to talk to you about the importance of donating blood. Some of you may know a friend or even a family member who has received blood at some time. I for one have received blood and I often wonder who took the time to donate it. According to the Journal of American Medical Association‚ it is noted that just 1 pint of blood can save three lives. Why You Should Give Giving blood does not just benefit recipients. Regardless of age‚ donating blood offers many benefits for donors. It lets you:
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minute of every day‚ someone needs blood. That blood can only come from a volunteer donor‚ a person like oneself who makes the choice to donate. When one makes a blood donation‚ they are joining a very select group. Currently only three out of every one hundred people in America donate blood. From its beginning‚ the American Red Cross has formed a community of service‚ of generous‚ strong‚ and decent people bound by beliefs beyond themselves. The American Red Cross blood donor embodies this principle
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granules 11. If Derek has surface antigen B and D on his RBCs‚ what blood type does he have? What types of antibodies are in his plasma? a. B+; anti- A antibodies 12. Andrew has blood type O negative. What type of blood can he receive from a donor? Why? D. none of the above 13. Why can’t a person with Type A blood safely receive blood from a person with Type B blood? C. type b blood would agglutinate in the recipient’s blood vessels and plug small vessels to vital organs 14. Why is it unlikely
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BLOOD DONATION CAMP The Blood Donation Camp was hosted by St. John’s Medical Hospital on 18th December‚ 2012. 5 Doctors and 15 nurses had come to college and set up their hospital requirements in the Auditorium. The donation camp began at 10.30 am when various students had come forward to donate blood. Unfortunately for some‚ due to reasons like low blood count‚ blood pressure‚ recovery from various diseases‚ etc. they could not do so. Candidates who were not able to donate blood surely went disappointed
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ever wanted to learn more about cancer and what else we could do to cure it? Well I wanted to know more about it‚ not all cancers but a certain type of one that I haven’t herd much about. That is until I was informed that my great grandma was tested positive for it‚ this disease that I now know much more about it. I am here to tell you what actions could take place to decrease this cancer‚ this includes risk factors‚ age limits and much more. This type of cancer occurs in the bone marrow‚ yes
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the body. According to the Cancer Research UK‚ the lymphatic system is in charge of draining lymphatic fluid back into the bloodstream from the tissues‚ filters lymph‚ filters the blood‚ and fights infections. Unfortunately‚ as the lymphatic system goes about its regular duties‚ cancer can appear in the lymph nodes. There are two ways cancer can appear in the lymph nodes of the lymphatic system. Cancer either starts there or spreads from somewhere else. Cancer that starts in the lymph nodes
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Did you know that Lung Cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States among both men and women? Also that more people die from lung cancer than colon‚ breast‚ and prostate cancers combined? Well Lung Cancer‚ also known as bronchogenic carcinomas‚ has to do with the lungs in your body. Lung cancer is due to a tumor which has formed in the lungs because of cancer cells and tissue. Like other diseases or disorders lung cancer has different types‚ causes or effects‚ and treatments
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Cancer. I remember the first time I heard that word from my doctor. I had just been diagnosed with Osteosarcoma‚ a fancy name for bone cancer. My doctor was in the process of telling me how they were going to treat me and how everything was going to be okay. However‚ I could only focus on that one word‚ cancer. It’s a hard word for an ambitious 15 year old to swallow. Especially one who was just about to begin their sophomore year of high school.There are a lot of challenges that come with cancer
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My topic is Cancer. I chose this topic because 6 year back my sister died due to Leukemia and my mom had a surgery for brain tumor this year and she have Lung cancer. Cancer is the disease caused by an uncontrolled division of abnormal cells in a part of a body. The cell can spread to other parts of the body through blood and lymph system. There is not one kind of cancer there are more than 100 types of cancer. They can be grouped in to broader categories. The main categories of cancer are Carcinoma
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Mesothelioma Mesothelioma is a rare lung cancer that begins in the mesothelium. The mesothelium is made up of mesothelial cells which line the chest and abdominal cavities as well as the cavity around the heart. The mesothelium also produces a lubrication fluid that allows the organs to move easily. Mesothelioma is most often a cancer associated with large amounts of exposure to asbestos. Asbestos is a group of naturally occurring minerals whose characteristic feature is fibers. Asbestos was commonly
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