Fill out the Cancer questionnaire Cancer is a general term used to describe an uncontrolled cell division that results in a malignant tumor.
Cancer can occur in any organ or tissue.
It is a very common condition and one third of all individuals will develop some form of cancer during their lifetime. Family history of a certain type of cancer may predispose an individual to that specific type of cancer, but not necessarily to other types of cancer. Many cancers are evaluated using a grading and staging system. The grading is assigned based on the cancer's growth rate. The faster the growth, the greater the likelihood of spread to other tissues.