What is cancer?
Cancer is a disease of cells.
It is an abnormal growth of cells which tend to proliferate in an uncontrolled way and, in some cases, to metastasize(spread).
Cancer is also called malignancy.
A cancerous growth or tumor is sometimes referred to as a malignant growth or malignant tumor.
A non-malignant growth or tumor is referred to as benign. Benign tumors are not cancer.
Cancer is not one disease. It is a group of more than 100
different and distinctive diseases.
different and distinctive diseases.
Cancer is NOT contagious.
Cancer can involve any tissue of the body and have many different forms in each body area.
Most cancers are named for the type of cell or organ in which they start. If a cancer spreads (metastasizes), the new tumor bears the same name as the original (primary) tumor.
Cancer
is the Latin word for crab. The ancients used the word to mean a
malignancy, doubtless because of the crab-like tenacity a malignant
tumor sometimes seems to show in grasping the tissues it invades.
is the Latin word for crab. The ancients used the word to mean a
malignancy, doubtless because of the crab-like tenacity a malignant
tumor sometimes seems to show in grasping the tissues it invades.
Cancer may also be called malignancy, a malignant tumor, or a neoplasm (literally, a new growth).
The following table gives the estimated numbers of new cases and deaths for each common cancertype:
| Cancer Type | Estimated New Cases | Estimated Deaths |
| 61,420 | 13,060 | |
| 212,920 - 1,720 | 40,970 - 460 | |
| Colon and Rectal (combined) | 148,610 | 55,170 |
| Endometrial Cancer (Uterine) | 41,200 | 7,350 |
| Kidney Cancer (renal cell) | 31,890 | 10,530 |
| Leukemia (all) | 35,070 | 22,280 |
| Lung Cancer (including bronchus) | 174,470 | 162,460 |
| 62,170 | 7,910 | |
| 58,870 | 18,840 | |
| 33,370 | 32,300 | |
| 234,460 | 27,350 | |
| Skin Cancer (non-melanoma) | >1,000,000 | Not Available |
| 30,180 | 1,500 |
SOURCE: National Cancer Institute
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