» Families Facing Cancer – Helping carers to cope with cancer http://familiesfacingcancer.org Thu, 09 Sep 2010 09:48:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 Invasive http://familiesfacingcancer.org/invasive/ http://familiesfacingcancer.org/invasive/#comments Wed, 28 Jul 2010 10:06:51 +0000 Anne Orchard http://familiesfacingcancer.org/?p=635 Invasive cancer is cancer that has spread into (invaded) healthy surrounding tissue instead of staying confined to where it started. Invasive cancer may also be described using the type of cancer, for instance invasive carcinoma.

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Share/Bookmark]]> http://familiesfacingcancer.org/invasive/feed/ 0 Immune System http://familiesfacingcancer.org/immune-system/ http://familiesfacingcancer.org/immune-system/#comments Sun, 04 Oct 2009 14:03:21 +0000 Anne Orchard http://familiesfacingcancer.org/?p=242 The immune system is a complex collection of tissue, organs and cells within the body, which work to prevent or deal with an infection. A healthy immune system will fight off infections such as bacteria and viruses. Symptoms such as a runny nose or a slightly raised temperature in a healthy person are signs that the immune system is working well and the infection is being dealt with.

Cancer treatments can affect a person’s immune system and make them more prone to infection. This is especially true of chemotherapy. A person undergoing cancer treatment should take any signs of possible infection seriously and get them checked out and treated immediately. They include a raised temperature, redness or swelling of one area of the body, swollen glands or flu-like symptoms. Some complementary and alternative medicines or foods may be helpful in strengthening the immune system.

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