UTERINE CANCER
Published July 28, 2024 | 
WHAT IS IT?
The term cancer covers more than a hundred diseases that share one trait: In all of them, cells grow out of control and destroy healthy tissues. Uterine cancer-or cancer of the uterus-is one of the most common cancers among women in the United States. It most often affects menopausal women. Each year, about 36,000 women in this country find out they have this disease. Continue reading
SKIN CANCER
Published July 28, 2024 | WHAT IS IT?
The term cancer covers more than a hundred diseases that share one trait: In all of them, cells grow out of control and destroy healthy tissue. Skin cancer affects the cells in the outer layers of your skin. There are three types of skin cancer: basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, and the most serious, malignant melanoma. Continue reading
PROSTATE CANCER
Published July 28, 2024 | WHAT IS IT?
Unless your prostate gives you trouble, you’re not likely to think much about it. This walnut-sized gland just above a man’s groin does a big job, though: It makes most of the fluid that carries and nourishes sperm.
As a man ages, his prostate is more likely to act up. Continue reading
OVARIAN CANCER
Published July 28, 2024 | WHAT IS IT?
The term cancer applies to more than a hundred diseases that share one trait: cells grow out of control and destroy healthy tissues. Ovarian cancer, or cancer of the ovary, is the sixth most common cancer among women in the United States, striking about 23,000 women each year. It is most common after menopause. In fact, half of all cases occur in women over 65. Continue reading
LEUKEMIA
Published July 28, 2024 | WHAT IS IT?
Leukemia is a type of cancer-one of more than a hundred diseases that share a common trait: Cells grow out of control and destroy healthy tissues. Leukemia affects the bone marrow, lymph nodes and vessels, and spleen, all of which are vital for fighting infections and disease.
While many people think of leukemia as a childhood disease, it is in fact ten times more common in adults. More than half of those with leukemia are 60 or older. About 30,000 people develop the cancer each year. Continue reading
COLORECTAL CANCER
Published July 28, 2024 | WHAT IS IT?
The term cancer covers more than a hundred diseases that share one trait: In all of them, cells grow out of control and destroy healthy tissues. Colorectal describes cancers of the colon and rectum. The colon and rectum together form the large intestine. (The colon is the upper five to six feet; the rectum is the last six to eight inches.) Continue reading
CERVICAL CANCER
Published July 28, 2024 | WHAT IS IT?
Cervical cancer is cancer that occurs in the lining of the cervix-the part of the uterus that connects to the top of the vagina. Fortunately, this type of cancer is easy to detect, and to cure if it is found early.
About 15,000 American women are diagnosed with cervical cancer each year, and about 4,600 of them will die from the disease. At one time, cervical cancer was one of the most common causes of cancer death for women in this country. But the number of deaths has dropped sharply over the past 50 years. Continue reading
BREAST CANCER
Published July 28, 2024 | WHAT IS IT?
The term cancer covers more than a hundred diseases that share one trait: In all of them, cells grow out of control and destroy healthy tissues. For women in the United States, the most common type is breast cancer.
Though that fact is alarming, another fact is worth keeping in mind: If you find a lump in your breast that turns out to be cancer, and you get treatment early-before it spreads beyond the breast-you have a good chance of leading a long, healthy life. In fact, the death rate from breast cancer has been going down for the past ten years. Continue reading