Where did the word cancer come from?
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The word "Cancer" comes from the Latin word "cancer" which means a crab (which is also the fourth sign of the Zodiac). This is probably because the appearance of some advanced cancers looks as if they are sprouting out tentacles/claws, somewhat like the general appearance of an entire crab.
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I always thought Leukemia was an interesting topic. Cancer of the blood is very different from other cancers.
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cancer is the most common cause of death of all animals.  cancer has been here since the dinosaurs.  there are cancer tumors in the dinosaur bones.  cancer is more a process than a disease.  After saying all that stomach cancer is a terrible condition and i hope you are just curious.
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Means when cancer comes back. This depends on the type of  the cancer and the treatments used
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Cancer is a class of diseases characterized by uncontrolled division of cells and the ability of these cells to invade other tissues, either by direct growth into adjacent tissue (invasion) or by implantation into distant sites (metastasis). This unregulated growth is caused by damage to DNA, resulting in mutations to genes that control cell division. Several mutations may be required to transform a normal cell into a malignant cell. These mutations are often caused by chemicals or physical agents called carcinogens. Some mutations occur spontaneously, or they can be inherited (germ line mutations.)
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I wouldn't say that it causes cancer, specifically, but it doesn't exactly promote good health, either. Psychosomatic illness is no joke, and an unsound mental outlook can potentially weaken the body, which could lead to an increased susceptibility to disease.
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No one really invented the word it evolved over time to come to mean what it does today\n\nc.1340, "discharge of semen other than during sex," later, "desecration, defilement" (1382), from L.L. pollutionem (nom. pollutio) "defilement," from L. polluere "to soil, defile, contaminate," from por- "before" + -luere "smear," related to lutum "mud," and to lues "filth" (cf. Gk. lyma "filth, dirt, disgrace," lymax "rubbish, refuse," O.Ir. loth "mud, dirt," Lith. lutynas "pool, puddle"). Sense of "contamination of the environment" first recorded c.1860, but not common until c.1955. Pollute (v.) is attested from c.1380 in sense "defile," from L. pollutus, pp. of polluere. Meaning "contaminate the environment" first recorded 1954. Pollutant is from 1892.
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basically cancer at the larger portion of the pancreas where it meets up with the duodenum (small intestine) that has been going long enought to diseminate via lymphatic system (mestastasise) to other organs. \nnot good.
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it was originated from the word hat trick
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Do the words testicle cancer ring a bell?
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Cancer is developed. You can't catch it. \n\nthe definition of cancer is: any malignant growth or tumor caused by abnormal and uncontrolled cell division; it may spread to other parts of the body through the lymphatic system or the blood stream \n___________________________________________________________\n\nThere are over 200 different types of cancer, and there are over 60 different organs in the body where you can get a cancer. \n\nSome you can prevent (skin cancer for example) some you can't prevent (lung cancer for example, even if you don't smoke, you can still get it). \n\nEvasive surgery and radiation can help cure some cancers but not all are treatable. \n\nBecause there are so many types, I can't just give you a link to read up on it.
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Cancer is a group of over 200 diseases, there is a common way of naming cancers. The Primary Cancer is where the cancer began in your case the stomach, which means you have cancer of the stomach this will be broken down further into the type of cancer based on the histology (what the cells look like under the microscope) the most common cancer in humans being a carcinoma.  if a cancer spread (metastasizes) where it has spread to is known as a secondary cancer.  Or in this case a Stomach cancer with bone Secondaries (metastases).
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Cancer is a disease that happens when normal cells anywhere in the human body goes out of control and multiply and mutate, causing the suffer much pain  and suffering. Everyone is  potentially prone to cancer, some more than others. No one is totally immune.
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Cancer is a condition that occurs when the cells in a person's body don't divide correctly--they don't stop dividing, in fact.  This causes a tumor in the area where the cells are multplying, which can be pretty much anywhere (lung, liver, stomach, breast, testicles, mouth, brain, cervix, skin, etc.).  The cancerous cells in the tumor can spread it to other areas in the body, in a process called metastasis.  \n\nYou can read more about cencer here:\nhttp://cancer.about.com/od/newlydiagnosed/a/whatcancer.htm\nIt doesn't have a lot of medical jargon and gives a lot of good information.\n\nHope this is helpful :-)
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Well, cancer is abnormal cells that are growing out of control and will take over healthy tissue and cut off the blood supply.  I have been with three people who died from cancer and it was pretty awful. One brain tumor, one lung cancer and one cancer of the maxillary sinus cavity. \nThe bottom line is that there is abnormal tissue growing where it shouldn't be growing and the body doesn't want it there and it can press on nerves and do all kinds of things to cause pain depending on where it is located. It weakens the body and many times the treatments side effects cause pain too.
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partially correct  but just because cancer was not recognized \nis not to say it wasn't in existence carcinogens have been around for much longer and genetic disposition is very new as well ..... plus viral causes for some cancers have been qualified
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As early as in 1761, Dr. John Hill, a London physician, had recorded an early observation linking tobacco (specifically, snuff) and cancer. \nIn his analysis, “Cautions Against the Immoderate Use of Snuff,” he said that he discovered lumps on the lungs of frequent snuff takers. \nHope this helps