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Cancer and Biopsy
Cancer is a deadly disease in which cells of any body part begin to grow abnormally, harmfully, and randomly until these extra cells take the form of acne or tumors. The main cause of cancer is the DNA in the cells, which naturally changes and divides the cells in a continuous and abnormal way. This change is called mutation in medical terms. That is one to two, two to four, four to eight. And in the same order, the growth of unnecessary cells continues. There could be several reasons for this change in DNA.
For example, smoking, alcohol, blisters, gutka use, exposure to too much sun, drinking hot tea or coffee, canned foods or frozen foods, and the use of chemical preservatives. In general, the immune system eliminates invading germs. But cancer cells combine with the body’s own cells. Therefore, the immune system does not recognize these cells, and thus they begin to grow in the body. Cancer can affect people of any age.
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Symptoms of Cancer
Common symptoms include tumors, pain, and weight loss, as well as symptoms related to the part of the body where it appears. For example, if you have esophageal cancer, you may find it difficult to eat or drink anything. Similarly, lung cancer includes coughing or shortness of breath, blood cancer, bruising or abnormal bleeding, fatigue, and fever.
Types of Cancer
Cancer is divided into two types. One type is called benign and the other is called malignant. The growth of benign cancer stops after a certain period of time and does not spread to other parts of the body. However, some benign cancers can also be dangerous. Malignant tumors are dangerous and have the potential to grow. They can spread to any part of the body.
How does Cancer Spread?
The process by which cancer spreads from one place to another is called metastasis in medical terms. It is a Greek word meaning to emigrate. The part of the body where cancer develops is called the primary tumor. For example, if breast cancer enters any part of the body from its place, the primary tumor will be called where it has spread from. There are many sources of cancer in the body, such as arteries.
Whether it’s clean blood vessels that contain the “oxygenated” blood or dirty blood vessels that contain “deoxygenated” blood. For example, if colon cancer develops, it first spreads to the liver. This is because one of the blood vessels in the intestine drains into the blood vessels of the liver, through which cancer reaches the liver. Another source of cancer spread is lymphatic’s.
Lymphatics are actually the body’s ducts, which contain water-like material, also called lymph. The function of this lymph is to carry the body’s proteins and the substance found between the cells to the blood vessels. These lymph nodes enter the bloodstream through glands in the body and these glands are called lymph nodes. These glands are found at small distances in the body and act like a soldier.
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That is, if there are any germs in the lymph, then the white blood cells in these glands are helpful in killing them. Whichever part of the gland appears, the volume of the glands there first begins to increase, which grows into a gland-like shape. As the cancer cells begin to spread throughout the body through the lymphatics, so when they enter the glands, they begin to grow there too, and form a lump.
The third source of cancer spread may be that cancer may spread to other parts of the body to such an extent that it may enter another organ and infect it. As the cancer of the leaf progresses and enters the liver, it also affects it. In addition, cancer cells can spread through the veins (Perineural Invasion).
Diagnosis of Cancer Type
The biopsy is essential for the final diagnosis of any type of cancer. Several methods of biopsy are used. One procedure involves going through the affected area and examining it with a small tissue microscope. This process is completed in 15 to 20 minutes and the patient does not even need to be admitted to the hospital. Sometimes an incision is made in the gland near cancer and the entire tumor is removed and examined. This procedure is called Excisional Biopsy.
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