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How Does Cancer Staging Work?
Cancer staging refers to the diagnosis and prognosis of a cancer. In other words, staging relates to how far the cancer has spread and at what stage it is for a patient. Cancer staging is crucial in determining a patient’s journey – it can help resolve what treatment is best, as well as what the […] Read More
What Are the Most Common Cancer Treatments?
There are trillions of cells in our body and they are continuously dividing and multiplying, forming new cells to replace old or damaged cells. Cancer is a disease in which some of the body’s cells start to grow abnormally and develop into lumps of cells called tumours. These cells can spread to other parts of […] Read More
Are Women Born with All of Their Eggs?
Female sex cells are known as eggs. These fuse with male sperm in sexual reproduction. A female egg contains half the genetic information, and a male sperm contains the other half. Sex cells are known as gametes. In sexual reproduction the female sperm and male sperm fuse together and form a zygote. The zygote implants […] Read More
What Types of Cancer Can Proton Therapy Treat?
Proton therapy, or proton beam therapy, is a type of radiation therapy. Protons are used instead of x-rays to treat cancer. A proton is a positively charged particle, which when at high energy, can treat cancer cells. Proton therapy can be used alone to treat cancer, or combined with other treatments like chemotherapy, surgery, immunotherapy […] Read More
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