Cancer is one of the world’s most feared diseases because it mostly caused deaths on those who are afflicted by it. There are many different kinds of cancer found such as breast cancer, prostate cancer, brain cancer, mouth cancer, liver cancer, and so on and so forth. It is estimated that each year, there is around 18 million of new cancer cases occurring. Cancer deaths are recorded to be around 10 million in the entire world each year. Figures could increase in the coming years, with more people becoming more prone to developing the ailment.
Many private organizations and even governments all over the world spend huge money to finance cancer researches. These researches encompass the study of the cause of cancer, the effects of cancer, the behavior of cancer cells in the human body, and then of course, the treatment and cure of cancer. These efforts to know more about the ailment through medical study and research is a clear show of the serious intention and desire of the world to fight against the lethal sickness that affects persons of all ages, whether young or old, men or women.
Researches on and about cancer is going on and will not stop. With the fact that no complete and proven cure for cancer is yet found, more and more efforts are being exerted to finally find the treatment the world has been deprived of for many many years now. Researches both on medical approaches and alternative methods are being run on today to meet the said purpose. Many have found specific substances to be an effective healer to the killer sickness and yet nothing is yet proclaimed to be medically effective in curing cancer.
Other research institutes focus on the behavior of cancer cells as well as their form and structure inside the human body. The outputs of these researches are said to have an integral part in identifying cancer cure. Even then, these researches are still being pushed forward until such time information is ample to meet the desired purposed.
Cancer is not a friend ailment. As a matter of fact, it is considered to be an enemy of everyone. The world has long been fearful of the disease although what happens is that more and more people from all walks of life and from every age bracket is getting afflicted by the disease. The cruelty of the disease, however, does not just affect the actual cancer patient themselves. Family members of people who are diagnosed to have cancer also experience different sorts of suffering. The loss of a loved one is perhaps among the most unfortunate of them all.
With all the things found out and known about cancer, it is only a relief and joy to know that the world is still having hopes on completely making cancer a losing fighter. Research institutions are increasing in number, more financial supports are being acquired, and more massive researches are being conducted.