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...

Leukemia Acknowledge Leukemia is a cancer that starts in the organs that makes blood, specifically the bone marrow and the lymph system. Acute leukemias and chronic leukemias are the two broad types. Acute leukemias are rapid while chronic leukemias are slower. The cells that make up the blood ar...

Cancer is a group of many related diseases. All forms of cancer involve out-of-control growth and spread of abnormal cells. Cancer cells continue to grow and divide and can spread to other parts of the body. These cells accumulate and form tumors. They may compress, invade, and destroy normal tissu...

Leukemia Leukemia is one of the most deadly forms of cancer known today. For some reason it doesn't get the amount of media attention other forms of cancer. For example, if someone has breast cancer they are much more likely to survive than a person diagnosed with an acute or chronic leukemia. ...

Skin Cancer is one of the easiest cancers to cope with, but it is not some thing you would want to fool around with. Skin Cancer caused when the UV rays shine on your skin. When the sun meets up with your skin, your skin burns. Fortunately humans have melanocytes which produce melanin pigment in rea...

Breast cancer is a disease in which cancer cells are found in breast tissue. Treatment will depend on the type of breast cancer and stage of the disease. So, two women with the same type of breast cancer may have different treatments because one is more advanced than the other. There are 4 differe...

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...

Oncology Cancer covers a large group of diseases that have malignant properties. This means that there is a tendency to grow and spread, sometime rapidly and sometimes slowly. Doctors identify the cancer by the site or type of cell type where it starts. For example, there are many types of ca...