Home Health and care Practical information Work with us About Capio Stories Cancer - one of the most common public diseases Cancer occurs in many different forms and can occur anywhere in the body. Symptoms, treatment and prognosis vary greatly between different types of cancer. Common is that the disease is due to cells that divide uncontrollably. HERE YOU GET CARE When cancer occurs, it is because a cell division has failed. The body's cells constantly divide to create new cells that replace the old ones. For the most part, it goes without a hitch. In some cases, the division can lead to damage to a new cell and sometimes the body is unable to repair the damage or destroy the cell. As the damaged cell continues to divide, more and more defective cells arise. Cancer cells divide faster than normal cells and tumors can therefore increase in size very quickly and become directly life-threatening. Many tumors are harmless, benign, and do not count as cancer. Some cancers are known to more often affect people who have specific risk factors. Too much sun can increase the risk of skin cancer. Tobacco smoke contains a number of carcinogens, so-called carcinogens, substances and increases the risk of many different types of cancer. Alcohol and certain environmental toxins also increase the risk of cancer and genetic factors can also have a major impact. Cancer research has made great strides and today we know much more about the underlying causes than 50 years ago. Despite this, there are still many mysteries left about how cancer develops and why. Cancer är en av de vanligaste folksjukdomarna och drabbar en tredjedel av alla människor någon gång under livet. Det finns c:a 200 olika cancersjukdomar och de flesta som drabbas är över 65 år. Cancer är vanligare hos äldre människor eftersom åldringsprocessen i sig innebär större risk för utveckling av cancerceller, men också för att det ibland tar lång tid för själva cellen att utvecklas från friska celler till cancerceller. Fyra av fem barn som får cancer överlever idag, och många cancersjukdomar har bra prognos även för vuxna. Ju tidigare cancern upptäcks, desto bättre chanser har patienten att tillfriskna. Så kan vi hjälpa dig Om du känner oro för din hälsa och har symptom som du tror kan bero på cancer ska du kontakta vårdcentralen. Ofta kan de undersöka dig och ta prover som ger lugnande besked nästan på en gång. Om det behövs ytterligare utredning eller vård remitterar de dig till rätt specialistmottagning. Granskad av: Stefan Bremberg 24 maj, 2017 12:00 Hos oss kan du få hjälp Primärvård Primärvård Barnavårdcentraler Barnmorskemottagningar Rehab Vårdcentraler Specialistvård Specialistvård Allmänkirurgi ASIH (Avancerad sjukvård i hemmet) Geriatrik Gynekologi Internmedicin Ortopedi Palliativ vård Rehab specialistvård Röntgen Smärta Urologi Ögon Öron-näsa-hals Visa fler Psykiatri Psykiatri Beroendevård Psykiatrisk öppenvård Ätstörningsbehandling Akutvård Akutvård Akut beroendevård Akut specialistvård Närakut Work with us Free jobs Registration of interest About Capio This is how we work with quality Network privacy policy Cookies Capio Group website Contact Us Capio Go Capio AB (publ) is a leading pan-European healthcare provider that offers a wide range of high-quality healthcare in medicine, surgery and psychiatry through its hospitals, specialist clinics and primary care units. Capio operates in five countries: Sweden, Norway, Denmark, France and Germany. In Sweden, Capio is located from Umeå in the north to Malmö in the south and offers care in the areas of primary care, somatic and psychiatric specialist care and emergency care. Capio on LinkedIn