Cancer in the Body

 

Cancer is the uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells in the body. Cancer develops when the body’s normal control mechanism stops working. Old cells do not die and instead grow out of control, forming new, abnormal cells. These extra cells may form a mass of tissue, called a tumor. Some cancers, such as leukemia, do not form tumors.

Cancer may occur anywhere in the body. In women, breast cancer is one of the most common. In men, it’s prostate cancer. Lung cancer and colorectal cancer affect both men and women in high numbers.

There are five main categories of cancer:

One>>  Carcinomas begin in the skin or tissues that line the internal organs.

Two>>  Sarcomas develop in the bone, cartilage, fat, muscle or other connective tissues.

three>>  Leukemia begins in the blood and bone marrow.

Four>>  Lymphomas start in the immune system.
Five>>  Central nervous system cancers develop in the brain and spinal cord.

Cancer can start almost anywhere in the human body, which is made up of trillions of cells. Normally, human cells grow and divide to form new cells as the body needs them. When cells grow old or become damaged, they die, and new cells take their place.  SOURCE:  NIH:  National Cancer Institute

It is possible for cancer to be in the body for years...  in some sort of dormant state...  before deciding to start growing...  and, when that happens...  becoming alive...  scientists are not sure why that happens or what triggers that process...  I remember my Oncologist, 13 years ago telling me that my non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma could have been in my body laying dormant for a long as 10 years of more.  And, without a reason to check for cancer...  nothing is done until it starts to grow and become active.

It would be nice if at some point-in-time, we could go to our family doctor and have a blood test performed and/or other simple tests like that performed to see if cancer in dormant inside us.  It would also be nice, it that cancer could be destroyed or removed before it becomes active.  I am sure there is research being conducted to better treat cancer patience but is there research being conducted to PREVENT CANCER FROM OCCURING IN THE FIRST PLACE?