Archive for March, 2010
What is Ovarian Cancer?
Ovarian cancer is basically the cancer of ovaries (tumour in or on the ovaries). Ovaries are oval bodies that are found on either side of the uterus, on the posterior surface. In an ovarian cancer ovaries that ova (female reproductive cell) are found. The ovaries produce estrogen and progesterone, female hormones. The ovaries release eggs [...]
What is Prostate Cancer?
Prostate is a gland in the male reproductive system. It is a small conical gland at the base of the male bladder and surrounds the first plant of the urethra. The prostate actually contains other very small glands within it. If there is cell mutation within the smaller glands, the prostate will definitely be infected. [...]
What is Skin Cancer?
Skin cancer is a growth or tumour on the skin. Skin is the outer tissue, which forms the outer covering of the body. It contains two main layers:  The dermis, or cutis Vera, the inner or true skin lying beneath the epidermis, the epidermis or cuticle, forming the outer coat. The skin continuously shed its [...]
What is Primary and Secondary Liver Cancer?
The percentage of patients who are suffering from the cancer is increasing with the passage of time among these people the proportion of liver cancer is more in comparison of other types of cancer. There is generally two basic categories of liver cancer that is based upon the target point of cancerous cells; one is [...]
What is Esophageal (Gullet) Cancer?
Oesophageal cancer is the malignancy of the musculomembranenous canal. This canal is about 23 cm in length and runs down from pharynx to the stomach. Esophageal cancer is a relatively rare form of cancer, but some areas have high incidences than others. China, Iceland, India and Japan have high incidences than the rest of the [...]
What is Kidney Cancer?
Kidney cancer is that kind of cancer or tumour that emanates from the kidney and not from other organs into the kidney. Kidney is a gland that is situated one on either side of the vertebral column in the upper posterior abdominal cavity. Its main function is secretion of urine which flows into the uretes. [...]
What is Kaposi’s Sarcoma?
It was Hungarian Dermatologist Moritz Kaposi who described this cancer in 1872. Kaposi’s sarcoma (KS) is a tumor caused by Human Herpes Virus 8 (HHV8). It is today closely linked to HIV/AIDS. HHV-8 is sexually transmitted among those who are at risk of sexually transmitted HIV infection. This type of cancer mostly occurs on the [...]