retired_MikeMcC

Theres been a couple of threads regarding this subject, and horrible disease that it is, it got me thinking and these thoughts resulted in a couple of questions if you would be so kind:

1: Is cancer an affliction that just crops up in various parts of the body, or is it different afflictions ( for want of a better term ) that occur in different parts of the body that are grouped under the term " cancer " and also, are there any parts of the body that are unaffected by cancer ( eyes, penis and tongue cancer I have never heard of, and they are important areas of the body, so I imagine I would have )

2: Is there a particular reason that Breast Cancer research ( and publicity for it ) is so prevalent compared to other types of Cancer? Is it just because that it only affects women ( which seems a bit sexist IF that is the sole reason ) as there are many types that are as common as Breast cancer ( Lung and Colo-rectal cancer in both sexes, and Prostate cancer in men, with Lung and Colo-rectal cancer having a higher rate of mortality ) or is there another reason?

retired_christy23

breast cancer doesn't only affect women

aeonteal

Men can get breast cancer as well, you know?

retired_Monica65

There's a great quote from Calculon but I don't want to use it.

2boxers

1. its a few disease's under the umbrella of Cancer but specified with a prefix denoting where it has manifested

2. because it is designed to shock women into regular checks (although as mentioned it isn't a gender specific cancer just one which is predominantly female)

retired_MikeMcC

Well ok, but I would guess the amount of men affected by Breast cancer compared to women is very, very low

tonyas

You can have eye cancer.
IIRC Caroline Aherne had cancer of the retina.

I have heard of tongue and penis cancer, but they are pretty rare. A google search confirmed that they exist.

I don't think that there is a part of the body that can't be affected by some form of cancer.

2boxers

well they are all made up from cells

isnt the tongue cancer caused mostly by chewing tobacco?

retired_selvinel

well they are all made up from cells

isnt the tongue cancer caused mostly by chewing tobacco? </BLOCKQUOTE>

Most mouth cancers are from tobaccos of one sort or another.

retired_kris10nicole

well they are all made up from cells

isnt the tongue cancer caused mostly by chewing tobacco? </BLOCKQUOTE>

Most mouth cancers are from tobaccos of one sort or another. </BLOCKQUOTE>

Smoking and drinking are the two main causes, and the risk factors for people who do both are higher than just the addition of the chances for each individually, as the two things contain substances which combine to increase the risk further.

Realtively speaking, risk is low, however. Mouth cancers account for less than 2% of all cancer cases in the UK