Cancer, what is this disease?
We hear a lot about cancer, but cancer, what kind of disease is it really? Cancer or in another way carcinoma is a malignant tumor, the development of which occurs from the cells of the epithelium of the mucous membranes, skin or internal organs of a person. In medicine, it is customary to distinguish between a malignant tumor and cancer among themselves. For example, the question is often asked - "is lymphoma a cancer or not?". The answer is no. Lymphoma is a malignant tumor that also belongs to the group of oncological diseases, but it is not carcinoma in the classical sense of Russian medicine.
The most dangerous types of disease
Among all malignant tumors, carcinoma is the most common. According to the reports of the World Health Organization to the United Nations, it is cancer that causes 7-10 million deaths per year. At the same time, the incidence of cases according to different estimates is from 6-7 million to 10-12. This is the second place in mortality, after diseases of the cardiovascular system.
It is difficult to single out any one, the most dangerous cancer, because any of the species can lead to death. If you take statistics and look at the number of deaths, then the most dangerous can be considered lung and prostate cancer in men and breast cancer in women, since they are most common.
In addition to lungs, prostate and mammary glands, carcinoma can strike:
- Vagina;
- Larynx;
- Lips;
- Stomach;
- Bladder;
- Liver;
- Pancreas;
- Kidneys;
- Prostate;
- Large intestine
- Cervix of the uterus;
- Thyroid gland;
- Ovaries;
- The skin.
What is aggressive cancer
Physicians often give names not only to the types of the disease, but also to the way it passes. If we talk about carcinoma, then the degree of development is determined by the rapidity of cell division and tumor growth. The most aggressive cancer is one that develops at a rapid pace. In this case, the early metastases are diagnosed at an early stage. Treatment of a rapidly developing disease requires a special over-professional approach and modern equipment, since the patient's time is very short. The most aggressive tumors are melanomas. Skin oncological formations are difficult to distinguish from ordinary moles and, often, they are diagnosed too late.
Be attentive to your health and at the first signs of any unexplained or incomprehensible processes, contact your doctors. In the case of carcinoma, it is necessary to be extremely attentive to your body, to notice even insignificant at first glance details. Nobody except you can not do it.