can cancerous tumors form in all places in the body?

Question

Can a person get a tumor anywhere in his body? Is there any body part that has no known cancer?

Answer 1

Yes: The fact that there are different types of cancers-ie.Brain, lung, breast, colon, pancreas- to name just a few tells us that the cancerous tumors can occur anywhere in the body. These cancers originate from the parent organ. Somehow the normal cells mutate and grow at a rapid rate, thus invading and taking over the normal tissue. What causes these tumors to mutate and form is unknown.Much research.

Answer 2

We hope not.: What makes a cancer "evil" is the ability of cancer cells to travel outside of the organ where they arose and take over another organ; this is how cancer can be life-threatening. In advanced cases of cancer, we can identify these "invaders", but most often, these cells are present but undetectable. The stage of the cancer gives us an estimate of this probability, leading to the rec for chemorx.

Answer 3

Probably: If left untreated, many kinds of cancer develop a capacity to spread to other parts of your body. Fortunately, there are many types of treatment that are designed to prevent or delay this from happening. There is so much variety in how cancers behave; talk to your doctor to see about your type.

Answer 4

No: Radiation can be used on any part of the body. What differs is the dose that can be used. Different tissues have different tolerances and so some parts of the body can be treated to higher doses of radiation than others.

Answer 5

No: Radiation can be given to any area. However tolerance or limitation of the tissues are different and the desired benefit may not be achieved if the location is close to very sensitive areas.

Answer 6

Survival: Survival, cure depends on the type of cancer and stage (how advanced) you have. Cure is based on 5 years intervals (or 10). Oncologist follows guidelines for follow up care. I tell my relatives, that we always have to screen for cancers like we do diabetes and cholesterol. Risks for other cancers are higher once you are a cancer pt. We can battle cancer stay optimistic. We can help.

Answer 7

Not likley: If the tumor recurs at the original site or the same tumor presents at an other, site the prognosis is usually not good. If an entirely new cancer develops at a new site, the prognosis will depend on the characterisitic of that tumor. Having two cancers is generally worse than one.

Answer 8

Not always.: This occurs in benign tumors as well. Global "lipoma" and you will learn more about this.

Answer 9

Antisocial cells: Cancer cells are like normal cells without the usual constraints. And they are so similar to their cells of origin that the body cannot decide they are different. They don't respect tissue boundaries, will take up residence in multiple sites in the body, and out grow and push out of activity and room, normal cells. Eventually they overwhelm normal bodily functions and can cause the body to die.

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