Cancer is a word that terrifies everyone. We all know the word, but many of us don't really know its meaning. When we hear the diagnosis of cancer, it's as if we had been hit with a baseball bat. We panic and let our imaginations run wild. Definitions are unlimited! A standard dictionary has a different definition than a medical dictionary and an Oncologist may further complicate the definition increasing our stress. So--- what is cancer?
Because this word is not as ugly as it may seem, let's just start with this very simple definition: CANCER IS A GROWTH OF ABNORMAL CELLS SOMEWHERE IN THE BODY. How much more simple can that be? So far, no need to panic,right?
There are benign growths and malignant growths. Somehow the malignant ones capture our attention and we're off to the races. As everything can be built up, so everything can be torn down. Malignant tumors are no different. Now let's try to find a cause without panic.
Because this word is not as ugly as it may seem, let's just start with this very simple definition: CANCER IS A GROWTH OF ABNORMAL CELLS SOMEWHERE IN THE BODY. How much more simple can that be? So far, no need to panic,right?
There are benign growths and malignant growths. Somehow the malignant ones capture our attention and we're off to the races. As everything can be built up, so everything can be torn down. Malignant tumors are no different. Now let's try to find a cause without panic.