Moderation of Cancer Treatments
Research is so important in the cancer field, because this disease comes in various shapes and forms, and is ever changing. Since there are over 200 distinctive types, and within each type a difference in every body, this causes a cure to be hard to find. Along with that some treatments do not help all cancers, while some treatments help a specific type of cancer. However, some specific types of cancer have found solutions, those treatments sometimes simply stop working. For this reason new treatments which are effective and saving lives make a difference in providing a cure for all variations.
WHAT IS CANCER?
Cancer is a disease known for its uncontrollable growth and spread of abnormal, mutated cells. This is mainly because of a mutation in the DNA; it can also be influenced by heredity and lifestyle choices. Since they contain normal DNA cells, our body does not see the cells as a threat or can distinguish healthy cells compared to cancer cells, and because there is such a variation we have not been able to find a cure. However, things such as chemotherapy, radiation, surgery and various other treatments have been able to control the rapid division of these abnormal cells.
CANCER & TREATMENT DEVELOPMENT
Over the course of the years, "Cancer [has been] the second most common cause of death in the US, exceeded only by heart disease, and accounts for nearly 1 of every 4 deaths." Along with the fact, cancer varies in each case from gender, type of cancer, and even race, making cancer even harder to target and cure. For this reason, the world of science has created many new and personalized innovative treatments and equipment in order to keep up and prevent much death.
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