According to The American Cancer Society website copyright 2014‚ Approximately 1‚228‚600 new cancer cases are expected to be diagnosed this year and about 564‚800 Americans are expected to die of cancer that’s more than 1‚500 people a day! With over 200 different types which can occur in 60 of our organs it’s no surprise that cancer is the second leading cause of death in the US. Have you ever heard about Hodgkin lymphoma? Hodgkin lymphoma is a cancer of the immune system. It all begins with
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rapid spread of this cancer. Currently the three forms of options for mesothelioma treatment is surgery‚ radiation therapy‚ and chemotherapy. Surgery route is mainly for patients that have early-stage mesothelioma diagnosis. Surgery can be used to remove most or all of the tumors. Also the location of the tumor can affect the surgery. The second form of treatment is chemotherapy. Chemo works by attacking the tumor cells mainly‚ because there are rapidly growing‚ like most cancer cells. Most patients after
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PSY 460 Summary#3- Visual Imagery The research study measured whether music therapy along side with visual imagery would decrease chemotherapy-induced anxiety and nausea-vomiting in patients going through chemotherapy. Researchers Karagozoglu‚ Tekayasar and Yilmaz (2013) sampled forty participants in the study‚ participants were provided with a document where they dispelled personal information‚ the Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory‚ a visual scale and a form to evaluation for nausea
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The development of medicine has seen substantial progress in its lifetime; from primitive bleeding techniques to the treatment of cancers with chemotherapy. In the early 1800s‚ the world of medicine was introduced to anesthetics‚ followed by the invention of syringes‚ and the development of the first vaccines. The 1900s introduced a plethora of medical inventions and discoveries. The electrocardiograph was invented‚ insulin for diabetic patients‚ penicillin‚ cardiac pacemakers‚ and even the first
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What is cancer? Cancer is a disease in which an abnormal cell divides uncontrollably and destroy the body’s tissues. “1 out 2 men will get cancer in their lifetime‚ 1 out of 2.7 women will get cancer in their lifetime” according to the article When someone has cancer‚ by the American Cancer Association. Many people are unaware the great epidemic that cancer has now become. There is a myth with cancer that is it not hereditary‚ many do not accept the truth behind cancer. The important concept that
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Cancers affecting mankind To date‚ none of the approximately 60 anticancer drugs used in conventional chemotherapy exhibits a selective uptake in tumor tissue and generally only a very small fraction of the administered dose reaches the tumor site. If surgery or radiotherapy is not effective‚ cure rates are in the range of 10% and‚ as a consequence‚ 90 % of chemotherapeutic agents are administered in the palliative setting to stabilize the disease or to improve the quality of life. With such a
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release of cellular components in response to chemotherapy. (Lewis‚ Dirksen. Heitkemper‚ Bucher‚ 2014) Chemotherapy is responsible for the destruction of cancer cell causing cells to lysis‚ therefore releasing the cells content into the blood stream. This content can contain potassium‚ phosphate‚ and DNA or RNA; which is metabolized by the liver to make uric acid (Lewis‚ Dirksen. Heitkemper‚ Bucher‚ 2014). Patient T.W. is receiving aggressive chemotherapy after being diagnosed with choriocarcinoma
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does not happen to every family. An example would be a child that is eight years old that has leukemia and is going through chemotherapy‚ “A”‚ and this same child is experiencing loss of appetite‚ nausea‚ and vomiting from chemo. The stress the family is going through with just a child that is sick is immense‚ not to mention all the sick days that come along after chemotherapy‚ “A”. A family has to be able to work together and know what their resources are. One of them is helping their child with
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(2002). Risk of Ovarian Cancer in the United States in Relation to Anthropometric Measures: Does the Association Depend on Menopausal Status? Cancer Causes & Control‚ 13 (5)‚ 455-463. McGuire‚ W.P.‚ & Markman‚ M. (2003). Primary ovarian cancer chemotherapy: current standards of care. Br. J. Cancer‚ 89 (3)‚ 3-8. doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6601494. Rossing‚ M. A.‚ Tang‚ M. C.‚ Flagg‚ E. W.‚ Weiss‚ L. K.‚ Wicklund‚ K. G.‚ & Weiss‚ N. S. (2006). Body Size and Risk of Epithelial Ovarian Cancer (United States)
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The cancer i chose to write about was bladder cancer. I’m not really sure why i chose this cancer but i find it cool that you can get cancer in all different places. Nobody knows the main cause of bladder cancer. Some things that may cause cancer is chronic bladder inflammation‚ chemical exposure or smoking. I find it very weird that smoking could affect your bladder or even drinking caffeine can. Cystoscopy is the main diagnostic test for bladder cancer‚ you can also get a bladder biopsy which
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