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Cancer - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

Symptoms · Fatigue · Lump or area of thickening that can be felt under the skin · Weight changes, including unintended loss or gain · Skin ...

What Is Cancer? - NCI

Cancer is caused by changes to DNA. Most cancer-causing DNA changes occur in sections of DNA called genes. These changes are also called genetic ...

What Is Cancer? Symptoms, Causes & Types - Cleveland Clinic

What are the symptoms of cancer? · Fatigue. · Fever that occurs mostly at night. · Loss of appetite. · Night sweats. · Persistent pain. · Skin changes, ...

What Causes Cancer? | Stanford Health Care

Cancer Risk Factors · Lifestyle factors. · Family history, inheritance, and genetics may play an important role in some childhood cancers. · Some genetic ...

What causes cancer? | Canadian Cancer Society

What causes cancer? · getting older · smoking · not protecting yourself from the sun · having certain genetic changes · being overweight or obese · not having a ...

Causes of cancer and reducing your risk - Cancer Research UK

Causes of cancer and reducing your risk · Can cancer be prevented? · What's my cancer risk? · Smoking and tobacco · Obesity and weight · Sun and UV · Diet and healthy ...

The Development and Causes of Cancer - The Cell - NCBI Bookshelf

The fundamental abnormality resulting in the development of cancer is the continual unregulated proliferation of cancer cells.

What is cancer and how does it develop? | WCRF International

This generally results from accumulation of genetic damage in cells over time. The cancer cell is a critical part of a tumour but only one of several important ...

What Is Cancer? | Cancer Basics

Cancer cells develop because of multiple changes in their genes. These changes can have many possible causes. Lifestyle habits, genes you get ...

How cancer starts, grows and spreads

Mutated genes don't work properly because the instructions in their DNA get mixed up. This can cause cells that should be resting to divide and grow out of ...

Causes of Cancer - Nationwide Children's Hospital

What are the risk factors for cancer? · Lifestyle factors · Family history, inheritance, and genetics · Some genetic disorders · Exposures to certain viruses.

Cancer - World Health Organization (WHO)

Tobacco use, alcohol consumption, unhealthy diet, physical inactivity and air pollution are risk factors for cancer and other noncommunicable ...

Cancer Causes and Prevention - NCI

Covers known cancer risk factors, how certain cancers can be prevented, and ongoing research into causes and prevention.

Cancer: Overview, causes, treatments, and types - MedicalNewsToday

Cancer is the uncontrolled development of cells. It can affect various parts of the body and lead to tumors, damage to the immune system, ...

What is Cancer? - Delaware Health and Social Services

Some factors that cause cancer are related to systems inside the body. For example, abnormal hormone levels in the bloodstream can cause cancer. A weakened ...

What Causes Cancer? 10 Common Factors

Top 10 Causes of Cancer · 1. Genetics · 2. Tobacco · 3. Diet · 4. Lack of Exercise · 5. Alcohol · 6. Radiation · 7. Air Pollution · 8.

Cancer Risk and Prevention | Cancer Causes | Stay Healthy

Cancer Risk and Prevention. There's no sure way to prevent cancer, but you can help reduce your risk by making healthy choices like eating right, staying active ...

Cancer causes and risk factors explained | Macmillan Cancer Support

General risk factors · Age – the risk of developing cancer increases as you get older. · Lifestyle factors – these include smoking, your weight, your diet, how ...

Cancer: Types, Causes, Treatment, and Prevention - Healthline

Cancer: Types, Causes, Prevention, and More ... Cancer occurs when genetic mutations in abnormal cells cause them to divide rapidly. You can ...

How does cancer start?

Mutations can happen by chance when a cell is dividing. They can also be caused by the processes of life inside the cell. Or by things coming ...