Our usual hours of operation are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. In the case of an emergency, please contact your physician or go to the nearest emergency room. There are many different kinds of cancer, however, all types of cancer involve abnormal cells that grow out of control and spread. Normal cells will grow and divide to replace worn out cells or dying cells or to repair an injury.
Cancer cells continue to grow and divide out of control and can spread to other parts of the body.
These cells can accumulate and form tumors that can compress, invade and destroy normal tissues. When cells break away, they can travel through the body by the lymph system or the bloodstream where they can form tumors in other areas. This spread to other parts of the body is called metastasis. Not all cancers or tumors fit the description above. Another type of cancer, leukemia, does not form a tumor.