Report Back from SGO: What’s the Latest in Ovarian Cancer?
Cancer
1. Cancer
Is a type of disease where cells grow out of control, divide and invade other tissues. In a
person without cancer, cell división is under control. In most tissues, healthy cells divide in a
controlled way and copy themselves to créate new healthy cells. With cancer, this normal
process of cell división goes out control.
2. Kinds
• Breast Cancer: In the world, breast cancer is the fifth most common cause of
cancer death.
3. • Leukemia: Is a cancer of white blood cells and bone marrow. When a person has
leukemia, the body makes too many white blood cells.
4. • Brain Cancer: can have a wide variety of symptoms including seizures, sleepines,
confusion and behavioral changes.
5. Symptoms
• Breast cancer symptoms include:
• Breast or nipple pain
• Skin irritation or dimpling
• Nipple discharge
6. • Leukemia symptoms include:
• Fever or chills
• Bone pain
• Persistent fatigue
7. • Brain cancer symptoms include:
• Headache
• Vision changes
• Loss motor skill