Cancer, the big C

Cancer designates an uncontrolled and mostly malignant neoformation of tissues, which could affect each organ of our body. Various factors such as age, gender or food pattern are significantly influencing the frequency and probability of a cancerous disease during our lifetime. General statements regarding life expectancy and chances of healing after the cancer diagnosis are difficult to make, since cancer manifests itself in the most diverse forms and symptoms. The importance of a custom-made therapy, which can be individualized for each patient, is particularly apparent. A state-of-the-art medical and cell biological research is required, in order to enable the development of optimized and highly effective new therapeutic procedures.