Everyone has been touched by cancer; through family members‚ friends‚ or coworkers. Cancer does not discriminate; it affects people of all races‚ genders and classes. It is caused by a DNA glitch. DNA is a part of the cell that directs cell reproduction and growth. Instead of allowing for the normal‚ slow growth of new cells‚ the impaired DNA causes quick cell growth and reproduction‚ which takes a toll on the body. Breast cancer is a disease that mainly affects women and it is the leading type of
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Vivian Bearings is a single middle-aged woman who has just found out that she has stage IV metastatic ovarian cancer. Dr. Kelekian goes from telling her the diagnosis to having her sign a consent form for a very harsh form of chemotherapy in a matter of minutes. She is not even given any time to emotionally process the diagnosis. Dr. Posner‚ the young doctor working with Dr. Kelekian‚ while performing an exam on Vivian only speaks of himself and does not even explain any part of the procedure
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M003LON – MARKETING IN A GLOBAL AGE – F01 ASSIGNMENT 2 - END OF MODULE ASSESSMENT WRITE A MARKETING PLAN FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MARKETING STRATEGY OF AN EXISTING COMPANY WHICH IS PRACTICING CSR IN ONE SPECIFIC COUNTRY NAME: DO THI NGOC MAI ID NUMBER: 6251862 TUTOR: DR. JOSHIE JUGGESSUR SUBMISSION DATE: APRIL 05TH ‚ 2015 WORD COUNT: 2425 TABLE OF CONTENT EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 3 1. SITUATIONAL ANALYSIS 4 1.1 MARKET OVERVIEW 4 1.2 MACRO ENVIRONMENT ANALYSIS 5 1.3 MICRO ENVIRONMENT
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therapy is a special type of chemotherapy. Other cancer treatments are used with targeted therapy‚ but often used on its own. Targeted therapy drugs dont work the same way as standard chemotherapy drugs. Many targeted drugs will tend to go after the cancer cell’s inner workings leaving most healthy cells alone. But this comes with more side effects. They are the main treatment for certain cancers‚ but theyre also used with treatments such as radiation‚ and surgery. Chemotherapy vs Targeted cancer
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Antioxidant Cancer Prevention Few Americans are educated on antioxidants‚ and how antioxidants can help in our daily diet. Antioxidants are micro-nutrients that protect tissues in the body. They do this by blocking harmful chemical reactions caused by oxidation‚ which is the destructive effect of oxygen on the molecular components of our cells. Just as oxygen can cause metals to rust and corrode‚ it can pull electrons from organic molecules making them defective and capable of producing cellular
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injection directly into a vein or by an intravenous infusion. It can also be taken in tablet form or by a shot into a muscle‚ abdominal lining or the lining of the lung. The method used depends on the diagnosis of the cancer. (http://chemocare.com/chemotherapy/drug-info/cyclophosphamide.aspx) Unlike cyclophosphamide‚ vinblastine can only be given through an intravenous injection or infusion. If it were to escape the vein or be administered in any other fashion‚
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It was like any other school night‚ came home from soccer practice‚ showered and locked myself in my room for the rest of the night trying to finish the piles of homework I had to complete for the following day. But something was different about tonight; my mom and dad had called my sister‚ brother and I out to the living room to talk. I was unsure what this talk was going to be about‚ my palms began to sweat and a rerun of last week went through my head‚ trying to figure out what I could have done
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patients who seek its medicinal purpose. Through vigorous evaluation and study marijuana has been proven to treat the symptoms of AIDS/HIV‚ Alzheimer’s disease‚ Arthritis‚ Asthma/breathing disorders‚ Glaucoma‚ Epilepsy‚ Migraines‚ nausea due to Chemotherapy‚ Tourette syndrome and Psychological conditions. There are numerous positive effects that medicinal marijuana has on all of the illnesses that are listed. For example marijuana primary benefit for patients being treated with glaucoma‚ is its
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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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develop cancer at some time during their lives and about half are cured. Opportunities for active treatment are increasing‚ with improvements in radiotherapy and chemotherapy and the development of novel biological and molecular treatment approaches. Of all cancer patients - 22% are cured by surgery‚ 18% by radiotherapy and 5% by chemotherapy alone or in combination with surgery or radiotherapy. Radiotherapy remains the most effective nonsurgical treatment modality forming a central provision of treatment
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