Cancer Is Only Going To Be A Chapter in You Life, Not The Whole Story

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“Cancer is only

CURE
going to be a
Globally, 1 out of 6 Deaths is due
to Cancer. When you have cancer, or
chapter in you life,
care about someone who does, “cure” not the whole
may be the word you want to hear more
than any other. It’s also a word most story”
doctors won’t say. Cancer is such a frightening and
Unlike other diseases, cancer has its emotional roller coaster. It’s a ride we
own language: There’s no cure for it, all want to get off! My best advice is,
but there are treatments that may be find the ‘glue’ that will hold you together
able to cure some people of some —whether it’s religion, family, friends,
cancers. music, yoga, a hobby or a cancer
support group. Even out pets can be
When you understand the difference, it amazing healers. Be patient and don’t
makes all the difference. give up. Trust me when I say you will
come out changed and stronger on the
In the language of cancer, “cure” works
other end of this.
differently.
~~Brenda Jones~~
Doctors can give you their best
perspective, based on statistics from
large groups of people, on whether or
not your cancer will come back. But no
doctor can guarantee that you’ll be
cured.
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WHAT IS CANCER? HOW DOES IT DEVELOP?
Cancer is a disease in which some of Cancer is a genetic disease—that is, it
the body’s cells grow uncontrollably is caused by changes to genes that
and spread to other parts of the body.  control the way our cells function,
especially how they grow and divide.
Cancer can start almost anywhere in the Genetic changes that cause cancer
TYPES OF CANCER
human body, which is made up of can happen because:
trillions of cells. Normally, human cells There are more than 100 types of cancer.
grow and multiply (through a process  Of errors that occur as cells Types of cancer are usually named for
called cell division) to form new cells as divide.  the organs or tissues where the cancers
the body needs them. When cells grow  Of damage to DNA caused by form. For example, lung cancer starts in
old or become damaged, they die, and harmful substances in the the lung, and brain cancer starts in the
new cells take their place. environment, such as the chemicals brain. Cancers also may be described by
in tobacco smoke
Cancer is the second-leading cause of and ultraviolet rays from the sun. the type of cell that formed them, such
death in the world. But survival rates as an epithelial cell or a squamous cell.
are improving for many types of cancer,  They were inherited from our
Here are some categories of cancers that
thanks to improvements in cancer parents. 
screening, treatment and prevention. begin in specific types of cells:
 Carcinoma, Sarcoma, Leukemia,
Lymphoma, Multiple Myeloma,
Melanoma, Brain and Spinal Cord
Tumors, and Other Types of
Tumors.

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