Cancer is a broad term. It describes the disease that results when cellular changes cause the uncontrolled growth and division of cells. Some types of cancer cause rapid cell growth, while others cause cells to grow and divide at a slower rate. Certain forms of cancer result in visible growths called tumors, while others, such as leukemia, do not. Most of the body’s cells have specific functions and fixed lifespans. While it may sound like a bad thing, cell death is part of a natural and beneficial phenomenon called apoptosis. A cell receives instructions to die so that the body can replace it with a newer cell that functions better. Cancerous cells lack the components that instruct them to stop dividing and to die. As a result, they build up in the body, using oxygen and nutrients that would usually nourish other cells. Cancerous cells can form tumors, impair the immune system and cause other changes that prevent the body from functioning regularly. Cancerous cells may appear in one area, then spread via the lymph nodes. These are clusters of immune cells located throughout the body.

Causes
There are many causes of cancer, and some are preventable. For example, over 480,000 people die in the U.S. each year from smoking cigarettes, according to data reported in 2014.In addition to smoking, risk factors for cancer include:

• Heavy alcohol consumption
• Excess body weight
• Physical inactivity
• Poor nutrition

Other causes of cancer are not preventable. Currently, the most significant unpreventable risk factor is age. According to the American Cancer Society, doctors in the U.S. diagnose 87 percent of cancer cases in people ages 50 years or older.

Journal of carcinogenesis and mutagenesis  taken initiative in publishing all types of updates on cancer and its treatment through cancer awareness program from September to October.

With a motto to increase awareness our journal have come up with an initiative by providing a complete waiver on processing charges only on all the articles in the desired field.

We welcome you to support our initiative by submitting a commentary/Mini-review with 500-1500 words for our journal. Hope this program will come up with educating the necessary and eradicating the unnecessary aspects and increase knowledge in the field of cancer. Kindly extend your help for this noble cause.

Authors are requested to submit their manuscripts as an e-mail attachment to mail or online manuscript submission

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Editorial Team
Journal of Carcinogenesis & Mutagenesis
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