Cancer is a group of many related diseases that begin in cells, which are body's basic building blocks. To understand cancer, it is helpful to know what happens when normal cells become cancerous. Normally, cells grow and divide to produce more cells as they are needed to keep body healthy. Sometimes, this orderly process goes awry. New cells form when body does not need them, and old cells do not die when they should. These extra cells form a mass of tissue called a growth or tumor. Not all tumors are cancerous; tumors can be benign or malignant.

Benign tumors are NOT cancer. They can often be removed and, in most cases do not come back. Cells in benign tumors do not spread to other parts of body. Most important, benign tumors are rarely a threat to life.

Malignant tumors ARE cancer. Cells in malignant tumors are abnormal and divide without control or order. Cancer cells invade and destroy tissue around them. Cancer cells can also break away from a malignant tumor and enter bloodstream or lymphatic system.

Blood vessels include network or arteries, capillaries, and veins through which your blood circulates through your body. The lymphatic system carries lymph and white blood cells to all tissues of body. By spreading through bloodstream or lymphatic system, cancer can spread from original (primary) cancer site to form new tumors in other organs. This spread of cancer is called metastasis.

Cancer treatment can include surgery, radiation therapy, chemotherapy, hormone therapy, and biological therapy. The doctors may use one or a combination of methods, depending on type and location of cancer, whether disease has spread, patient's age and general health, and other factors. Because treatment for cancer also damages healthy cells and tissues, it often causes side effects.

Many people in their middle years become depressed about their 'jowly' appearance. Even those who have looked after their skin scrupulously all their lives are not immune to skin sag in their late forties or fifties.

Sagging skin is an inevitable part of aging. Unlike photo-aging which causes wrinkles, age spots, blotchy complexion and red veins, sagging skin is simply effect of gravity over time and seems to affect face more noticeably as it cannot be concealed by makeup.

A face lift used to be only option open to those who wished for personal or professional reasons to restore a youthful glow to their faces. Other treatments such as laser surgery or chemical peels have no effect.

Fortunately another option has appeared - threadlift. The threadlift, contour lift or Russian threads, call it what you will, is great for those who shudder at thought of a surgeons knife, no matter how skilful, cutting into skin of their face. Other bonuses are less discomfort and much shorter downtime necessary after this non surgical option.