Cancer

Cancer 04 Dec 2002

Liver cancer or hepatocellular carcinoma is associated with hepatitis and alcoholism. It is more common in men and in South-East Asia and Africa.

Blood 13 Nov 2002

Multiple myeloma is a cancer of the plasma cells of bone marrow. It is more common in farmers and people who work with wood, leather…

Blood 30 Sep 2002

Chronic myeloid leukaemia is cancer that arises in the bone marrow cells that generate white blood cells. It is most common in 40-50 year olds.

Cancer 13 Aug 2002

Asbestosis or mesothelioma of the pleura is a lung disease caused by asbestos exposure. It mostly affects men up to 25 years after working with…

Cancer 12 Aug 2002

Large cell carcinoma of the lung is a relatively uncommon type of lung cancer that is 20 times more likely in smokers and twice as…

Cancer 11 Aug 2002

Merkel cell carcinoma is a rare and aggressive type of skin cancer. it affects mostly the elderly and has become increasingly common since the 1980s.

Cancer 11 Aug 2002

Renal cell carcinoma is the most common form of cancer that originates in the kidneys. It occurs due to mutations of cells in the kidney's…

Blood 11 Aug 2002

Lymphoma of the stomach or gastric lymphoma accounts for 5% of all stomach cancers. It causes gastrointestinal symptoms like vomiting and heart burn.

Cancer 11 Aug 2002

Medullary cell carcinoma accounts for 10% of all thyroid cancers. It is a hereditary cancer associated with good cure rates from surgical treatment.

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