cancer

Introduction
Cancer is one of the major diseases the world is fighting has been the
main health issue in the world for decades. Cancer is a major cause
of death and suffering all over the world. Millions of people suffer
from cancer and a large number of them die from it annually. There
are several methods with which a person can fight cancer but to
date, there is no treatment for cancer which could cure the millions
suffering from it in today’s world. A person diagnosed with cancer
has to lead a very tough life, they have to make life-altering decisions
and have to through very demanding and deteriorating procedures
so as to gain a chance to overcome cancer.

What is cancer?
Cancer is uncontrolled and abnormal growth. Anything that may
cause a normal body cell to develop abnormally potentially can
cause cancer. Cancer is not a disease but is the name given to a
group of abnormal and harmful growth of mass in different parts of
our body.
We should not confuse a tumour with cancer. When people hear the
word tumour their next thought is cancer, but they might not always
be the same thing. You get a tumour when instead of growing in
their usual, orderly way, a group of cells starts to grow out of control.
They form a mass that ordinarily wouldn’t be there, and that mass
may or may not be cancer.
Benign tumours are non-cancerous tumour. A benign tumour is
usually localized and does not spread to other parts of the body.
Most benign tumours respond well to treatment and sometimes
don’t need to be treated as they are causing no harm to our body.
However, some benign tumours can grow large and lead to serious
disease because of their size. Benign tumours can also mimic
malignant tumours, and so, for this reason, are sometimes treated.
Malignant tumours are cancerous growths. They are often resistant
to treatment; may spread to other parts of the body and they
sometimes recur after they were removed.
1. Primary cancer: This is the type of cancer which is present in the
site where the cancer was originated. For example, if cancer was
originated in the lungs then it is called the primary lung cancer.

2. metastatic cancer: This is the type of cancer that has spread to

different parts of the body other than where it originated. For
example, if cancer was originated in the lungs but has spread to the
liver then it would be called metastatic ‘lung’ cancer as it will remain
a lung cancer while being present in a different region.