Cancer is a common cause of death, affecting various organs from "summary" of How We Die by Sherwin B Nuland
Cancer is a relentless adversary, striking a blow at the very essence of life itself. It is a disease that knows no boundaries, affecting various organs within the body with equal ferocity. When cancer takes hold, it unleashes a cascade of events that can ultimately lead to death. The insidious nature of cancer lies in its ability to evade detection until it has reached an advanced stage. By the time symptoms manifest, the disease has often spread to other parts of the body, making treatment more challenging. The affected organs bear the brunt of the cancer's assault, their normal functions disrupted by the abnormal growth of malignant cells. The lungs, liver, colon, breast – no organ is immune from the ravages of cancer. Each type of cancer presents its own set of challenges, its own unique trajectory towards a potentially fatal outcome. The lungs may be infiltrated by lung cancer, the liver besieged by liver cancer, the colon besieged by colon cancer. In each case, the organs are overwhelmed by the uncontrolled proliferation of cancerous cells, leading to a decline in their ability to perform...
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