not able to be cured it is able to be treated and relived. Treatments include but are not limited to tumor removal surgery‚ Stereotactic radiosurgery (a type of surgery that uses radiation applied directly to the tumor in order to shrink it)‚ and chemotherapy‚ which both are generally treated later than 2 years of age due to symptoms appearing later in life. These two treatments reduce the size or remove tumors in order to reduce the pain of them pressing on near by nerves. In some cases cochlear implants
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diagnose Sara’s two-year-old daughter‚ Kate‚ with a rare and aggressive form of leukemia. The news that their child might die shocks Sara and her firefighter husband‚ Brian‚ but Sara immediately resolves to begin Kate on treatment. Kate starts chemotherapy‚ and her oncologist‚ Dr. Chance‚ suggests she might eventually need a bone marrow transplant‚ preferably from a related donor. The Fitzgeralds test their four-year-old son‚ Jesse‚ but he is not a match. Dr. Chance mentions that another unborn sibling
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Subject: classes cancelled today I regret to inform you that we could not find a sub for tomorrow’s classes (Thursday‚ 9/26). So there will be no class on Thursday. The 8:00 and 9:30 classes should do a short comparative essay comparing the four Indian religions: Hinduism‚ Jainism‚ Buddhism and Sikhism---It does not have to be more than three typed pages---what I would like is the major points of agreement and the major differences---"Big Picture" summary to be turned in on Tuesday. The 2:00
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Wendy Schmidt Aug 10‚ 2013 Cancer is one of the most catastrophic and debilitating diseases known to mankind. There have been many types of cancer that have been discovered over the years. Most people that have had cancer undergo chemotherapy‚ radiation‚ or both. Leukemia is one of the most feared types of cancer. “Leukemia is cancer of the blood or bone marrow. It is classified by an abnormal increased amount of white blood cells. Leukemia is an extended term covering a series of diseases;
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radiation therapy. Radiation therapy can also lead to problems swallowing. Chemotherapy is the most common form of treatment. It is given in cycles‚ each cycle having a treatment period and a rest period. Chemotherapy increases the chance for infection‚ bruise‚ and bleeding because it lowers the levels of healthy blood cells. It will also cause hair loss‚ but it may change color and/or texture for a while. Chemotherapy can also cause a change in appetite‚ vomiting‚ nausea‚ diarrhea‚ and mouth and
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The Rainmaker Dennis Kucinich once said‚ “Everyone should have health insurance? I say everyone should have health care. I’m not selling insurance.” I believe every individual should have health care insurance‚ where they are wealthy‚ or in poverty level. After watching the movie “Rainmaker”‚ I realized how health insurance could save a life. As for an insurance company like the Great Benefit‚ they must have not had a loved one who needed health coverage so desperately to try and save themselves
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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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tissue around the cancer may also be taken out to make sure that all of the cancerous cells have been removed. Types of treatment include: • Surgery- under local anaesthetic • Freezing – using liquid nitrogen • Scraping - curettage • Radiotherapy • Chemotherapy. Evidence suggests that childhood sun exposure contributes significantly to your lifetime risk of skin cancer.
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In the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act of Canada‚ marijuana is currently recognized as a Schedule 2 controlled substance. This restricts and limits the many medicinal and industrial applications of Cannabis.Upon legalization‚ many Canadian healthcare patients will find themselves with a potentially life-altering form of alternative medicine. Many former test patients with various diseases and illnesses have reported improved quality of life‚ by way of increased appetite‚ consistent pain relief
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visits‚ tests‚ and big words being spilled into her mind‚ she was diagnosed with Acute myeloid leukemia. Although I do not remember it‚ I have heard the stories of dark times and heartache it caused my family. She went through numerous rounds of chemotherapy‚ endless medications‚ an attempted bone marrow transplant‚ and an eleven month stay in the hospital without her newborn baby. At long last‚ my mom was pronounced cancer free.
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