- of
cancer of the
breast (in women), throat, liver, oesophagus, mouth, larynx, and colon. In
Western Europe, 10% of
cancers in
males and 3% of
cancers in...
- 12% live for five years. For
cancers diagnosed early, the five-year
survival rate
rises to
about 20%.
Neuroendocrine cancers have
better outcomes; at five years...
- Skin
cancers are
cancers that
arise from the skin. They are due to the
development of
abnormal cells that have the
ability to
invade or
spread to other...
- p63 and its
cancer-specific
isoform p40. CK7 and CK20 are also
commonly used to
differentiate lung
cancers. CK20 is
found in
several cancers, but typically...
-
brain cancers is
ionizing radiation.
Approximately 4% of
brain cancers in the
general po****tion are
caused by CT-scan radiation. For
brain cancers that...
-
inappropriately expressed at high levels, they can
cause cancer.
While APC is
mutated in most
colon cancers, some
cancers have
increased β-catenin
because of mutations...
- are
primary cancers.
Common primary cancers are
breast cancer,
colon cancer,
appendiceal cancer, and
stomach cancer (primary
gastric cancers that metastasize...
- head and neck
cancers is
considered separately.
Other cancers can
occur in the
mouth (such as bone
cancer, lymphoma, or
metastatic cancers from distant...
-
Staging systems are
specific for each type of
cancer (e.g.,
breast cancer and lung
cancer), but some
cancers do not have a
staging system.
Although competing...
-
minority of
cancers are due to
inherited genetic mutations. Most
cancers are
related to environmental, lifestyle, or
behavioral exposures.
Cancer is generally...
