The Methodist Hospital System. Leading Medicine
The Methodist Hospital System. Leading Medicine

Methodist Cancer Center

About Cancer

What is cancer?

About Cancer It is the nature of cells to divide and increase their number in a process called mitosis. Normal cells divide to replace those lost, or to repair injuries only, then stop dividing. Read more...

What is grading of cancer?

After the determination is made as to the type of cancer, the cancer is graded - a measurement of how aggressive the tumor is. Most cancer cells are graded by how much they look like normal cells. Grading is done in the lab using cancerous cells taken during biopsy. Read more...

What is Screening?

Screening is a specific test or tests looking for early signs of a particular disease. Screening for cancer aims to prevent cancer or detect it at a very early stage - when the chance of a cure is highest. Sometimes screening programs can find changes that would lead to cancer if they were not treated. Read more...