Latest Blog Posts for Cancer

• Colon Cancer Overview
  on Jan 1, 2011 in colon cancer
   The human colon is a muscular, tube-shaped organ measuring about 4 feet long. It extends from the end of your small bowel to your anus, twisting and turning through your abdomen (belly). The colon has 3 main functions. To digest and absorb n...
• Elizabeth Edwards's Cancer Spreads
  on Jan 1, 2011 in breast cancer
  Elizabeth Edwards's cancer fight has taken a turn for the worse, with the disease spreading to her liver and doctors recommending against additional treatment. "Elizabeth has been advised by her doctors that further treatment of her cancer would be...
• Colon Cancer Causes
  on Jan 1, 2011 in colon cancer Cancer Causes
   Most colorectal cancers arise from adenomatous polyps-clusters of abnormal cells in the glands covering the inner wall of the colon. Over time, these abnormal growths enlarge and ultimately degenerate to become adenocarcinomas. People with an...
• Colon Cancer Test
  on Jan 1, 2011 in colon cancer
  A new gene test is said to predict whether certain forms of colon cancer are likely to return in former patients. A large number of colon cancer patients have the cancer removed via chemotherapy, but often times there may a chance of round two in th...
• Symptoms of Breast Cancer
  on Jan 1, 2011 in cancer symptoms breast cancer
  Initially, breast cancer may not cause any symptoms. A lump may be too small for you to feel or to cause any unusual changes you can notice on your own. Often, an abnormal area turns up on a screening mammogram (x-ray of the breast), which leads to f...
• Colon Cancer Symptoms
  on Jan 1, 2011 in colon cancer cancer symptoms
   Cancer of the colon and rectum can exhibit itself in several ways. If you have any of these symptoms, seek immediate medical help. You may notice bleeding from your rectum or blood mixed with your stool. People commonly attribute all rectal...
• Elizabeth Edwards Taught Lesson About Decisions to End Treatment
  on Jan 1, 2011 in cancer treatment
  Just a day after announcing she stopped all cancer treatment, Elizabeth Edwards has died, ABC News has confirmed. Between September and late November, Edwards' health went into decline. Her breast cancer spread to her liver, and eventually reached...
• Colon Cancer Warning Signs
  on Jan 1, 2011 in colon cancer cancer symptoms
  Most colon cancer warning signs do not manifest until the disease becomes very advanced. Colon screening is the best way to catch colon cancer in its earlier stages. Colon cancer warning signs are also signs of other colon issues, such as hemorrhoids...
• Breast Cancer Causes
  on Jan 1, 2011 in breast cancer Cancer Causes
  Many women who develop breast cancer have no risk factors other than age and sex. Gender is the biggest risk because breast cancer occurs mostly in women. Age is another critical factor. Breast cancer may occur at any age, though the risk of brea...
• Breast Cancer Symptoms
  on Jan 1, 2011 in cancer symptoms breast cancer
  Early breast cancer has no symptoms. It is usually not painful. Most breast cancer is discovered before symptoms are present, either by finding an abnormality on mammography or feeling a breast lump. A lump in the armpit or above the collarbone tha...

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