This comprises all lymphomas other than Hodgkin’s. Most of these occur in people above 50 years of age, though some occur in children as well. They differ from Hodgkin’s disease because of their different histological picture. These lymphomas grow rapidly, but are potentially curable.
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Cancer Treatment: Hodgkin’s Lymphoma
These are cancers of the lymph glands. While most cancers occurring anywhere spread into lymph glands, lymphomas primarily involve the lymph nodes. On account of their characteristics, lymphomas are divided into two categories:
Cancer Treatment: Cancer of the Thyroid
Thyroid gland is situated in the front of the neck, most of it on the two sides of the larynx. Its secretion pours directly into the bloodstream and regulates among many other things, the metabolism of the body.
Cancer Treatment: Cancer of the Brain
Brain cancers occur either primarily in the brain itself, or spread to the brain from other sites such as lungs, breasts, lymphomas, leukaemias, etc.
Since the skull provides no scope for expansion, when the cancer mass grows, it causes pressure symptoms on other parts of the brain.
Cancer Treatment: Cancer of the Stomach
Stomach is the first part of the gastro-intestinal tract where the food stays for some time and gets broken down and digested. If the food contains any substance that is carcinogenic, the stomach is the first part to be affected.
Cancer Treatment: Cancer of the Esophagus
Esophagus is the part of the gastro intestinal tract connecting pharynx of the mouth with the stomach. The lower end of the esophagus which connects with the stomach normally remains partially closed so as not to allow the acid contents of the stomach to come and injure the esophagus.
Cancer Treatment: Cancer of the Mouth (Oral Cancer)
Cancers of Gastro-Intestinal Tract
Gastro-intestinal tract begins at the mouth and ends at the anus. In between it comprises from above downwards pharynx, oesophagus, stomach, small and large intestine.
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Cancer Treatment: Cancer of the Liver
Liver is present on the right side of the upper part of the abdomen, just under the diaphragm. Its main function is to convert the digested food into integral parts of the body. The cells of which it is made up, are very special cells to perform their function, and have the capacity to regenerate themselves also.
Cancer Treatment: Cancer of the Colon and Rectum
Large bowel forms lower 1.5 metre part of the gastrointestinal tract, going up from the right lower abdomen as ascending colon, then horizontally as transverse colon, coming down on the left side as descending colon and then as rectum ending at the anus.
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Cancer Treatment: Cancer of the Lung
Lungs are the two organs in the chest which transfer oxygen that we breathe in into the blood, and breath out the C02 generated in the body. Cancer of the lungs is categorised depending upon the type of cells involved. The two categories are: