7/28/2013 Paul Zick Ovarian Cancer Ovarian Cancer is a group of diseases that have a common uncontrolled growth of cells in the body. A collection of cells is called a tumor‚ a begin tumor does not spread beyond the initial location of the cancer. When the cells spread in the body‚ this is known to be called a malignant tumor. When you are diagnosed with cancer this means that you are diagnosed with a malignant tumor and it has spread through
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CANCER NANOTECHNOLOGY …. Going small for big Advances Abstract At present there are wide varieties of Technologies‚ which are vastly being used to analyze biological cells to diagnose diseases and develop methodologies to cure diseases. One such technology is ‘Nanotechnology’. A nanometer is a billionth of a meter. It’s difficult to imagine anything so small‚ but think of something only
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Cancer… I’m screaming‚ crying and I feel like I’m dying. That’s because I am. I was diagnosed 6 months ago‚ and the doctors have been telling me to ’Fight’ and ’Just hold on’ ever since. Every time I wake up I’m in a hospital bed staring at the ceiling and wondering how I’m still alive‚ but as I get told constantly I am. When I was first rushed to the hospital it was because my ribs felt like they were caving in on me and made it hard to breathe‚ I was taking long but wheezing breaths. Eating had
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Pancreas Cancer Having pancreas cancer can make your life difficult‚ because of the excruciating pain it can deliver. According to American Cancer Society (2012)‚ in early stages the disease may not have any symptoms. Often time when you have symptoms‚ doctors can diagnose you with minor problems such as regular stomach or abdominal pain. Unfortunate not all people or doctors will detect the cancer in its early stage and the cancer can be deadly. From the researches that have been conducted over
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medical problems‚ as well as discovery of new diseases. “The Terrifying Normalcy of AIDS” by Stephen Jay Gould‚ “Between a Woman and Her Doctor” by Martha Mendoza and “Topic of Cancer” by Christopher Hitchens‚ help us see this. Gould‚ Mendoza‚ and Hitchens bring up hard to talk about topics. Topics like Abortion‚ Cancer‚ and AIDs are all very touchy feely and serious things to talk about‚ but we should not let this keep us from talking about it. In the section of Directions of Inquiry‚ I will bring
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Where Cancer comes from Cancer of the lung‚ like all cancers‚ results from an abnormality in the body ’s basic unit of life‚ the cell. Tumors can also cause cancer. Tumors usually can be removed and do not spread to other parts of the body. Malignant tumors‚ on the other hand‚ grow aggressively and invade other tissues of the body‚ allowing entry of tumor cells into the bloodstream or lymphatic system and then to other sites in the body. This process of spread is termed metastasis; the areas of
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contributing to the causes of the cancer disease. Taking a closer look at skin cancer for instance‚ we see how much of the effects of the sun’s dangerous UV rays can harm our bodies. What constitutes an environmental cause of cancer? When we talk about environmental causes of cancer‚ we are referring to the effects of environmental exposures or conditions that have direct or indirect effect on the origin or formation of the cancer disease in each individual’s body. Cancer develops over several years
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Esophageal Cancer “The esophagus is in the chest area and it is about ten inches long. This organ is a part of the digestive tract food moves from the mouth through the esophagus to the stomach”. Studies show that men are more at risk than women starting at the age of 65 or older is usually the risk factors of esophageal cancer. People who smoke are more likely to develop esophageal cancer also people who drink heavy are more likely to be at risk. There are two types of esophagus cancer squamous
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Cancer has had an increasing impact in our world and the lives of others. The factors of this disease are all around us. Cancer can be caused by dangerous environmental substances called carcinogens‚ which are substances that are known to cause cancer. Overall‚ this disease is caused by changes in genes and it alters the way our cells function. Exposure to particular environmental substances can cause damage to your DNA. Some of these exposures are things such as chemicals‚ tobacco smoke‚ or even
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upper abdomen * Nausea and vomiting * Diarrhea or constipation * Weight loss * Causes Vomiting blood * Drinking alcohol * Smoking cigarettes * Diet is low in fruits and vegetables * Family history of stomach cancer * Exploring to chemicals used in rubber or lead * Previous stomach surgery What do naturopaths recommend? Let’s beat it together. - Naturopath suggest therapies such as homeopathic medicines‚ vitamins‚ minerals‚ amino acids
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