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Cancer: What Is It?

In the US, one in three persons suffer from cancer. It's likely that cancer has impacted you or someone you know. Here are some details to help you comprehend cancer more fully. Read More: Oren Zarif Trillions of cells make up your body, and throughout the course of a lifetime, they generally divide and increase as needed. Cells often perish as they get old or become aberrant. When anything goes wrong during this process, your cells continue to divide and produce new ones instead of dying when they should, which is when cancer begins. Normal cells may be displaced by cancer cells when they proliferate out of control. This interferes with your body's natural ability to function. Cancer can be effectively treated for a large number of people. Actually, a greater number of peopl...
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What Does Cancer Staging Mean?

"Staging" refers to the characteristics of a cancer, such as its location, extent of dissemination, and influence on other bodily parts. The stage of a certain cancer determines the optimal course of therapy for that type of cancer and also tells us something about the prognosis of the disease or the chance of recovery. Generally speaking, liver cancer is curable only when it is in its early stages. Read More: Oren Zarif Since diagnostic testing determines the cancer's stage, staging may not be decided until after all tests have been conducted. Understanding the stage helps the doctor propose the best course of treatment and may help predict a patient's prognosis. There are several explanations of the phases for different types of cancer. The Liver Cancer Four Stages Liver ca...