What is Cancer? Cancer is a disease that causes tumors to spread and eventually take over the body. It’s been around for more than 5000 years. Cancer can causes health problems for three reasons. One‚ the use of tobacco. Two‚ drinking alcohol. Three‚ passed down hereditarily. To begin with‚ the use of tobacco. It’s commonly thought that the risk for cancer is higher if one smokes. But in actuality the risk for cancer is higher for those who have been exposed to second hand smoke. Tobacco is highly
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INTRODUCTION Before discussing the structure‚ conduct and recent performance of the UK banking sector‚ it is useful to provide an insight in the recent global financial crisis caused by the sub-prime mortgage crisis initiated in the US and underline its effects on the banking industry in the UK. It all started with the collapse of the housing bubble in the US‚ as borrowers were no longer able to meet their financial obligations and as consequence many of these subprime mortgages became default and
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JAN JOURNAL OF ADVANCED NURSING ORIGINAL RESEARCH Symptom clusters and experiences of patients with cancer ¨ ¨ Neziha Karabulu‚ Behice Erci‚ Nadiye Ozer & Sureyya Ozdemir ¨ Accepted for publication 11 December 2009 Correspondence to B. Erci: e-mail: behiceerci@hotmail.com Neziha Karabulu PhD Assistant Professor Surgical Nursing Department‚ School of Nursing‚ Ataturk University‚ Erzurum‚ ¨ Turkey Behice Erci PhD RN Professor Department of Public Health Nursing‚ School of
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Esophageal cancer is considered a serious malignancy with respect to prognosis and mortality rate. Account-ing for more than 400000 deaths worldwide in 2005[1]. Esophageal carcinoma is the eighth most common cancer‚ and the sixth most common cause of cancer related deaths worldwide with developing nations making up more than 80% of total cases and deaths[2]. Over 490000 new cases of esophageal cancer were reported in 2005. While many other types of cancer are expected to decrease in incidence over
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A. Disease/Disorder Pancreatic Cancer B. Background Info Pancreatic cancer begins in the tissues of your pancreas — an organ in your abdomen that lies horizontally behind the lower part of your stomach. Your pancreas secretes enzymes that aid digestion and hormones that help regulate the metabolism of sugars. Pancreatic cancer often has a poor prognosis‚ even when diagnosed early. Pancreatic cancer typically spreads rapidly and is seldom detected in its early stages‚ which is a major reason
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disease called Prostate Cancer? __ Very familiar __ Unfamiliar __ Moderately familiar __ I don’t care 2. Is it important to have knowledge about Prostate Cancer? __ Strongly agree __ Disagree __ Agree __ Strongly disagree __ Not really 3. Where did you get information about the disease? __Television __ Books __ Knowledgeable people __ Radio __ Internet Other answer: ____________ 4. In what age‚ males are affected by Prostate Cancer? __ 13-19 yrs. old
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setbacks can be instructive. Enduring cultures regard them not as calamities but challenges‚ and absorb their lessons…..” We can hypothesise that ‘underlying culture ‘refers to organisational culture; ‘bad patch’ refers to a period where business performance is low or employees are moving away form the organisational culture resulting in low business performance; ‘Properly regarded‚ setbacks can be instructive’ means that the organisation can learn from their mistakes and overcoming obstacles‚
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1. Testicular cancer is a common disease associated with the male reproductive system. The major symptoms associated with the disease are lumps and/or enlargements of either testicle‚ aches in the groin or abdomen area and collection of fluids in the scrotum. Other symptoms include enlargement or tenderness of the breasts and back pain. This cancer is diagnosed typically after the discovery of a lump or swelling in the testicles. The swelling or lump is usually discovered when a man gives himself
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Keegan Pierce The Ins and Outs of Lung Cancer Date- Lung cancer is the leading cancer to cause death all over the world. On average lung cancer causes 1‚370‚000 deaths worldwide. Lungs are organs in the human chest. When you breathe in‚ oxygen makes its way to the lungs. There it turns into carbon dioxide‚ which you breathe out. Lung cancer is the constant growth of irregular cells that begin forming in one or both lungs. These cells do not create healthy lung tissue‚ they divide immediately
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HCA/240 Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Introduction: Cancer affects over one million individuals annually. Cancer affects those with different age‚ socioeconomic status‚ gender‚ race‚ etc. There are several different type of cancers. However‚ we will be discussing non-Hodgkin lymphoma in children. This report is to show you the known causes‚ prevention and detection‚ how it affects the body‚ treatment options‚ and where you can find support. Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma in Children What is Non-Hodgkin lymphoma
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