Body systems and cancer
Cancer and its treatments can cause changes in the body
Some cancers may block channels in the body and stop particular body systems working so well. Some cancers may cause changes in the body by pressing on surrounding body tissues or organs.
How does cancer affect the blood and circulatory system?
Some cancers and cancer treatments can change the number of blood cells circulating in the blood. Also, cancers can spread by shedding cells into the bloodstream that may then settle in another part of the body.
How does cancer affect the lymphatic system?
The lymphatic system normally helps to trap and destroy cancer cells as well as bacteria and other harmful organisms.Sometimes cancer cells get trapped in lymph nodes close to the cancer and may then start to grow there.
The immune system and how cancer affects it
The immune system protects the body against illness and infection. Cancer and its treatments can sometimes weaken the immune system. But some treatments can boost the immune system to fight cancer.
The hormone system and how cancer affects it
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