The human body consists of a multitude of organs and systems. They are made up of tissues, which in turn are made up of cells. Every cell in the human body goes through a growth cycle, has connections with other cells and develops through mechanisms controlled by our body.
Cancer occurs when there are disturbances in the growth and development of cells in the body. In such situations, a certain type of cell transforms and stops working properly. Thus, it no longer fulfills the role it has at the level of the tissue, organ or system of which it is a part. This is called a malignant cell in medical terms, meaning a “bad or dangerous cell” that the human body can no longer control.
These malignant cells can group together to form tumors. From the moment of its transformation, the malignant cell changes its behavior, in the sense that it multiplies chaotically and allows the tumor to grow without measure, destroying the tissue or organ from which it originated, sometimes even the surrounding areas. Also, the fact that the malignant cell can move away from the place of origin results in the spread of the disease to areas far from the place of origin, forming other tumors, called metastases.
As they multiply, cancer cells need more and more energy and consume the food that the body needs to grow and develop normally. Cancer weakens the body so that its fighting power and resistance against the disease is low and the functions of various organs are affected.
After the appearance of the cancerous cell, there follows a period of several weeks-months in which it multiplies, until the affected organ manifests itself (it will no longer function normally) or the tumor formation will be discovered by palpation. This is the time when the first medical consultation that detects the disease usually takes place, and the diagnosis will be specified shortly, depending on the results of complex medical tests.