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Pancreatic cancer: Adenocarcinoma of the pancreas

Commonly, the term pancreatic cancer refers to pancreatic adenocarcinoma. Because the early symptoms of pancreatic cancer are not overt and there are no effective screening tools to detectit atan early stage, often by the time the disease is diagnosed the cancer has already...

Brain cancer: Glioblastoma multiforme of the brain

Glioblastoma multiforme is a cancer of astrocytes. Astrocytes support the nerve cells of the brain. The brain is the control centre for the body. It is comprised of millions of individual nerve cells which are all interconnected. It is located at the top of the spinal cord and is...

Brain tumour: Glioma of the brain

Brain tumour may be of the Glioma type and usually arise from the glial cells which support the nerve cells. The brain is the control centre for the body. It is comprised of millions of individual nerve cells which are all interconnected. It is located at the top of the spinal...

Meningioma of the brain

Meningioma of the Brain is a cancer of the meninges. The meninges are protective membranes which cover the brain. They are in 2 layers; 1 layer is applied closely to the brain and the other layer applied to the skull. The space between the 2 membranes is filled with...

Skin cancer: Basal cell carcinoma

Basal Cell Carcinoma of the Skin is a cancer of the skin. The skin is the largest organ of the body. It serves as a protective barrier between us and the environment, keeping water in and infection out.

Human hair structure anatomy illustration

Skin cancer: Squamous cell carcinoma

Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Skin is one type of skin cancer. The skin is the largest organ of the body. It serves as a protective barrier between us and the environment, keeping water in and infection out.

Thyroid cancer: Anaplastic

Thyroid Cancer (Anaplastic of the Thyroid) may be of the Anaplastic type and usually arise from the follicular cells located between the thyroid follicles, which are responsible for production of calcitonin. The thyroid gland is located in the front of the neck, at the base. It...

Spinal cord cancer: Lymphoma

Cancers of the spinal cord may be of the Lymphoma type. The spinal cord forms part of the central nervous system. It is a cylindrical continuation of the brainstem, commencing from the medulla (at the level of the foramen magnum at the base of the skull) and extending to the...

Thyroid cancer: Papillary cell of the thyroid

Information on the symptoms, treatment and diagnosis of Thyroid cancers by professional health specialists.

Oesophageal cancer: Adenocarcinoma of the oesophagus

Information covering Oesophagus cancer (Adenocarcinoma of the Oesophagus) that arise from the glandular cells of the epithelium which lines the lower part of the gullet.