impact on the study of cancer genetics. BRCA1 is a breast cancer susceptibility gene‚ meaning that woman who possess different mutations in this genes also possess a greatly increased risk of acquiring familial breast cancer‚ mutations in these two genes alone appear to be responsible for approximately 70% of breast cancer cases in families with an inheritance pattern affecting several generations. Scientists have developed genetic screening techniques to detect possible cancer-causing mutations: 1
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Genetic counseling is defined as consultation and testing by trained experts that enable individuals to learn about their genetic heritage including harmful conditions that they might pass along to any children they may conceive. Genetic counseling and testing‚ like many other advances of modern science‚ has the potential to improve the quality of life for those us who are fortunate enough to live in a country where it is readily available. But just like many other scientific advances‚ it is also
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What is cancer and what will we do if one of our friends suffered from it? According to this case‚ we will know what Cancer is. Cancer is a one of the most harmful diseases which can rich human body and infects it in many places‚ it depends on abnormal increasing in the cells. There are many kinds of this disease‚ but the common one is Breast Cancer. It infects a lot of ladies. To avoid this disease you need to know the way that this disease use to infect the human body. Also‚ if women or men get
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We all know about cancer; but do we realise the amount of the daily struggles and treatment the patient goes through; and do we realise that not just the patient is affected but all those around them too. It is something that a someone will never get over‚ but everyone will just have to try and cope with it. I thought that cancer only affected sick or unhealthy people; yet my aunt was diagnosed with it. I mean‚ surely it was not real‚ right? Yes‚ yes it was real. The bombshell was dropped on our
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requirements of the midterm assignment. Breast cancer‚ colo-rectal cancer‚ and lung cancer will be addressed. A case study on infection disease will explored‚ as well as‚ a case study on diabetes Breast Cancer The term breast cancer can be deceiving because there is more than one type of breast cancer. The different types are related to the where the cancer starts in the breast. Breast cancers can be either carcinoma or adenocarcinoma. The most common types of breast cancers are ductal carcinoma in situ
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October is Breast Cancer Awareness month. With over 200‚000 new cases each year‚ many of us know someone affected by Breast Cancer. My Grandma‚ Phyllis‚ was diagnosed with Breast Cancer almost 30 years ago. She was able to recover‚ but unfortunately‚ her cancer returned. It spread to her lungs and eventually to her bones. In fact‚ last week she had to enter hospice care. Today I will discuss Breast Cancer causes and symptoms‚ diagnosis‚ prevention‚ and treatment. Normal breast structure is
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BSC1005 M-W 1-2:15 Breast cancer is one of the most common forms of cancer among women of all shapes and sizes. Breast cancer is a personal topic to me because my great-grandmother on my mothers side had it and had her breast removed and just recently I found out that my grandmother on my fathers side has been diagnosed with breast cancer and that the cancer has spread to her lymph nodes. Many women today don’t know the health risks‚ causes‚ and treatments to breast cancer even though it is one
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Genetic Testing Controversies 1-12-11 Biology Genetic Testing‚ also known as DNA-based tests‚ is a new method of testing for genetic diseases or disorders. In the test the DNA molecule is examined and other tests include microscopic examination of chromosomes‚ for stained or fluorescent chromosomes. Genetic tests are used for carrier screening‚ newborn screening‚ identity testing‚ prenatal diagnostic testing‚ and prediction of disorders later in life such as Huntington’s or Alzheimer’s disease
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Genetic testing among children can have its pros and cons‚ but it all comes down to if the parent believe it will benefit their child. There are so many things that genes can tell us from ancestry to diseases. If a disease runs in a parent’s genes‚ and they are worried their child might have that gene‚ they can get genetic testing to see if that disease runs in their child’s genes. Though genetic testing can be informative‚ it can change children’s personality‚ they can develop self-esteem issues
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The Rising Rate of Advanced Breast Cancer in Young Woman People today are surprised as well as shocked to find an increasing rate of young women with breast cancer. Breast cancer is more common in women younger than their 40s and even 30s than society thinks‚ and in reality‚ the mutation has no age requirement. The fact that more and more women under the age of 40 are rapidly developing breast cancer shows that not only has the number of young advanced breast cancer patients increased a significant
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