Stomach cancer develops when malignant cells begin to grow somewhere in the five layers that form the stomach lining.
Lymph nodes can be used to determine whether cancer has become metastatic, meaning it’s begun to spread from the original tumor site to other parts of the body.
Smoking tobacco is the leading risk factor for small cell lung cancer, responsible for 98 percent of all cases.
Cancers of the breast and ovaries caused by genetic mutations.
Neoplasms or tumors can be cancerous or non-cancerous and can grow in any part of the body.
Cancers that start in the organs of the gastrointestinal tract or in the accessory organs of the digestive system such as the pancreas or liver.
While smoking remains the most common cause of lung cancer, you can develop the disease if you smoked very little or never smoked at all. Genetics are becoming an important key to treating these cancers.
Smoking puts you at greater risk for developing non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). This is the most common type of lung cancer. Early diagnosis is key.
Doctors may decide to interfere with hormone production in order to stop cancer from spreading, slow it down or decrease the odds it will come back.
Colorectal cancer is a malignant (cancerous) growth that forms in the colon or rectum. Learn about symptoms and treatment.