Cancer is a disease in which cells grow and divide with little or no control. There are many different types of cancers. Cancers are typically named for the organ or the cell where the cancer begins. Some cancers can spread from the original site and move to other places in the body.
Cells are the building blocks of your body. Normally cells grow, divide and die. Cancer begins when a normal cell mutates, or changes, and is not able to repair itself.
In its early stages, cancer may have no symptoms, but eventually a malignant tumor will grow large enough to be detected.
As it continues to grow, it may press on nerves and produce pain, penetrate blood vessels and cause bleeding, or interfere with the function of a body organ or system.
The word C-A-U-T-I-O-N to help recognize the seven early signs of cancer:
The types of cancers that occur most often in children are different from those seen in adults. The most common cancers of children are:
Other types of cancers are rare in children, but they do happen sometimes. In very rare cases, children may even develop cancers that are much more common in adults.
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