What is Breast Cancer?
Although breast cancer can occur in males it is rare, but breast cancer is very common in women. Earlier chapters discussed screening, diagnosis and epidemiology … Read more
Although breast cancer can occur in males it is rare, but breast cancer is very common in women. Earlier chapters discussed screening, diagnosis and epidemiology … Read more
We think of lung cancer in two different categories: small cell lung cancer and non-small cell lung cancer. They behave quite differently. We consider small … Read more
The term ‘head and neck cancer’ brings together a range of cancers from the mouth to the back of the nose and throat and down … Read more
Although cancers arising from the brain are rare in adults they are second to leukaemias in causing cancer deaths in children. Patients commonly present with … Read more
Although there are total-body and half-body techniques where low doses are delivered to wide areas for specific purposes such as obliterating the bone marrow prior … Read more
Radiation for therapy is either x-rays produced by electrical machines called linear accelerators or gamma rays produced by the decay of radioactive isotopes such as … Read more
Advertising campaigns such as ‘Slip Slop Slap’ (slip on a shirt, slop on some sunscreen and slap on a hat) have made most people aware … Read more
Smoking is associated with three of every ten cancer deaths. Eight of every ten lung cancer deaths in men and just under that in women … Read more
Piecing together the story of how cancers spread is not just interesting research. It has future applications in finding new anti-cancer treatments. Right now, it … Read more
Studies of how cancer cells move have shown that there are many chemicals dissolved in the tissues that can attract cancer cells. Some are produced … Read more