![]() The term "cancer" is a broad, generic term used to describe an estimated 200 different kinds of malignant growths, or "neoplasms." "Cancer" means "crab" in Latin (earlier, from the Greek word "karkinos") and the term describes the great veins or tentacle-like structures that surround these growths, which appeared to the ancients to look like the claws of a crab. ![]() ![]() ![]() (1) Clonality - cancer cells originate from genetic changes in a single cell, which then multiplies to form a clone of malignant cells. (2) Autonomy: Cancerous growth is not controlled or regulated by the normal biochemical and physical forces present in the body, (3) Metastatis - Cancer cells are able to grow in the parts of the body other than their site of origin. The process by which normal cells develop into cancer cells is called "malignant transformation," and (4) Anaplasia - The abnormally growing cells do not develop into normal cells similar to the one from which the clone arose. ![]() (1) Change in bowel or bladder habits; (2) A sore that does not heal; (3) Unusual bleeding or discharge; (4) Thickening or lump in breast or elsewhere; (5) Indigestion or difficulty in swallowing; (6) Obvious change in a wart or mole; (7) Nagging cough or hoarseness. If any of these warning signs manifests, you should seek your physician's attention as soon as possible. |
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