Cancer care in Georgia: 1‚ cancer patients: In 2009‚ according to the United States Cancer Statistics: | | * 1‚476‚504 new cancer cases were diagnosed in the United States‚* including 42‚432 in Georgia. * 567‚614 cancer deaths occurred in the United States*‚ including 15‚139 in Georgia. * For every 100‚000 men and women in Georgia‚ on average‚ approximately 461 were diagnosed with cancer and approximately 173 died from it. | | New Cancer Case (Incidence) Rates† | Death Rates†
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Pancreatic Cancer "Cancer of the pancreas is a genetic disease that is the fifth most common cause of death in both men and women. Pancreatic cancer affects approximately 28‚000 Americans each year‚ or five out of 100‚000 people" (Mayo Clinic‚ 1998). According to physicians at Johns Hopkins Medical Institute‚ "pancreatic cancer is the challenge of the twenty-first century." So‚ where exactly is the pancreas located in our bodies‚ and what does it do? The pancreas is a gland found behind the stomach
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Pancreatic Cancer Cancer of the pancreas is the fifth most common cause of death in both men and women. Pancreatic cancer affects approximately 33‚730 Americans each year. The pancreas is a gland found behind the stomach that is shaped a little like a fish. The pancreas is around six inches long and less than two inches wide‚ and it spans across the abdomen. The pancreas makes enzymes to break down food. Jaundice‚ a condition marked by the yellowing of the skin and eyes commonly occurs
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1. Explain the differences between Diabetes mellitus Type I vs Type II. Are there any other forms of diabetes? Type 1 diabetes is insulin dependent‚ an autoimmune destruction of beta cells in the pancreas. Therefore‚ required insulin replacement‚ and not associated to obesity‚ and occur mostly in children and adolescent. However‚ type 2 diabetes it is non- insulin- dependent‚ and caused by decreased of insulin production‚ and occur mostly in people 50+ age‚ and associated with obesity. 2-What are
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Introduction Thyroid cancer is the most common endocrine malignancy accounting for 90% of all endocrine cancers. It constitutes less than 1% of all malignant tumors.(1) Annual incidence of thyroid cancer varies from 0.5 to 10 per 100000 population throughout the world.(1) Age and gender adjusted incidence of thyroid cancer has increased than any other malignancy. According to Surveillance‚ Epidemiology and End Result Programme (SEER) 60‚220 new cases are found in USA in 2013‚ the number of cases
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Indigestion or heartburn * Loss of appetite Stage 2 (Middle) * Weakness * Bloating of the stomach‚ usually after meals * Difficult to swallow Stage 3 (Late) * Pain in the upper abdomen * Nausea and vomiting * Diarrhea or constipation * Weight loss * Causes Vomiting blood * Drinking alcohol * Smoking cigarettes * Diet is low in fruits and vegetables * Family history of stomach cancer * Exploring to chemicals used in rubber or lead
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1. Explain the difference between signs and symptoms and give one example of each. A sign is an abnormal‚ objective finding‚ by the patient and can be found by physical examination. A symptom is a negative characteristic and can be described subjectively by the patient. An example of a sign would be a painless tumor‚ and an example of a symptom would be pain in the part of the body experienced by the patient. 2. What are some changeable predisposing factors to disease? What is the single greatest
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Colon Cancer vs. Lung Cancer Fatimah Myers COM/155 June 16‚ 2013 University of Phoenix Instructor – Nick Young Outline – Colon Cancer vs. Lung Cancer I. Introduction Although Colon and Lung Cancer affect different organs of the body and have different symptoms‚ they are treated similarly using‚ surgery‚ radiation‚ chemo‚ and targeted therapy. II. The treatment options for colon and lung cancer are similar and are determined by which stage the
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holding Ux until u get to BR?) N Nocturia ( do u have 2 wake up @ Night to go to BR?) I Incomplete emptying (do u feel fullness even after Ux) S Stream (How is ur flow of urine? is it cont. or is there any dribbling after Ux?) Strain (Do u have to strain during Ux) Stone (have u passed stones in the past?) H Hematuria (did u notice any blood)‚ Hesitancy (do u have 2 wait b4 starting Ux) P Pyuria (was there any pus in ur Ux?) U Urgency (do u have 2 rush to BR to Ux?) B Burning (dysuria) (does it burn)
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Description of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (DM)is a metabolic disease mostly seen in adulthood due to insulin resistance‚ genetic factor‚ and environmental influences such as obesity. In addition‚ children have become victim of type 2 DM due to poor dietary intake. Furthermore‚ the hepatic glucose production increases‚ altered insulin production and reduced glucose absorption results in hyperglycemia. The insulin imprints become resistant to hormonal impulses due to increased
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