CANCER’S SEVEN WARNING SIGNALS

Listed below are the seven warning signs of cancer, which the acronym CAUTION will help you remember: 1.       Change in bowel or bladder habits 2.       A sore that does not heal 3.       Unusual bleeding or discharge 4.       Thickening or lump in the breast or elsewhere 5.      ...

SYMPTOMS OF PROSTATE DISEASE

·         Difficulty urinating ·         Frequent urination, particularly at night ·         Continued wetness for a short time after urination ·         Blood...

CANCER AT SELECTED SITES IN THE BODY

A second and more familiar way to describe cancer is on the basis of the organ site at which it occurs.  A lack of space, in combination with the wide array of human cancers, limits the number of specific malignancies that can be described.  Remember, also, that regular screening procedures...

TYPES OF CANCER

Cancers are named according to the types of cells or tissues from which they originate.  Although physicians routinely use these labels, another set, to be described later, is more familiar to laypersons: Carcinoma – Found most frequently in the skin, nose, mouth, throat, stomach, intestinal...

CANCER: A PROBLEM OF CELL REGULATION

Just as a corporation depends on individuals to staff its various departments, the body depends on its basic units of function, the cells.  Cells band together as tissues, such as muscle tissue, to perform a prescribed function.  Tissues in turn joint to form organs, such as the heart,...

LIVING WITH CANCER AND OTHER CHRONIC CONDITIONS

Most people can attest to the disruptive influence an illness can have on their ability to participate in day-to-day activities.  When we are ill, school, employment, and leisure activities are replaced by periods of lessened activity and even periods of bed rest or hospitalization.  When...