Biology Article
“Biology Article”
Barbara Manley
Professor Trinna S. Johnson
Introduction to Biology
May 9, 2013
A New System for Cancer Detection
This article summarizes a new technique that would allow for cancer cell detection without being invasive to a person’s body. It states that currently, human cancer cell detection is conducted through a person being cut on or biopsied. This new procedure allows for humans bodily fluids to be utilized in detecting cancer cells. Chandra states, “While current cancer-diagnosis methods rely on an invasive biopsy” to relay that many may not feel the need or desire to undergo biopsy, a type of simplistic surgery, for cancer cell detection.
This article relates to this course by the basic information I learned about the plasma membrane known as cell membranes. Cell membranes are lipid bilayers that consist mainly of phospholipids. However, when it comes to cancer cell membranes they tend to have more anionic lipids than normal cells. Our course text in Chapter 3 talks about the “Cell Structure” and gives us the break down on “What Exactly is a cell? The Structure of Cell Membranes, Introduction of Prokaryotic Cells, etc.” This article does not provide enough background information to help me understand this article. In my opinion, I would have like to read more about the differences between the normal cells and cancer cell membranes and how they are made up.
This article caught my attention due to my family member surviving stage four cancers twice. Her survival made me think if early detection for women. If this procedure is as accurate as the inventor claims and research proves it to be so and be non-evasive, I believe it can increase the early detection rate and thus lead to a higher rate of cancer survivors. This article also appeals to everyone in our country. Thus far, no human has been shown to be immune to the disease, cancer. This application of the disease makes it interesting for study and interesting to find
Barbara Manley
Professor Trinna S. Johnson
Introduction to Biology
May 9, 2013
A New System for Cancer Detection
This article summarizes a new technique that would allow for cancer cell detection without being invasive to a person’s body. It states that currently, human cancer cell detection is conducted through a person being cut on or biopsied. This new procedure allows for humans bodily fluids to be utilized in detecting cancer cells. Chandra states, “While current cancer-diagnosis methods rely on an invasive biopsy” to relay that many may not feel the need or desire to undergo biopsy, a type of simplistic surgery, for cancer cell detection.
This article relates to this course by the basic information I learned about the plasma membrane known as cell membranes. Cell membranes are lipid bilayers that consist mainly of phospholipids. However, when it comes to cancer cell membranes they tend to have more anionic lipids than normal cells. Our course text in Chapter 3 talks about the “Cell Structure” and gives us the break down on “What Exactly is a cell? The Structure of Cell Membranes, Introduction of Prokaryotic Cells, etc.” This article does not provide enough background information to help me understand this article. In my opinion, I would have like to read more about the differences between the normal cells and cancer cell membranes and how they are made up.
This article caught my attention due to my family member surviving stage four cancers twice. Her survival made me think if early detection for women. If this procedure is as accurate as the inventor claims and research proves it to be so and be non-evasive, I believe it can increase the early detection rate and thus lead to a higher rate of cancer survivors. This article also appeals to everyone in our country. Thus far, no human has been shown to be immune to the disease, cancer. This application of the disease makes it interesting for study and interesting to find
References: A new system for cancer detection, http://www.rsc.org/chemistryworld/2013/02/cancer-cell-detection-probe-daunomycin Biology Today and Tomorrow without Physiology, Chapter 3, p.50