What is cancer of bone marrow called?

An Oncologist is a doctor who is specially qualified in treating cancer. Oncology, a word derived from Greek Oncos, means a branch which deals with study of tumours.

Cigarette smoke contains 4000 different chemicals. The number of chemicals, their amount and combination varies from each brand. The chemicals include nicotine, tar, and carbon monoxide, as well as formaldehyde, ammonia, hydrogen cyanide, arsenic, and DDT. Tar is produced by burning of tobacco. Nicotine is an addictive chemical present in tobacco.

Female body releases progesterone hormone during pregnancy. A pregnancy before the age of 30 may help in reducing risk of breast or cervical cancer.

Oral contraceptive pills typically contain estrogen. Estrogen puts at an increased risk of breast cancer and tumors thrive in the excessivepresence of this female hormone.

Cancer is caused by uncontrolled growth of group of cells which leads to destruction of surrounding tissue. Chemotherapy is a commonly used treatment to cure cancer. It kills rapidly multiplying cancerous cells in the body.

Cancer is difficult to cure because malignant cells grow rapidly in the body. The cells can spread by three methods, locally spread cancer which grows directly in tissues; a tumour could detach itself from another tumour and slip though wall of blood vessel and it could also spread through the lymphatic system where the tumour travels in lymphatic fluid and gets stuck in the lymph nodes.

Human Papillomavirus or HPV belongs to group of 150 types of viruses. About 40 types of viruses are sexually transmitted and can be easily spread through genital contact. Some HPV infections are common and are without any symptoms. However, in minor cases it can lead to cancer of cervix, vagina, anus, etc.HPV of different types has been found in patients suffering from cervical cancer.

Cervical cancer is second most common type of cancer found in females. Best way to detect the disease is a pap smear test. It typically involves a sample taken from the cervix and is a routine procedure used by gynecologists. It can detect abnormalities in cells years before the cancer sets in.

Leukemia is a term used for cancer where bone marrow produces an abnormal amount of white blood cells.

Prostate cancer is form of cancer that develops in male hormonal gland ‘prostate’, present in the male reproductive system.