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Peritoneal Cancer
A type of rare cancer that develops in the thin layer of epidermal cells lining the inside wall of the abdomen is peritoneal cancer. The name of the lining is the peritoneum. It protects and covers the organs present in the abdomen, which includes intestines, bladder,...
Cancer Prevention
Cancer is the name of that physical condition when cells in our body start to multiply uncontrollably. This leads to the formation of tumours. There are different types of cancer connected with different body parts. It can spread to other parts of the body from its...
Lung Cancer Awareness Day
1st August is World Lung Cancer Day. Let’s take this opportunity to discuss some facts about lung cancer. The rapid division of the cells of the lungs in an uncontrollable way leads to this cancer. It can often spread to lymph nodes and other organs in the body. There...
Head and Neck Cancers
27th July is World Head and Neck Cancer Day. This blog is for those people who don’t know much about head and neck cancers. Cancers in the mouth, tongue, throat, nose or sinuses, salivary glands and middle ear come under head and neck cancers. The doctors normally...
Vaginal Cancer
Sometimes a rare type of cancer occurs in the vagina, which is vaginal cancer. The vagina, a muscular tube, forms the connection between the uterus with the outer genitals. The lining of the surface of the vagina is the area where this cancer develops in the cells....
Rectal Cancer
The rectum forms the last six inches of the large intestine (colon). When the cells of the rectum mutate and start growing out of control, rectal cancer develops. If the polyps on the inner wall of the rectum become cancerous, it also leads to this cancer. As age...
Bladder Cancer
When the cells in the bladder become abnormal and grow out of control leading to the formation of a tumour, the condition is bladder cancer. The location of the bladder, which is a flexible hollow pouch, is in the pelvis. The kidney produces urine and ureters carry it...
Foods that can Cause Cancer
When there is an uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells in the body, the condition is known as cancer. The names of these abnormal cells are cancer cells, tumour cells or malignant cells. There are different types of cancer and they have various symptoms. Cancer can...
Breast Cancer and its Risk Factors
There are above one million cases of breast cancer identified each year. Women are more prone to breast cancer than men. There are several symptoms which include clotting of cells and forming of tumors in breast, textural change, and discharge of blood...