What Is Cancer?
WHAT IS CANCER?
Cancer is a disease in which cells multiply without control, destroying healthy tissue and endangering life. Cancer strikes people of all ages. This disease can attack any part of the body.
In many cases, cancer can be prevented if a known agent is avoided or eliminated. The elimination of cigarette smoking, for example, would prevent most cases of lung cancer.
Without proper treatment, all cancers are fatal. Today about a third of all persons treated for cancer recover completely or live much longer that they would have lived without treatment.
CANCER DETECTION AND DIAGNOSIS
Early detection greatly increases the chances of a cure. Unfortunately in many cases the doctor is consulted only after the disease is far advanced. For this reason, the Cancer Related Check-ups are VERY important.
TREATMENT
Three main methods to treat cancer patients are:
- surgery
- radiation therapy
- drug therapy or chemotherapy
In many cases, treatment consists of two or all three of these methods, a procedure called combination therapy
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Coming Events
- Prostrate Cancer Awareness Month
September 01, 2010 (8:00 AM)This is Prostrate Cancer Awareness Month. The Cancer Society is asking all Men living in Nassau to... - Central Andros Branch of the Cancer Society - Cancer Awareness Meeting
September 06, 2010 (7:00 PM)The Central Andros Branch of the Cancer Society will be holding a Cancer Awareness Meeting on... - Exuma General Public Meeting - possible Branch creation
September 07, 2010 (7:00 PM)There will be a Meeting held for the General Public of Exuma at The Exuma Foundation building -...
