Cancer Articles
1: Second-Hand Asbestos Exposure
We've all, by now, heard the risks of inhaling asbestos fibers in factories, in houses, in schools, etc. What many people don't realize is that there is an equally large risk of second-hand exposure.
2: Cancer and Cancer therapy
Although the origin of the term ‘cancer’ is not clear, cancer is responsible for nearly 13% of all natural deaths in the world. To better understand how cancer develops it is important to understand the concept of apoptosis (or programmed cell death). The human body produces millions of new cells each day, and each cell has an inbuilt mechanism that checks for any genetic defects and defective cells are destroyed by the body. Occasionally, cells with genetic defects survive and begin replicating. The defective cells are aggressive (grow and divide without respect to normal limits), invasive (invade and destroy adjacent tissues), and/or metastatic (spread to other locations in the body).
3: Mohs technique used for skin cancer detection
Skin cancer is the most common form of skin cancer in humans. Skin cancer is also known as being the common form of cancer in America and generally develops in the epidermis which is the outermost la
4: Choosing Breast Reconstruction: What A Woman Should Consider
Each year over 180,000 new cases of breast cancer will be diagnosed. With that comes the emotion of confronting the disease head on, and the education of finding the best choices and resources availab
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