What is cancer?
Cancer is a group of diseases characterized by the growth of abnormal cells that divide uncontrollably, and destroy body tissue. Cancer can spread throughout your body. Sometimes, however, normal cells lose the ability to direct and to limit their growth. They divide and grow without any order and form excess cells which we call tumors.
Is cancer an epidemic?
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Using gold nanoparticles to hit cancer where it hurts
( Georgia Institute of Technology ) Scientists at the Georgia Institute of Technology have shown that by directing gold nanoparticles into the nuclei of cancer cells, they can not only prevent them from multiplying, but can kill them where they lurk.
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Andrew Lloyd Webber urges men to get cancer tests
British composer Andrew Lloyd Webber is urging men over 50 years-old to get regular tests for prostate cancer after he was successfully treated for the disease last year and given the all-clear.
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