Period 1 3 December 2010 Brain Cancer in Children Brain Cancer is a common disease amongst children today. There is a lot of information concerning brain cancer‚ available to anyone who wishes to learn more of the disease. There are different types of brain tumors. As a matter of fact‚ there are over 100 types of brain tumors! Cancers of the brain are the result of abnormal growth of cells in the brain. They also can arise from organs that contain cancer cells which have spread to the
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Testing What is the Human Papillomavirus? Commonly known as HPV‚ it is an infection that spreads through sexual contact. There are over one hundred different types of HPV; several types cause genital warts‚ while other high risk strands can lead to cancer of the cervix‚ anus‚ vagina‚ and penis. Because HPV is often asymptomatic‚ many people are unaware of their infection status‚ and thus‚ their potential for transmitting the virus to a sexual partner. The significance of the Human Papillomavirus is
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Vern Phan Disease Presentation PT 2 Bladder Cancer In known history of bladder cancer‚ it was researched by a German physician named Ludwig Rehn‚ and was known for over one hundred and fifty years ago. He investigated causes‚ symptoms‚ and other types of healing for the disease. He took part in identifying his research of urogenital react tumors where he became very skilled in. In 2010 another doctor named Dr. Elizabeth Guancial‚ she took Dr. Ludwig Rehn research and looked far more into
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Do you know anyone with cancer more specifically throat cancer? I do and so I wanted to learn more about it. Throat cancer also known as cancer of the pharynx can be included in the group of head and neck cancers. 60‚000 Americans are diagnosed with cancer from this group annually. There are more than 500‚000 survivors living in the United States today. The tumors are often found on the tonsils and at the base of the tongue. Throat cancer; though‚ can also be found in three regions of the pharynx
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Alissa Goodnough February 26‚ 2013 Breast Cancer Stay Strong There is a large amount of women who are diagnosed with breast cancer every day but they usually do not know a lot about it in terms of how it forms and the many ways it can be treated. Breast cancer is a very serious disease that shouldn’t be taken lightly. If it is left untreated it can spread to other organs and eventually kill you. Even if you do not have breast cancer‚ chances are that you will know someone who will get it. My
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Prostate Cancer Prostate cancer is cancer that forms in the tissues of the prostate‚ a gland in the male reproductive system found below the bladder and in front of the rectum. Prostate cancer usually occurs in older men. Cancer is one of the most common chronic diseases in the world. Over 20% of all deaths are caused by some type of cancer (Convergence Health‚ Inc‚ 2014). Cancer is not one disease‚ but a group of diseases that have in common the uncontrolled growth of cells. Any collection of
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INTRODUCTION Cervical cancer is a major public health problem‚ as it is the second most common cancer in women world-wide after breast cancer. Cervical cancer is a common type of malignancy accounting for about 6% of all cancers found in women. It is a disease in which cancerous cells develop in the uterine cervix (this is the connecting passage between the uterus and vagina). The human papillomaviruses are the principal cause of most cervical cancers. The peak incidence of cervical cancer occurs between
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Vegetables on Cancer Introduction The following paper will examine the effects of fruits and vegetables on cancer in young and middle-aged adults. Particular importance will be placed on examining antioxidants which are only found in fruits and vegetables and the effects they have on cancer prevention. Cancers may be caused in one of three ways‚ namely incorrect diet‚ genetic predisposition‚ and via the environment (Reddy et al.‚ 2003). At least 35% of all cancers worldwide
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RUSSIAN STATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY RADIATION THERAPY OF ENDOMETRIAL CANCER NAME: SHIVARAJ GOBAL ENDO METRIAL CANCER Endometrial cancer refers to several types of malignancy which arise from the endometrium‚ or lining of the uterus. Endometrial cancers are the most common gynecologic cancers in the United States‚ with over 35‚000 women diagnosed each year in the U.S. The most common subtype‚ endometrioid adenocarcinoma‚ typically occurs within a few decades of menopause
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II : Survey Results 21 23 24 28 2 Chapter 1: Introduction 1.1 Background Cervical cancer is one of the top 5 most common causes of cancer deaths among women in Singapore [1‚2]. Every year‚ an average of 85 women passed away from cervical cancer [2]. 99% of cervical cancer is caused by Human Papillomavirus (HPV). To be more specific‚ HPV types 16 and 18 have shown to be responsible for 70% of cervical cancer cases in Singapore [3‚4]. HPV infects the skin and mucous membrane and 40 types of
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