What Is Lung Cancer? Most cancers are named after the part of the body where the cancer first starts. Lung cancer begins in the lungs. The lungs are two sponge-like organs in the chest. The right lung has three sections, called lobes. The left lung has two lobes. It is smaller because the heart...

INCIDENCE Breast cancer is the most common malignancy among women and has the highest fatality rate of all cancers affecting this sex. It is the leading cause of death among women aged 35-54. In 1999 an estimated 175,000 women were diagnosed with breast cancer. That is one woman every three minutes....

INCIDENCE Breast cancer is the most common malignancy among women and has the highest fatality rate of all cancers affecting this sex. It is the leading cause of death among women aged 35-54. In 1999 an estimated 175,000 women were diagnosed with breast cancer. That is one woman every thre...

The leading cause * * of * * ***breast * * *** * cancer is the use of antiperspirant. * * *** * * * *** * What? A concentration of toxins leads to cell mutations, * * a.k.a. * * ***CANCER. * * *** * Yes, ANTIPERSPIRANT. Most of the products out there are an * * *** * "antiperspirant/deodorant" com...

What is melanoma? Melanoma is a "skin disease in which cancer cells are found in the cells that color the skin." It occurs mainly in adults but it does occur in children and adolescents. "More women get melanoma than men." It is sometimes called cutaneous melanoma or maligna...

Prostate cancer is a common form of cancer that has affected most every man whether he knows it or not. There are many factors and risks that can lead to this deadly cancer. With the help of highly trained docters,fatalities can be can be lowered,yet sometimes things still happen. Prostate cancer is...

The choice that I have chosen to write about for this report is mouth cancer. I am personally interested in this type of cancer because of the fact that I play baseball. If you have ever seen a baseball game on television you would have somewhat of an idea that major leaguers chew tobacco quit oft...

Before you can fully understand skin cancer, it helps to know a little about what cancer is in general. Cancer is a group of many different diseases that have some important things in common. Normal cells grow and divide only when needed, but cancerous cells keep dividing when they are not needed,...