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what is cancer and how many types of cancer


Ghalib Raza 30th Jul, 2020
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Asmita Orse 30th Jul, 2020

Cancer is still a disease which cannot be cured & it eventually leads to death.

When there is an abnormal growth of cell in body it causes cancer.

There are numerous types of cancer some of them are breast cancer, lung cancer,  Skin cancer , colon cancer, prostate cancer.

Sonali Sahu Student Expert 30th Jul, 2020

Hello,

Cancer is a disease when cells starts to divide abnormally. This creates abnormal cells and it gets accumulated or gets spread in body in long term and destroy body other good cell or tissue.

There are 4 types of cancer:-

1. Carcinomas:- cancer which occurs on the skin or outer layer of organ.

2. Leukemias:- cancer in blood

3. Lymphomas :- cancer in lymphatic system.

4. Sarcomas:- cancer in tissue or organ which is connected to other organ or tissue like muscle, nerves, blood vessels, bone , cartilage.

Hope it helps!

Aishwary Jaiswal 30th Jul, 2020

hello,

Cancer is caused by genetic changes leading to uncontrolled cell growth and tumor formation. The basic cause is DNA damage and genomic instability.

The major types of cancer are carcinoma, sarcoma, melanoma, lymphoma, and leukemia.

however,There are more than 100 types of cancer, including breast cancer, skin cancer, lung cancer, colon cancer, prostate cancer

Symptoms vary depending on the type. Cancer treatment may include chemotherapy, radiation, and/or surgery. and it's treatment is very costly.

Hope that helps

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