Health & Fitness

Cancer

Published on 2009-02-13 06:37:00

Also called: Carcinoma, Malignancy, Neoplasms, TumorCancer begins in your cells, which are the building blocks of your body. Normally, your body forms new cells as you need them, replacing old cells that die. Sometimes this process goes wrong. New cells grow even when you don't need them, and old cells don't die when they should. These extra cells can form a mass called a tumor. Tumors can be benign or malignant. Benign tumors aren't cancer while malignant ones are. Cells from malignant tumors c

Liver Cancer

Published on 2009-02-13 06:36:00

Also called: Hepatocellular carcinomaYour liver is the largest organ inside your body. It filters harmful substances from the blood, digests fats from food and stores the sugar that your body uses for energy. Primary liver cancer starts in the liver. Metastatic liver cancer starts somewhere else and spreads to your liver.Risk factors for primary liver cancer includeHaving hepatitisHaving cirrhosis, or scarring of liverBeing maleLow weight at birthSymptoms can include a lump or pain on the right

Kidney Cancer

Published on 2009-02-13 06:35:00

Also called: Hypernephroma, Renal adenocarcinoma, Renal cell cancerYou have two kidneys. They are fist-sized organs on either side of your backbone above your waist. The tubes inside filter and clean your blood, taking out waste products and making urine. Kidney cancer forms in the lining of tiny tubes inside your kidneys. It happens most often in people over 40. Risk factors include smoking, having certain genetic conditions and misusing pain medicines for a long time.Often, kidney cancer doesn