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Aggressive is in medicine, describes a tumor or disease that forms, grows, or spreads quickly. It may also describe treatment that is more severe or intense than usual. Cancer is a term for diseases in which abnormal cells divide without control and can invade nearby tissues. Cancer cells can also spread to other parts of the body through the blood and lymph systems. There are several main types of cancer. Carcinoma is a cancer that begins in the skin or in tissues that line or cover internal organs. Sarcoma is a cancer that begins in bone, cartilage, fat, muscle, blood vessels, or other connective or supportive tissue. Leukemia is a cancer that starts in blood-forming tissue such as the bone marrow, and causes large numbers of abnormal blood cells to be produced and enter the blood. Lymphoma and multiple myeloma are cancers that begin in the cells of the immune system. Central nervous system cancers are cancers that begin in the tissues of the brain and spinal cord. Also called malignancy.
Preview- It could seem apparant that, clive Derby-Lewis who is serving a life sentence for the murder of SACP leader Chris Hani learned on Friday that his prostate cancer was aggressive, his lawyer Marius Coertze said. Prostate is a gland in the male reproductive system. The prostate surrounds the part of the urethra (the tube that empties the bladder) just below the bladder, and produces a fluid that forms part of the semen. Prostate cancer, cancer that forms in tissues of the prostate (a gland in the male reproductive system found below the bladder and in front of the rectum). Prostate cancer usually occurs in older men.
- It might seem apparant that, studies link obesity, severity of prostate cancer Aggressive tumors seem more likely in fat patients December 23, 2003|By NEW YORK TIMES NEWS SERVICE In men who have prostate cancer, obesity is linked to an increased risk that the cancer will be aggressive and likely to recur after surgery, two studies show. A connection to obesity might help to explain a racial difference in prostate cancer that has long puzzled researchers: The disease tends to occur at a younger age in black men in the United States than in whites, and it is more aggressive and twice as likely to be fatal. Obesity is a condition marked by an abnormally high, unhealthy amount of body fat. Recur, to come back or to return. Surgery is a procedure to remove or repair a part of the body or to find out whether disease is present. An operation.
- It would appear apparant that, with some cancers, aggressive chemotherapy is called for, which means administering one or a combination of the most powerful drugs available. While effective in killing cancerous cells, it can also damage healthy cells. Chemotherapy, treatment with drugs that kill cancer cells.
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