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Stages Of Cancer
Stages of breast cancer: Cancer stages is based on the size of the tumour
Nov 24, 2006: Grace Chellakumar has brought out an album of ten of her compositions under the title, `Kirubayin Geethangal' as part of volume 1 entitled, "Yesuvin Maa Anbu."The singer - composer had been down with cancer seven years ago and had been through the path of suffering.

The cell story
Genitics: Men with an immediate relative with the disease are at risk
An increasing incidence of lymphoma at a rate of about 4 per cent per year was observed during the 1970s and the 1980s. This stabilized in the 1990s, but still there was an annual rise of about 2 per cent, resulting in almost a doubling of its incidence. This rise has been noted worldwide, particularly in people over 55.

Breast Cancer
Beat the big C: It is curable if diagnosed early, thanks to medical advancements
Should one be worried about breast cancer in India? The answer would have been no 20 years ago but now, it is a big yes. If nine out of 1 lack women are afflicted by breast cancer every year in the rural areas, in the cities, the number is 30. In the US, this is 150 and India is hurtling towards this figure at breakneck speed. Are we sure that we are not missing the cancers in rural India?

Lymphima
Cells gone haywire: Rein in cancer cells with early diagnosis and treatment
Lymphoma is a type of blood cancer that occurs when lymphocytes White blood cells that help protect the body from infection and disease behave abnormally. Abnormal lymphocytes may divide faster than normal cells or they may live longer than they are supposed to. Lymphoma may develop in any part of the body: the lymph nodes, spleen, bone marrow or in the blood.


Multiple Myeloma
Understanding the disease:Multiple myeloma is an incurable cancer involving a malignancy of plasma cells.
Multiple myeloma is an incurable cancer involving a malignancy of plasma cells. Plasma cells are the antibody-producing cells of the immune system and are found in the bone marrow. The disease is called multiple myeloma because the malignant plasma cells, or myeloma cells, grow uncontrollably and accumulate in multiple areas.

An Alternative way to Chemotherapy
Cancer Update From John Hopkins:When a person has the cancer it indicates the person has multiple nutritional deficiencies.
Every person has cancer cells in the body. These cancer cells do not show up in the standard tests until they have multiplied to a few billion. When doctors tell cancer patients that there are nom more cancer cells in their bodies after treatment, it just means the tests are unable to detect the cancer cells because they have not reached the detectable size.



 
 
 
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