Pancreatic cancer is a malignant neoplasm originating from transformed cells arising in tissues forming the pancreas. The most common type of pancreatic cancer‚ accounting for 95% of these tumors‚ is adenocarcinoma (tumors exhibiting glandular architecture on light microscopy) arising within the exocrine component of the pancreas. A minority arise from islet cells‚ and are classified as neuroendocrine tumors. The signs and symptoms that eventually lead to the diagnosis depend on the location‚ the
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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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Risks tab Cervical cancer is an over growth of abnormal cells. With this cancer it begins in the cervix and is easily caught with a yearly pap smear. If the results come back with a positive for the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) the risk increases. The reason being is with HPV certain strains can cause the cervical cells to become malignant. What that means it becomes an over growth of cells that are no longer contained. With this type of cancer it is not so much hereditary as it
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Guyabano for cancer? A balikbayan patient asked me recently about the anticancer effects of custard apple or sour sop. I was embarrassed to admit I didn’t quite know what the fruit was‚ but promised her I would request my research staff to search the scientific literatures about it. I gave the assignment to my senior researcher and editor Gigi de Leon‚ and she came back to me a few hours later educating me on what the custard apple or sour sop is. It is our good old guyabano‚ which I fondly
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Throat Cancer Each year‚ smoking kills more people than AIDS‚ alcohol‚ drug abuse‚ car accidents‚ murder‚ suicide‚ and fires---combined! The use of tobacco increases the risk of contracting throat cancer. Throat cancer is one of the most prevalent cancers within the United States. Cancer of the larynx (or voice box) is a disease in which cancer (malignant) cells are found in the tissues of the larynx. The larynx is a short passageway shaped like a triangle that is just below the pharynx in
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Ovarian Cancer • Description of the disease ovarian cancer is cancer that develops in one or both ovaries--glands in females where reproductive eggs are made. Typically‚ the cancer forms on the ovary’s surface. Although many cases of ovarian cancer aren’t caught until the cancer has metastasized‚ or spread‚ outside of the ovaries‚ improvements in treatment and diagnosis have increased survival rates. Ovarian cancer comes in several varieties. The most common type‚ epithelial tumors‚ occurs on
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MWF Cancer In this paper I’m going to enlighten the reader on the struggles and hardships that people have living and maintaining with cancer. The stress that cancer causes is enough to change the emotional balance of ones environment. Physical pain is a factor that causes a person with cancer to do not want their life to continue. Some more factors that people deal with while assessing cancer are emotional pain‚ treatment‚ expenses‚ and just learning to how to cope with cancer. Cancer is
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Cross Youth Chapter‚ January 28‚2009 * Duas Caras‚ Approaches in Managing patient with Psychiatric Behaviors. Kalantiao Hall‚ Sarabia Manor Hotel‚ November 24‚ 2012. * Hosted the seminar entitled “Road Under Construction” regarding Colon Cancer‚ January 18‚ 2013. Iloilo Doctors’ College‚ West Avenue‚ Molo‚ Iloilo City. * Attended the seminar entitled “baby’s out of the crib” regarding ectopic pregnancy‚ January 22‚ 2013. Iloilo Doctors’ College‚ West Avenue‚ Molo‚ Iloilo City. EDUCATION
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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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Stomach cancer‚ also known as gastric cancer‚ is a type of cancer that develops slowly over many years. Most frequently‚ stomach cancer starts in the lining of the stomach otherwise knows as the mucosa‚ and then develops into the other layers of the stomach. There are many ways in which stomach cancer spreads. In some cases it invades near by organs or it can also travel through the bloodstream to for cancer in other organs. There are many statistics and organizations of support for stomach cancer‚ as
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