The relationship between cancer and drugs, including alcohol, has several aspects. One is the question of carcinogenesis; that is, whether alcohol and other abused substances cause cancer. Another is the relationship between prescription medications...

Cancer may be as old as humankind. During the fifteenth century, what might now be considered a cancer-like growth was referred to as a scirrus, or scar. Environmental substances have long been associated with the disease. In 1775 Sir Percivall Pott...

Cancer may be as old as humankind. During the fifteenth century, what might now be considered a cancer-like growth was referred to as a scirrus, or scar. Environmental substances have long been associated with the disease. In 1775, Sir Percivall Pott...

Vulvar cancer refers to an abnormal, cancerous growth in the external female genitalia. Vulvar cancer is a rare disease that occurs mainly in elderly women. The vulva refers to the external female genitalia, which includes the labia (Latin for lips),...

Cancer is a group of diseases in which cells are aggressive (grow and divide without respect to normal limits), invasive (invade and destroy adjacent tissues), and sometimes metastatic (spread to other locations in the body). These three malignant...

Cancer, weight gain linked, agency reports Nearly one-third of cases related to lack of exercise, obesity Associated Press Friday, April 6, 2001 London -- Up to one-third of cancers of the colon, breast, kidney and digestive tract are attributable to...

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   Located deep in the pelvis, one at each side of the uterus, the ovaries are a pair of organs in the female reproductive system. Each ovary is about the size and shape of an almond; they produce eggs and female hormones, estrogen and progesterone....

   Colon cancer is a disease in which cancerous [malignant] cells form in the tissues of the colon, which is the lower part of our digestive system, commonly referred to as the GI [gastrointestinal] system. This system removes and processes nutrients such as vitamins, minerals,...

This essay tells just how bad cancer can effect a person's life and even family, but also how it can make them a stronger person.

While no cure exists for cancer, but scientists have learned a lot about it. Oncogenes are the underlying problem behind the development of cancer, whether the cause is genetic, viral, or environmental. From this knowledge and continued scientific research, a cure hopefully will be found.