Biology slides on stem cell research for liver cancer
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1.Introduction 2-5
2. Background Of Medical Technology 5-7
3.Medical Technique 8-10
4.Social issues 11
5.Bibliography 12
Introduction
The liver, which is positioned below the right lung and under the ribcage is one of the largest organs of the human body. The liver has two large sections, called the right and the left lobes.The liver nonstop filters blood that circulates through the body, converting nutrients and drugs absorbed from the digestive tract into ready-to-use chemicals. The liver performs many other important functions, such as removing toxins and other chemical waste products from the blood and readying them for excretion.
Singhealth,(n.d.)
There are many types of liver diseases .Liver cancer is one of them. Liver cancer, also known as hepatic cancer which is a cancer that starts in the liver, and not from another organ which eventually migrates to the liver. The liver can be affected by primary liver cancer, which arises in the liver, or by cancer which forms in other sites and then spreads to the liver. Primary liver cancer, which starts in the liver, accounts for about 2% of cancers in the U.S but up to half of all cancers in some undeveloped countries. In the U.S primary liver cancer strikes twice as many men as women, at an average age of 67(Web Med)(n.d.).Most liver cancer is secondary or metastatic, meaning it started elsewhere in the body. Cancers that originate elsewhere and eventually reach the liver are known as liver metastasis or secondary
1.Introduction 2-5
2. Background Of Medical Technology 5-7
3.Medical Technique 8-10
4.Social issues 11
5.Bibliography 12
Introduction
The liver, which is positioned below the right lung and under the ribcage is one of the largest organs of the human body. The liver has two large sections, called the right and the left lobes.The liver nonstop filters blood that circulates through the body, converting nutrients and drugs absorbed from the digestive tract into ready-to-use chemicals. The liver performs many other important functions, such as removing toxins and other chemical waste products from the blood and readying them for excretion.
Singhealth,(n.d.)
There are many types of liver diseases .Liver cancer is one of them. Liver cancer, also known as hepatic cancer which is a cancer that starts in the liver, and not from another organ which eventually migrates to the liver. The liver can be affected by primary liver cancer, which arises in the liver, or by cancer which forms in other sites and then spreads to the liver. Primary liver cancer, which starts in the liver, accounts for about 2% of cancers in the U.S but up to half of all cancers in some undeveloped countries. In the U.S primary liver cancer strikes twice as many men as women, at an average age of 67(Web Med)(n.d.).Most liver cancer is secondary or metastatic, meaning it started elsewhere in the body. Cancers that originate elsewhere and eventually reach the liver are known as liver metastasis or secondary
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