Cancer Introduction Attention Getter: More than ½ million people are expected to die of cancer this year. That’s more than 1‚500 a day. An average of ½ of men and 1/3 of women will develop cancer. Purpose: To inform my audience about cancer. Importance to Audience: Cancer can affect anyone‚ so you can gain something from this speech by being informed about cancer‚ and how to prevent it. Thesis Statement: Cancer is a serious disease that may be preventable and curable. Preview: I will discuss
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What is cancer? Do you know someone who has or had cancer? If so‚ you will find that in this society cancer is one of the leading causes of death. However‚ the common man doesn’t understand what cancer is. To answer the question what is cancer? Well‚ cancer is a disease that cannot be transmitted through blood as many diseases do. Cancer is genetic. Cancer is not caused by bacteria but by your body. how does cancer develops‚ most common types of cancers that affects men and women‚ and how people’s
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Many forms of cancer are difficult to prevent. If you are diagnosed with them‚ it is just your bad luck. This is not the case with skin cancer. The skin performs a very important purpose. It protects the body against heat‚ radiation and infection. The skin also regulates your temperature and produces vitamin D. To the surprise of many‚ the skin is considered an organ. In fact‚ it is the largest organ you have. The skin is surprisingly tough given its thinness. That being said‚ it can be damaged
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Socrates Socrates (470-399) was the son of a sculptor and a midwife‚ and served with distinction in the Athenian army during Athens’ clash with Sparta. He married‚ but had a tendency to fall in love with handsome young men‚ in particular a young soldier named Alcibiades. He was‚ by all accounts‚ short and stout‚ not given to good grooming‚ and a lover of wine and conversation. His famous student‚ Plato‚ called him “the wisest‚ and justest‚ and best of all men whom I have ever known” (Phaedo)
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Many people today have a disease called Cancer‚ it depends when the doctors find it‚ it could be big or it could be small. Doctor’s now have the equipment to surgically remove cancer. Sometime’s doctors have to shrink the tumor depending how big it is in order to remove it. Kids can get it easily get cancer there are kids all over the world are getting sick with cancer. I picked this disease because it isn’t something fun to have. Cancer is when cells divide without control and invade other tissues
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3.2. How do the therapeutic cancer vaccines work? Therapeutic vaccines do not directly kill cancer cells. Their aim is to activate and instruct the dendritic cells‚ by making them capable of inducing a specific anti-tumour immune response. In particular‚ the aim of therapeutic cancer vaccination is to activate cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTL)‚ which are the main soldiers of the immune system against cancer cells. 3.2.1 What are dendritic cells and why are they important? Dendritic cells are a family
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scores among government web sites. In 2000-2004‚ CDC reported the number of deaths and the diagnosis of its disease as a result of smoking. Lung Cancer accounts for 128‚900 deaths. Ischemic heart disease took 126‚000 lives. Chronic obstruction pulmonary disease was estimated to be the cause of 92‚900 deaths. There were 15‚900 strokes. Other cancers accounted for 35‚300 deaths. Other diagnoses resulted in 44‚000 deaths. They also report that 46 million people or 20.36% of adults in the United
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in regard to cancer is‚ is it hereditary? Could I be more susceptible to the development of cancer based on my family history? Pancreatic cancer is considered hereditary when a person has certain genetic syndromes. These genetic abnormalities cause as many as 10% of pancreatic cancers. Genetic syndromes that can cause exocrine pancreatic cancer are: Hereditary breast and ovarian cancer syndrome Familial melanoma Familial pancreatitis Hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer (Lynch syndrome)
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Testicular cancer involves the malignant transformation of normal gonocytes into germ cell tumours. It is the most common malignancy amongst men aged 15-35 years‚ and has a current cure rate of 90%‚ however incidence amongst Caucasian males is steadily rising.1 There are three main types: teratoma‚ usually neonates and children; seminoma/nonseminoma‚ occurs in men >15 years old; and spermatocytic seminoma which occurs in men >50 years old. Seminoma/nonseminoma are the most common‚ and only malignant
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http://gbr.pepperdine.edu/2010/08/how-coach-h-p-zara-and-ford-profited-from-a-comprehensive-application-of-market-orientation/ A Comprehensive Approach Total Quality Management (TQM) is a well-known philosophy for coordinating all of a company’s production processes‚ which mandates cooperation by all affected departments. Its three basic principles are employee involvement‚ continuous improvement‚ and customer satisfaction. Customers often use the term “quality” to refer to their level of satisfaction
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