Infirmary Cancer Care’s goal is to provide quality cancer treatments
to the Mobile and Gulf Coast community, regardless of the type of cancer.
Cancer is an uncontrolled proliferation of cells that harms the function
of that area of the body. This uncontrolled growth can cause a wide variety
of symptoms or no symptoms at all depending on the nature of the cancer.
Whatever type of cancer you are facing, Infirmary Cancer Care’s
state-of-the-art facilities and professional specialist medical staff
are here to help you get the treatment that you need.
Cancer Classifications
Cancer can affect every part of the body. Our specialists are experienced
at treating cancers affecting a wide variety of bodily systems. To begin
to develop a treatment plan, one must first understand the different types
of cancer. Cancer can be broken up into four major classifications:
Carcinomas
Cancers that fall into the carcinoma category often affect the skin or
organ lining. The most frequent cancer type in the United States, these
cancers can spread beyond the skin or linings of an organ to infect a
greater part of the body.
Sarcomas
Sarcoma cancers are a category of cancers that begin in the bones and connective
tissues of the body. This type of cancer can affect fat, blood vessels,
muscles, tendons and joint linings. The Mayo Clinic has estimated the
number of sarcoma cancers to exceed 70.
Leukemia
Leukemia cancers begin in blood-producing areas of the body such as bone
marrow. The effect is to disrupt or change the process of blood production
and even blood makeup. Adults and children are differently susceptible
to the variations of leukemia with the disease frequently involving the
abnormal production of white blood cells.
Lymphoma
Lymphoma attacks the body’s immune system by turning immune cells
cancerous. Starting in the lymphatic system of the body, the cancer disrupts
the body’s ability to defend itself from outside contagions and
often confuses the body’s immune system into attacking itself.
Depending on which classification of cancer the patient is suffering from,
cancer can manifest itself in many ways. Some cancers such as sarcomas
or carcinomas may present themselves as a tumor or layering of cells that
can be easily identified. Lymphomas and Leukemia are harder to recognize
because, unlike a sarcoma or carcinoma, these cancers may affect individual
cells within the bloodstream or lymphatic system.
Types of Cancer
While there are four major classifications of cancer depending on how the
cancer begins and spreads throughout the body, there are many more specific
types of cancer. These are known by the specific part or organ of the
body that they affect.
Infirmary Cancer Care has treated, among others, cancers such as:
The type of cancer is also affected by whether the cancer is contained
or has metastasized. Contained cancer merely affects the organ that it
started in while a metastasized cancer grows to invade and affect other
bodily organs and systems. Contained cancers are usually easier to treat.
Diagnosis & Treatment Options
Whatever type of cancer you may be suffering from, Infirmary Cancer Care
can provide the diagnostic and treatment options you need to fight back.
With state-of-the-art facilities and specialists in every major area of
cancer care, our centers can provide holistic and quality care to cancer patients.
Call Infirmary Cancer Care today for more information on cancer diagnostic
and treatment options.
Lee W. Thompson, MDSurgical OncologyInfirmary Surgical Specialists | Mobile 3 Mobile Infirmary Circle
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