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Lymphoma is a type of blood cancer that develops from the lymphocytes, whereas a lymphocyte is a type of White Blood Cell (WBC). The growth of tumors in the lymphocytes causes lymphoma. The tumors affect the blood, lymph nodes, thymus, bone marrow, and lymphatic system. There are many subtypes of lymphoma, but lymphoma is the most commonly divided into two types, Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (majority of cases) and Hodgkin’s lymphoma. The two types are mainly divided based on how they develop, spread, and are treated.

Lymphoma refers to a family of cancers in the lymphatic system. It accounts for about 3% of cancers. The lymphatic system includes the organs, tissues, and vessels in the immune system responsible for fighting disease and infection throughout the body. Lymphoma affects the blood and the lymphatic system - that includes lymph nodes (like the ones in your neck that get swollen when you have a bad cold), the spleen, bone marrow, and an immune gland in the chest called the thymus.

The stomach is part of the body's digestive system. It produces acids and enzymes that break down food before passing it to the small intestine. Cancer can develop in any part of the stomach and spread up towards the esophagus (the tube that connects the mouth to the stomach) or down into the small intestine or to adjacent organs like the gallbladder, bile duct and pancreas.

Cancer, also known as malignancy, is the cell's abnormal growth in any body part, be it skin, lung, colon, and even prostate. Contrary to popular belief, prostate cancer is a common medical condition, generally affecting men over the age of 50. In India alone, we had approx 30,185 cases of prostate cancer in 2020.

A sarcoma is a rare kind of cancer. Sarcomas grow in connective tissue -- cells that connect or support other kinds of tissue in your body. These tumours are most common in the bones, muscles, tendons, cartilage, nerves, fat, and blood vessels of your arms and legs, but they can also happen in other areas of your body. Although there are more than 50 types of sarcoma, they can be grouped into two main kinds: soft tissue sarcoma and bone sarcoma, or osteosarcoma. It is made up of many “subtypes” because it can arise from a variety of tissue structures. Because these tissues are found everywhere on the body, Sarcomas can arise anywhere.

Cancer is a group of diseases characterized by uncontrolled cell division that leads to abnormal tissue growth. There are over 200 different known cancers that affect humans. Cancers may be classified by their primary site of origin or by their histological or tissue types. Most of the cancers which arise from someplace of origin are named from where they start. The cancers may be of specific types like breast cancer, lung cancer, prostate cancer, liver cancer renal cell carcinoma (kidney cancer), oral cancer, brain cancer etc.

Coined by the German biochemist Paul Ehrlich, the term chemotherapy means - treatment by chemical substances. Therefore, chemotherapy is all about using chemical drugs and powerful medicines to kill cancer cells.

Treating cancer is complex. Different parameters like age of the person; stage, range, and location of cancer; etc. have to be considered while treating cancer. Sometimes a combination of methods is required to treat cancer.

Did you know, about 70% of the causes of cancer are avoidable? Yes, there may not be a 100% guaranteed way of completely preventing the disease but you can surely reduce the risk.

The pancreas is located in the depths of our body. That is why the symptoms of pancreatic cancer aren’t visible until it reaches the advanced stage. No wonder, it is known as the world’s toughest cancer and therefore prevention is better than cure.