main types of breast cancer invasive‚ and non-invasive‚ which means if the cancer is only in your breast or spreading out to other body parts. The first type is Ductal Carcinoma which is a non-invasive breast cancer where abnormal cells have been contained in the lining of the breast milk duct. The second type is Invasive Ductal Carcinoma which means that abnormal cells that originated in the lining of the breast milk duct have invaded surrounding tissue. The third type is Triple Negative Breast cancer
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Mary noticed a large‚ brown spot on her skin. She has been playing tennis in the sun for several years without sun protection. She reported the discovery to a friend‚ who told her to apply the ABCD rule to determine whether or not she had malignant melanoma. Her friend told her that if her answer was "no" to the questions that were asked by the ABCD rule‚ she had nothing to worry about. What is the ABCD rule and should she ignore the spot if her answers are negative? My Mom had skin cancer‚ so I learned
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Rylee Coder Biology period 4 May 19‚ 2013 Lung Cancer in Humans and the Rat Respiratory System The human respiratory system is very similar‚ if not practically identical‚ to the respiratory system of a rat. The only notable difference is the division of the lobes in human lungs. The left lung of a rat is composed of 1 lobe‚ while the right lung has 4 lobes. The right lung of a human contains 3 lobes and the left lung is composed of 2 lobes. Other than that (and some structural differences along
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similar to visible light‚ but the ultraviolet region starts right after the violet end‚ hence‚ ultra”violet” rays. The UV radiation from the sun can be very hazardous to humans and all other living organisms. High exposure to UV radiation can cause melanomas as the UV rays can affect living organism as the molecular level. It has a frequency of 10^(-8) Just like most forms of electromagnetic radiations‚ the main source of natural ultraviolet radiation are the stars‚ including our sun. Most of the
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that it’s a common disease. Carlos During the dropping of the Atomic Bomb many people were exposed to radiation that came from the bomb that caused many cancers. The most common cases of Cancers were Breast Cancer‚ Melanoma‚ and Lung Cancer. Breast Cancer was one of the common cases of cancer that mostly occurred to women. The amount of radiation exposure and depending on the age of the women it would determine how severe their breast
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Cervical Cancer Cervical cancer is one of the most preventable cancers‚ yet still remains the world’s third leading cancer killer in woman. All women are at risk for cervical cancer‚ and there is a higher occurrence in women over age thirty. Prevalence is much higher in countries with poor healthcare and poor economics in comparison to the United States. Research has been done and shows there is a genetic link for cervical cancer. Genetic testing can be beneficial at further assessing a women’s
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considered a heterogeneous disease – differing by individual‚ age group‚ and even kinds of cells within the tumors themselves (Hail‚ 2011). There are several types of breast carcinomas including Ductal Carcinoma In Situ‚ Invasive Lobular Carcinoma‚ and Male Breast Cancer (Yi-Bin & David‚ 2011). Some methods used to diagnose breast carcinoma are mammograms‚ MRI’s‚ and biopsies (NCI‚ 2010). A staging system is standardized way for the cancer care team to summarize information about how far a cancer has spread
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Lung cancer is one of the top 3 cancer issues in the world. The number of lung cancer patients needs to be dropped because it’s very dangerous‚ it’s deadly‚ and it is still rising in deaths today. “Lung cancer was first described by doctors in the mid- 19th century.” In the early 20th century it was considered very rare‚ but by the end of the century it was the leading cause of cancer related deaths among men by more than 25 countries. In the 21st century‚ lung cancer became the leading cause of
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not one kind of cancer there are more than 100 types of cancer. They can be grouped in to broader categories. The main categories of cancer are Carcinoma‚ Sarcoma‚ Leukemia‚ Lymphoma and Myeloma and Central Nervous system cancer. Carcinoma is the cancer that begins in the skin or tissues that cover internal organs. There are many subtypes of Carcinoma. Sarcoma is the cancer
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the squamous cells meet. This area is the embryonic cell population that is involved in cervical remodeling and is the site of initial growth for most cervical cancers. The carcinoma usually either develops from an adenocarcinoma from the glandular columnar cells (about 10% of all cervical cancers) or squamous cell carcinoma from the squamous
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