Information and opinions on health from vincent at HealthCentral.com. HealthCentral.com is one of the top health destinations on the Web, with more than 35 condition-specific, wellness and general health Web properties. http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/150092/index http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/150092/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/150092/index http://www.healthcentral.com/skin-cancer/c/150092/111166/information Sat, 08 May 2010 02:33:26 -0400 vincent Cancer (medicine), any of more than 100 diseases characterized by excessive, uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells, which invade and destroy other tissues . Cancer develops in almost any organ or tissue of the body, but certain types of cancer are more lethal than others. Cancer is the leading cause of death in Canada and second only to heart disease in the United States. Each year, more than 1.2 million Americans and 132,000 Canadians are... http://www.healthcentral.com/skin-cancer/c/150092/111166/information