Cancer is a disease which is widely spread all over the world. It is one of the leading causes of death and is believed to be a genetic disease, which means it is hereditary.
Normal body cells grow and eventually die whereas cancer cells will not. Cancer cells will continue to grow forming new abnormal cells usually forming a tumor. Some cancer types will not develop as a tumor but the cancer cells circulate the body with e.g. blood, spreading new cancer cells, like in case of leukemia (blood cancer).
However, not all tumors are cancerous tumors; some types are not lethal and can be removed surgically. In most cases the person will not have any signs of tumor left in the body after the removal and can live a normal life as a completely healthy person.
Our site will provide you information about the most common types of cancer and their special characteristics and ways of treatment.
The most important rule is to see a doctor regularly, who will give you full examination, as the key to successful treatment is early discovery. This rule should especially be followed by people, who have had cancer in the family, as cancer is a genetic disease.
