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Cancer is a group of diseases characterized by uncontrolled growth and spread of abnormal cells. ​There are over 100 types of cancer. And any part of the body can be affected

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first cause of cancer was identified by British surgeon Percivall Pott, who discovered in 1775 thatcancer of the scrotum was a common disease among chimney sweeps

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Colon cancer patients diagnosed at Stage IV have a 5-year survival rate of 11%

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Precision Medicine

Precision medicine helps doctors select treatments that are most likely to help patients based on a genetic understanding of their disease.

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Stem Cell Transplant

Stem cell transplants are procedures that restore blood-forming stem cells in cancer patients who have had theirs destroyed by very high doses of chemotherapy or radiation therapy.

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Hormone Therapy

Hormone therapy is a treatment that slows or stops the growth of breast and prostate cancers that use hormones to grow. Learn about the types of hormone therapy and side effects that may happen

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Targeted Therapy

Targeted therapy is a type of cancer treatment that targets the changes in cancer cells that help them grow, divide, and spread. Learn how targeted therapy works against cancer and about common side effects that may occur

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Immunotherapy to Treat Cancer

Immunotherapy is a type of treatment that helps your immune system fight cancer. Get information about the types of immunotherapy and what you can expect during treatment

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Chemotherapy

Chemotherapy is a type of cancer treatment that uses drugs to kill cancer cells. Learn how chemotherapy works against cancer, why it causes side effects, and how it is used with other cancer treatments.

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Radiation Therapy

Radiation therapy is a type of cancer treatment that uses high doses of radiation to kill cancer cells and shrink tumors. Learn about the types of radiation, why side effects happen, which ones you might have, and more.

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Surgery

When used to treat cancer, surgery is a procedure in which a surgeon removes cancer from your body. Learn the different ways that surgery is used against cancer and what you can expect before, during, and after surgery.

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Some people with cancer will have only one treatment. But most people have a combination of treatments, such as surgery with chemotherapy and/or radiation therapy. You may also have immunotherapy, targeted therapy, or hormone therapy.

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What are the effects of cancer on the body?

The physical impact of cancer and cancertreatments may affect your quality of life and emotions in different ways. People who experience physical symptoms, such as fatigue, pain and nausea, can also experience emotional distress

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The most common causes of cancer death are cancers of:

Lung (1.76 million deaths)

Colorectal (862 000 deaths)

Stomach (783 000 deaths)

Liver (782 000 deaths)

Breast (627 000 deaths)

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alcohol use.

sexually transmitted HPV-infection.

infection by hepatitis or other carcinogenic infections.