My mother has always told me that anything in life is achievable as long as I work for it. That was her life philosophy‚ even when she developed breast cancer. It was difficult watching her go through chemo-therapy‚ seeing such a strong-willed woman be sapped of her strength. I noticed the gradual changes; first the dark baggy circles under the lid of her eyes‚ then wrinkles began to settle in. It was as if she was aging at an accelerated rate‚ but little did I know‚ there was a war brewing within
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Cancer can sound extremely bad if we aren’t well informed about the topic‚ but is cancer really bad as is sounds? Cancer can also be meaning to tumors in your body‚ with Cancer there’s no giving place where cancer starts exactly at‚ cancer can start almost anywhere in the body (1). What is cancer exactly? Cancer is the division and growth of cells surrounding the tissues. (1). With this type of disease what happens to the body is the lack of energy through the day‚ although cancer isn’t painful
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would watch the woman I would now address as my own mother as she develops breast cancer. She was able to fight long enough to defeat the persistent disease only once‚ but now her and I knew the focus would not be on her‚ but to plan for the future. Thomas was raised a very happy-go-lucky boy without a worry in the world and that is exactly how his mother and I expected to keep him. When his mother developed breast cancer the second time she was given only a month to live‚ something we would not
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leukemia‚ someone’s wife battling breast cancer‚ or someone’s grandmother battling lung cancer‚ ultimately they are all fighting the same battle against the same deadly opponent; cancer. It takes a special kind of person to have the courage to challenge cancer and in my eyes anyone with such bravery is considered a hero. At a young age I was exposed to the wrath of cancer and its powerful effects on a family. Seeing the emotional toll on not only those with cancer but also the families of those loved
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there watching his mom change like the seasons from the glass of the waiting room We began to think about all of the reasons she was still holding on How cancer didn’t scare her or bring tears to her eyes How she laughed at the doctors as they sad‚ “Ma’am we’re sorry‚ but you’re going to die.” A daughter‚ a wife‚ a mother‚ you see‚ diagnosed with cancer‚ but a gift to you
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human eye in interpreting large numbers of images decreases with increasing number of cases‚ particularly when only a small number of those images shows abnormalities. Therefore‚ it is useful to construct computer systems to aid early diagnosis of breast cancer with mammography. An automated computer system could evaluate all mammograms and point out the areas which are detected as abnormal. Ideally‚ if the sensitivity and specificity of the computer system matches or exceeds that of conventional mammography
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health sciences first began to bloom when my grandmother was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2004‚ and following 8 years of struggle‚ she eventually succumbed to cancer. I would regularly go for hospital visits and would always be fascinated by seeing the treatment being performed on people. Following that‚ many of my other relatives were detected with cancer‚ and my family was told that we are at a higher risk for cancer. This made me ardent to pursue a career in the health sciences and I began to
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Breast cancer will met to the bone and brain lung and liver Risk factors: menarche b4 12 menopause after 55 obesity high fat diet family hist 1st degree relative birth of 1st child after 30 birth control pills and hrt ( Dr should be notified cause can make breast dense and harder to image) S/S: lumps in breast increased vascularity breast pain or soreness nipple retraction or ulceration Screening: breast self exam 7-10 days after menses
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Informative and Persuasive Virgilio Caban South University Assignment 2 Abstract In order to understand the two types of speeches we listen to first we must understand the meaning of each‚ for example the Informative speech is as the word states ‘to give information’. The second the Persuasive speech is where a person (the speaker) is trying to convince or sway the audience to follow his/her ideas. Human beings are in general terms visual learners‚ when an individual is presenting a speech
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in college history class*** The Courage of Nabby Adams in her Fight Against Breast Cancer Nabby Adams was a distinguished woman and by the time she reached her 40’s‚ she seemed to have it all; a loving husband‚ three children‚ and a mom and dad whom she was very close to. Unfortunately‚ Nabby Adams would find a lump on her breast and receive the diagnosis that no woman ever wants to hear‚ “You have breast cancer.” Despite her fears‚ she fought for her life and underwent a radical mastectomy
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