the cancer century. This is because more than a hundred types of cancer have been discovered in this century‚ and secondly‚ because enormous medical efforts were made to fight all kinds of cancers all over the world. In the early decades of the century‚ cancer was considered to be a fatal disease‚ and although many cancers remain fatal‚ medical therapy has developed significantly over the years such that most cancers can be treated and cured. After decades of struggling with various cancers‚ doctors
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performance of breast self exam. Characteristics: A.S has no children‚ and has used oral contraceptives to maintain a regular cycle for about 7 yrs. She is overweight‚ and has a family history of breast cancer. Being 34 and a smoker on OCP’s gives her an increased risk for breast problems. She has never had a mammogram‚ and is not on a regular schedule for doctor visits. This was the first time she had a visit in 3 years. Subjective: “I believe my grandmother had breast cancer but why should
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The prevalence of breast cancer in today’s society is a testament to the growing severity of the disease. It has‚ as a result‚ become a highly visible social cause. The National Breast Cancer Foundation (NBCF) is an independent non-for-profit charity whose main purpose is to promote and raise funds for breast cancer research. It is our belief that by linking the social cause‚ and in turn the NBCF‚ with LYNX a visible increase in brand equity will be observed by consumers. We aim to do this by
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was diagnosed with stage three breast cancer. I remember the day well; I remember feeling afraid and confused- but mostly confused‚ as I was promised that my mom would be okay- that she would just be sick for a little while. I remember being told that my three year old sister wouldn’t understand‚ so I wasn’t to tell her anything. I remember hearing my mom cry as she told my grandparents her diagnosis- I remember feeling helpless. Fast forward two years‚ and the cancer was finally beaten; my mom was
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Breast Cancer Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer among American women‚ and about 15 % of those women who are diagnosed with breast cancer has a family member already diagnosed with it. In knowing their family history these individuals usually get a genetic testing done. The problem with genetic testing is that special training is needed in order to convey and analyze such results. You must also take into consideration the probability of a false negative and false positive. Although
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------------------------------------------------- Top of Form Anatomy of the Breast The External Surface Anatomy of the Breast The female breast lies against the anterior thoracic wall‚ extending from the clavicle and the second rib down to the sixth rib‚ and from the side of the sternum across to the midaxillary line. The breasts lie anterior to the pectoralis major and serratus anterior muscles. The superior lateral portion of breast tissue projects upward and laterally into the axilla. This portion is
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TRIXIE 1. A 25 year old patient is inquiring about the methods or ways to detect cancer Wearlier. The nurse least likely identify this method by stating: A. Annual chest x-ray. B. Annual Pap smear for sexually active women only. C. Annual digital rectal examination for persons over age 40. D. Yearly physical and blood examination 2. The removal of entire breast‚ pectoralis major and minor muscles and neck lymph nodes which is followed by skin grafting is a procedure called: A. Simple mastectomy
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------------------------------------------------- Colorectal cancer From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Colorectal cancer | Classification and external resources | Diagram of the lower gastrointestinal tract | ICD-10 | C18-C20/C21 | ICD-9 | 153.0-154.1 | ICD-O: | M8140/3 (95% of cases) | OMIM | 114500 | DiseasesDB | 2975 | MedlinePlus | 000262 | eMedicine | med/413 med/1994ped/3037 | Colorectal cancer‚ commonly known as bowel cancer‚ is a cancer from uncontrolled cell growth in the colon or rectum (parts
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Society’s View of Perfection Should not Involve Breast Augmentation. Health risks‚ leakage‚ problems‚ concerns‚ are breasts implants really worth it? Breast augmentation another word for implant came in two different types of implants (Health). A women can get either saline or silicone implants. Saline implants are shell cups made out of sterile salt water while on the other hand silicone is plastic gel like material (1). Most women turn to breast implants to boost up their self-esteem‚ and to
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Genetics and Disorders Candace Artis PSY 104 Child and Adolescent Instructor: Dominique Jeffery March 13th‚ 2013 In this paper I will be addressing the following questions: What are genes? How do genes of the two parents influence the traits of an offspring? What is Sickle Cell and who is at risk? How abnormalities can contribute to genetic and/or chromosomal disorders such as‚ sickle cell? Before I discuss genes‚ I have to tell what genes are. Genes are working subunits of DNA.
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