NATIONAL STOMACH CANCER AWARENESS MONTH Stomach cancer, also known as gastric cancer is the condition when cancer cells grow out of control in the stomach. Cancer may form anywhere in the stomach. Mostly, stomach cancer develops at the junction of the…
National Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month Pancreatic cancer occurs when alterations in the pancreas cells lead them to multiply out of control. The pancreas is a small, hockey stick-shaped gland located behind the stomach. The main functions of the pancreas are…
LUNG CANCER AWARENESS MONTH Cancer is a disease in which cells in the body grow out of control. When cancer starts in the lungs, it is called lung cancer.1 lung cancer develops when normal processes of cell division and growth…
CARCINOID CANCER AWARENESS MONTH Carcinoid cancer is a type of neuroendocrine cancer that grows from neuroendocrine cells. Neuroendocrine cells are found in organs throughout the body. These cells send and receive messages through hormones to help the body function. Carcinoid…
WORLD NEUROENDOCRINE TUMOR (NET) AWARENESS DAY Neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) are rare tumors that start in neuroendocrine cells. These tumors may also be referred to as neuroendocrine carcinomas (NECsor neuroendocrine neoplasms (NENs).1 Neuro means nerve and endocrine refer to the cells…
NATIONAL CANCER AWARENESS DAY Cancer is an illness that occurs when some of the body cells grow out of control and spread to other body regions. As the body requires new cells, human cells typically expand and divide to create…