endometrial cancer is the most common gynecologic cancer. The facts are in place to say that obesity is a well-established risk factor for endometrial cancer. Obesity and endometrial cancer have been studied over the years‚ but there seems to be gap in the research on the effects of different races and the development of endometrial cancer. A research question that represents a gap in the current research is what are the contributing factors of increased incidents of endometrial cancer in Caucasian
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The Road to Cure Cancer The Cure is Near: Dr. Damon Reed Every year there is around 12‚000 to 15‚000 children from infancy to 19 are diagnosed with cancer. Cancer is the leading cause of death due to the fact that young children are getting diagnosed every day. The survival rate is going up for children with pediatric cancer from newly found treatments. There are many researchers out there but Dr. Damon Reed is special. Dr. Reed had said himself that “In learning about the approaches and outcomes
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Breast Cancer: Introduction Breast cancer ranks as one of the leading cancer types in the number of new cases diagnosed and is second only to lung cancer as the the most prevalent cause of cancer death in women. In 2010 the American Cancer Society estimates approximately 209‚060 new cases of breast cancer will be diagnosed and 40‚230 deaths due to breast cancer will occur in the United States. It is important to note that men also develop breast cancer. Approximately 390 of the estimated deaths
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Breast cancer detection for the prevention and treatment Director of molecular diagnostics‚ Tianjin Cancer Hospital Center in JinPu said‚ genetic testing is through the blood‚ other body fluids or tumor tissue for gene sequences were detected and analyzed. Currently‚ breast cancer topped the incidence of female cancer‚ and lung cancer is the first cancer mortality rates for men and women‚ the incidence increased year by year‚ and getting younger and younger. Breast cancer risk population
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Alissa Goodnough February 26‚ 2013 Breast Cancer Stay Strong There is a large amount of women who are diagnosed with breast cancer every day but they usually do not know a lot about it in terms of how it forms and the many ways it can be treated. Breast cancer is a very serious disease that shouldn’t be taken lightly. If it is left untreated it can spread to other organs and eventually kill you. Even if you do not have breast cancer‚ chances are that you will know someone who will get it. My
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Breast Health Education among Hispanic Elderly Women Program Analysis Name Course Date Tutor Breast Health Education among Hispanic Elderly Women Program analysis Introduction Older women are at a higher risk when it comes to developing breast cancer and dying from the disease than their younger counterparts. The use of mammograms as scanners and clinical breast examinations as the best practices for early detection of breast cancer are available to this age group‚ though they do not have
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The characteristics of a healthy cell and a cancer cell is very different. Healthy cells stop reproducing when there are enough cells‚ however‚ cancer cells continue to reproduce. Due to this continued growth a tumor‚ which is a cluster of cancer cells‚ is formed. Cancer cells do not interact with other cells like the healthy cells. Healthy cells stop growing when they hear signals from the nearby cells‚ in contrast‚ cancer cells do not respond to these signals. When healthy cells get old or damaged
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The word "cancer" is probably the scariest word in the English language. The word itself brings on a sensation of helplessness or powerless to do something about it. But for someone newly diagnosed with cancer they can do something about it and that is with a little knowledge. To successfully survive cancer you need to identify its causes and remove them and allow the body to heal which it will do. It works for everyone and for all cancers no matter where they are. What people don’t realize is that
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Breast cancer is a frightening disease. It can be fatal‚ and while two thirds of the cases occur among mature women‚ it also strikes younger females and about nine thousand males each year. The fear generated by breast cancer is intensified by the somewhat shocking reality that breast cancer has actually increased over the last fifty years. In 1940‚ a woman had a one-in-twenty chance of developing the disease‚ while today one out of every eight women will get breast cancer. According to the National
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Aids Related Lymphoma Research Lymphoma is a cancer that starts off in the cells of the lymph system. The lymph system is a part of the immune system that helps the body fight infections and diseases. Lymph tissue is found throughout the whole body so lymphoma can begin basically anywhere. The two main types of lymphoma are Hodgkin lymphoma and non-Hodgkin lymphoma. These can occur in both children and adults. Most people with Hodgkin lymphoma have the classic type. With this type‚ there are large
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