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Brain Tumors In Children

Brain tumors are the most common solid tumors that occur in children. Children of any age can be affected by this tumour.Today, more than half of all children diagnosed with a brain tumor will be cured of the disease. However, because of their location, the treatment for brain tumors is particularly complex.

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What is Cancer

Everyday we heard about cancer. Do you know what is cancer. Cancer is a disease of the cells. These cells work to replace worn out cells, heal damaged cells and help in growth. Cells are regenerated by certain genes. When these genes grow or multiply abnormally and grow into a lump (tumour), it becomes cancer. [...]

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Types Of Brain Cancer – Symptoms, Causes and Treatments

Body cells go through a process of growth and at a time, they wear out. They therefore initiate growth of new cells to replace the worn out ones. Our body cell at times wreck havoc and multiply hazardously resulting into tumors. Such tumors are most of the time cancerous and if they occur in the [...]

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Breast Self Examination – Detecting Early Breast Cancer

The best time to do a Breast Self Examination is 3 or 4 days after your period ends. If you no longer menstruate, pick a day, such as the first day of the month to do Breast Self Examination. Breast cancer is one of the most common form of cancers found in women.

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Colorectal Cancer Or Large Bowel Cancer

Colorectal cancer, also called colon cancer or large bowel cancer.The large bowel is part of the digestive system, which works to help food to digest by absorbing water and nutrients and to remove remaining wastes. Bowel cancer can grow from the inner bowel lining or grow from a small raised area (polyp). Polyps are mostly [...]

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