dangerous because they grow unhindered. They overwhelm healthy cells, tissues and organs by taking the oxygen, nutrients and space.

Most colon cancers are adenocarcinomas-tumors that develop in the glands lining the inner wall of the colon.

These tumors are sometimes called colorectal cancer, reflecting the fact that the rectum, the terminal portion of the colon, may also be affected.

Uterine Cancer Overview

UTERINE CANCER

Uterine cancer or endometrial cancer is the most common cancer gynecologic cancer means that the result of female reproductive system.

It develops in the body uterus is a hollow organ located in the lower abdomen known as a uterus where embryonic development occurs.

The uterus is surrounded by two layers, the outer is the endometrium and inner myometium. The uterine cancer or endometrial cancer usually begins in the endometrium. This cancer usually occurs after the age of childbearing age between 60 and 70.

The uterine cancer or endometrial cancer is one of the most common cancers in American women. After the second most common sin of women breast cancer, lung and colon cancer, cancer of the uterus or endometrial cancer is the fourth most common form of cancer affecting women. According to statistics, it is estimated that about 40,000 American women each year are diagnosed with this cancer.

Fortunately, cancer of the cervix or endometrial cancer has a high chance of early detection, because it frequently produces vaginal bleeding between periods or after menopause. Thus, the chances of recovery or prognosis is very good.

Throat Cancer Overview

THROAT CANCER

The neck cancer or laryngeal cancer is the growth of malignant cells in any region of the neck.

Throat cancer or cancer of the larynx is a specific type of cancer that affects the vocal cords, larynx (voice box) or other areas of the throat.

Therefore neck cancer is also called laryngeal cancer, cancer of the vocal cords or cancer of the glottis depends on its origin.

Tongue Cancer Overview

TONGUE CANCER

The tongue consists of two parts mainly oral and in the database. Tongue cancer can affect any part of.

Tongue cancer is a malignant tumor, which first appears as a small lump, a firm white patch, or a wound, which is like ulcers on the tongue.

As the tongue of the cancer progresses, it will spread to other parts of the mouth on the floor of the mouth, jaws, gums, or if any treatment.

The tumor must be a life-threatening for the spread of metastases to lymph nodes in the neck and then the rest of the body.

There are two parts of the tongue, oral tounge and the base of the tongue. Cancers that develop in this part of the tongue come under a group of cancers called mouth cancer (or Oral cancer).

Stomach Cancer Overview

STOMACH CANCER

The growth of malignant cells in the lining and the wall of the stomach results in gastric cancer and gastric cancer.

Most cancers of the stomach or stomach cancer begins in the glandular tissue that lines the stomach.

These abnormal cells grow and divide rapidly accumulate a moment to form a tumor.

As time goes on stomach cancer or gastric cancer, if left untreated spreads and grows in the deeper layers. The tumor can spread along the wall of the stomach or may develop directly through the wall and remove the cells in the bloodstream or lymphatic system.

Cancers of the stomach or gastric cancer

Stomach cancer or gastric cancer is generally classified into three types, depending on the tissue where they originate. Adenocarcinomas, the most common type, which begins in the lining of the glandular stomach.

Another type of lymphoma, in which the lymphatic system, and the third type is sarcomas involving the connective tissue such as muscle, fat, or blood vessels.

Liver Cancer Overview

LIVER CANCER

Liver cancer is a type of cancer in which malignant cells are found in the liver, the second largest organ in our body. The liver weighs about 2.6 pounds and is in the right upper abdomen. The liver has many tasks, such as detoxifying substances, bile secretion in the metabolism of carbohydrates, fats and proteins.

Like other organs in our body, the liver is susceptible to diseases including cancer. There are several types of cancer that can develop in the liver in adults, including:

hepatocellular carcinoma, also known as hepatocellular carcinoma (liver cancer the most common)

cholangiocarcinomas

Liver cancer can be classified as primary or secondary activities. Primary liver cancer is cancer that originates in the liver. Secondary liver cancer is cancer that has spread to the liver from some other part of the body.

Children can develop a rare type of liver cancer called "hepatoblastoma." Since HB is very rare and is a childhood cancer.

Bone Cance Overview

 

 

 

 

 

 

BONE CANCER

The malignant tumor of bone is described as bone cancer.

Cancer that begins in the bone is known as primary bone cancer. This cancer is very rare.

The most common primary bone cancer are osteosarcoma, which occurs mainly in bone growth called Ewing's sarcoma.

This occurs primarily in immature tissue in bone marrow (bone marrow) and chondrosarcoma is the second type, which occurs in cartilage. The first type is more common in children.

More often, cancer cells spread to bone metastases in other parts of the body such as breast, lung and prostate. Bone tumors in most tumors are classified as primary and secondary tumors.

Primary tumors

This type of tumor is called primary bone tumors are very rare almost less than 1% of all malignant tumors that arise and also studies showing that they are more common among young men. The four most common types of primary bone tumors are:

Multiple myeloma

Osteoclastoma

Fibrosarcoma

Osteosarcoma

Chondrosarcoma

Ewing's sarcoma

Secondary disease, or metastatic

Secondary or metastatic tumors can be further divided into:

The most common tumors, which account for bone metastases, breast cancer, lung cancer and prostate cancer. Tumors can be either due to the continued spread of the tumor and adjacent soft tissue is also able to represent the malignant transformation of preexisting benign lesions. Secondary tumors or metastases most frequently involve the axial skeleton than the appendicular skeleton.

Secondary Bone Cancer

As mentioned above, the secondary bone cancer is cancer that has spread, or metastasis of a primary cancer in another part of the bones of the body. This type is more common than primary bone cancer, which is a cancer that originates from the same bones.

The most common primary cancers that metastasize to bone are breast, lung and prostate cancer, and the bones that are most affected in this process is the spine, ribs, pelvis, skull and upper arm bone and leg.

Spinal Cancer Overview

SPINAL CANCER

Spinal tumors are tumors of the spinal cord. They are mostly metastases from primary production to other cancers (usually of the breast, prostate and lung cancer). Primary tumors can be benign (eg hemangioma) or malignant.

Depending on their location, tumors of the spinal cord can be:

Extradural - outside the dura mater covering

Intradural - part of the dura

Intramedullary - inside the spinal cord

Penis Cancer Overview

PENIS CANCER

Penile cancer is malignancy of the penis.

Penis is part of the male reproductive system.

This disease is also known as cancer of the penis.

It is less common in the U.S. and Britain, but more common in Asian countries.

Nose Cancer Overview

NOSE CANCER

Nasal cancer is also known as nasal cancer or cancer of the nasal cavity, or cancer of the Para nasal sinuses. A majority of nasal cancer comes from tissues in the sinuses and nasopharynx. Cancers of the nose from the thin flat cells in the epidermis lining the nasal cavity.