The main difference between a benign and a malignant or a cancerous tumor is its ability to spread. A cancer can invade tissues locally and spread to multiple organs in the body. This process of cancer spreading is called as metastasis. When such spread occurs it is...
As much as 1 in 5 cancer patients have diabetes. Diabetes predisposes to certain types of cancer. There are certain common risk factors which are common for both diabetes (type2) and cancer. The exact relationship between the two is not well defined and the mechanism...
The brain is made up of many neurons which along with the spinal cord forms the Central nervous system. The major parts of the brain are subdivided into cerebrum, cerebellum, and brain stem. These tumors can be non cancerous called benign and cancerous called...
The gall bladder is a pear shaped sac which collects bile and releases into intestines to help in digestion of food, by the bile duct. When cancer arises from tissue or cell layers of this organ it is called as gall bladder cancer. The risk factors for gall bladder...
There has been an increase in incidence of cancer in young adults. Recent research has found that obesity associated cancers are on the rise, especially in populations aged less than 50 years. Excess fat leads to changes in hormone levels and alters body metabolism...
