and 27% of deaths due to this disease world-wide. This disease is truly a scourge for our countrywomen. Cervical cancer can be detected in early or pre-invasive stages with the help of screening‚ thus greatly reducing the morbidity and mortality. In developed countries with an organized Pap’s smear screening program on a national level‚ the incidence and mortality from cervical cancer has been dramatically reduced. However‚ screening of all women in India is likely to remain an unrealized goal due
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Cancer [Document subtitle] Did you know that one in four people will get cancer in the United States? This is a very high chance to get a disease that is so horrible. Have you ever wondered what is cancer and how do so many people get it? Even‚ if you know about cancer‚ and how people get this horrible disease have you ever thought to yourself what are the risk factors that can contribute to this disease? What risks can I cut out of my life to lower my chance of getting cancer? After learning
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the certified tumor registrar (CTR). A cancer registry is a compilation of all cancer related data on all cancer patients‚ including their demographics‚ medical histories‚ diagnostic findings‚ and follow up assessments. This information provides health care professionals with the necessary data and tools to successfully develop‚ implement‚ assess and evaluate current and future treatments and therapies for the overall goal of preventing and controlling cancer (NCRA‚ 2002). The registry is also a key
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Lung cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in the world‚ according to the World Health Organisation. In the UK‚ it ’s the second most-frequently occurring cancer among men (after prostate cancer)‚ accounting for 1 in 7 new cases‚ and the third most-frequently diagnosed cancer in women (after breast and bowel cancer) accounting for about 1 in 9 new cases. However‚ numbers have dropped considerably in recent times‚ by about 16% in the last decade alone. Dr Patrisha Macnair last medically reviewed
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Colon Cancer What is the disease? Colon and rectal cancer develop in the digestive tract‚ which is also called the gastrointestinal‚ or GI‚ tract. The digestive system processes food for energy and rids the body of solid waste matter (fecal matter or stool). Colon cancer and rectal cancer have many features in common. Sometimes they are referred to together as colorectal cancer. Over 95% of colorectal cancers are ad enocarcinomas. These are cancers of the glandular cells that line the inside
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Bone cancer can be primary bone canceror secondary bone cancer. Primary bone cancer started in the bone; the cancer initially formed in the cells of the bone‚ while secondary cancer started elsewhere in the body and spread to the bone. Examples of primary bone cancer include steosarcoma‚ Ewing sarcoma‚ malignant fibrous histiocytoma‚ and chondrosarcoma. According to the National Cancer Institute‚ USA‚ it is estimated that by the end of 2010 there will have been 2‚650 new cases and 1‚450 deaths
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Bone Cancer Bone cancer is when there is an abnormal growth in the amount of tissue in a bone. These strange growths can be either benign or malignant‚ but usually malignant. There are two types of bone cancer; primary and secondary. In primary bone cancer‚ the cancer had actually started in the cells of the bone‚ whilst in secondary‚ the cancer has started in a different area and traveled through the body to the bone. The three main types of bone cancer are osteosarcomas‚ Ewing’s sarcomas‚ and
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telling you that you have a cancer. What is your reaction? Most people are scared of cancer. Cancer is one of the major causes of illness and death every year in the world. If anyone gets cancer‚ he/she will fight against it for the rest of his/her life. It will be a big challenge to patient and his/her family. The causes of cancer are plenty‚ but most common and important factors are the following. First‚ genetics is an important factor to cause cancer. Some cancer factors can transfer to the
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Yamilet Dominguez Speech: Breast Cancer Intro Attention Getter: Did you know both men and women are able to get breast cancer? Thesis Statement: According to US Breast Cancer Statistics it states that in 2013 there were more than 2.8 million women with history of breast cancer. But that’s not all‚ 2‚240 invasive new cases were diagnosed in 2013 for breast cancer in men. Preview: When finding out about breast cancer‚ most people first like to know How did you know? Or What did you feel? In
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Ovarian Cancer Ovarian cancer is the eighth common cancer in women. This type of cancer is formed in the tissues of the ovary (which are one of a pair of female reproductive glands in which the ova‚ or eggs‚ are formed). Most ovarian cancers are either ovarian epithelial carcinomas (cancer that begins in the cells on the surface of the ovary) or malignant germ cell tumors (cancer that begins in egg cells). The estimated of case and deaths to ovarian cancer in the U.S. in 2010 are 21‚880 for
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