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Only one in 10 cancer deaths is caused by the primary tumor. The vast majority of cancer mortality is caused by cells breaking away from the main tumor and metastasizing to other parts of the body, such as the brain, bones, or liver.
Certain topical medications such as clotrimazole and betamethasone are not approved for use in children younger than 12 years of age. They must be used very cautiously, as directed by a doctor, to treat any child. Children have a much greater response to topical steroid medications.
More than 30% of American adults, and about 12% of children utilize health care approaches that were developed outside of conventional medicine.
The first oral chemotherapy drug for colon cancer was approved by FDA in 2001.
There are more nerve cells in one human brain than there are stars in the Milky Way.