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CANCER WHAT IS CANCER? Cancer begins when mutations cause cells to grow rapidly and unregulated. There are more than 100 different types of cancer. The main categories of cancer include: CARCINOMA SARCOMA LEUKEMIA Cancer is the second leading cause of death in the United States. IN THE US ABOUT ONE-HALF OF ALL MEN WILL DEVELOP ONE-THIRD OF ALL WOMEN CANCER DURING THEIR LIFETIMES. Today, millions of people are living with cancer or have had cancer. Therapy and Treatment: Doctors use chemotherapy to kill cancer cells. Usually. the drugs are given intravenously or taken by mouth. Chemo drugs then travel through the body in the bloodstream. reaching cancer cells that may have spread from the tumor to other places in the body. CHEMOTHERAPY Surgery is often the first treatment option if the tumor can be taken out Radiation therapy uses high energy rays to kill cancer cells or shrink tumors. The radiation may come from outside the body or from radioactive of the body. Radiation, chemothera- py. or both might be used to shrink the tumor before or after surgery. materials put right into the tumor. HORMONE THERAPY STEM CELL OR BONE MARROW TRANSPLANT IMMUNOTHERAPY TARGETED THERAPY Targeted therapy is treatment that tar- Hormone therapy is sometimes used to treat certain Immunotherapy is treatment designed to boost the cancer gets the cancer cells and causes less damage to healthy cells. kinds of prostate patient's own immune system to help fight the cancer. and breast can- cers, 2012 Interesting Discoveries Deadly Form Of Breast Cancer Decoded Vitamin D Controls Proteins To Stop The Growth Of Natural Sea Sponge Can Prevent Muscle Wasting Drug Destroys Human Cancer Stem Cancer Triple negative breast cancer is a difficult Dr. John White and his research group in Mon- treal studied a protein called the CMYC protein. which is elevated in at least 50 per cent of can- cers. Researchers found that vitamin D can block Cells But Spares Healthy Ones form of cancer to Muscle wasting, also referred to as Cachexia. is the loss of weight or muscle often induced by cancer. Approximately 30 per cent of people treat, but for the first time ever, an interna- Dr. Mick Bhatia, an inter- national leader in cancer tional team of scien- tists have decoded its stem cell research, dis- covered that the drug can successfully kill cancer stem cells re- genetic makeup. Knowing more about these genes could change the way the disease is diagnosed and change treat- ments for the next generation, creating more personalized CMYC. This evidence will with cancer die due to muscle wasting. Dr. Imed Gallouzi and his spark future studies to understand the role Vita- sponsible for initiating leukemias without caus- ing any harm to normal stem cells. This is an im- min D plays in stopping cancer development and growth. research team in Mon- treal found that a natu- ral product from sea sponges prevents muscle wasting in mice. portant discovery, as cancer stem cells can sustain the growth of cancer and are also a common factor in cancer care. recurrence. 2013 580,350 AMERÍÇANS are projected to die of cancer ESTIMATED 1,660,290 000 NEW CANCER CASES ARE EXPECTED TO BE DIAGNOSED IN 2013. ALMOST 1,600 PEOPLE A DAY Cancer remains the second most common cause of death in the US, accounting for nearly 1 of every 4 deaths. Sources: http://www.cancerorg/cancer/cancerbasics/thehistoryofcancer/the-history-of-cancer-what-is-cancer http://www.cancergov/cancertopics/cancerlibrary/what-is-cancer http://www.cancer.org/cancer/cancerbasics/thehistoryofcancer/the-history-of-cancer-what-is-cancer http://www.cancerorg/research/cancerfactsstatistics/cancerfactsfigures2013/index http://www.cancer.org/treatment/understandingyourdiagnsis/tal- kingaboutcancer/whensomeoneyouknowhascancer/when-somebody-you-know-has-cancer-cancer-treatment-questions http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2012/12/24/cancer-research-2012_n_2360072.html labroots Your Science Network SURGERY RADIATION THERAPY