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Cancer
a term for diseases in which abnormal cells divide without control
and can invade normal tissues. (NCI Dictionary)
complications.
Classifications
Cancers are classified by type of tissue from which they arise (e.g.
Glandular, connective) (Mc Cance et al., 2010).
Other ways to classify cancer include biologic behavior, anatomic
site, and degree of differentiation.
Breast 39,520
Prostate 33,720 (11%)
Colon and rectum 25,250 (8%) Colon and rectum 24,130 (9%)
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BREAST CERVIX COLON & UTERUS OVARY LEUKAEMIA PANCREAS BRONCHUS LYMPHOMA STOMACH OTHER/
UTERI RECTUM & LUNG UNKNOWN
SITES
Distribution of male cases for the top ten cancers
in Trinidad and Tobago
PERCENTAGE (%)
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PERCENTAGE (%)
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PROSTATE COLON & BRONCHUS LEUKEMIA PANCREAS STOMACH LYMPHOMA LARYNX ORAL CAVITY BLADDER OTHER &
RECTUM & LUNG & SALIVARY UNKNOWN
GLAND
Cancer a Caribbean
Perspective
DID YOU KNOW THAT CANCER IS THE SECOND LEADING CAUSE OF
Social
Gender
Political
Private Cancer Centres In T&T
The Brian Lara Cancer Treatment Centre of Trinidad and Tobago
located in Port of Spain is now accepting patients for the most
advanced form of radiation treatment available.