Investigation and Identification of the causes and effects of Cancer - a Basic Overview
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https://doi.org/10.47611/jsrhs.v13i2.6552Keywords:
Cancer, Tumor, Chemotherapy, Radiation-therapy, Surgery, T-cell, malignant, Benign, Genetics, Metastasizing, AntibodyAbstract
This paper discusses the depths of cancer and its impact on society as of the calendar year 2023. The paper goes into detail on the specific treatments preferred by patients such as chemotherapy, radiation-therapy, and surgery. It provides an overview of the difficulty concerned with curing cancer and compares cancer with other major diseases of the recent past. This paper also goes through some of the major preventative steps that could possibly help with avoiding the disease of cancer in an individual's lifetime. Overall, through the accumulation of treatments, background information such as causes and effects, and preventative steps this article illustrates the complexity of cancer and provides a basic understanding of what cancer is and how to potentially avoid it.
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