cancer

• Cancer

  The term used for diseases where abnormal cells divide without control and are able to invade other tissues
• Benign tumors

  • Non-cancerous growth, enclosed in a membrane
• Malignant tumors

  • Cancerous growth, not enclosed in a membrane
• Causes of cancer

  • Carcinogens from cigarettes
  • Ultra violet radiation from the sun, x-rays and radiation from nuclear power stations
  • Genetic material that carries mutations
  • Viruses such as HPV
  • Unhealthy diet
• Cancer treatments

  • Radiation
  • Chemotherapy
  • Surgery
  • Traditional medication such as a herbal plant called the kankerbossie
• Early detection of cancer can be done by going for regular pap smears, colonoscopies and mammograms