Cancer

Every moment spending with her grandchildren is extra special for Elizabeth Matthews because she has not been given long to live. She was diagnosed with breast cancer about eight years ago. She had a surgery to remove the cancer that had spread to her lymph glands.

Cancer is defining as the most threaten killer than other diseases. Most of the deaths are causing by cancer in not only New Zealand, but also all around world.

Cancer is a class of diseases characterized by out-of-control cell growth. There are over 1000 different types of cancer, and each is classified by the type of cell that is initially affected.

Cancer harms the health when damaged cells divide uncontrollably to form lumps or masses of tissue called tumors. Tumors can grow and interfere with the digestive, nervous, and circulatory systems and they can release hormones that alter body function. Tumors that stay in one spot and demonstrate limited growth are generally considered to be benign.